Lights, camera, iFest!

The International Festival Committee is looking for CU students, staff, faculty and community members to represent their culture or background by performing or hosting a booth at International Festival 2024!

Applications to host a booth at iFest 2024 are now open! Join us to celebrate CU Boulder’s diverse international culture in this fantastic event. This year’s theme is “Movies!” so be prepared for an extravagant night full of prizes, fun and culture.

Through iFest, students have the opportunity to represent and share their cultures with others. Through your booth, you can share cultural food, display several traditional artifacts such as artwork and clothing from your country, as well as informing guests about your culture and traditions.

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival offers summer camps for kids and teens (ages 6–18) on CU Boulder’s campus. Students will rehearse, stage and perform a shortened Shakespeare play (or scenes for Sprites). Camp Shakespeare and Shakespeare's Sprites are a fabulous way for kids and teens to explore theater and Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment.

Limited scholarship funding is available at this time! Registration is now open, and early-bird pricing is in effect until March 1, 2024.

It's OK, we'll drive.

CU NightRide is CU Boulder’s student-operated, judgment-free, safe-ride service that allows you to request free evening transportation to and from any location within Boulder city limits. Download the CU NightRide app from the Apple App Store or Google Play to request a ride.

The Center for Inclusion and Social Change invites you to nominate marvelous women in your community to be celebrated at our Women Who Make a Difference reception, a dinner recognizing mothers, grandmothers, advocates, friends, storytellers—any woman who has impacted your life in a positive way!

Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. One nomination per nominator.

The course drop deadline is Nov. 3. Ralphie's Advising Help Lab can assist in dropping courses and setting you up for success. To schedule an appointment, visit Buff Portal Advising or email advising@colorado.edu.

Ralphie’s Advising Help Lab is in the Center for Academic Success & Engagement (CASE) east building on the second floor.

Reminder: Student Legal Services (SLS) is a law firm right on campus that provides high-quality legal services to students at a fraction of the cost of a private attorney. Our experienced lawyers can help with your legal situation so you can focus on the last few weeks of the semester. Learn how to schedule an appointment.

Last February, after receiving nearly 200 submissions, the CU Boulder transportation team announced the winning names of the electric bus naming contest: Ralph-E and Sko Bus.

Now we're opening up the contest again so our community can help us name our two newest electric Buff Buses! Cast your vote now for your two favorite names. Voting will run Oct. 23 through Nov. 3, and the winners will be announced the week of Nov. 13.

Elections Open House / Ballot Processing Tours

Questions about ballot security and election processes?

Learn about ballot processing firsthand by attending a Boulder County Elections Division in-person tour at the Boulder County Ballot Processing Facility – 1750 33rd St. in Boulder (off Arapahoe). Tours take approximately 30 minutes:

• Friday, Nov. 3, 12:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov 4, 12:30 p.m.
• Monday, Nov 6, 12:30 p.m.

RSVP requested, but not required!

Strategic Relations and Communications is seeking undergraduates to participate in hour-long focus groups that will be held between Oct. 30 and Nov. 8. Those who participate have a chance to win one of ten $20 Amazon gift cards. 

We want to hear your opinions about how you receive your information and news at CU Boulder. Participation is confidential and all responses will be anonymous. The focus groups will be conveniently held on Zoom. 

Click here to see the date and times available and reserve your spot. Participation will be on a first-come-first-served basis - so sign up today!

Starting Nov. 5, the Norlin Library Commons, located on the first floor, will be open until midnight Sunday through Thursday as part of a pilot to support student success and needs. The expanded hours will continue until the end of final exams on Dec. 20. 

Anyone entering after 11 p.m. will need a Buff OneCard to swipe in at the east entrance. The rest of Norlin will close at 11 p.m.

The Buff Pantry, CU Boulder's on-campus food pantry, is here to support all undergraduate and graduate students who are experiencing food insecurity.

Clients are welcome to visit the Buff Pantry one time per week and will receive approximately 20 pounds of food per visit. The Buff Pantry provides fresh produce; shelf-stable, refrigerated and frozen food; and personal care items at no cost to students. Food and personal care item selection will vary based on availability, donations and time of year.

The Buff Pantry is located in the University Memorial Center (UMC) basement 1B73, near the lower level of the CU Book Store and can be contacted via phone at 303-735-9863.

The city of Boulder is seeking community input on three transportation projects that aim to improve safety, increase mobility options and ease congestion for commuters along the major transportation corridors of Arapahoe Avenue, Baseline Road and Iris Avenue. 

The public is invited to:

• Learn more about planning and construction efforts underway 
• Comment on the improvements being considered
• Provide your input on the existing conditions you would like to see improved 

Colorado 7 (Arapahoe) Segment A

The CO 7 Corridor Segment A project is tackling transportation challenges on the East Arapahoe Avenue Corridor (between 28th Street and 63rd Street).

Watch the most recent online public meeting presentation video, and provide input through the community questionnaire on the existing conditions you’d like to see improved and the proposed improvements being considered.

Baseline Road Transportation Safety project

The Baseline Road Transportation Safety Project features new crosswalks, lane narrowing to slow vehicle speeds and green conflict markings and curb-separated bike lanes on Baseline between 28th Street and Foothills Parkway.

The city of Boulder Transportation and Mobility Department is asking for community feedback on Phase 1 improvements to inform Phase 2 until Oct. 31.

Iris Avenue Transportation Improvements Project 

The Iris Avenue Transportation Improvements Project will implement transportation improvements to make Iris Avenue between Broadway and 28th Street safer, more connected and more comfortable. 

Design will begin in early 2024 after community input and data is collected and analyzed. Share your ideas, thoughts and experiences walking, rolling and traveling on this corridor via the Iris Avenue Transportation Improvements Project questionnaire.

Save yourself a trip to the pharmacy by enrolling in mail order delivery for your long-term medications.

Employees and their families enrolled in an Anthem-administered health plan (CU Health Plans Exclusive, Extended or High Deductible) have the option to receive 90-day supplies of maintenance drugs through the CVS Caremark Mail Order Pharmacy.

Do you still need 1 or 2 credits to graduate? Instead of taking a full 3-hour course, consider one (or two or three) of the new 1-credit hour communications classes to learn various business writing practices, gain familiarity with campaign planning and more.

Starting in spring 2024, the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMCI) is offering:

• COMM 4000-801 – Advanced Topics in Communication: Writing and Planning for Organizational Communication (Jan. 16 to Feb. 16)
• COMM 4000-802 – Advanced Topics in Communication: Internal Organizational Communication (Feb. 19 to March 22)
• COMM 4000-803 – Advanced Topics in Communication: External Organizational Communication (April 1 to May 2)

Launched in fall 2018, and previously housed within CU Boulder Education Abroad, the Peace Corps Prep program (PCP) has moved to the CU Boulder Center for Leadership.

The undergraduate certificate program offers future U.S. Peace Corps volunteer applicants sector-specific job skills, foreign language proficiency, intercultural competence and professional leadership development skills. The program is open to all CU Boulder undergraduates, regardless of their major, minor, department, academic year or participation in other programs.

As an official Peace Corps Prep program, earning the certificate is excellent preparation, and a likely advantage, for future Peace Corps volunteer applicants.