Buff Bulletin Board

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

 

Get $100 with a first or second dose of COVID vaccine

Update Aug. 17: There are no longer any gift card giveaways.

The state of Colorado is offering $100 Walmart gift cards while supplies last to anyone who receives a first or second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a participating state-operated vaccine site. 

Gift cards will be activated 24 hours after vaccination. All eligible locations will offer both Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Select sites also will offer the Moderna vaccine.

See a list of eligible vaccine sites.

Faculty, staff: Fulfill your COVID-19 vaccination requirement for chance to win prizes

All CU Boulder staff and faculty need to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination or file for an exemption in order to complete the COVID-19 vaccine requirement by the Sept. 15, 2021 deadline. Submission instructions are available for faculty and staff.

Faculty and staff who complete the vaccination requirements by the deadline will be entered into a drawing with a chance to win:

  • $1,000 of credit to use at the CU Book Store
  • $1,500 in cash prizes (subject to taxes)
  • Apple Pencils and AirPods
  • CU Buff gear from the CU Book Store
  • Tickets from CU Boulder Athletics

The drawing will take place on Sept. 15.  If you win, you’ll be notified directly by the Pandemic Response Office the week following the drawing.

Join upcoming PERAPlus workshop featuring Roth options

PERA offers both the traditional and Roth retirement options. The CU PERAPlus Workshop – Enrolling in PERAPlus with Roth will help you understand how taxes impact your retirement savings today and in the future.

This webinar will help you decide if PERA Roth or pre-tax retirement tools are best for you.

Join PERA for this workshop from 2 to 3 p.m. on Aug. 26 to help understand whether a pre-tax or post-tax retirement account is best for you.

Selling a home? Join virtual info sessions Aug. 17, Sept. 1

Landed is a company that helps employees in education buy homes and navigate their options for homebuying, including its shared equity down payment program, which provides up to $120,000 toward a down payment.

Looking to sell a home? Landed now offers options for home sales. Join to learn more about how they support educators in the home sale process and provide cash back to sellers. RSVP below.

If you go

Session 1
Tuesday, Aug. 17
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
RSVP

Session 2
Wednesday, Sept. 1
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
RSVP

CSI is hiring student-employees

Center for Student Involvement is hiring!

The Center for Student Involvement (CSI) is CU Boulder’s hub for involvement and leadership opportunities on campus. And it’s a great place to work! There is always something exciting going on, an awesome event being planned and a fun working environment. To be a part of––and gain exceptional leadership and job experience––join the CSI team!

CSI is currently hiring students for the following positions:

  • Accounting student assistant
  • DSCC event planner
  • Senior event planner
  • Student Organization assistant

Participate in a paid study on bipolar disorder

Diagnosed with bipolar disorder? Interested in your moods and brain? Want a picture of your brain? Participate in a paid study to understand your own emotions and the emotions of others here on campus in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB#17-0358)!

Study includes some or all of the following parts:

  • Visit(s) 1 and 1.5 – Behavioral Lab Tasks: Interview about thoughts and feelings, physiological monitoring (heart rate), computer tasks, questionnaires (2–3 hours each; $20 per hour)
  • Visit 2 – fMRI Scan: View videos and pictures, and think about emotions while in a brain imaging scanner, computer tasks, questionnaires (2 hours; $25 per hour and picture of your brain)
  • Opportunities to participate in paid follow-up surveys may also be available.

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 55 years old. Please fill out a brief survey to apply.

Have a question? Please email gruberpeplab@colorado.edu with the subject line “MASC Bipolar Study” or give us a call at 303-735-7547.

Piano lessons for children and teens

child playing piano

The CU Youth Piano Program offers piano lessons for the fall 2021. All levels and ages are welcome!

Details about the program:

  • Ages 6–18
  • Students register for 14 lessons each semester. Lessons can be online or in-person.
  • Instructors are graduate teachers––piano majors in the master's or doctoral program who love teaching kids!
  • Options of 30, 45 or 60 minutes per week.
  • Scheduling is flexible depending on child and instructor availability, with the option of skipping some weeks (because of travel, etc.).
  • Lessons start after Aug. 23.
  • All levels of experience welcome.

Learn more or fill out the inquiry form.

The Ink Spot is here to serve your printing and mailing needs

Now open in the University Memorial Center, the Ink Spot is here to serve your printing and mailing needs!

The Ink Spot offers a variety of print services including printing, binding, lamination, foam-core, wide-format printing and more. Orders may be submitted in-person at the Ink Spot or online through the Imaging Services website or eprint@colorado.edu.

If you need assistance creating a print-ready PDF, need to request a quote or have any printing questions, please email eprint@colorado.edu or call 303-492-7878.

Bulk mail services are also available at the Ink Spot. For questions or to schedule a mailing please call 303-492-4667.

Biden administration extends student loan pause until Jan. 31, 2022

On Aug. 6, the U.S. Department of Education announced a final extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest and collections until Jan. 31, 2022. The department believes this additional time and a definitive end date will allow borrowers to plan for the resumption of payments and reduce the risk of delinquency and defaults after restart. The department will continue its work to transition borrowers smoothly back into repayment, including by improving student loan servicing.

The department will begin notifying borrowers about this final extension in the coming days, and it will release resources and information about how to plan for payment restart as the end of the pause approaches.