Faculty/Staff Edition - Dec. 14, 2016

Earlier today, senior campus leadership received a letter from more than 200 faculty members and a petition signed by more than 200 graduate students. The documents asked the administration to lend their support to events proposed as alternatives to the Milo Yiannopoulos talk on Jan. 25. Chancellor DiStefano met with faculty and graduate student representatives to hear their concerns, and provided preliminary responses via letter to both groups.

CU Engage is accepting applications for Faculty Fellows in Community-Based Learning, which will provide $4,000 grants to each faculty fellow. The program provides resources and support for faculty to expand, deepen and institutionalize community-based learning at CU.

Our campus is constantly under attack by a barrage of attempts to steal personal information, often referred to as phishing. Often these attacks come during holidays when campus IT support is unavailable or has reduced hours. Even when you can’t contact the IT Service Center, there are still clues to help you figure out if an e-mail is legitimate or a phishing attempt.

From Sunday, Dec. 18, to Saturday, Dec. 31, all CU Boulder faculty and staff with a valid Buff OneCard will receive free entry to the Recreation Center, including free bouldering, ice skating and fitness classes.

The next Engaged Scientist Series lecture and workshop, open to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, will focus on "Uses and Practices of Community Dialogue in Geosciences and Environmental Sciences."