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The Sept. 30 Colorado at UCLA football game will be televised by ESPN2. Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. MDT. The rest of the conference TV slate for this weekend follows (in local time).
Friday, Sept. 29:
8:30 p.m., USC at Washington State, ESPN
Saturday, Sept. 30:
2 p.m., Arizona State at Stanford, Pac-12 networks
6 p.m., Washington at Oregon State, Pac-12 networks
8:30 p.m., California at Oregon, FS1 & Fox Deportes
The Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a lecture by Brian Deese Sept. 28. Deese, currently a senior fellow at Harvard University, is the former senior advisor on climate and energy for the Obama administration.
Bringing perspectives gained from the White House inner circle and the center of major legislative and budget negotiations, Deese will provide an insider’s outlook on subjects relating to science and technology policy research as they relate to the future of our planet.
The event will be free and open to the public. Tickets can be secured on a first-come first-served basis.
Paris Film Global Seminar
Students can spend three weeks in May and June studying film, art and culture in Paris. Film screenings and lectures are combined with excursions in and around Paris.
All majors can apply and receive 3 UD credits. Course taught in English. Fulfills UD Literature & Arts core. Program led by Film Studies Professor Suranjan Ganguly. Learn more at an informational meeting Oct. 2.
Monday, Oct. 2, 7–8 p.m.
ATLAS Center, room 1B29
Make Mondays special at The Connection!
$8 per person for two hours of unlimited bowling. Shoes and a fountain drink included. This is the best deal! Come alone or with friends or family. Everyone is welcome.
Monday nights:
Aug. 28 to Dec. 18, 6–11 p.m.
Except Nov. 20
Check out all of The Connection’s weekly events | The Connection Bowling, Billiards & Games, UMC first floor
Join Colorado Law for the final round of the Carrigan Cup Trial Competition at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, in Wittemyer Courtroom. A reception will follow for registered guests. Please register.
The Carrigan Cup Trial Competition is the University of Colorado Law School's most prestigious in-house competition for aspiring litigators. Two accomplished teams perform an entire trial before a panel of distinguished trial judges and trial lawyers.
The Carrigan Cup endowment was established by family and friends in honor of judge and former faculty member Jim R. Carrigan, and is often attended by members of the Colorado legal community to honor Judge Carrigan and his family, as well as the student competitors. We are grateful to the Carrigan family and friends for their generous support of the University of Colorado Law School.
In honor of the upcoming International Education Week, Nov. 13–17, Education Abroad and International Student and Scholar Services is excited to announce a photo contest that is open to our recent study abroad returnees and current international students and scholars.
Entrants are encouraged to submit a photo that reflects International Education Week’s mission of promoting international and intercultural understanding. The deadline to submit your photo is 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20. Please read the rules and eligibility requirements carefully before submitting your photo.
Each eligible student/scholar is welcome to submit one photo entry for a chance to win a first-, second- or third-place prize. Three winners will be selected from Education Abroad Alumni photo submissions, and three winners will be selected from the International Student and Scholar photo submissions. Winners will be honored at a reception Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Stay tuned for more details on International Education Week and all the great events to look forward to in November. We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Rome Urban Site Analysis and Design Global Seminar
Spend six weeks in Rome while earning 9 credits for your major! The Global Seminar gives you an inside look at design in the dynamic global city of Rome. The program includes excursions around Rome, as well as one overnight excursion.
Don’t miss this amazing opportunity! Learn more at the Sept. 29 interest meeting with director Marianne Holbert.
Friday, Sept. 29, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Environmental Design building, room 134
Every other Wednesday, show your skills at an 8-ball or 9-ball billiards tournament at The Connection!
$5 entry fee. Sign up starts 6 p.m at The Connection front desk. Play begins at 7 p.m.
Tournaments run in either double elimination or round robin format. BCA rules apply. Prizes for top finishers!
Upcoming dates:
8-ball: Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 8
9-ball: Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Dec. 6
Senegal Activism Global Seminar
Spend Maymester differently this year and travel to Dakar, Senegal, for a 3-week, 3-credit course. Explore social justice and global development in the context of Senegal's rich cultural heritage while collaborating with a Senegalese activist theater troupe.
No language background required! Join the Sept. 28 interest meeting with faculty director Brian Quinn.
Thursday, Sept. 28, 5–6 p.m.
Center for Community (C4C), room S435
In order to understand the effects of the university transportation behaviors on Boulder and the surrounding communities, CU Boulder collaborates with the city of Boulder to conduct a commuter transportation survey every three years.
Your participation is extremely important. By learning current commute patterns and comparing them with previous surveys, the university can more effectively plan for and implement transportation services that address your needs and align with the university’s sustainability goals.
Please take this quick student transportation survey today.
Your responses and identity remain anonymous. National Research Center Inc. hosts the survey and reports the results in group form only.
Next week, the city of Boulder and CU Boulder police departments will step up enforcement of the city’s traffic laws in and around several of Boulder’s top locations for motor vehicle collisions involving a bicyclist or pedestrian.
The Heads Up Boulder crosswalk safety campaign runs Monday, Sept. 25, through Friday, Sept. 29. Officers from both agencies will be at intersections around the CU Boulder campus, joined by Heads Up ambassadors who will distribute educational material, coupons and small gifts to reinforce the safety message.
The lead nurture and conversion specialist focuses on keeping in contact with our prospective students (leads) and nudge them toward applying and enrolling in degree and/or certificate programs and enrolling in classes.
Key responsibilities:
Over 5000 graduate students from around the world come to CU Boulder to work in over 100 programs leading to master's and doctoral degrees. We offer degrees in the full range of disciplines, and we also provide a number of opportunities to pursue interdisciplinary work, both in degree and certificate programs.
This position is open to CU Boulder employees. Refer to the full posting requirements and deadline to apply.
How to apply:
The Sept. 26 tour of the campus pollinator gardens at the CU Museum of Natural History has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience.
The Engineering Management Program, in collaboration with the College of Engineering & Applied Science marketing group, is seeking content for four monitors that are located in the new first-floor lounge of the Engineering Center.
The monitors will run 12 hours per day. The primary audience is students and the content accepted is very broad, anything that would be of interest to students from new academic programs to athletics or performances.
Email Amy Viveriteo, marketing manager for the Engineering Management Program, or Jeff Zehnder, communications specialist for the College of Engineering & Applied Science, for more information.
South Africa Entrepreneurship Global Seminar
Want to spend your summer in South Africa gaining hands on experience as a consultant? Earn 6 credits in six weeks while helping disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the townships surrounding Cape Town. Students form consulting teams with local South African students to develop tangible and practical deliverables for clients. Make a difference and enhance your resume!
Led by Erick Mueller, students earn 6 upper-division credit hours for INBU 4925. Credit counts toward business electives, fulfills the Global Experience requirement for the Global Business Certificate or counts as internship credit for both the Entrepreneurship Certificate as well as the Cross Campus Entrepreneurship Certificate. Open to all majors.
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 5–6 p.m.
Koelbel Business, room S233