Student Edition - March 2, 2017

With spring break quickly approaching at the end of the month, click through for some money saving tips whether you are staying in Boulder or traveling.

Connecting with a faculty mentor or educational guide, like an advisor, can be an intimidating and time consuming process for many students. Faculty member Andrew Calabrese and staff member Kristi Barrowclough have some helpful advice on how to get started.

Ken Koch has been named chief of police for the CU Boulder Police Department. Koch, who has served as deputy chief for the past two years, will serve as chief effective immediately.

CU Boulder students now have the ability to set their preferred name in their official university record! Doing so will ensure students are addressed by that name in university emails, class rosters and most electronic CU systems.

Submit photos related to geology, physical geography and environmental sciences for a chance to win the Earth Sciences & Map Library photo contest, accepting submissions now through April 14.

Chief Wilton Littlechild will deliver a public lecture focusing on indigenous entrepreneurship and the importance of indigenous access to business and financial services in a global economy. He is an honorary chief of the Maskwacis Cree First Nation, a former Canadian senator and a decorated rights advocate who has has served the United Nations for decades.