University of Colorado Boulder
The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.
If you have remaining funds in your health care or dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts for the 2019-20 plan year that ended June 30, 2020, now you have until Dec. 31, 2020 to spend this money. Claims can be filed until Feb. 15, 2021. Learn more.
CU Boulder Staff Council would like to thank all who participated in the Staff Council Speaker Series on the Infrastructure and Sustainability Mentor Program. If you were unable to attend, the event was recorded and can be viewed via Zoom. Learn more.
Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic, for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.
Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.
For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.
Looking for your cumulative GPA, last semester’s grades, or a projected GPA calculator? Check out Buff Portal’s updated Grades & GPA card. Remember to check Canvas if you’re looking for in-progress grades. The updates were based on feedback from students like you and the Buff Portal team is continuing to make improvements to the portal.
For support, including technology troubleshooting, contact the IT Service Center at 303-735-4357 or oithelp@colorado.edu.
If you’d like to help campus keep improving Buff Portal, reach out to buffportal@colorado.edu.
OIT is offering daily drop-in sessions this week to help instructors with technology questions they might have as they transition to remote teaching.
Where do you go, if you need printing done or copies made? The CU Ink Spot Copy Center:
The Ink Spot Copy Center is located on the first floor of the UMC. For questions, contact the Ink Spot at 303-492-7878, and Bulk Mail at 303-492-4667.
The Leeds Business Minor is a 12-credit, four-course minor that was designed in partnership with business professionals and entrepreneurs, and which focuses on providing students with skills and professional development opportunities to help launch their career after graduation. The application for our spring business minor cohort closes on Oct. 15; find more details and how to apply on the business minor website. We also have two upcoming information sessions we’re hosting on Sept. 24 and Oct. 8 for prospective students:
Info Session 1: Business & The Arts
Thursday, Sept. 24, at noon MT
Learn how the Leeds Business Minor can complement your creative degree. Info session open to all students; ideal for music, art, design, theatre, dance, and film majors.
Guest speakers include Jeff Nytch, music faculty and professional musician, and Andy Lacy, Leeds faculty and professional artist.
Zoom link will be posted on the business minor website on the morning of Sept. 24.
Info Session 2: Entrepreneurship & the Business Minor
Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. MT
Learn how the Leeds Business Minor and the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship can help launch your career in entrepreneurship.
Info session open to all CU students, especially those interested in startups and entrepreneurial resources.
Zoom link will be posted on the business minor website on the morning of Oct. 8.
Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.
Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time!
Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.
For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.
In response to the increase in new COVID-19 cases in Boulder, Boulder County Public Health opened two free testing sites this week, available for anyone in Boulder County who would like to be tested.
Residents do not have to have symptoms to be tested.
Anyone attending the testing site must:
Results:
The CU Children’s Center is open and accepting new applications for all classrooms, accommodating children who are 1 to 5 years old. The center is actively enrolling children for the 2020 school year and has immediate space available in the toddler and preschool classrooms. The center offers part-time and full-time scheduling options to meet a variety of family needs. Contact cuchildcare@colorado.edu for more information.
Starting Monday, Sept. 14, the offices of the bursar, financial aid and the registrar will offer updated in-person office hours Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Customer service representatives and student support professionals continue to be available online or by phone Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (MDT).
CU Boulder, Florida State University and University of Pennsylvania invite all middle and high school students (grades 7–12) to attend a free, weeklong after-school program via Zoom. As part of the program, students will play an educational video game called Physics Playground. Students who complete the five-day program will receive a certificate of completion and the chance to win various prizes throughout the week.
Upcoming camps start on Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, and more dates will be added on demand.
If you have any questions, email Ginny Smith at gls04c@my.fsu.edu. Get more information on Physics Playground and the research behind it, or sign up now.