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CU Spotlight: Homecoming Spirit Chair Kate Jordan Little

Anna Tolette — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:37:42 +0000

CU Spotlight: Homecoming Spirit Chair Kate Jordan Little Anna Tolette Wed, 10/08/2025 - 09:37

Kate Jordan Little is a fourth-generation Buff, making her the 23rd member of her family to attend CU Boulder. A junior from Denver, Colorado, she is pursuing a dual major in management and entrepreneurship and marketing, with a minor in leadership. Her academic distinction sets her apart. She is a U.S. Presidential Scholar and a Boettcher Scholar, complemented by her involvement in the President’s Leadership Class and the Leeds Scholars Program.

Beyond academics, Kate’s commitment extends to campus engagement, including her roles as the New Member Educator and former Foundation Ambassador for Chi Omega, as well as being active in CU Sports Information and competing with Club CU Swimming and Diving. Little currently serves as the Homecoming Coalition Spirit Chair for CU Student Government and is excited for all that is in store for the upcoming Homecoming festivities.

What does CU Boulder Homecoming mean to you?

Homecoming means so much to me because it celebrates family and tradition.

I am a fifth-generation Coloradan, a fourth-generation Buff and the 23rd member of my family to attend CU. My parents, sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins have all shared this same journey, and we have each felt the magic of being a Buff in our own way.

My grandfather is remembered through the Zack Jordan Award that honors the CU Football Most Valuable Player each year, and my family has never missed a home game.

Homecoming is a time to gather, celebrate the love and pride we all feel for CU, and carry forward a legacy that has shaped my family for generations. It reminds us that CU is not just where we go to school but part of who we are.

What is your favorite part of your role as Homecoming Spirit Chair?

Kate, pictured with her parents and sister, is the baby on the right!

My favorite part of being the Homecoming Chair is seeing people light up with Buff pride. Helping create the parade and pep rally feels meaningful because I know how much joy those moments bring to students, alumni and families. I think about my family filling the stands and how often we have experienced that same excitement together.

Being Spirit Chair is a way of giving back to a community that has been at the center of my life for as long as I can remember. Whenever I see people laughing, singing the fight song, and cheering together in black and gold, I feel connected to something bigger: a CU family we all belong to.

If you had the attention of every Forever Buff for one minute, how would you convince them to attend Homecoming?

I would tell them that Homecoming is not just about events but about being part of a story stretching across generations. It is laughter with friends, the traditions we pass down and the memories we create together.

When you come back for Homecoming, you are not just celebrating a weekend; you are celebrating the pride, the joy and the love that make CU a family. Every voice in the fight song, every smile in the crowd and every cheer from the stands matters.

We are all Buffs, and Homecoming is our chance to remember that and celebrate it shoulder to shoulder.

What is special about Homecoming this year?

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This year feels extra special because it focuses on community and connection.

Whether you are a student experiencing your very first Homecoming, an alum returning to the place that shaped you or a Forever Buff family member who has loved CU for decades, there is a place for you here. The parade, the pep rally and the game bring us all together in one place where generations of Buffs can stand side by side and celebrate what we share.

For me, it is not just about carrying forward my family’s traditions; it is about being part of the bigger CU family and knowing that we are all Buffs.

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Top 10 most popular majors at CU Boulder

Anna Tolette — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:18:31 +0000

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Julia MacLean

Choosing a major is one of the biggest decisions college students make, and at CU Boulder, certain programs consistently lead the pack. Here are CU Boulder’s Fall 2024 most popular undergraduate majors by enrollment, which shows where students focus their time.

1. Psychology

Provides a fundamental understanding of the principles of human cognition, emotion, behavior, social interactions and mind-brain relationships.

2. Integrative Physiology

Includes the study of organisms as functioning systems of molecules, cells, tissues and organs. Focuses on whole-body function and its applications to human health and disease.

3. Finance

Emphasizes financial management, money and capital markets, investments and derivative securities, and financial institutions.

4. Aerospace Engineering

Teaches how to design, test and operate complex aerospace and related systems. Develops new technologies for use in commercial aviation, defense systems and space exploration.

5. Mechanical Engineering

Encompasses the general areas of design and manufacturing, fluid and solid mechanics, and thermal and materials science.

6. Marketing

Focuses on identifying customer needs and wants, developing products and services to meet those demands, establishing communications to promote products and services, and monitoring transactions and customer responses to guide future activities.

7. Computer Science

Emphasizes knowledge of computing at all levels, including circuits and computer architecture through operating systems, programming languages and large application systems.

8. Management

Focuses on business leadership and technical disciplines like sustainability, supply chains, operations, analytics, strategy and talent management.

9. Strategic Communications

Teaches students to be forward-looking communicators with the analytic, strategic, creative, critical thinking and tactical skills necessary to identify and solve problems.

