Events
CU International hosts a variety of events for international students as well as CU students who are interested in the international community.
Welcome Week
Welcome Week is in full swing for Fall 2009! Check out this list of great events that CU International has planned. To download a copy of the list in PDF format, click here (right-click to save the file on your computer). Requires Adobe Reader/Acrobat. Need help? E-mail the webmaster!
Wednesday, August 19
"Wednesday at Somewhere" - Enjoy an evening out!6:30 p.m.
Meet outside the Environmental Design Building
Join CU International (International Student Organization) for dinner at a local restaurant! We will meet outside the Environmental Design Building (the building where ISSS is located) and go to a restaurant together. Please bring your Buff OneCard with RTD bus sticker and $10-12 for dinner.
"Wednesday at Somewhere" takes place every Wednesday evening during the academic year.
Thursday, August 20
Campus Tour for International Students
3 – 4 p.m.
CU International will lead a walking tour of campus for international students. Feel free to bring your list of class locations!
Meet outside the Environmental Design Building
Friday, August 21
CU International Barbeque Picnic
5 – 8 p.m.
Martin Park - Meet outside the Environmental Design Building at 5 p.m. to ride the bus together.
Join CU International for a BBQ picnic at Martin Park (includes vegetarian food). Meet outside the Environmental Design Building at 5.00 p.m. if you need transportation to the park. We will take the bus together. Please bring your Buff OneCard with RTD bus sticker. Families are welcome! This is a free event.
UMC Welcome Fest Party!
8 p.m.
UMC (University Memorial Center)
Brought to you by Program Council and the UMC, Welcome Fest offers a wide array of free activities that everyone can enjoy. Whether it be breakdancing, Texas Hold ‘Em poker, video game tournaments, salsa dancing on the roof, bowling, or even a free live concert at Club 156, this is one party you don’t want to miss! Check out all of the free prizes and giveaways that the UMC has to offer. This is the perfect way to take in your new home in Boulder and meet some new friends. Come to Welcome Fest and see what CU Boulder is all about!
Saturday, August 22
International Student Welcome, Part 1 - REQUIRED!
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Eaton Humanities, Room 150
ISSS staff will discuss regulations governing international students, safety issues, campus services, international student groups, cultural adjustment, and health insurance. Attendance is required for all new international students. Please bring your questions!
International Graduate Teacher Cultural Intensive
Required training for International Teaching Assistants
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
ATLAS Building, Room 100
This session will help you become a better teacher in a U.S. classroom setting. Several presentations regarding cross-cultural issues and teaching will be featured. For details, see: http://www.colorado.edu/gtp.
Lunch with CU International
1 p.m.
Meet outside Eaton Humanities, Room 150
CU International (international student organization) will take new international students to lunch near campus. Please bring $8-12 for lunch.
Go bowling or play billiards with CU International from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The UMC Connection is on the first floor of the UMC, near the Elevations Credit Union and the InkSpot copy center.
Bike Tour and Picnic
2 – 3 p.m.
Meet at Bike Station, East side of UMC
Tour the bike path network on campus and in the Boulder community. Learn how to get around campus and town in the most efficient, environmentally friendly, and healthy way. Bring your bike, helmet, lock, and water. Buff Bikes and helmets will be available to check out for students who do not have their own bike.
Sunday, August 23
Hike with CU International
4 p.m.
Meet outside the Environmental Design Building
Join CU International on a hike. Please meet in front of the Environmental Design Building at 4 p.m. and we will go to a location to hike in Boulder. Families welcome! Bring your Buff OneCard with RTD bus sticker, water, a snack, sunscreen, and good walking shoes.
Wednesday, August 26
Wednesday at Somewhere
6:30 p.m.
Meet outside the Environmental Design Building
Join CU International (International Student Organization) for dinner at a local restaurant! We will meet outside the Environmental Design Building (the building where ISSS is located) and go to a restaurant together. Please bring your Buff OneCard with RTD bus sticker and $10-12 for dinner.
Friday, August 28
International Coffee Hour
4 - 5:30 pm
UMC (Universal Memorial Center)
In front of Baby Doe’s Coffee Shop
Come and share free refreshments and stimulating conversation on Fridays, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the UMC Grill area, across from Baby Doe's. Great people, great conversations, free refreshments! No reservations are required. International Coffee Hour continues throughout the academic year.
Bowling and Billiards
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
UMC (University Memorial Center)
In The Connection Bowling/Arcade
After the International Coffee Hour, join CU International for bowling and pool. The UMC Connection is on the first floor of the UMC, near the CU Credit Union and the Copy Center. You will need to bring $8.50 plus any additional money for refreshments.
