Why should you consider a cybersecurity career? Cybersecurity is one of the hottest sectors today, with new threats and challenges emerging each day. And with that, there is a huge push being undertaken by both business and education sectors to attract individuals toward a degree and career in cybersecurity. Read more from Office of Information Security.

Also coming up:

• Careers in Cybersecurity webinar at noon Wednesday, Oct. 20, presented by Gretchen Bliss, director of cybersecurity at UCCS
• Cybersecurity Kahoot on Thursday, Oct. 21, at noon

Planning to graduate in December? Mark your calendar for these approaching deadlines. 

Upgrading of the campus Enterprise Database (EDB) service will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages on Sunday, Oct. 24, for many campus services including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.

Journey Leaders help welcome our newest class of CU Buffs to campus. Come meet current and past Journey Leaders, and learn more about the position and application process. We will have fun activities and snacks as well. Bring a friend and come learn more about how you can get involved and become a Journey Leader!

• Wednesday, Oct. 20, 6–7 p.m. in C4C S350
• Thursday, Oct. 28, 6–7 p.m. in C4C S350 

Make the most of your time in Colorado––get 50% off ski bus tickets with discounts sponsored by the Herd Leadership Council.

There are 20 seats reserve per ski bus this winter to provide students with discounted rates to access some of Colorado’s finest ski resorts. Ski bus tickets are $10 each (half off the regular price). Once the 20-seat cap is reached, discounts will no longer be available for that bus. But don't worry—there are multiple buses leaving from three locations on campus November through March.

Sign up for HLC emails to get the monthly ski bus discount codes sent straight to your inbox, now through March 2022. 

CU Boulder is part of a random sample of colleges chosen to participate in the University Faculty Perceptions of Global Warming and Public Health Questionnaire, facilitated by researchers at the University of Florida and Bucknell University. 

You are invited to complete a brief questionnaire about your attitudes toward global warming and public health issues. A goal of this questionnaire is to determine how faculty me​mbers perceive global warming, its effect(s) on their work and the effect of global warming on public health issues.

The questionnaire is short and should take about 15–20 minutes to complete. Begin the survey.

CU's Ink Spot Copy Center in the UMC...

• Offers high-quality, full-service printing and bulk mailing
• Postcards, posters, business cards, envelopes, brochures and more
• Uses recycled and recyclable paper products whenever possible
• Provides campus with sustainable services, staffed with print professionals
• Accepts SpeedTypes and procurement cards in addition to cash, check and personal credit cards
• Send files ahead of time for faster service

Ink Spot Copy Center
UMC, first floor
303-492-7878

Both the Leonard H. Gemmill Engineering, Math & Physics Library, starting Oct. 24, and the Howard B. Waltz Music Library, starting Nov. 7, will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.The Music Library will extend their hours until 8 p.m. on weeknights starting Nov. 1. Read more from University Libraries.

Zoom has announced that beginning Nov. 1, 2021, users will be required to update their Zoom software to ensure it is never more than nine months behind the current version at any given time. Read more from OIT.

Join the All-campus Career & Internship Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13. 

Employers will be recruiting majors including accounting, banking, consulting, government, human services, management, retail, sales, communications and more. CU Boulder students and alumni from all majors, experience levels and backgrounds are welcome to attend this free event.

• Step 1: Complete your Handshake profile
• Step 2: RSVP for the event in Handshake

Students with a completed Handshake profile have a greater chance of being selected for an employer one-on-one. Others will be placed into group conversations.

Graduate students with at least a 20% appointment have access to dental care through the CU Graduate Dental Insurance program. See plan benefits and find a dentist.

Medicare wants to make sure you’re covered, but active employees enrolled in a CU health plan have more to consider before enrolling. Read more on the Employee Services blog.

Join Colorado football on Saturday, Nov. 6, for the annual Homecoming game. Faculty-staff tickets start at $30 and are available here.

Faculty and staff pricing is also available for Buffalo men’s and women’s basketball. Season tickets to men’s start at $202, while season tickets to women’s start at $100.

For more information on all faculty and staff ticket promotions visit cubuffs.com/facultystaff or call the ticket office at 303-492-8337.

Drop-in vaccine clinics are available for staff, faculty and students at Wardenburg Oct. 12, 14 and 15. Available vaccines include: flu, COVID-19, meningitis and MMR.

Faculty and staff can use the Rec Center for free as part of the Health and Wellness Summit Oct. 12–15. Activities include bouldering, ice skating and fitness classes.

For all the emerging threats and news that are cropping up on the horizon, phishing—one of the oldest pain points in cybersecurity—continues to be a threat to individuals and organizations. Here are a few quick best practices and tips for dealing with phishing threats.