Faculty-Staff Edition - Sept. 23, 2021
State of the Campus
As part of the 2021 State of the Campus event, Chancellor Philip DiStefano reflects on the past pandemic year with gratitude and gives a look ahead to a year focused on student well-being, improving diversity, equity and inclusion, and continuing the rigorous academic work that makes CU Boulder a leading research university.
Campus Community
COVID-19 campus updates: Sept. 23 edition
Among students who completed the COVID-19 vaccination requirement process, 95 percent are vaccinated. Read more in this week's update.
Community remembrance for Frances Draper set for Oct. 9
Family, friends and community members from CU Boulder and beyond will pay tribute to former Vice Chancellor for Strategic Relations Frances Draper in a memorial service at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.
Solution design continues in budget model redesign project
The budget model redesign project aims to develop a more transparent and responsive allocation of funding and an enhanced ability to support the university’s mission and priorities. Get updates and plan to attend an info session in October or November.
Embedded clinician rides along to help students facing mental health challenges
Counseling and Psychiatric Services and the CU Boulder Police Department have collaborated on a co-responder position to “triage” mental health issues and connect students to resources.
Events & Exhibits
CU Boulder researchers to tackle asteroids, swarming robots at ScienceWriters2021
Register by Sept. 30 for ScienceWriters2021, the nation's premier science communications workshop. The Oct. 8–11 event, which is all virtual this year, will feature an array of panels and speakers, including CU Boulder faculty on how insects can influence robots and what can be learned from asteroids.
CU Museum of Natural History to reopen Sept. 27
After a closure that lasted over a year, the CU Museum of Natural History will be reopening its doors to the campus and community Monday, Sept. 27.