Student Edition - Nov. 14, 2016

From the Provost: Recommitting to our values as a university

Several months ago I wrote a column focusing on the election, the Colorado Creed and the importance of engaging with each other in respectful dialogue. As another campaign season comes to an end and we strive to reunify our nation after two years of spirited and sometimes contentious and polarizing debate, I think it’s important again to remember and recommit to our values as a university.

Campus & Community

10 things to do this week: Nov. 14 edition

Things to Do Campus Community

Hello, people! I hope you all enjoy your Thanksgiving break—you've earned it! It's a lovely week to wind down and check the last things off your to-do list.

Reporting, and responding, to harassment

Safety Campus Community

The university is committed to responding to cases of protected class harassment, and ensuring that anyone impacted is connected with campus support services. The university encourages all students, staff and faculty to report any incidents of protected class harassment. Click through for more information.

Austin Riley stands in his black CU football shirt on the beach on the coast of Spain.

Campus community members honored for improving cross-cultural understanding

Getting Involved Campus Community

From helping international students connect, to cultivating an environment of mutual respect between Muslims and all communities, four campus members will be honored Nov. 16 for their outstanding contributions to international understanding.

Make America What?

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Join a panel of politically engaged CU students and political science and law professors to discuss the results of the election, the implications of a Trump presidency, and the future of American politics at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Visual Arts 1B20. The free, public event is sponsored by the Center for Western Civilization, Thought and Policy at CU Boulder.

'Silence and Noise': Frederic Bloom to present Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

Join the University of Colorado Law School on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. for the 42nd annual Austin W. Scott, Jr. Lecture, featuring Professor Frederic Bloom in his talk "Silence and Noise."

A class of several MENV students visits the Greenbelt Plateau area in Boulder, Colorado.

Master's degree helps professionals pivot careers in environmental directions

Academics Campus Community

Masters of the Environment is an innovative new graduate degree that adds advanced studies in environmental sciences, building on students' professional experience from other fields. The program features a yearlong capstone, or environmental work experience, highly valued by employers.