Wednesday, September 2
Wednesday at Somewhere
6:30 p.m.
Meet outside the Environmental Design Building
Join CU International (International Student Organization) for dinner at a local restaurant! We will meet outside the Environmental Design Building (the building where ISSS is located) and go to a restaurant together. Please bring your Buff OneCard with RTD bus sticker and $10-12 for dinner.
Friday, September 4
International Coffee Hour
4 - 5:30 pm
UMC (Universal Memorial Center)
In front of Baby Doe’s Coffee Shop
Come and share free refreshments and stimulating conversation on Fridays, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the UMC Grill area, across from Baby Doe's. Great people, great conversations, free refreshments! No reservations are required. International Coffee Hour continues throughout the academic year.
Wednesday, September 9
Wednesday at Somewhere
6:30 p.m.
Meet outside the Environmental Design Building
Join CU International (International Student Organization) for dinner at a local restaurant! We will meet outside the Environmental Design Building (the building where ISSS is located) and go to a restaurant together. Please bring your Buff OneCard with RTD bus sticker and $10-12 for dinner.
Friday, September 11
International Coffee Hour
4 - 5:30 pm
UMC (Universal Memorial Center)
In front of Baby Doe’s Coffee Shop
Come and share free refreshments and stimulating conversation on Fridays, 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the UMC Grill area, across from Baby Doe's. Great people, great conversations, free refreshments! No reservations are required. International Coffee Hour continues throughout the academic year.
Saturday, September 12
International Student Welcome, Part 2 - REQUIRED
10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
British and Irish Studies Room
at the Norlin Library
REQUIRED of all international students, regardless of immigration status.
This extended Welcome Meeting will be held after classes begin to answer questions and concerns you will have after having been through your first couple of weeks of classes.
Picnic at Martin Park sponsored by the Boulder Friends of International Students
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Martin Park – We will take the SKIP bus from Norlin Library to Martin Park. Please bring your Buff OnceCard with bus pass.
Immediately following the welcome session, there will be a picnic at Martin Park, sponsored by Boulder Friends of International Students. Although attendance is optional, we think it will be a fun afternoon and a chance for you to meet other students and Boulder community members in a casual setting. Do come! We will take the SKIP bus together to the park, and there will be plenty of free food.
International Coffee Hour
CU students, scholars, staff, and faculty are welcome at International Coffee Hour!
Are you... Someone who likes good conversations with interesting people? An armchair traveler? An International Affairs major? A Study Abroad Program returnee? An international student or scholar? A SHIPster?
Beginning Friday, January 16, 2009, please join us for International Coffee Hour, Friday afternoons, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., across from Baby Doe's in the UMC Grill. Free refreshments! No reservations are required.
Special thanks to the following local businesses, which generously donated items or gift cards to the weekly drawing at the International Coffee Hour:
- Abo's Pizza
- Dairy Center for the Arts
- Fashion Scarves and Shawls
- Haagen Dazs
- Moe's Broadway Bagel
- Qdoba Mexican Grill
- UMC Administration
- Wild Oats Markets
- Whole Foods Market
- Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
- Enstein Bagels
- Old Chicago Pizza
- The Sink
- Rush, Naturally Enlightened
- Natural Fitness Guided Adventures, Yoga
Sponsored by Office of International Education and CU Parents Association. Questions? Call 492-8057.
Wednesday @ Somewhere
Almost every Wednesday (with the exception of most school holidays), CU International meets 'somewhere' in Boulder to have a casual and relaxing dinner. Venues range from cheap and simple to a little more expensive and rather elaborate, but we try to go to a variety of places.
Check out our list of recommended restaurants, which is always growing and changing -- Boulder is a great place for all kinds of restaurants!
If you would like to get updates on Wednesday @ Somewhere, and because attending dinner sometimes requires that we have an idea of how many people will attend, please join our Facebook group. You can also sign up for Twitter updates if you would like updates to your phone or through Twitter.
Politics & Sports
We occasionally hold events for political happenings and sports events eant to educate foreign students with our political process and our unique American sports. During the past election season, we held informative sessions such as Election 101, in which American students and political professors helped educate students in how the electoral vote works and why Americans have the political system that exists today.
We also hold an event called American Football 101, in which the basics of American football are casually taught to students over pizza and drinks, usually in anticipation of the Super Bowl (the annual championship game, held in late January or early February). We also try to make it to CU sports events and occasionally a professional baseball game. Details will be made available as the events are planned through the CU International Google Group.
CU International also aids students in finding intramural sports activities on campus. Just like other sports events, details will be made available as the events are planned through the CU International Google Group.