Buff Bulletin Board

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

 

Don’t forget to register for Buffs Back Together prize drawings

The Buffs Back Together Recognition Event is Wednesday, Aug. 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Farrand Field. The event is open to all faculty, staff and graduate students and provides a chance to reconnect with friends and colleagues as we begin the new academic year. Buffs Back Together will feature complimentary food and beverage, as well as dessert options from Sweet Cow Ice Cream, Kona Ice and Nothing Bundt Cakes. Activities include yard games, aromatherapy, smoothie bikes, canine companions and more!

Prize drawings will include tickets to football games, concerts, events and shows at the planetarium, as well as lots of CU gear. You must register to be eligible to win––and registration closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10.

Winners will be announced throughout the event and you do not need to be present at the time of the drawing to win.

Get tips for helping students with course materials

The CU Book Store is open and ready to assist students with their course material needs. The textbook department is closed to in-person shopping; all textbooks must be ordered through the CU Book Store website. Students may also place a textbook order in-store and shop for school supplies, technology, and Buff Gear in-store or online.

Students just need their IdentiKey to place a textbook order and will receive free ground shipping on orders of $75 or more through September, or they may pick up their orders in-store. Please check store hours for in-person pick-up.

If you or a student have questions or need assistance, contact the CU Book Store via live chatemail or call 303-492-7089.

Apply to win up to $125K in funding at CU Boulder's Lab Venture Challenge

Lab Venture Challenge winner

Venture Partners and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (through the Advanced Industry Program) fund the university's top innovations that address a commercial need, have a clear path to a compelling market and strong scientific support, via the Lab Venture Challenge program. The program culminates in a final showcase, to take place Nov. 3–4.

Learn more and apply by Aug. 24.

Call for applications: Conference on World Affairs student board seat

Hello world

The CU Boulder Conference on World Affairs welcomes applications for a 2021–22 CU student board member vacancy. All CU Boulder undergraduate or graduate students are welcome to apply.

The CWA Board consists of 10 members: four people appointed annually by the Chancellor’s Office, including the Faculty Director and three from among current university faculty and staff serving at least half-time; four people from the Boulder community, of which one will be the community outreach chair and one will be the community program chair (or designee); and the remaining two members will be elected by the Program Committee; and two CU Boulder students selected by the CWA Board.

For a list of current board members, visit the CWA Board webpage.

Conference on World Affairs mission

Through a collaboration that strengthens the relationship between CU Boulder and the Boulder community, continue to provide a high quality, financially sustainable opportunity to interact with experts in a wide array of subjects related to world affairs. We aim to foster a deeper understanding of issues to benefit students, faculty, staff, the Boulder community and the people of Colorado.

Board description

The board has authority to make determinations with respect to policy and strategy, consistent with the Conference Strategic Plan and policies and procedures of the university. The full CWA governance structure and bylaws, and details regarding the role of the board in CWA governance, can be found on the CWA website. The full CWA strategic plan also can be found on the CWA website.

Review the full CWA Board job description and board responsibilities and to view other board documents on the CWA Board webpage.

If you are a CU undergraduate or graduate student interested in serving on the CWA Board, please apply at the link below by EOD Friday, Aug. 16. If you have any questions please contact the CWA office at cwapress@colorado.edu. 

Find the complete job description and complete the application.

Seeking subjects for study investigating improvements in manual dexterity

The Neurophysiology of Human Movement Lab is looking for healthy adults ages 60–89 years to participate in a research study investigating the effects of manual dexterity training on the health of the neuromuscular system. 

The study involves nine separate visits to our lab (one visit: 30 minutes, two visits: 2 hours each, six visits: 1 hour each) over three weeks total on the CU Boulder Main Campus, for which subjects will be paid $120.  

If interested, please call 402-310-7298 or email taylor.tvrdy@colorado.edu and reference the manual dexterity study.
 

Referral bonuses available to CU staff

Chip the Buffalo holding a sign that says 'Join our team'

The division of Infrastructure and Sustainability has several open positions, and we need your help recruiting. If you know anyone who might be interested in applying for one (or more) of the positions listed below, please encourage them to apply. Be sure they include your name on the application so you get the referral bonus after they complete the time period listed below.

