Faculty/Staff Edition - Feb. 2, 2017
Campus Community
Campus finalizes electric services agreement with city of Boulder
The university and the city have finalized terms of an agreement on future electric services should a city-owned electric utility begin providing service to customers in Boulder. The agreement goes before City Council on Feb. 7.
Dialogue & Healing Series kicks off Feb. 13
Be part of the Dialogue & Healing Series, which aims to create meaningful dialogue around the areas of racial justice, gender justice, trauma and politics. Join the dialogue: Attend a session or submit a proposal to lead one.
Campus holidays scheduled through 2019
In an effort to help employees more effectively manage work and personal schedules, the campus has established the official holiday calendar for the next three years.
Download no-cost and discounted software through OIT
The Office of Information Technology offers CU Boulder employees many free and discounted downloads for productivity- and academic-related software and licensing.
Grand Challenge: Assessing strategic cloud-computing opportunities
Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation Terri Fiez has selected a team housed within the Grand Challenge initiative to execute a definition study exploring how research computing on the cloud might benefit CU Boulder and its partners in the future.
Expanded car-share options roll onto campus
Need some wheels for a short while, perhaps with ski and bike racks? Adding to existing car-share options on campus, Parking and Transportation Services has partnered with Zipcar in a program designed for students, faculty and staff.
Events & Exhibits
CU Discover: Working in higher education, financial wellness at CU
Registration is now open for the February and March CU Discover sessions. New employees are invited to bring a brown-bag lunch and join subject matter experts as part of the year-long onboarding program.
Guitar festival brings international musicians to Boulder
From Feb. 10 through 12, the classical guitar will take center stage in the third CU International Guitar Festival and Competition. The festival’s finale will feature 40 competing guitarists from China, Italy, Mexico and all over the United States.