The Diabetes Link at CU Boulder is excited to put on their first 5K run/walk fundraiser at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 16! The Diabetes Link is a student organization committed to connecting students affected by diabetes in order to create a supportive community where we can learn from each other and raise awareness about diabetes.

The start/finish line will be at the Visual Arts Complex plaza right by the UMC, and the race expo will provide food, entertainment, and health and wellness resources.

Registration fees are $10 for CU students and faculty, and $25 for the general public. A portion of your fee goes to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Children's Diabetes Foundation. Register here.

Are you attending the CU Center for Leadership’s Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series talk with Molly Bloom on Feb. 27? If you have a question you'd like to ask Molly, please share it here.

UROP's Faculty Mentor Award recognizes campus faculty supporting undergraduates on research and creative projects.

Eligibility

Tenured/tenure-track, research faculty and contract instructors at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz are eligible for UROP's mentor award.

Students are invited to nominate their mentors regardless of program funding, and we welcome submissions from early-stage researchers and creative practitioners. Students are able to submit group nominations by including a list of additional contributors on the nomination form.

Award and recognition

To support their work, award recipients will have the option to award an assistantship to an eligible undergraduate of their choosing in the next grant cycle.

Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on April 14. Nominate today.

We are recruiting participants for a research study. You may be eligible if you are 18 years or older and are a member of the CU Boulder community (faculty, staff, student or alumni). 

Along with a small group, you will walk to several locations on campus; and at each location, you will fill out a survey about your perception of sounds you hear in each location. You will be provided with a survey and pen/pencil.

The sound walk will take about one hour.  For your participation, you may choose to be entered into a drawing for $25 gift cards.  

The study will be held outside on the CU Boulder campus. You will meet the rest of the group at the buffalo statue outside of Folsom Field, and from there the group will move to the other selected locations.

Currently, we are recruiting for sound walk sessions the week of Feb. 20 (weather permitting). Sign up and get more information.

Has your child experienced the joy of participating in a CU Science Discovery camp or class? Participation in a Science Discovery summer program inspires kids of all ages to explore topics they’re interested in, facilitate connections with like-minded peers, develop critical thinking skills through inquiry-based instruction, and foster a lifelong love of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

Science Discovery is offering a variety of K-12 summer camps and high school classes June 5–Aug. 4.

K-8 camps

K-8 summer camps, offered in week-long, full- and half-day formats, provide an eclectic mix of engaging, hands-on experiential learning activities designed to inspire exploration beyond the classroom.

Free lunchtime supervision is provided for all full-day camps at the same location—this includes camps that are scheduled as full-day camps (e.g., 9 a.m.–4 p.m.) and those that are taken together to comprise a full day (e.g., a 9 a.m.–noon camp and a 1–4 p.m. camp). Simply send your child with a sack lunch that does not require refrigeration, and Science Discovery staff will provide the supervision!

High school classes

High school classes are one to two weeks in length and designed to connect and expose motivated teens to:

• CU researchers, faculty, labs and cutting-edge science taking place at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz
• Museum spaces, equipment and resources
• Campus life and the possibility of a future at the University of Colorado

Instructors are passionate, knowledgeable and experienced in their area of instruction and are eager to share that with their students. Students often report feeling grateful for the knowledge gained through their experience with Science Discovery, express appreciation for the insight they were able to gain into STEM-related career paths and look forward to the possibility of attending the University of Colorado.

Faculty, staff discount

CU faculty and staff are entitled to a 5% discount on all summer 2023 registrations. Simply enter coupon code “23CUBUFFSAVE5” at checkout to receive your discount. Please note that a colorado.edu, cuanschutz.edu or ucdenver.edu email address is required to receive the discount.

After receiving nearly 200 submissions, the CU Boulder transportation team has announced the winning names of the electric bus naming contest: Ralph-E and Sko Bus. Decals will be installed on each electric bus to formally declare their names in the coming months.

During maintenance that affects the portals, such as the maintenance scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, remember you can directly access Canvas and some other services that are provided through the portals.

The CU Buffs basketball teams will host two exciting Pac-12 matchups on Thursday, Feb. 23, at the CU Events Center. Women’s basketball will take on the perennial powerhouse Stanford Cardinal at 3 p.m., followed by the men’s basketball game against the USC Trojans at 7 p.m. 

CU Boulder faculty and staff can receive a 25% discount on tickets to these games! Visit www.cubuffs.com/promo and enter “FS25” to secure your seats.

For information on how to receive two free tickets, visit the Staff Council February blood drive page. 

Due to weather concerns, the CU Sports Medicine Student Intern Program open house has been rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 20. 

Come join CU Athletics during our open house on Feb. 20 (6:15 p.m. check-in). Learn about our undergraduate sports medicine internship working with University of Colorado varsity athletes, beginning fall 2023. 

This internship is perfect for students interested in athletic training, orthopedic medicine, physical therapy, massage therapy and chiropractic care. Visit our website for more information on the program. Please reserve further questions for the open house.

Interested in a U.S. Student Fulbright grant?

Join the Office of Top Scholarships and Fulbright staff at IIE by Zoom to learn more about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research or teach English worldwide. Students typically apply for a Fulbright in their senior year or during graduate school. 

