Sko Serve Weekend Trips

Go all in with Sko Serve! The CU Sko Serve program sends teams of college students to engage in meaningful service during their breaks from school. This program provides students with the opportunity to explore the United States while making a difference through service, reflecting upon their experience, and creating long-lasting connections with others.Ìý

ÌýÌýSept. 12-14, 2025 | Remembrance and Restoration

This Sko Serve weekend program will depart from CU at 2 p.m. on Sept. 12 and arrive back to campus at 7 p.m. on Sept. 14. The group will spend the weekend in Eads, CO. The group will travel in 12-passenger vans and all meals will be included.

Trip overview:How can we honor the past through action? Join us for a weekend of remembrance, reflection and service as we visit the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and the Amache National Historic Site. Through property maintenance and grounds cleanup, we'll help tend to sites of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII.

Before departure, there will be one pre-departure meeting and reorientation upon return.

  • Pre-departure meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 9 from 5-7 p.m.
  • Reorientation: Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 5-6 p.m.

The cost of this program is $85 per participant and is free for all Service and Social Action LLC participants. 

Please complete the form below to apply. Applications are due Sept. 5 at 11:59 p.m.

ÌýÌýOct. 17-19, 2025 | Cultivating Compassion for Change

This Sko Serve weekend program will depart from CU at 2 p.m. on Oct. 17 and arrive back to campus at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. The group will spend the weekend in Alamosa, CO. The group will travel in 12-passenger vans and all meals will be included.

Trip overview:Alamosa County families need income more than twice that of the federal poverty level to make ends meet. La Puente responds to the needs of the community to address the effects of poverty by providing a safety net of services, where individuals and families get what they need to stabilize, heal, strengthen and ultimately thrive. Through our weekend with La Puente, we will aid in their mission of cultivating a compassionate community eager for systemic change.

Before departure, there will be one pre-departure meeting and reorientation upon return.

  • Pre-departure meeting: Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 5-7 p.m.
  • Reorientation: Tuesday, Oct. 21 from 5-6 p.m.

The cost of this program is $85 per participant and is free for all Service and Social Action LLC participants. 

Please complete the form below to apply. Applications are due Oct. 3 at 11:59 p.m.