Join the UROP Review Board
UROP encourages faculty in all areas of study and creative practice to serve on the UROP Review Board to evaluate proposals, learn more about the process and help ensure timely decisions.
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Nominate your academic advisor or academic coach for a campus award by Feb. 3
Ensure that your academic advisor or academic coach is recognized and awarded for their hard work. Complete this nomination form by 5 p.m. on Feb. 3.
Active in a student org? $1,000 leadership scholarships available
The UMC Board knows that CU’s student leaders make a difference. We encourage you to apply for the James E. Schafer Scholarship for student leaders. Each award is for $1,000.
If you have been involved in a CUSG-recognized student group or organization for at least one full semester and meet the other criteria, we encourage you to apply!
The deadline is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21. Applications are available on the UMC website.
Leeds business minor: Upcoming application deadlines, info sessions
The Leeds business minor is a 12-credit, four-course minor that was designed in partnership with business professionals and entrepreneurs, and which focuses on providing students with skills and professional development opportunities to help launch their career after graduation.
The application for our summer and fall Business Minor cohorts are now open; find more details including how to apply. Summer priority admissions deadline is Feb. 5 (second round closes April 5), and the fall deadline is March 5. We also have two upcoming information sessions we’re hosting on Feb. 4 and Feb. 15 for prospective students.
General info session
Thursday, Feb. 4, noon MST
Zoom link will be posted on the business minor website on the morning of Feb. 4.
Engineering info session
Monday, Feb. 15, 4 p.m. MST
Learn how the Leeds business minor pairs well with engineering majors and careers. Info session open to all CU students, especially those from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Zoom link will be posted on the business minor website on the morning of Feb. 15.
Submit a nomination for UROP's Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
UROP celebrates research and creative mentors with the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, which recognizes CU Boulder faculty supporting students on research and creative projects in all fields of study and creative practice.
Students are encouraged to nominate their mentors regardless of program funding, and UROP welcomes nominations from early stage researchers and creative practitioners. All student nominations will be shared with their mentors after awards are announced in the spring.
To support their work, Mentor Award recipients will have the option to award an assistantship to an eligible undergraduate of their choosing in the next grant cycle.
Nominations due March 26, 2021.
Adult piano lessons offered this spring; prior experience required
Take piano lessons with a piano intern this semester! These lessons are for students, staff or faculty who have had at least three years of previous piano instruction (no exceptions this semester).
The instructors are piano majors in their senior year. No university credit. Professor Alejandro Cremaschi supervises the interns.
Because of COVID-19 limitations, all lessons will happen online. You must have access to a piano or keyboard.
Online study: Play collaborative learning games and earn $30
The Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Computing Lab at CU Boulder invites you to participate in a study of collaboration. You are eligible to participate if you are a CU Boulder student, at least 18 years of age, speak English, do not have significant and uncorrected vision impairments, and have not previously played Physics Playground or a similar game (e.g., Crayon Physics Deluxe, Magic Pen) for more than an hour.
The study will take place over Zoom and will last approximately two hours. You will be compensated with a $30 Amazon gift card.
If you are interested in participating, please contact us at emotivecomputing.cps2@gmail.com for more information.
Paid research study for adults who fear spiders
The CU Boulder Psychology Department is looking for adults aged 18-40 to participate in a study about attitudes towards spiders, which requires looking at various spider stimuli. This is a paid research study that consists of one 4-hour session. You will earn $60 for the completion of this study.
Eligibility criteria:
- 18-40 years of age
- Physically healthy
- Experience significant fear of spiders
- Qualify based on a short online survey
If you're interested, please email alex.kirk@colorado.edu for more information.
Virtual mentorship openings in new CU Science Discovery course
CU Science Discovery is currently recruiting mentors for the newly developed High School Summer Research Fundamentals Course. This two-week program connects highly motivated high school students to STEM research opportunities at CU Boulder and the Anschutz Medical Campus, exposing them to the fundamentals of the scientific research process.
Benefits to acting as a mentor include:
- Provides an opportunity for graduate students and other researchers to gain mentorship experience
- Allows faculty to address Broader Impacts requirements tied to grants
- Mentors will receive $500 in Academic Enrichment Funding
The program will be conducted virtually July 12–23, 2021.
Online asthma survey study opportunity
We are seeking participation in the study “Impact of Pediatric to Adult Health Care Transition on Asthma Outcomes” (COMIRB Protocol #20-1172) through the University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado.
This study will help us learn more about health care transitions in patients with asthma. Pediatric to adult health care transition is the process of getting a teenage patient ready to see an adult doctor. We hope to learn more about how a person’s transition from seeing a pediatric to adult doctor may affect his/her current asthma management.
To qualify for this study you must:
- Be between the ages of 18-30
- Have been diagnosed with asthma by a doctor
If you are interested in participating, you will be asked to complete a 20-minute online survey.
Participation in this study is voluntary. Responses in the survey will remain anonymous and no identifying information will be collected.
If you have any additional questions prior to participating in this study, you can contact Dr. Suzanne Ngo at suzanne.ngo@childrenscolorado.org or 720-777-1369.
Calling all poets
Show off your skills and compete for prizes at the Center for Student Involvement's 18th annual Poetry Slam!
Auditions begin Feb. 15. Email involvement@colorado.edu to sign up.
The Poetry Slam will take place Thursday, March 18, at 7 p.m. MDT.
After-school Shakespeare classes for kids and teens (virtual)
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is offering spring after-school Shakespeare classes, starting Feb. 8. We've been hard at work, re-imagining Zoom classes designed to emphasize teamwork and connection with other students, and with shorter time commitments (three or four-week classes).
Scholarships are available by submitting this form.
Original Practices Workshop: Ages 12–18
Mondays, 5–6:30 p.m., Feb. 8–22 (3 week class)
Supernatural Shakespeare: Ages 8–11
Wednesdays, 4–5:30 p.m., Feb. 24 to March 17 (4 week class)
Playwriting with a Partner: Ages 14–18
Saturdays, 10 to noon, April 3–17 (3 week class)
Apply for UROP student grant funding
UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) encourages CU Boulder undergraduates of all majors to connect with and engage the academic and creative life of the university—and welcomes your applications for student grants ($1,000 to $3,000).
Apply by Friday, Feb. 12 for summer 2021 and/or academic year 2021–22 (fall and spring) funding. Get started today.
Have you left engineering? Research study of Black engineering students’ experiences seeking participants
Black engineering students who are currently or were previously enrolled in engineering are invited to participate in a research study about Black engineering students’ experiences while studying engineering. This study aims to understand the practices, interactions and factors that influence Black engineering students’ decisions to persist/stay in their engineering major and the factors that influence their decisions to leave their engineering major.
The study includes two 1-2 hour interviews designed to understand how students’ perceptions of interactions with peers, staff and faculty within the college of engineering influence Black students’ decisions to stay or switch out of engineering and two follow-up review sessions (one after each interview). The study seeks to account for students’ decisions to stay in their major or switch out of engineering, by understanding how their experience of different kinds of interactions shape their decisions.
This study aims to learn about ways to improve the engineering environment to support the retention of Black engineering students.
Research participants who switched to a major outside of engineering will be compensated with a $20 gift card.
Thank you for considering my request for your participation. Please contact Tanya Ennis by emailing tanya.ennis@colorado.edu to participate.
Win $500! Thompson Awards for Western American Writing—and video
Eleven $500 prizes will be awarded to CU Boulder students in the spring of 2021—one of those winners could be you!
Open to CU Boulder students (graduate and undergraduate) only. See contest rules for full details and eligibility requirements. Entry deadline is March 15.