  • Buff Bus Drivers ($500 referral bonus after 6 months of employment)
  • Groundskeepers ($200 referral bonus after 3 months of employment)
  • Custodians ($200 referral bonus after 3 months of employment)

Get details.

Nominate an outstanding leader for the Excellence in Leadership Award

Consider recognizing the contributions of an alumnus of the Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP). Nominations for the Excellence in Leadership Award are being requested until Aug. 31. All alums of the ELP, who are currently working at the University of Colorado, are eligible to be nominated. Self-nominations will not be accepted.

ELP is a university-wide program for faculty and staff. It is designed to identify top talent at the university and support them in enhancing their leadership skills and their knowledge about CU. The program creates a cohort of leaders who can successfully address the key challenges of a dynamic university.

The Excellence in Leadership Award recognizes an ELP alumnus who has shown exemplary leadership at the university in one or more areas:

  • Leadership of organizations, departments or teams
  • Leadership of projects, programs and/or research
  • Fiscal management and/or fundraising
  • Student instruction

The award recipient and the nominator will be recognized at the Excellence in Leadership Luncheon and Lecture on Nov. 19 at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel.

Nomination details

Nominations will be accepted from any University of Colorado employee who has worked or is working with the nominee. A list of all ELP graduates, the nomination form, and past award recipients are available on the ELP nomination page.

The award is open to ELP alumni who are currently working at the University of Colorado.

Submit the nomination form on the Employee Services website. The deadline to submit a nomination is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31.

If you have questions, please contact elp@cu.edu.

All employees must certify their leave in the portal by Aug. 31

Each year, per Board of Regents Policy 11-E, the University of Colorado asks employees who use My Leave to verify the accuracy of their sick and vacation leave in the employee portal. This helps ensure all employee’s leave balances are accurate each year.

To get started, visit our Leave Certification page for directions to certify your leave in the portal and steps for supervisors to verify their  direct reports’ leave certifications. Screenshots can be found on the webpage.

Verifying your leave

To check your Leave Certification balance against figures in My Leave, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your employee portal (https://my.cu.edu/).
  2. Choose My Info and Pay from the drop-down menu at the top center of the page.
  3. Select the Leave Balances tile.
  4. Review figures in the Leave Balance row.
    • Please note: Those who have multiple university roles, and thus multiple benefits records, can navigate between leave balance charts for each role. Click the Next and Previous buttons below the chart.
    • Make note of your Leave Balance figures for each leave type (vacation, sick, etc.)
  5. Select My Info and Pay at the top left of the page to return to the tile menu.
  6. Select the Annual Leave Certification tile.
  7. Compare the leave balances you wrote down from the Leave Balances tile’s “Ending Balance” column in the Annual Leave Certification. If these figures match, you can certify your leave. 

If your balances do not match or you have additional questions, please contact your department’s payroll liaison. Annual Leave Certifications must be submitted by Aug. 31. 

Thank you for ensuring your balances are up-to-date and accurate!

Anthony Pham promoted to head women's tennis coach

Anthony Nguyen Pham

The University of Colorado has promoted associate head coach Anthony Pham into the head women's tennis coaching position, athletic director Rick George announced Monday.

Pham, 39, had taken over as interim head coach on July 1, replacing Danielle Steinberg, who resigned due to family reasons. Pham had been serving as associate head coach since February, coming to CU from the University of Wisconsin where he was the associate head coach.

CU places 95 on 2020–21 spring Pac-12 academic honor roll

Colorado Athletics logo and the Flatirons

The University of Colorado athletic department placed 95 student-athletes on the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, the conference announced Thursday.
 
CU's honorees hailed from men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, skiing, lacrosse and tennis. The lacrosse team placed 27 student-athletes on the team, while the women's track and field and ski teams each had 19. The men's track and field team recorded 12 honorees and was followed by women's golf (seven), men's golf (six) and tennis (five).