Students interested in a career in math, natural sciences or engineering are invited to apply for the Goldwater Scholarship, which pays up to $7,500 toward undergraduate tuition and other educational expenses. 

Students must be current sophomores or juniors and may be eligible if they have an excellent academic record and demonstrated research experience. For more information and advice on the application process, attend the information meeting.

If you go
Tuesday, Sept. 25, 4-5 p.m. 
Norlin Library, Room S-421

Planning to pursue a career in public service? Here’s an opportunity to help fund your graduate studies. 

The Truman foundation is seeking juniors with exceptional leadership potential committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or other public service. This prestigious scholarship provides leadership training, mentorship and up to $30,000 for graduate study. 

Sophomores and juniors: Come hear how to improve your chances at the upcoming info session.

If you go
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 4-5 p.m.
Norlin Library, Room S-421

The University of Colorado announces the position of director of Applied Shakespeare, a professional master’s certificate program that combines the study of Shakespeare plays with immersive experiences at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.  

The interdisciplinary program is run by the Graduate School in coordination with the Department of English, the Department of Theater & Dance and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Get details here.

The advisory committee seeks a tenure-track faculty to serve an initial two-year contract, renewable, to take the program to sustainability. The duties will include:

• Lead the program, including calling the advisory committee, developing a trajectory toward sustainability and handling all inquiries
• Vision strategic planning for program growth, including relaunching the certificate program, developing an MA or MFA, in-house graduate certificate, Massive Open Online Courses, towards an interdisciplinary Center for Applied Shakespeare
• Coordinate online course design, including distance and MOOC courses where applicable
• Lead marketing and recruiting efforts for certificate program, including social media (Facebook, etc.), Mailchimp correspondence (with paid and organic leads), etc.
• Design and manage Applied Shakespeare website
• Serve as primary contact for prospective and admitted Applied Shakespeare students
• Review applications, interview and select students for certificate program in consultation with advisory committee
• Create an MOU between all participating departments and organizations to present to the advisory committee

The position will include $5,000 in summer salary stipend, annually. The appointment will be made through the Graduate School begin in the fall of 2018 and continue for two years.

Applications should include a CV, a brief letter of intent and a short statement of support by the applicant’s chair. Applications are due Oct. 22 and will be reviewed by the advisory committee (Bud Coleman, Wendy Franz, David Glimp, William Kuskin, Tim Orr, Erika Randall and Sue Zemka). Inquiries can be made to any members of the advisory committee. 

Please send complete applications to William Kuskin at william.kuskin@colorado.edu.

This fall, Jack DeBell leaves his current capacity as the CU Recycling Program development director at the CU Environmental Center after 33 years of service to the university. 

Campus members, especially those who have worked with Jack, are cordially invited to wish him well in his retirement.

If you go
Jack DeBell's retirement celebration
Wednesday, Oct. 10, 4–6 p.m.
UMC, Room 235

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Did you know one out of five college students experiences significant emotional difficulties? 

The EMERGE (Examining Milestones in Emotion, Regulation, Growth & Education) study seeks to understand your experience as a first-year student at CU. Earn $20 by completing an online survey sharing your own experiences, thoughts and feelings. To qualify, you must be a first-year CU college student, between the ages of 18-25 and fluent in English.

This research is being conducted by researchers in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB #18-0483) and is conducted as part of a partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Education, the University Exploration and Advising Center, the Center for STEM Learning and the Office of Data Analytics. 

Please contact gruberpeplab@colorado.edu with the subject line “EMERGE Study,” and we will send you a survey link to complete at your convenience.

Additional opportunities to participate in paid research may be available.

The deadline for submitting a response to the Academic Futures report has been extended to the end of business on Friday, Sept. 28. Response papers are particularly designed for groups or units on campus wishing to address a single project or area of recommendations presented by the Committee. Response papers should be no more than two pages in length.

Also, as announced Sept. 17, Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement Bob Boswell granted an extension to the Diversity, Inclusion and Academic Excellence Plan Revising Committee at the Committee’s request. A new fall semester date for the posting of the plan will be announced soon.

CU Boulder Fraternity & Sorority Life would like to introduce you to the newly recognized fraternity community at CU Boulder! Fraternity life is changing nationwide, and recognized chapters will be able to be a part of an innovative movement to shape what fraternity means to CU Boulder. 

Over the course of the next few weeks, our new fraternities will be holding rush events to recruit men who truly want to make a difference at CU Boulder. Because our chapters are new to campus, students who choose to join the recognized chapters will have the ability to shape their chapter culture and influence the development of a soon-to-be CU Interfraternity Council.

To learn more about the campus's new fraternity community, join us to learn more about Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Tau Gamma and Beta Theta Pi at the CU Boulder Fraternity Open House from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, in UMC 235.

The fraternity experience is one that can provide members with a deep connection not only to their chapter but also to our alma mater. It is also an experience that can be different if you choose to join a recognized chapter. We encourage you to visit following websites for more information.

• CU Boulder Fraternity & Sorority Life 
• Beta Theta Pi
• Phi Delta Theta
• Sigma Tau Gamma 

To receive additional outreach, fill out an interest form.

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children ages birth to 12 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. Babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

To sign up, please do one of the following:

• Visit our website.
• Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth and parent contact information (address, phone number, email address).
• Call us at 303-492-6389. 

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page and website.

Human Resources will close at 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 21, for a staff event. This includes the office located on East Campus and the satellite I-9 office located in Regent Hall. We will reopen and respond promptly to voicemail and email messages at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 24. We apologize for the inconvenience.  

The Division of Student Affairs welcomes applications for human resources program manager. With collaboration from student affairs human resources director, the person in this position will recommend strategy on issues of hiring, staffing, unit reorganizations and compensation while ensuring compliance with division, university and state policies and procedures. 

Get more details, and to find the position on the Internal Job Board, follow these instructions:

1. Log in to the employee portal through MyCUInfo. 
2. Click on the navigation icon at the top right of your screen.
3. Click on the CU Resources icon.
4. Under the heading “Business Tools,” click on “CU Boulder: Staff Jobs.” 
5. User the Keyword Search to find this posting number: 13231.

Are you interested in customizing the look and feel of your Canvas course? If so, you might be a great fit to join OIT’s Cidi Labs Design Tools pilot. 

To be a participant, we recommend you have used Canvas for at least one semester prior to spring 2019, that you have time to learn a new tool and provide feedback via surveys and/or in person, and that you plan to use Canvas to teach in spring 2019. Email by Sept. 24 if you're interested.

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