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As February begins, we have an opportunity and renewed responsibility to learn and listen to the stories and achievements that have shaped our history and will illuminate our future. The month of February as national African American History Month had its origins in 1915 when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.

It’s been five days since the inauguration, and it would seem that the world is beginning to relax a bit. Several news articles and social media posts indicate that some semblance of calm and normalcy are beginning to overshadow the last few days (and years)!

The new year has already seen new developments and fast momentum, which we anticipate will set the tone for the remaining web migration/overhaul project. We have begun onboarding efforts with our new web creative agency Fastspot.

I recently read an article written by Holocaust survivor, psychologist, and New York Times best-selling author of “The Choice: Embrace the Possible,” Dr. Edith Eger.��She has found a full life despite her past, and has helped others find ways to move beyond their problems as well.

Now 12 months after the first monthly web update, with a leaner internal team, development partner Rehab Creative��and creative agency Fastspot��that will join the team soon, The Division of Marketing & Communications (MarComm) has double downed on efforts to complete the migration of DU’s web ecosystem to Drupal in a timely manner.

This time last year, the team behind DU’s new podcast, RadioEd,��was holed up in our homemade recording booth in the Mary Reed Building, recording take after take. The goal was to create an engaging trailer for the soon-to-be released podcast, and though it took us fledgling podcasters many tries and lots of laughs to get it right, we finally got there.

Today marks the first day of what Chancellor Haefner designated Wellness Wednesdays, in which he asked the entire DU community to protect these afternoons each week during December to “intentionally commit to care for our mental wellbeing.”