10. Political Science

Includes how public policy is formulated, how laws are made, and the social and economic impact of those laws and policies.

As alumni, you can make a powerful impact on the success of students through mentoring, career talks or student networking events. Your support helps students in every major reach their fullest potential and navigate their futures with confidence.

Learn about volunteer opportunities

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Sarah Seibold’s Journey from Figure Skating to Ice Cross

Anna Tolette — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 16:19:01 +0000

Sarah Seibold’s Journey from Figure Skating to Ice Cross Anna Tolette Mon, 04/28/2025 - 10:19

Former figure skater Sarah Seibold (MBusAna’25) and current data analyst for CU’s Office of Information Technology found her calling in the high-adrenaline sport of ice cross, which entails athletes racing down steep, icy tracks. This year, Seibold (pictured above, far right) earned a third-place spot on the podium in the All-Terrain Skate Cross (ATSX) Ice Cross Women’s World Championship, and placed first overall for the U.S. Ice Cross Association (USIX) Cup Series, making her the highest-ranked American Woman Competitor for the 2024-25 season. Sarah is helping pave the way for the sport’s growth — especially for women.

Can you describe ice cross?

Ice cross has been coined ‘the most insane sport that you’ve never heard of.’ It’s basically the same concept as ski or snowboard cross, but on ice skates. Athletes compete four at a time, and the top two move on until you reach the final four.

There are no permanent ice cross tracks because they are difficult to maintain. They’re made a couple of months or weeks before a race, depending on the weather. We’ve done everything from icing over a ski run at a ski resort to competing on a bobsleigh track. We’ve even iced piles of snow in a parking lot.

What inspired you to transition from figure skating to ice cross?

I’ve always been on the more powerful side of figure skating, I wasn’t very dainty or pretty when I would skate. The main difference between the two sports is that figure skating is much more risk-averse, and training is more about control and technique, while ice cross is a little bit crazier. Once I found out that ice cross existed from a rollerblader I follow on social media who competed, I wanted to try it.

How do you prepare for a race?

I start the morning of a race day by stretching. Depending on where the track is and how the ice is, I’ll either have been training or, if I haven’t trained on the track, I’ll do a lot of visualization. Sometimes, we walk the track and figure out where I need to take steps or what foot to put in front of the other at a certain point.

How did it feel to place third overall in the ATSX Ice Cross Women’s World Championship?

It was honestly a little unexpected. I’m pretty consistent at getting fourth place, but it was amazing. It only made me more motivated, and I can’t wait to stand on another podium.

How do you see the sport evolving in the U.S.?

We raced in France this year, and the Olympic committee came to see if we were on track to go to the 2030 Olympics, which we’re waiting to hear back on. If it gets approved, the word will get out, and we can gain a lot more interest.

Right now, ice cross is more marketed towards men. They’re more easily interested because they see videos of a crash or the danger of the sport and think it’s cool. If we want to get more women into the sport, we have to highlight more of the aspects that make it fun.

What advice would you give to young skaters who might be interested in trying ice cross?

Just go for it. Sign up. And reach out to me with questions!

How many hours a week do you train? What does training look like in warm seasons?

I train around 20 hours a week. In the winter, there’s a lot of natural ice on lakes and reservoirs to utilize. In other seasons, I rollerblade, mostly in skate parks, which can simulate the jumps and curves you would find on an ice cross track. Rollerblading is great training because they’re a lot heavier than my hockey skates, which makes ice skating feel easier. The main thing I train for is endurance, just skating for a long time, so my muscles are used to it.

How did you balance training and competing while also pursuing your master’s degree?

Luckily, the business school allows me to get this degree in four years, so I only have to take one class at a time. There have been some difficult weekends where I don’t have cell service, am sitting in a hotel room doing homework or going to class at 3 a.m. because of a time difference, so it’s definitely a challenge, but since it’s only one class, I can make time.

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Leeds School of Business

CU Spotlight: Homecoming Spirit Chair Kate Jordan Little

What does CU Boulder Homecoming mean to you?

What is your favorite part of your role as Homecoming Spirit Chair?

If you had the attention of every Forever Buff for one minute, how would you convince them to attend Homecoming?

What is special about Homecoming this year?

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5. Mechanical Engineering

6. Marketing

7. Computer Science

8. Management

9. Strategic Communications

10. Political Science

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Sarah Seibold’s Journey from Figure Skating to Ice Cross

Can you describe ice cross?

What inspired you to transition from figure skating to ice cross?

How do you prepare for a race?

How did it feel to place third overall in the ATSX Ice Cross Women’s World Championship?

How do you see the sport evolving in the U.S.?

What advice would you give to young skaters who might be interested in trying ice cross?

How many hours a week do you train? What does training look like in warm seasons?

How did you balance training and competing while also pursuing your master’s degree?

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