Student Buff Bulletin 11/14/2011

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    Subject: Student Buff Bulletin 11/14/2011
    

    SUBJECT: Student Buff Bulletin 11/14/2011

    Student Buff Bulletin
    14 November 2011, Monday

    A Boulder Campus digest of current events

    In this issue:

    --- On Campus Job Opportunity - Computer Tech Needed
    --- Autobiography is Another Story: Lives in Hindi (CAS Event)
    --- CU Book Store Back-to-School Cashier Openings
    --- CU Public Interest Internship Experience Program (PIIE) - Final Call - Apply
        Now
    --- Football Mondays at the CU Book Store- Get Great Savings
    --- Computer and iPad Rentals Available on Campus
    --- Need Software?
    --- All Welcome - A&S Professors of Distinction Lectures and Reception
    --- Local Human/Bird Interactions. CU Museum of Natural History, 7 p.m.,
        Tuesday, Nov. 15
    --- Learn Basic Recording and Editing Skills Using Audacity
    --- Recreation Center Renovation/Expansion Design Workshop
    --- Calling All Buffs
    --- New Campus Sustainability Website
    --- Get Up to $5,000 to Fund Your Initiative Via the CUPA Grant Program
    --- Healthy Adults Needed for a UCB Study on Pain Sensitivity

    ON CAMPUS JOB OPPORTUNITY- COMPUTER TECH NEEDED

    Student needed for computer/IT troubleshooting at the Center for Integrated
    Plasma Studies (CIPS). Freshman/sophomore Computer Science major/minor
    students preferred. Work-study accepted. Flexible hours. Knowledge in the
    following is preferred but not expected in all applications: Most important is
    experience in Windows Administration/Troubleshooting, Mac Troubleshooting,
    PC Hardware Troubleshooting/Assembly. Preferred is Linus
    Administration/Troubleshooting as well as HTML and CSS . Please email resume
    stating experience with above applications along with contact information for 2
    references.

    Contact: Nancy Tway
    Additional information: http://cips.colorado.edu

    AUTOBIOGRAPHY IS ANOTHER STORY: LIVES IN HINDI (CAS EVENT)

    Friday, Nov. 18, 4 p.m. in Hale 230. A talk by Prof. Rupert Snell from the
    University of Texas at Austin. Hindi has a rich tradition of writing about
    the self. This talk discusses examples from a dozen works, ranging from
    self-consciously literary texts to the transcribed memoirs of a provincial
    station-master.

    Contact: Julie Kang
    Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/cas/

    CU BOOK STORE BACK-TO-SCHOOL CASHIER OPENINGS

    Temporary cashiers needed for back to school! You must be available to work
    Jan. 9-27. We offer flexible schedules. Temporary employment could
    lead to permanent employment. Interested applicants must fill out a CU Book
    Store Application, which are available at the CU Book Store Administration
    Office. Pick up an application today!

    Contact: Katie Gaudreau

    CU PUBLIC INTEREST INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE PROGRAM (PIEE)-FINAL ALL- APPLY
    NOW

    Interested in a 2012 paid summer internship working to better our communities?

    CU PIIE may be your answer. We offer $4,320 stipends to select
    undergraduate students for participating in summer internships in nonprofit and
    government agencies within Colorado. Visit
    http://careerservices.colorado.edu/students/PIIE.aspx for information and
    application. Questions,lisa.lovett@colorado.edu. Deadline, 5 p.m., Nov. 18

    Contact: Peter Simons
    Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/iece

    FOOTBALL MONDAYS AT THE CU BOOK STORE- GET GREAT SAVINGS

    Beginning Monday, Nov. 14, you will receive a 15-30% discount* on
    your entire purchase of CU Logoed Merchandise based on the number of
    touchdowns the football team made in their most recent game. (Regularly priced
    merchandise) one touchdown 15%; two touchdowns 20%; three touchdowns 25%;
    four or more touchdowns 30%.

    Contact: CU Book Store
    Additional information: http://www.cubookstore.com

    COMPUTER AND IPAD RENTALS AVAILABLE ON CAMPUS

    You need to rent a computer or an iPad, where to go? The CU Book Store
    offers daily weekly and semester Mac and PC notebook and iPad rentals for
    students, staff and faculty.

    Contact: CU Book Store
    Additional information: http://www.cubookstore.com

    NEED SOFTWARE?

    Students qualify for academic software licenses through CU Book Store at
    big discounts! For information on Microsoft, Adobe, SPSS and Endnote software
    licenses visit the student portal at http://cuconnect.colorado.edu. You won't
    believe the savings! Check it out today!

