Buff Bulletin Board

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

 

Do you use campus space scheduling tools? Give feedback to help with improvements

Efforts are underway to create a unified scheduling tool for reserving space on campus to streamline cross-campus collaboration and address the scheduling needs of all students, faculty and staff (both academic and administrative).

Currently, space reservations are made through more than a dozen separately managed scheduling tools. This tool also will provide more accurate data for campus to make better space development decisions.

If you currently use a scheduling tool for reserving space on campus, staff from the Office of the Provost and Student Affairs want to hear your feedback and current challenges. Please contact emina.begovic@colorado.edu by July 14. There will be another opportunity in the fall to offer feedback, as well.

Adults needed for movement research study

The Neuromechanics Lab needs volunteers for a study on arm-reaching behavior.

You must:

  • Be English-speaking
  • Be 25–65-years-old
  • Have no neurological or musculoskeletal disorders
  • Be able to move the arms and hands without difficulty
  • Be able to arrange transportation to CU Boulder campus

This study will involve one day of testing for approximately two hours. All procedures take place in our campus laboratory, Neuromechanics Laboratory, Engineering Center ECSL 1B21. Subjects will be compensated for their participation (up to $50).

Help organize a wildland-urban interface workshop—Fill out the interest form

CU Boulder has a great number of experts conducting research focused on fires at the wildland urban interface (WUI). This research encompasses many aspects of WUI fires, including forecasting across scales, disaster resilience, air and water contamination, and community support.

With the goal of increasing CU Boulder's impact and bringing our research community together, CIRES is planning a workshop focused on wildfire in the WUI research on Sept. 8. If you are interested in participating or are working on fire research, please fill this form by July 10. Organizers then will look at submissions and organize the workshop. 

The Connection is hiring

"The Connection: Work with us"

Located on the first floor of the UMC, The Connection is the place on campus for fun things to do with friends and family! As the only bowling center in Boulder, The Connection features bowling lanes with automatic scoring, billiards tables, video game consoles (Xbox One, PS4, Wii), table tennis and a selection of food and beverages available daily.

The Connection is hiring mechanics, cashiers and a Connection coordinator!

Mechanic | Student Assistant I $15/hour; 8–20 hours per week

The Connection mechanics are a unit of student para-professionals whose primary function is to service, maintain and repair bowling equipment in addition to assisting with maintenance and service needs in and around The Connection facility.

Cashier | Student Assistant I $15/hour; 8–16 hours per week

The Connection cashiers are a unit of student para-professionals whose primary function is to monitor, maintain and provide service to those who attend and use The Connection and all equipment provided. Work in the heart of campus at the only bowling center in Boulder, serving the recreational needs of CU students, faculty, staff and the community.

Connection coordinator | Graduate Student Assistant | Student Assistant IV | $18.20/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.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival hosting summer camps for kids, teens

Teens perform on stage

Got an arts-loving young person in your life?

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival offers summer camps for kids and teens (ages 6–18) on CU Boulder’s campus. Students will rehearse, stage and perform a shortened Shakespeare play (scenes for Sprites). Camp Shakespeare and Shakespeare's Sprites are a fabulous way for kids and teens to explore theater and Shakespeare in a creative and supportive environment.

Visit our website for dates, details, tuition and more.

Giveaway: Free pair of tickets for The Moth in Denver June 15

A Moth QR code

The Moth will hold its GrandSLAM Championships: Big Breaks event in Denver at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 15. (Doors open at 7 p.m.)

The Moth is offering one pair of free tickets in a giveaway for CU Boulder Today readers. Enter to win by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13. The Moth will notify the winner via email by Tuesday, June 13. Activate the QR code here or click on the giveaway form to enter.

Listen as 10 champions from The Moth's open-mic StorySLAM series compete for the title of the Denver GrandSLAM champs. Ten of Denver's finest storytellers will share stories of the unusual, unexpected, occasional, rare and magical. Hosted by Nick Ross, the night’s theme is big breaks. 

The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling.

