Twelve months of wellness: August 2023
Featured Events and Programs
The summit is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (virtual) and Friday, Aug. 11, from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (in-person) with prizes on both days. All members of the college’s staff are welcome to attend. Registration is required and is available at this link.
CU Boulder's Pre-arrival Programs offer students the opportunity to move in early and meet people who share similar interests. Pre-arrival Programs focus on environment and sustainability, adventure and getting involved on campus and in the community.
The Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is dedicated to serving the emotional and psychological needs of the campus community. All FSAP staff are trained as generalist counselors and are equipped to deal with a wide range of personal and work related issues. You must be a CU Boulder employee to use FSAP services, and services are free to all CU Boulder faculty and staff members.
Start college on the right foot. Find resources with contact and location information for a broad range of services including mental health tools, study spaces, academic advising and more.
A&S Faculty for Wellness
Sara Avila
When instructors send students weekly communication linking course material with current events discussed by students the previous week and a personal message tailored to each student, the results can be significant—better grades in exams and discussions and more enjoyment of the course, as measured by student comments.
In a study conducted over five terms of an introductory statistics course, researcher Sara Avila found that having a sense of belonging to class affects learning, especially in an online environment. In two of the five semesters, the instructor supplemented core learning strategies of retrieval practice, alignment of objectives and a well-organized course with weekly personal messages. This intervention was meant to communicate to students that they are being heard and are valued and respected. In her study analysis, Avila found that these messages contributed to solving cognitive challenges including student mental mindset and student fear and mistrust.
Reiland Rabaka
Reiland Rabaka is professor of African, African American and Caribbean Studies in the Department of Ethnic Studies and the founder and director of the Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS) at CU Boulder. He is also a Research Fellow in the College of Human Sciences at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Professor Rabaka has published 17 books and more than 100 scholarly articles, book chapters, and essays.
Donna Mejia
CU Boulder Associate Professor Donna Mejia is a member of the Theatre & Dance Department, and the Inaugural Chancellor's Scholar of Health and Wellness for the Crown Wellness Institute. She is also affiliate faculty for Women & Gender Studies, Ethnic Studies, and the Center for Teaching & Learning. She is the first tenured faculty globally for Transcultural Fusion Dance (TcFD), a hybrid tradition that dialogs dances of the African and Arab Diasporas with American Hip Hop and Contemporary Dance.
Cheryl Higashida
Cheryl Higashida works on ethnic and American literatures, sound studies and Marxism. Her essays have appeared in American Literature, American Quarterly and Afro Asia: Revolutionary Political and Cultural Connections between African Americans and Asian Americans. She is the author of Black Internationalist Feminism: Women Writers of the Black Left, 1945-1995 (Illinois, 2012). Her current research is on sound technology, social movements and race in the 20th and 21st centuries.
John Keller
John M. Keller's research focuses around astronomy education. As director of Fiske Planetarium, a 206-seat digital dome facility on the CU Boulder campus, Keller is actively involved in studying science learning in immersive environments. Keller also helps to lead occultation research efforts in collaboration with both the NASA Lucy Mission and RECON, the Research and Education Collaborative Occultation Network (an NSF-funded citizen science astronomy research project involving over 50 secondary schools across the western United States to measure trans-Neptunian Objects). Keller also plays a leading role in studying longitudinal impacts of providing mentored summer research experiences to aspiring K-12 teachers on their classroom practices and retention in teaching.
Learn. Act. Be Well.
Feeling Hangry? Let's Mix-up Your Finals. How are you fueling your body for finals week? Stop by and build your own trail mix to help you stay energized and finish well!
11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tues., Dec. 5, 2023
In Person | TBD
CU Medical Services is partnering with the Collegiate Recovery Center to provide free acupuncture. Acudetox treatment is a recognized treatment for depression, pain, addiction, PTSD and trauma.
Sessions are free and open to students, staff and faculty.
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wed., Dec. 6
University Memorial Center (UMC), Room 411
1669 Euclid Avenue, Boulder, CO 80309
Experience a more sustainable holiday season with our invaluable tips and advice! Discover ethical shopping ideas, embrace eco-friendly gift-wrapping techniques, and learn how to plan a waste-free holiday meal. In addition to sustainable holiday tips and tricks, WorkWell will host a Holiday Decorations and Wrapping Paper Swap. Swap your gently used holiday decorations and wrapping paper for an eco-friendly way to bring new-to-you décor home for the holidays. Join us in making your celebrations both joyful and environmentally conscious!
11 a.m. Thurs., Dec. 7
Center for Community, Room S350
2249 Williard Drive, Boulder, CO 80309
Be a part of the Belonging & Trust Study
The Belonging and Trust research study engages Latinx students and their families and public school educators to develop and enhance curricula, policies, and practices the support experiences of belonging and trust for students and their families in the Boulder Valley and Roaring Fork School Districts. The study uses qualitative, multimodal, and participatory methods of research and design to center student and family voices in the creation of culturally sustaining and caring school cultures.
'The Bridge, The Break and Belonging' libraries media recommendations
This summer, the University of Colorado Boulder Libraries are delighted to participate in CU Boulder Where You Are: An Online Series Highlighting Teaching, Research and Innovation, a new virtual outreach series led by Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. Each week, viewers can expect to hear and participate in engaging discussions with campus faculty covering an array of academic disciplines. Following the discussion, university librarians and archivists share additional titles of multimedia works to support our community in our educational journey.