Graduate Student Edition - Aug. 22, 2020

Join Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Provost Russ Moore and Chief Operating Officer Patrick O’Rourke for a discussion of our COVID-19-ready campus; academic instruction modes; and health and prevention protocols; as well as a question-and-answer session.

Join Jerry Hauser, faculty ombuds, for tips on creating a positive classroom experience. Start the semester in the right direction and stay the course.

Instructors and staff are invited to join webinars this month to learn about having effective conversations with students about the campus health and safety policy and managing classroom and community expectations.

As CU Boulder faculty adapt to the ongoing challenges of teaching in the COVID-19 era, they can take heart that they are not alone. CU Boulder’s Center for Teaching & Learning is taking center stage as a teaching partner, offering an array of resources.

Provost Russell L. Moore announced that S. James Anaya will not seek a second term as dean of Colorado Law and will continue as a member of the faculty when his term ends.

As your summer internship wraps up, now is a great time to reflect on your experience and maintain the connections you made. Here are four things to do as you complete your internship and prepare for your next search.

Konrad (Koni) Steffen always had a smile and a kind word to say–to another scientist, a staff member, to the graduate student of a colleague. And it seemed, at times, like he could do anything: brief Congress, ford a meltwater river on a snowmachine, mesmerize journalists with tales of his time on the ice.

A new partnership among CU Boulder, the Jeffco Schools Foundation, The Ball Foundation and other industry and individual donors will leverage Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative funding to provide more than $860,000 in scholarships.

This new collaborative program between the two institutions looks to ultimately improve teaching across the state.

The annual bicycle race that provides scholarships to arts and sciences students is moving to a do-it-yourself ride format because of COVID-19.

For 31 years, Rob Drugan has taught a course on behavioral medicine at Brown University and the University of New Hampshire. Last year, he decided to take his course—which focuses on the benefits of exercise—across the continental U.S., traveling by bike with Connie Eppich.