Having friends over? Register your party to lessen your chances of receiving an expensive ticket. By registering your party with Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations, the registrant will get a 20-minute warning before police officers arrive if your residence receives a noise complaint.

Students must take an in-person orientation before using the party registration program. Visit UMC 313 or email OCHNR at och@colorado.edu to learn more.

The CU Boulder Sustainability Council is a cross-campus group of students, faculty and staff established in 2022. The council’s purpose is to make recommendations regarding policies, programs, initiatives and investments to advance sustainability. These recommendations augment the work of the more recently formed Campus Sustainability Executive Council.

The Sustainability Council invites the CU Boulder community to attend an in-person open forum during their upcoming meeting on April 12 from 9 to 10:10 a.m. in Kittredge Central Multipurpose Room B. After introductions from the council, individuals will be invited to ask questions and propose sustainability ideas beyond the Climate Action Plan (which is being led by a different group). Comments should be kept to three minutes or less to allow for the maximum number of participants.

The current priorities of the council are plastics and zero waste, food, and transportation. To submit related or additional ideas that cannot be accommodated during the in-person open forum, complete this form.

In its seventh episode, the "Humans of JILA" podcast highlights the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community (PISEC) program.

PISEC is an educational outreach program supported by JILA's Physics Frontier Center and CU Boulder. Its mission revolves around connecting university volunteers with local K-12 students. Through playful and engaging inquiry-based science activities, it aims to inspire underrepresented student groups in STEM.

Did you attend the forum with chancellor finalist Justin Schwartz? Campus community members are invited to take a survey, open through 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. 

The survey will take just 2–5 minutes to complete. The anonymous feedback will be compiled for CU President Todd Saliman’s review. Open to all students, faculty, staff and community members.

Class of 2024 graduates are invited to participate in recognition ceremonies held by colleges, schools, departments or programs. Learn more here or contact your respective college, school, department or program for more information.

Graduating seniors at CU Boulder can take the Graduation Pledge of Social & Environmental Responsibility to get a green cord to wear at graduation to show their commitment to environmental and social responsibility in their future career. Green cords are now available for free—first come, first served—to the first 500 who pledge for May 2024 graduations. 

The Graduation Pledge of Social & Environmental Responsibility of the Graduation Pledge Alliance states: “I pledge to explore and take into account the social and environmental consequences of any job I consider and to try to improve these aspects of any organizations for which I work.”

Help the Environmental Center collect clothing, books, electronics, household goods, non-perishable food and personal care products during the Give and Go Donation Drive in the residence halls during move-out. Sign up for shifts May 6–8.

Many donated items are redistributed to local nonprofit organizations that provide goods to community members at little or no cost. Some items stay on campus to benefit students, staff and faculty. Last year we estimate that over 40% of donated items stayed on campus or in Boulder County.

This year the Buff Pantry and the Basic Needs Center on campus will be the first organizations to receive non-perishable food and personal care items. Once they have reached capacity for what they can accept, the Emergency Family Assistance Association—a local Boulder organization that provides food, financial assistance, and family housing—will pick up the remaining items. 

CU yard sale May 18

If you or anyone you may know is interested in purchasing any items from move-out, Resource Central will be hosting a CU yard sale on May 18. At this sale, you can shop items from move-out such as lamps, decorations, storage bins and fans.

Like in 2023, Resource Central will also hold an on-campus sale during fall move-in to provide incoming students with low-cost furnishings for their rooms.

A young man (21) in a wheelchair with Duchenne muscular dystrophy needs assistance with daily activities over the summer. The opportunity is located at his family home in Cherry Creek North while he is on break from CU Boulder. He has a great sense of humor, loves watching sports and enjoys playing Xbox. He is physically but not cognitively impaired.

We are seeking someone who is dependable, compassionate, patient and willing to make a positive impact in someone else’s life.

