Happy almost Spring Break! 

We have some exciting announcements, events, and opportunities in this newsletter.

Interested in reading past newsletters? Check them out here!

Announcements:

If you're graduating this semester, make sure you've checked off everything on this graduation checklist!

Interested in the Colorado Water Fellows Program at the OWOW Center?

Fill out this interest form to be notified when applications become available!

Apply now for this paid internship! 

MSU Denver students interested in being connected in the water industry through events, conducting surveys, participating in water quality field work, and community outreach are encouraged to apply.

 

Applicants must be comfortable presenting in groups, be proficient in Microsoft Suite, familiar with water issues in Colorado, have reliable transportation, and can work some weekends and evenings.

Colorado Water Congress seeks a motivated and detail-oriented summer intern to support its policy efforts, communications, and summer conference planning. This internship offers hands-on exposure to Colorado water law and policy, member engagement, and event planning.

March 22: World Water Day & Watershed Summit Registration Opens

March 23- 29: Spring Break- Campus Open, No Classes

May 11-17: Final Exam Week

May 15: Commencement

Contact Nona or Mia for course questions or advising appointments.

Events: 

Celebrate the University’s 60th anniversary, the 10th anniversary of Day of Giving and the final months of the Roadrunners Rise Campaign by making a gift that provides our students with the resources they need to succeed.

12pm-2pm: Day of Giving Village

This year’s Richard T. and Virginia M. Castro Distinguished Visiting Professorship and the 1Book/1Project/2Transform Program celebrates Indigenous voices and global movements for environmental and social transformation as we host Nemonte Nenquimo, author of We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People. Events will include campus discussions, community panels, and a public keynote with cultural performances. These events are open to all MSU Denver students, faculty, staff, and the broader community.

 

April 14: 4-8pm | Denver Botanic Gardens

The discussion will focus on Indigenous feminism, decolonial resistance, and local empowerment, and will be followed by a dinner reception. This event is free and open to the public with advanced registration. All event attendees will also receive free admission to the Denver Botanic Gardens and can arrive early to enjoy the gardens before the event.

 

April 15: 11am-1pm | Tivoli Turnhalle- Auraria Campus

Nemonte Nenquimo and Mitch Anderson, authors of We Will Be Jaguars: A Memoir of My People. Nenquimo, an Indigenous leader of the Waorani Nation of Ecuador and TIME 100 honoree, and Anderson, co-founder of Amazon Frontlines, share their story of resistance, environmental justice, and cultural survival.

April 2-3: Sturm College of Law- University of Denver
The University of Denver’s Water Law Review is delighted to welcome you to the 18th annual symposium. This year’s theme is Water & Energy Across the West.

Photo: Unsplash

RED- Michael Haederle | January 9, 2026

Photo: JC Falcon

Politicians, water negotiators and environmental groups recently submitted hundreds of pages of comments on the Interior Department’s playbook for how to manage the waterway. There are currently five possible options to deal with the river in the absence of a deal between the seven states in the basin.

Photo: Viviana Rishe/Unsplash

Climate change could mean less water for Los Angeles, which currently gets the majority of its supply from Northern California and the Colorado River. But the city has plans to become more resilient—by making what’s old, new again. 

Do you have news, events, jobs, or internships you'd like to share? Send details to mpino16@msudenver.edu.

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We regularly post fun water facts, scholarship and job opportunities, and more.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

 

All the Best, 

The One World One Water Center Staff-

Nona Shipman: nshipman@msudenver.edu

Jennifer Riley-Chetwynd: jennifer.riley@botanicgardens.org

Mia Pino: mpino16@msudenver.edu

Trinity Weiss: tweiss4@msudenver.edu