Arts & Sciences Honors and UROP invite undergraduates to share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways at the spring 2024 Sidewalk Symposium. Undergraduates at any stage of their project timeline are invited to participate in this semester's Sidewalk Symposium by creating colorful visual presentations of their projects using nothing but chalk—all in collaboration with a professional artist. 

Undergraduate students who would like to present their research or creative works at the symposium should apply by Monday, April 29, at 8 a.m. Applications to participate will be reviewed for compliance with university policy and suitability for the event.

Eligibility requirements to present research include:

• CU Boulder undergraduates engaged in campus research and creative projects are encouraged to participate.
• Participants must be working (or completed work) under the supervision of a CU Boulder faculty or staff mentor.
• Students may participate as a group and should submit the application form once (with all students named).

The symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the VAC Plaza. Rain location will be the CU Art Museum, Education Room.

During maintenance that affects the portals, such as the maintenance scheduled for Saturday, April 20, remember that you can directly access Canvas and some other services that are provided through the portals.

All faculty on 9-month contracts, whether they have selected the academic year pay schedule or the 12-month pay schedule, are encouraged to use the contract calculator to calculate their monthly pay for the upcoming academic year. 
 

Handshake is now available for supervisors to post student employment opportunities. While the full transition from Student Jobs to Handshake will happen no later than July 1, supervisors are encouraged to start learning about the transition and posting to Handshake now.

For support creating an account, email studentemployment@colorado.edu. Learn more.

Did you know that stretching can impact even the muscles you didn't stretch?

The Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory is conducting a study to evaluate how stretching affects the neuromuscular function of the non-stretched muscles.

We are looking for healthy men between 18 and 55 years, without neurological impairments or recent lower-limb injuries. The study involves a two-hour visit to our lab on the CU Boulder Main Campus.

If interested, please call 303-875-2516 or email nicholas.toninelli@colorado.edu and reference the stretching study.

Undergraduate students: Help us improve the timing and topics of CU Boulder arts and culture events by taking a quick, five-question survey.

The survey should only take a few minutes to complete, and you'll be entered for a chance to win a $5 Laughing Goat gift card. This survey will close April 19.

The University Libraries has signed a new contract with the academic publisher Elsevier that achieves a 30% cost reduction from the current contract, along with changes in how users will access some journal articles. 

Doctoral and master's students, mark your calendars for these approaching graduation deadlines. Find full details on the Graduate School website.

April 16

PhD students must submit the dissertation with Thesis Approval Form (TAF) to ProQuest.

PhD and DMA students must fill out the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) online.

Master's students must complete the thesis defense or final examination by this date. Notice of the examination must be provided to the Graduate School using the master's final examination form two weeks before the exam.

April 22

Doctoral grade changes must be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters.

April 23

Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesis and Thesis Approval Form (TAF) to ProQuest. 

April 28

Doctoral students must update diploma name or address in Buff Portal if necessary.

April 29

Master’s grade changes must be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.

May 31

Master’s students must update diploma name or address in Buff Portal if necessary.

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.