Students
We want to hear from you!
Participate in Feedback Activities
The USE project's student-centric design process means we’re always looking to talk with students, hear your ideas, and make improvements.
Email buffportal@colorado.edu for more information.
Buff Portal Insiders
Become a Buff Portal Insider to help us test new features and provide insight on how to tailor the portal to meet your needs.
Email buffportal@colorado.edu for more information.
Submit Buff Portal Feedback
Want to tell us about your current experience with Buff Portal? Send us feedback through the portal.
Partner with USE & Buff Portal
The USE project is excited to collaborate with students on class projects and other endeavors. Email buffportal@colorado.edu for more information.
Partnerships with Student Groups
- CU Boulder Design for America - Spring 2023
- CU Boulder Design for America - Fall 2022
- CU Boulder Design for America - Fall 2021
- CU Boulder Design for America - Spring 2021
- CU Boulder Design for America - Fall 2020
- CU Boulder Design for America - Spring 2020
- CU Advertising Club - Fall 2019
- CU Boulder Design for America - Fall 2019
- CU Boulder Design for America - Spring 2019
User research including a hybrid asynchronous card sort activity to inform improvements to Buff Portal’s information architecture and menu organization – Jenn Kaphammer, Sofia Krulevitch, Micah Gagerman, Alexa Hugenberg, Sabin Shrestha, Caroline Steely
Initial user research for an improved homepage/dashboard experience in Buff Portal – Paola Solorzano Bravo, Alexandra Charland, Alexa Hugenberg, Jenn Kaphammer, and Sofia Krulevitch.
Initial user research for improved advising experience in Buff Portal – Kyra Moran, Alanis Wilson-Ehrenthal, Lucy Bosch, Isabelle Brandes, Luke Fitzpatrick, Namita Pasupuleti, Paola Solorzano Bravo
Prototype Development and User Testing for Buff Portal Tutoring Experience - Amara Filochowski, Madison Lolicata, Kyra Moran, Ted Thayer
Research and Design Ideation for Buff Portal Tutoring Experience – Amara Filochowski, Erica Hung, Madison Lolicata, Kyra Moran, Lukas Voemel
User testing of new collapsible card design – Amara Filochowski, Brittany Choy, Cat Jones, Damean Rittmann
Support for filming and storyboarding Buff Portal promotional video – Isabella Giannini, Nic Lawrence, Sophia Mcwhorter, Nina Ryan
Improve usability of link-out cards – Ayesha Rawal, Callie Habegger and Kareena Arora
Refining Buff Portal's search experience – Benjamin Goldin, Nicholas Stankus, Ayesha Rawal, Siddarth Sharma
Class Partnerships
Data analysis to identify the most common student questions about Buff Portal and the creation of an improved FAQ Buff Portal Help Page for the OIT website - Logan Byler, Avery Harrell, Nathan Straub, Trevor Ward
Research and early proposal for a Lost & Found experience – Kelsey Valencia and Cody Wheeler
- Survey to understand the student experience with MyCUInfo - Thomas Alder, Jack Danielski, and Aazer Rae
- Test Buff Portal promotional poster campaign - Mary Bennett, Diana Duffy, and Isabella Schutz
In-portal feedback experience for Test Buff Portal campaign - Julie Abjean, Nicholas Auer, Nathan Baker, and Jennifer Palese
Other Partnerships
Partnership with LISA’s statistical collaborators to develop a process for automated sentiment analysis and categorization of Buff Portal’s feedback card comments. Read more about our collaboration with LISA’s statistical collaborators. - Sricharan Reddy Varra and Chris Zimmer
Buff Portal Insiders & Alumni
We recognize the following students for providing insight and testing new features to improve the student portal, Buff Portal. Thank you for your time and dedication to CU Boulder’s online student experience!
- Matthew Adkins
- Piper Butts
- Tyler Irving
- Lauren Jingles
- Jamie Joung
- Dominique Montes
- James Negus
- Ames Newman
- Josie O’Brien
- Sidney Pennell
- Kylie Shrank
- Ashley Sullivan
- Abby Vagher
- Aris Wertin