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Shakespeare camp for kids ages 9-18 starts Monday; CU Faculty/Staff save $50

Sign up your young Shakespearean to study Shakespeare with Colorado Shakespeare Festival professionals. Working in small groups, students learn about Shakespeare by rehearsing, staging and performing a shortened play on the outdoor Mary Rippon Stage.
Camp Shakespeare is a fabulous way for kids and teens to explore theater and Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment. Students participate in master classes with special guests from the CSF company, including learning the safe way to fight onstage with a stage combat professional.
Tuition includes one ticket to attend CSF's production of "Twelfth Night" on July 21 at 7 p.m.
Scholarships are still available. Visit https://cupresents.org/scholarships-colorado-shakespeare-festival/ to find out more.
Camp Shakespeare (ages 9–18), Session 2
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July 22 to Aug. 9, from 1-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
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Final performance: 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9
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Cost: $925 (CU Faculty and Staff: save $50 with coupon code BUFFCAMP19)
Master bedroom available in Longmont
Intersectionality workshop July 30
Earn $10 for participating in a research study on memory
We are looking for individuals to participate in a research study on memory. The study will take approximately 60 minutes and participants will receive $10 for their time.
Participants must be:
- Between the ages of 18 and 40
- Able to read and speak English
- Have no history of brain injury
- Neurological or psychiatric disorder
- Severe cognitive or psychological problems.
This study is designed to learn more about how well people can control their thoughts, including keeping specific information in mind and removing specific information from their thoughts. Sign up online by visiting, https://ucboulderpaid.sona-systems.com/default.aspx?p_return_experiment_id=493.
Safe Zone: LGBTQ+ allyship workshop July 11

State of Colorado Meet and Confer for FY 2020-21 to be held on July 17
Cognitive Development Center offers fun research projects for kids
The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children from birth to 13 years old, who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies. A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes, and babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.
If you are interested in signing up, please:
- Visit our website: https://www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/help-us-explore-cognitive-development, or
- Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth, and parent contact information (address/phone number/email address), or
- Call us at (303) 492-6389
For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/CognitiveDevelopmentCenter/) and website (www.colorado.edu/cognitivedevelopment/).
Be part of an exciting new study on hearing loss
Graduate School travel grant applications open July 17, close July 18
Applications for grants to help defray travel costs to conferences or meetings outside of Colorado, occurring Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, will open on July 17 at 12:01 a.m. and close on July 18 at 11:59 p.m. Travel grants of $300 are available for domestic travel (including Canada and Mexico) and $500 for international travel. Email graduate.contest@colorado.edu for more information.
Healthy men needed for study on bone density

We are looking for healthy men to participate in a research study on the effects of sleep restriction on bone density.
Study duration:
- One week outpatient and eight-night inpatient stay, with an optional three week additional observation phase
You may qualify if you:
- Are a healthy man aged 20-65 years old
- Habitually sleep 7-9 hours per night
- Have not done shift work in the past year
- Do not currently smoke
Benefits for study volunteers:
- Measurement of bone density and baseline labs
- Meals provided for 2 weeks
- Compensation will be provided
If you are interested in participating in the “SIIB” study (Sleep disruption-Induced Impairments in Bone Formation), email SleepyBoneHead@UCDenver.edu for study details (PI Christine Swanson, MD, MCR, COMIRB # 18-0015).
Paid study on understanding the emotions of others
Scholarship Services is now hiring
Fiscal certification process begins

The annual fiscal certification process is designed to certify the accuracy of the university’s financial statements and the effectiveness of its internal controls. The period covered by the fiscal certification process is the university’s fiscal year 2019, which ran from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.
Please complete your Fiscal Assessment by the due date you were assigned in the July 2, 2019 email.
Questions? Visit the campus controller's webpage or contact Greg Brown at 303-492-9488.
Human Resources closed Friday, July 12
Human Resources will be closed on Friday, July 12, for a professional development retreat. Human Resources includes:
- Compensation & Position Management
- Diversity & Inclusive Excellence
- Employee Relations
- Faculty & Staff Assistance Program
- HR Operations (Records, I-9 Office, Employment Verification)
- HR Service Center
- Organization & Employee Development
- Talent Acquisition
This closure includes the offices located on east campus and the I-9 office located in Regent 1B-29. We will reopen and respond promptly to voicemail and email messages on Monday, July 15. We apologize for the inconvenience.