Details

• Dates: May 6–Aug. 23 (approximate)
• Shifts available: 8–11 a.m. and/or 5:30–8:30 p.m. with some flexibility. Monday–Friday and/or weekends.  
• Compensation: $19–$23/hour
• Benefits: You will be employed directly with a home health care agency, so benefits like medical/dental/401(k) are available over 30 hours/week, plus sick leave and PTO.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the general care and well-being for the client
• Transfer client using a hoyer-lift
• Assist with dressing/undressing, and personal hygiene (showering, nail care, brushing teeth, etc.)
• Bathroom assistance and general oversight
• Preparing and/or assisting with meals depending on the shift
• Light housekeeping and organization (supplies, medications, etc.)
• Assist client as needed due to immobility
• Physical therapy exercises, occasional walks and general companionship

Previous experience is helpful but not required. There will be on-site training done, a nurse on call that can help with any care questions, along with the client’s parents who can be reached with questions and, often times, will be able to assist. Parking pass/spot provided in front of home. Background check is required.

We would love to have you join our care team! If interested, please send your resume or basic background info to personalaidforjake@gmail.com.

CU Boulder students: Don't miss your opportunity to ask Coach Prime a question in person during the Conference on World Affairs closing keynote on April 12. Ten students will be chosen based on the quality of their question and will receive front-row seating at the Macky Auditorium event. During the event, they will be given the microphone to ask their question to Coach Prime live. 

The questions should be related to the program theme of leadership. The selected students will be notified in the week leading up to the event. Submit your question.

Microsoft recently released a new version of the Teams app that is available now for all campus users. OIT recommends all users switch to the new version before being forced to upgrade later this spring. The new client is simple to download directly from the current version of the Teams app: Click the “Try the new Teams” toggle switch in the top toolbar of the app, and the new version will begin installation.

To learn more about the new client and the timeline for this change, visit OIT’s news story. If you have any questions or have issues with the new client, please contact the IT Service Center at 303-735-4357 or oithelp@colorado.edu.

As of March 26, external emails sent to CU Boulder students, faculty, staff and retirees are now tagged with a warning label—[External Email - Use caution]—serving as a reminder to exercise caution when opening attachments or links from external sources. Read more from OIT.

The Student Ideas Showcase on April 24 will feature sustainability and climate solutions from students across the various CU Boulder colleges and schools. Student coursework, research and independent study work is all eligible for submission. Student projects will be eligible for $10,000 in cash prizes from the CU Climate Action Fund and the CU Office of the President Sustainable Solutions Challenge.  

The priority deadline has passed, but submissions will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until April 11. Find more information on the Environmental Center website.

Students who participate in the workshop and present at the Ideas Showcase will be eligible to earn a micro-credential in sustainability innovation.

Researchers in the CU Boulder Sleep and Chronobiology Lab are looking for males and females, ages 16–30, to participate in a research study.

The study is approximately six and a half weeks long with six in-person visits. Participants will live in the sleep laboratory on two separate occasions for 48–66 hours (approximately 4.75 days total).

Compensation is up to $1,765. Get the study details and apply.

The iSAT Lab is recruiting participants for a research study who are fluent English speakers, are 18 years old or older, and who have basic computer proficiency. 

These studies take place at the Center for Innovation and Technology, Room 184G. In this type of study we investigate collaborative problem solving in science, technology, engineering and mathematics domains. In the study you will be working with other participants on a series of group problem-solving tasks.

During the study we’ll be using cameras and microphones to record the interactions you and your group have with one another and with the tasks at hand. You will also be required to wear a head-mounted camera (e.g., a GoPro) while you complete the tasks in this study. Collecting video and audio data of you and your group’s interactions is mandatory for this study. If you do not want to be recorded with video and microphone, you may decide not to participate in this study at any time.  

These studies last two hours each, and compensation is awarded in the form of $50 ($25 per hour). To get directions to our lab, or for more information, please email isat.aicl@gmail.com. Sign up now.

Looking for a fun place to host your next party or event? With a variety of event packages available, The Connection is an inviting space to gather with family and friends for bowling, billiards, board games and more!

Enjoy hot food options including pizza, chicken tenders, nachos and popcorn, as well as prepackaged snacks, candy and non-alcoholic beverages. The Connection bar features Colorado’s local breweries and 30-plus beer, wine, canned cocktail and hard seltzer options. Request an event reservation.