    Contact: CU Book Store
    Additional information: http://www.cubookstore.com

    ALL WELCOME- A&S PROFESSORS OF DISTINCTION LECTURES AND RECEPTION

    The A&S 2011 Professors of Distinction will take place on Wednesday,
    Nov. 16. The event is free and open to the public. The brief lectures will
    take place from 6-7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel and the reception will follow in the
    CU Heritage Museum. Chris Greene will speak on "Diving into the World of
    Atoms for Understanding and Control" and Steve Chan will speak on "Sino-
    American Debt Ties as Credible Commitment."

    Contact: Cynthia Nelson
    Additional information:
    http://colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/academics/profdistinction.html

    LOCAL HUMAN/BIRD INTERACTIONS. CU MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, 7 P.M.,
    TUESDAY, NOV. 15

    The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and EcoArts Connections
    will host a panel discussion "Look Who's Moved into the Neighborhood:
    Human/Bird Interactions in Boulder County and Beyond," 7 p.m., Tuesday,
    Nov. 15 at the museum. Explore how human activities; from urbanization to
    climate change are affecting birds. Panel: Birding Editor Ted Floyd, EEBIO
    Graduate Student Joanna Hubbard, VP Boulder County Audubon Society, author,
    teacher, environmental consultant Steve Jones. Light refreshments provided.

    Contact: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, 303-492-6892
    Additional information: http://CUmuseum.Colorado.edu

    LEARN BASIC RECORDING AND EDITING SKILLS USING AUDACITY

    Audacity is a free and easy to learn software program. Creating audio
    tracks for multimedia presentations, compiling songs, and recording vocals or
    narration are all possible with this wonderful little program. This workshop
    will guide you through a step by step demonstration for creating and mixing
    audio, including: fading, amplifying, using multiple tracks, deciding on
    exporting formats and more. Available for Windows, Mac and even Linux/Unix
    Audacity is capable of producing high quality audio mixes.

    Contact: Tim Cowan
    Additional information:
    http://oit.colorado.edu/support-training/it-training/workshops

    RECREATION CENTER RENOVATION/EXPANSION DESIGN WORKSHOP

    The Recreation Center, Canon Design, and Davis Partnership Architects
    will be hosting a design workshop for the upcoming renovation/expansion
    project. Students, faculty & staff are invited to attend the workshop to see
    how the design process is coming along as well as offer ideas and input
    for the new Recreation Center. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 8-6 p.m. in the Recreation
    Center Conference Rooms 3-4.

    http://www.colorado.edu/recreation/rec_improv/index.html

    Contact: Steve Najera
    Additional information:
    http://www.colorado.edu/recreation/rec_improv/index.html

    CALLING ALL BUFFS

    Are you still looking for a fall job? Do you want to make up to $11/hour while
    making an impact on CU? The CU Call Center is still hiring students for fall
    2011. Positions are filling fast, so complete an application today to reserve
    your spot! For more details and to fill out an application online, visit
    http://co.thecallingcenter.com or call 303-541-1440. Contact: Christy Hileman

    Contact: Pam.Terch, Director, CUF Annual Giving

    NEW CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY WEBSITE

    Our new updated campus sustainability website is at
    http://www.colorado.edu/cusustainability. Find out how much energy, water,
    and other resources a campus building uses; UCB sustainability progress and
    how to become a Buff Energy Star Award winner. We welcome your feedback to
    improve our new website.

    Moe Tabrizi
    Campus Sustainability Director

    Contact: Susan Martinez

    GET UP TO $5,000 TO FUND YOUR INITIATIVE VIA THE CUPA GRANT PROGRAM

    The CU Parents Association (CUPA) Grant Program is now accepting proposals!
    Participation is limited to university-sponsored student affairs programs
    and departments as well as student organizations with active SOFO account.
    CUPA provides up to $5000 to selected departments, organizations, initiatives,
    and programs. Visit
    http://parents.colorado.edu/cu-parents-association-programs/grants/

    for info and required forms. Submission deadline is Jan. 23, 2012. Funds
    available July, 2013

    Contact: George Ballinger at 303-492-1098 or Joyce Kinde at 303-492-2283
    with questions
    Additional information:
    http://parents.colorado.edu/cu-parents-association-programs/grants/

    HEALTHY ADULTS NEEDED FOR A UCB STUDY ON PAIN SENSITIVITY

    You may be eligible to participate if:
    You are between 18-65-years-old
    You are not suffering from acute or chronic pain
    You are not pregnant
    You do not have high blood pressure
    You are not currently using pain medication, narcotics, aspirin or
    anticoagulants
    Eligible participants will receive monetary compensation

    Contact: Emily Lindley, PainStudy@ucdenver.edu

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    adheres to the CU-Boulder "Use of Faculty/Staff Electronic Memo System"
    policy and is monitored by the Chancellor's Electronic Communication
    Committee. See http://www.colorado.edu/ememo/ for more information.


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