Buff Bulletin Board

The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.

 

ALTEC registration open: Learn American Sign Language, Arabic, Spanish and more!

ALTEC’s language classes are back! Whether you want to be a part of the multilingual community at work or become a more confident international traveler, learning a language is an excellent next step.

Our remote, non-credit classes feature Arabic, American Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. Recommit to language learning without the stress but with all the fun.

Register now to take a language class this fall. All classes are taught remotely via Zoom and meet live twice a week for an hour and 15 minutes. Fall courses begin Sept. 11 and conclude Nov. 3.

Current CU affiliates’ tuition rate: $225 per course
Community members’ tuition rate: $275 per course

Prospective students with financial barriers can apply for a scholarship by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 8.

Apply for Volunteer Placement Program starting Aug. 18

Volunteer Placement Program

Looking for an ongoing volunteer experience that will challenge you to grow and learn as an active member of the Boulder community? Apply for the Volunteer Placement Program!

Here’s how:

  1. Apply for the program by noon Sept. 10.
  2. Get matched with a community partner based on your interests and skills.
  3. Accept a placement.
  4. Commit to direct service for 30 total hours during the semester.

Learn about the community need you are serving. Make a direct impact, expand your network, learn new skills and make friends!

Applications open Aug. 18.

Buff Info closed for training Aug. 16

Buff Info will be closed on Wednesday, Aug. 16, for a staff training. No calls, emails or chats will be responded to on this day. Users may still submit a message to the team, and all messages will be reviewed and responded to by Buff Info staff starting on Thursday, Aug. 17, when normal Buff Info operating hours resume.

Join a paid study on technology and teamwork

The SHINE Lab is seeking participants for a paid study investigating how technology affects teams performing tasks. The experiment will take approximately 1.5 hours. The study uses non-invasive sensors to measure brain and physiological activity while participants complete a task in teams of two.

Participants will be compensated $30 with an additional bonus of up to $40 based on task performance (up to $70 total).

If you are interested in participating, please email shinelabstudy@gmail.com for more information, or schedule a slot.

Nominate a coworker for the UCSC Staff Excellence Awards by Sept. 6

Do you know a rock star staff member who regularly makes an outsized contribution to the University of Colorado? Recognize their efforts by nominating them for the University of Colorado Staff Council (UCSC) Staff Excellence Awards.

UCSC recognizes staff members who have gone above and beyond their job duties, have surpassed expectations and embody what makes CU excellent. All CU staff members, including classified and university staff, are eligible to be nominated for this prestigious award.

Each winner will receive a $250 award presented by a member of each campus’s leadership at the Staff Excellence Award Event on Oct. 6. Each awardee, their nominators and one guest will be invited to join the awards ceremony to be held at the Hilton Denver Inverness.

Deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Sept. 6. Winners will be notified in mid-September. For more information and questions, please email rachel.dardenne@cu.edu.

Apply for a graduate student government executive position

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.

Moving? How to properly dispose of things you no longer want

Black and blue trash bins

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.

Join paid EEG study on language comprehension

Paid psychology research with QR code

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

Notification of filming on campus now through fall semester

Coach Prime film image.

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. 

Applications now open for Lab Venture Challenge

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

Nominations due Sept. 1 for honorary degrees, university medals, distinguished service awards

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.

The Connection hiring a graduate student assistant

Work with us

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.