OIT to enable new email quarantine feature June 6

The Office of Information Technology will be migrating email safety and security technology to Microsoft 365 on Tuesday, June 6. This change will mostly run in the background to improve anti-spam, anti-malware and phishing protection for the CU Boulder campus, but you will start to see notifications that you haven't received before from Microsoft Defender Quarantine.

Read the OIT news story about this change, as well as the Microsoft Defender Quarantine page for additional information and instructions for releasing emails from quarantine.

Graduate and Family Housing waitlist paused

Graduate and Family Housing (GFH) has experienced growing interest and a significant increase in the number of housing applications in recent years. Based on current demand and occupancy, the GFH waitlist has closed to new applicants.

This pause aims to support graduate students currently on the waitlist and set realistic housing expectations for future students, faculty and staff interested in living in GFH apartments. The application will reopen in spring 2024.

Join research study on Mediterranean diet, health

Participants are needed for a research study evaluating foods from the Mediterranean diet. 

You may qualify if you:

  • Are 30–69 years old
  • Have a 25–37 BMI
  • Have high blood sugar, high blood pressure or high cholesterol
  • Have stable medication use
  • Have a relatively low intake of Mediterranean diet-style foods
  • Haven't changed your exercise patterns within the last three months
  • Do not smoke

Participation involves:

  • Monthly visits to the CU Anschutz Medical Campus over a period of 20 weeks
  • Blood, urine and stool sample collections
  • Four 4-week periods with daily consumption of various study foods such as salmon, beef, oatmeal, cheesecake, walnuts, red peppers, avocado and chickpeas

Food and compensation provided. Complete the screener to see if you qualify.

The study will take place in the Clinical and Translational Research Center on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus at 1890 N. Revere Ct., Room 6030, in Aurora.

Stressed? Join paid research study to see if your gut plays a role

Hello world

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how probiotic supplementation impacts your stress levels. This research may help us to better understand factors that support adaptive stress responding. 

You may be eligible for this study if you are:

  • Ages 18 to 45
  • Willing to take a probiotic supplement for approximately two months
  • Not immunosuppressed

Participation includes:

  • One 30-minute in-person visit where you will receive the probiotic/placebo and complete questionnaires
  • Approximately two months of supplementation
  • Completion of periodic brief questionnaires sent via text

Take a brief survey to find out if you’re eligible.

IRB Protocol #: 22-0234 
Questions? Contact Lauren Finkelstein 
lauren.finkelstein@colorado.edu 
970-921-9321 

Modern, furnished Boulder apartment available for summer

Furnished 2 bedroom, 1 full bath apartment in north Boulder currently available through Aug. 1, 2023. Partial months will be considered.

Modern, new complex, new furnishings, balcony, second floor (no elevator), around the corner from restaurants and bakeries. Two bedrooms feature one queen and two twins that stack seamlessly into a single twin. Work area is also provided. Fifteen minute bicycle ride to campus.

Photos provided upon request. Unfortunately not suitable for pets. Strictly non-smoking. Rent is $3,250 per month, utilities included. References, credit check and deposit required. To inquire, please contact north.boulder.sublet@gmail.com.

Get in front of students—Table at the Be Involved Fair Aug. 30

Campus departments and programs are invited to sign up for a table at the Be Involved Fair, a signature Fall Welcome event. Meet thousands of students who are looking for a way to be involved in the coming academic year.

Sign-ups are open through Aug. 13. The fair will take place from 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 30 on Farrand Field.

Become a driver with CU NightRide

CU NightRide is a student-operated program dedicated to meeting the safety needs of CU students, faculty and staff by providing nighttime transportation to support a safe academic and socially responsible environment, both on campus and in the community.

CU NightRide is hiring driver/dispatchers to take calls, coordinate rides and drive within the city of Boulder. We’re looking for students who are confident and safe behind the wheel, friendly, courteous, non-judgmental, caring and skilled at multitasking.

Driver/dispatcher (Student Assistant I)

  • $15 per hour, 10–20 hours/week
  • Flexible schedule
  • Growth opportunities
  • Listen to your own music