Interested in being an executive of the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) for the AY 2023–24? Applications for both president of administration and president of engagement are currently open.

More information about these executive roles and the corresponding teams they support and the application/election process can be found on the GPSG website. These positions are paid bi-weekly stipends and are a great way to get involved and represent your peers.

Each year, University of Colorado employees must verify the accuracy of their sick and vacation leave. Learn more and get tips to complete the process before Thursday, Aug. 31.

Tuition assistance applications are open for fall 2023. Faculty and staff can claim up to 9 credits per academic year (fall through summer) on any CU campus. The benefit provides a significant cost reduction for eligible faculty and staff, enabling recipients to more easily pursue their individual interests in higher education. Learn more on the Work/Life blog.

If you’re moving out of or into an off-campus residence this week, be aware of Boulder trash ordinances. Make sure to properly dispose of any items you are getting rid of. Large items will not be picked up with regular trash, and abandoning those items can result in up to $1,000 in fines.

Here's what you should and should not do when throwing out your things.

Do

• Place unwanted items fully inside a designated dumpster.
• Wait for the dumpster to be emptied if it is currently full.
• Wait up to 60 minutes for a dumpster to be replaced if it’s been temporarily taken for emptying.

Don't

• Leave unwanted items on the ground or to the side of the dumpster.
• Dispose of construction-related or other non-household items.
• Leave items in non-designated areas, such as yards or the sidewalk.

Many items you may be getting rid of can be recycled. ⁠Visit Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations for resources to recycle, donate or sell your items.

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Language Lab (KimLab) is recruiting participants for a research study on language comprehension. This is a non-invasive EEG study that lasts about 1.5 to 2 hours where you will read words and sentences on a computer screen and answer yes/no questions. You will be paid $40-$60 in cash at the end of the session for your time ($20/hour).

For our EEG study, we will put saline gel and EEG equipment on your head, face and arm. Participants are recommended to wash their hair after the study. 

You may be eligible to participate if you are:

• A native English speaker (English was your primary language before you turned 5 years old)
• Between the ages 18–40

Location:
Center for Innovation & Creativity, Room 133
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80309

Season 2 filming for Coach Prime by Amazon Studios will continue on the CU Boulder campus for the remainder of the summer term and through the fall semester. 

• Primary locations: Folsom Field, the Champions Center and the Indoor Practice Facility.
  • There will also be outdoor and indoor filming in a variety of locations on campus. 
• A CU Boulder representative will be onsite with the production crew, from SMAC Productions, during indoor filming.
• Release waivers will be provided to any identifiable persons in the footage. 

Through Lab Venture Challenge (LVC), Venture Partners at CU Boulder and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) fund the university's top innovations with grants up to $125,000 that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and have strong scientific support. 

This opportunity is available for CU Boulder or eligible CU Denver or UCCS professors with a lab with innovations in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, bioscience, electronics, energy and natural resources, infrastructure engineering, or technology and information.

Application deadlines

Aug. 18, 5 p.m.—Deadline to disclose inventions 
Sept. 1, 5 p.m.—Deadline to submit draft budgets 
Sept. 15, 11:59 p.m.—Deadline to apply to LVC

The Board of Regents, along with faculty members from each campus, award extraordinary individuals with honorary degrees, university medals and distinguished service awards each year. 

An honorary degree is the highest award the University of Colorado can bestow. It is the policy of the regents to award honorary degrees in recognition of outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas: intellectual contributions, university service, public service and/or philanthropy.

University medals are awarded in recognition of those persons whose achievements and contributions are particularly associated with the university.

Distinguished service awards are awarded in recognition of achievements and contributions particularly associated with the state and/or nation.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, Sept. 1. Learn more about the nomination process and to submit a nomination.

Nomination rules

• A person may not nominate themselves.
• A current university employee may not be nominated.
• A public official currently serving in office may not be nominated.
• A public official may be nominated two years after completion of their term of office.
• A regent may submit a nomination but must recuse themselves from commenting and voting on the nomination.

Connection Coordinator
Graduate Student Assistant, Student Assistant IV
$18.54/hour up to 25 hours per week

The Connection coordinator will assist The Connection manager in the oversight of daily facility operations, staff supervision, reservation management, staff training and development, general marketing and monthly inventory. The position will also assist The Connection manager and the UMC program coordinator with weekly, monthly and annual programming for The Connection.

Feeling like we belong impacts our sense of safety and our ability to heal. The Renée Crown Wellness Institute invites minoritized students to participate in conversations around belonging, identity and sexual harm on campus. 

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are a CU Boulder student
• Are 18 years or older
• Belong to an underrepresented race/ethnicity on campus or identify as LGBTQQ2SIA+

This is a paid research study (IRB# 23-0029), and participation involves a brief survey and engagement in a student-led focus group. Please note, we are currently not enrolling cisgender men in this study. 

Learn more and see if you're eligible. 

The Graduate and Professional Student Government is elated to announce that we are now accepting applications for our upcoming fall 2023 special election. We are seeking to appoint two innovative and inspirational executives to join our team for the academic year 2023–24. 

Applications will be accepted until these exclusive roles are filled. Information on the fall election period will come later this semester. Check our Facebook, Instagram and X (formally known as Twitter) platforms for ongoing updates. More information on these executive roles and the application/election process can be found online.

Note: All GPSG positions (except for scholarships and awards) are paid as biweekly stipends. A stipend payment is not compensation for work. It is a flat payment, regardless of time committed to a non-employment role, and the hours contributed are not being tracked.

Contact chiefofstaff.gpsg@colorado.edu with questions, concerns or for more information.

Graduation deadlines are approaching Aug. 1 for master's and doctoral students planning to graduate this summer. Learn more and see what else is coming up.

During maintenance that affects the portals, like the maintenance scheduled for Saturday, July 22, remember that you can directly access Canvas and some other services that are provided through the portals.

In another win for CU Boulder’s sustainability initiatives, two new electric Buff Buses hit the streets last week. The campus has now replaced four aging diesel buses––the first two, made by New Flyer, joined the fleet in November 2022.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment awarded CU Boulder a Clean Fleet Vehicle & Technology Grant in July 2020 to offset the cost of the buses. The first two buses cost $1.7 million combined, and the grant provided a 45% reimbursement from the EPA. These two new buses have the same cost share and were made possible from a second grant awarded in July 2021.

“We are excited to electrify more of our fleet,” said transit manager Chris Biblis. “Our first two electric buses have performed well on regular routes: They’ve reduced the amount of gas we use and are proof that increasing the number of electric vehicles on campus is a great way to contribute to our sustainability goals.”

"Fleet electrification is a key strategy in the work we are doing to update the campus Climate Action Plan," noted Chief Sustainability Officer Heidi VanGenderen. "To that end, another grant proposal for two more buses was also recently submitted."

The new buses have larger batteries, allowing the buses to go farther on a single charge. They are replacing two 17-year-old diesel buses, each of which has over 500,000 miles, and one 19-year-old diesel bus that has over 750,000 miles.

In the spring 2023 semester, the transportation team held a bus-naming contest that resulted in the first two electric buses taking on the names Sko Bus and Ralph-E. Another campuswide bus naming contest will take place in the upcoming fall semester.

Doctoral students who have applied to graduate in August must complete the PhD dissertation defense or final examination by Tuesday, July 25. Get details and see what deadlines are coming up.