Faculty or staff employed on the CU Boulder campus, Boulder campus retirees and employees of university system offices in Boulder are eligible for membership.

From Saturday, Sept 10, to Friday, Sept. 23, the intersection of 30th Street and Colorado will be closed in all directions to pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles as the city’s transformative underpass project progresses. Community members are encouraged to avoid this area during this closure period.

The planned closure is part of ongoing work on the 30th Street and Colorado Avenue Underpass Project. The roadwork is planned to minimize the impact on students, faculty, staff and visitors.

View the project detour map for various pedestrian, bicycle and alternate vehicular routes while the work is being performed. Crews will be completing scheduled work that cannot be done with live traffic.

The project is a critical part of the city’s Core Arterial Network (CAN) effort and also aligns with CU Boulder and city planning efforts such as CU Boulder Master Plan (2021) and CU Transportation Master Plan (2020). These strategic efforts identified the need for improvements to safety, separation of travel, and reduction in conflict points and severe crashes at the intersection.

In addition to improving campus and community connectivity, the underpass will provide drainage and structural improvements. The project is scheduled for completion in early 2023.

Buff Bus impacts

Members of our CU Boulder community who are commuting from East Campus can still use the Stampede Bus, though construction delays on the route are likely and the route will be detoured during non-peak hours. The regular Route S - Stampede will continue to operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (approximately 15 minutes between buses). After 5 p.m., the Stampede will be following detoured route S.

Residents from Williams Village can continue to use Buff Bus detour route WL. The detour route will run on the regular schedule: Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–3 p.m. (approx. 12 mins between buses). After 3 p.m., detour Route W will provide service.

For more details about bus schedule impacts and route detour map, visit our Buff Bus webpage.

Questions about the city’s 30th and Colorado Underpass project can be sent to popen@bouldercolorado.gov.

Outdoor Pursuits is a gateway for students to experience the great outdoors. This is accomplished through the development of an inclusive environment and community-promoting skill-building for a variety of outdoor recreational activities, environmental awareness and appreciation of nature.

Peer Wellness Coaching is a free service available to CU Boulder students to help students set and achieve their wellness goals. Coaches are students who are trained to help students looking to optimize their personal health and wellness or make meaningful changes in their lives. Peer wellness coaches listen and work one-on-one with students to set wellness goals and connect to the resources to achieve their goals.

Being a peer note-taker gives you an opportunity to gain volunteer service hours in addition to receiving a gift card to the CU Book Store.

To register, please complete the registration form. You will need to sign in with your CU Google account (@colorado.edu) to complete the form. If needed, you will hear back from Disability Services after you submit with next steps and an invitation to the internal platform Accommodate Portal, where you will post notes.

After successfully providing notes throughout the semester, you will receive a CU Book Store gift card as a token of appreciation for your service. Learn more about guidelines and expectations.

UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project timeline to participate in this year's Sidewalk Symposium by creating colorful visual presentations of their projects using nothing but chalk. Applications to participate will be reviewed for compliance with university policy and suitability for the event.

Learn more and apply to participate!

Editor's note: The submission deadline has been extended from Aug. 19 to Sept. 9.

This year's event will be hybrid, offering participants opportunities to attend fascinating and informative virtual presentations and panels as well as experience in-person discussions and activities. This year’s summit theme is Power of Play. The focus is on how play can enhance our daily experience, impacts our mind, body and spirit, and have positive outcomes on our relationships and work.

We ask that programs be engaging, interactive, and that each attendee leave with tangible information that includes tips, skills and/or information to access services. We are soliciting program proposals that align with our overall theme, as well as the eight dimensions of wellness.

Please complete the form as soon as possible. The final deadline for submissions is Sept. 9. Should you have any questions or comments, please email wellness@colorado.edu.

Medical Services offers a variety of services for pain relief, relaxation, wellness and more. See what's available and make an appointment for your self-care.

Graduate students with appointments of 20% or greater are covered under the Graduate Student Dental Insurance Plan.

There is a difference between the dental coverage that is included under the Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) and the Graduate Student Dental Insurance Plan that is provided as a benefit of being on a graduate appointment.

The general public, including the CU Boulder community, has the opportunity to comment on newly proposed Title IX regulations that the CU system office updated the campuses on in June.

The deadline to comment is 11:59 p.m. EDT on Sept. 12, and all comments should be sent directly to the U.S. Department of Education. All comments are considered public and will be posted online once the Department of Education has reviewed them.

Additionally, throughout the course of this year, the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance will be providing engagement opportunities for students, staff, faculty and other campus leaders and stakeholders to review the proposed regulations in order provide feedback to the system-wide Title IX working group as the university moves into the implementation phase.

As we begin a new academic year, the CU system Office of Information Security would like to remind everyone about the importance of protecting your CU email and online accounts.

Registration for the Anderson Language and Technology Center’s (ALTEC) remote, non-credit language classes for adults worldwide is open!

CU system faculty, staff and students receive a 20% discount for one of ALTEC's 8–10 week cohorts in American Sign Language, Arabic, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, French, German or Japanese. Classes begin Sept. 12, but the possibilities start now—enroll today!

For more information and to register, visit the ALTEC website.

Not sure which language you want to take? No problem! Consider ALTEC’s free Foundations course to learn the basics in seven languages through Canvas. Online on your time!

Much of the software you will use as a student is available to you at no cost or specially reduced rates through OIT’s Software Catalog. Find out how to get Microsoft Office at no cost, and Adobe Creative Cloud and SPSS at significantly reduced prices.

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:

• Apply for the program by Sept. 30
• Get matched with a community partner based on your interests and skills
• Accept a placement
• Commit to volunteering approximately three hours per week or 30 hours total during the semester
• Attend the Check in and Reflection Dinner on Nov. 3

As we welcome students back to campus, consider giving public transportation a try! There are continuous efforts to improve how we interact with our campus. For example, our CU Boulder community has free Eco-Pass access, allowing you to take advantage of local and regional RTD routes. Transit plays a pivotal role in our community and supports the university’s sustainability goals. Take a ride!

In an effort to promote public transportation, RTD has launched Zero Fare for Better Air. The initiative is collaborative, statewide, and designed to reduce ground-level ozone by increasing the use of public transit. Learn more about the initiative here.

New for this year, the Lyons Flyer will provide free transportation along U.S. 36 between Lyons and Boulder. Buses have provisions for bike racks and dogs. Masks are optional. View the schedule here.