In this interactive session, you’ll learn about the different types of Fulbright awards, application components and tips. There will be a Q&A and a breakout session with more information about our campus process. This will be the main information session for the 2024–25 application cycle, so please come! 

If you go

Wednesday, March 1
4–5 p.m. MT
Zoom
Register here

You’re invited! Health and Wellness Services is looking for undergraduate students to join us for a focus group on March 1 to share thoughts on peer support programming.

The group will run from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Wardenburg. We will provide tea and snacks, and participants will also receive $5 Campus Cash as a thank you. You can sign up here!

As required by federal law, CU Boulder is committed to protecting your personal information. If you want to give a parent or other third party (e.g., guardian, spouse, sponsor or health provider) access to those records, complete the necessary authorizations as outlined below.

Your tuition and fee bill

You may authorize a third party to view your tuition bill and pay online, sign up for payment plans, receive email notifications about the bill, and discuss the bill (but not financial aid) with Bursar’s Office staff by email, phone and in person. To learn more, see Access to CUBill&Pay – Authorize Payers and What Does Authorized Payer Access Mean?

Your education records

To allow a third party to access your academic and/or financial record, complete one or both of the following authorizations.

• FERPA consent to release: Allow an authorized third party to contact the university on your behalf and discuss your academic and/or financial records by phone, LiveChat, email or in person. We'll confirm their identity by asking them to provide the authorization phrase you established for them. To learn more, see FERPA Consent to Release.
• CU guest access: Allow a designated third party to log in to the CU record system for read-only access to select items in your education record. To learn more, see CU Guest Access.

Your health record

A confidential health record is created for you after your first visit with Medical Services and/or Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). Allow a family member or other health care provider to access your record by completing one or both of the following authorizations in your MyCUHealth portal. Select the “Forms” tab at the top of the portal and complete either or both of the following:

• Authorization to Release Health Information: Release your medical information to yourself or another person/clinic. Record requests will be processed within 30 days.
• Authorization to Verbally Disclose Health Information: Allow a family member or other health care provider to speak with Medical Services and/or CAPS.

To learn more, see Notice of Privacy Practices.

Faculty and staff are once again invited to submit a course proposal for the university's space minor. 

The Space Minor Committee, made up of faculty from across campus, has been working on developing the minor since September 2015. Many courses have been developed to explore various areas of studies and how they relate to space. Check out previously developed courses.

The space minor is open to all undergraduate students. It consists of one required course, Pathway to Space, and four electives from an approved list. The program is intended to broaden student perspectives on how space and space-related subjects can impact both individuals and society and guide skilled professionals to careers in space policy, history, communication, science, engineering and even space themes in film and media.

Submitting a course proposal

For full consideration, proposals should be submitted by Tuesday, Feb. 28. The form only takes five minutes to complete. Then, over the semester, the committee will review and select the qualified proposals for funding and development.

If you have suggestions for the committee to consider or questions about the space minor or course proposal form, email spaceminor@colorado.edu.

Education Abroad has extended application deadlines for a select number of our faculty-led courses abroad for summer 2023! You now have even more time to explore these amazing opportunities! Application deadlines have been extended for the following programs:

Global Seminars in the Americas

• CU in D.C. Science Policy (Washington, D.C., USA)––extended to March 1
• Culture, History & Literature (Rosario & Buenos Aires, Argentina)––extended to March 1
• Expeditions & Adventure in Ecuador (Quito, Ecuador)––extended to March 1

Global Seminars in Europe

• Filmmaking Abroad: Acting & Directing (Edinburgh, Scotland)––extended to Feb. 15
• Lisbon as a Global City: Cosmopolitanism, Diversity & Innovation (Lisbon, Portugal)––extended to March 1
• Literary London: Shakespeare On-Site (London, England)––extended to March 1
• Sex, Religion & Politics in a Modern Viking World (Oslo & Bergen, Norway)––extended to March 1
• The Athlete as a National Symbol (Greece)––extended to March 1
• Underground Paris (Paris, France)––email globalseminars@colorado.edu to inquire
• Urban Geography, Society & Culture (Prague, Czech Republic)–– extended to Feb. 15
• Voices of Vienna (Vienna, Austria)––extended to Feb. 15
• Writing in Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)––extended to March 1

Ready for an application? Email globalseminars@colorado.edu.

Want to know more?

On a Global Seminar, you will travel abroad with a small group of CU Boulder students (approximately 10–25) and a CU Boulder faculty member. This is a great opportunity to study alongside the faculty member in their area of expertise while earning some credit over the summer.

Here are a few things that make our Global Seminars unique from our other programs:

• Take courses in a small group setting with a CU professor
• Experience your coursework first-hand by using local sites as your classroom
• Many options to fit your busy summer schedule (including programs during Maymester and Augmester)
• Focus on a specific topic of interest to you
• Spend time with and get to know a small group of CU Boulder students

Your retirement can flourish with a little bit of tending and expert know-how from Employee Services’ webinar and online course series.

Prepare for the speaker series by accessing retirement guides and checklists and by watching one of the retirement prep courses, available year-round on the Retirement Ready website.Then, be sure to register for the Retirement Ready virtual sessions pertinent to your retirement plan enrollment. The series of webinars start Feb. 23 and end March 23.

Read more and get started.