Buff Bulletin Board

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

 

Student Arts Program accepting submissions

Ready to show off your creativity?

The Student Arts Program wants your original artwork! CU Boulder students can have their art displayed in the UMC for everyone to see. We accept art in the following media: painting, drawing, textiles, printing, photography, film and technology. No matter your style or experience, your work is welcome!

Submit your art by Jan. 23 for a chance to win awards and get noticed on campus!

Compost your pumpkins at the GROC

It's pumpkin carving time! Your Facilities Management pals are providing a bin to collect your food-only pumpkin scraps, so we can compost them rather than have them go to the landfill and create methane. 

Find the bin at the entrance gate of the Grounds and Recycling Operations Center (GROC) building, 1060 Regent Drive.

CU Boulder Scholarship Application now opens Dec. 1

The CU Boulder Scholarship Application for the 2026–27 school year will open on Dec. 1, 2025. The application, which previously opened in November, allows undergraduate, graduate, first-year, continuing and transfer students to apply for multiple scholarships.

Stampede event on campus instead of Pearl Street Oct. 31

In celebration of CU Homecoming 2025, the Friday night Stampede parade and pep rally is coming to the CU Boulder campus instead of being held on Pearl Street in downtown Boulder. The festivities are part of Homecoming events that are taking place throughout the week, culminating with the football game against Arizona on Saturday at 5 p.m.  

Beginning at 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Oct. 31, the Stampede parade will leave Farrand Field and travel down 18th Street to Colorado Avenue before ending at Duane Field. This year’s grand marshal is Buffs iconic superfan Peggy Coppom!

The best place to watch the parade will be at the bend where 18th meets Colorado.  

After the parade, beginning at 7 p.m., fans can join Peggy, Coach Prime, football players, Chip and CU Spirit for a Homecoming pep rally at Duane Field. The inaugural Homecoming court will also be introduced.   

Both the parade and pep rally are free, so come show your CU spirit and support the Buffs before their game on Saturday.

If you go

What: 2025 Homecoming Parade & Pep Rally
When: Friday, Oct. 31, 6:30–8 p.m.   
Where: Parade begins at Farrand Field and ends at Duane Field, where the pep rally will take place.   
Parking: Campus visitors parking

Get ready to vote

Nov. 4 is Election Day! You may register to vote and vote up to and including Election Day. Vote by 7 p.m. at a vote center:

  • UMC Vote Center: Open now including Saturday hours
  • Ballot dropboxes: Utilize any official ballot dropbox in Colorado or the two on CU’s campus: UMC (south side of the building on Euclid) or Williams Village (bus lane)

Voting in person

Register to vote, vote, request a replacement ballot or use ballot-to-go at the UMC Vote Center.

  • Now open daily: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 1: 9 a.m.–1 p.m.
  • Monday, Nov. 3: 8 a.m.–6 p.m.
  • Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4: 7 a.m.–7 p.m.

Returning your mail ballot

Colorado voters can return their mail ballot to any official ballot dropbox in Colorado, including Boulder County’s ballot dropboxes. Ballots must be dropped in a ballot box by 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. Voters also may drop off their ballot to a vote center.

CU Boulder dropbox locations:

  • UMC (south side of the building right off Euclid)
  • Williams Village (bus lane)

Find additional Boulder County locations or statewide locations.

Students from another Colorado county

Students have options for where to register to vote and may wish to register to vote in Boulder County. Visit the Student Voting Guideline page for more information. Anyone may register to vote or make updates to their voter registration and vote up to and including Election Day.

If students want to remain registered at their home address in another Colorado county but missed the deadline to request a mail ballot be sent to their local CU address, they may vote in the UMC but will only have statewide races on their ballot (and not see any local races—Boulder County Elections cannot print a ballot that contains local races for other counties).

Out-of-state students

You have the option of voting in Boulder County or your home state (find absentee ballot deadlines in other states). To vote in Boulder County, you may register and vote in person at the vote center in the UMC using your Buff OneCard. Visit the Student Voting Guideline page for more information.

If you have an out-of-state ballot, please make sure to return your ballot in time to your home state.

Election tours

Boulder County Elections is hosting ballot processing tours on Wednesday, Oct. 29, and Monday, Nov. 3. Get the behind-the-scenes look at what happens to your ballot after you vote!

Tours take about 30–45 minutes depending on questions. Tour attendees get to see the journey of a ballot, how signatures on mail ballots are verified, all the steps in place to maintain accuracy and security, and how Boulder County Elections keeps everyone’s vote anonymous. Get details and RSVP.

Can’t make a tour? Check out our YouTube channel for a virtual ballot processing tour, security videos and more (and subscribe while there).

Questions?

Never hesitate to ask! Call 303-413-7740, email vote@bouldercounty.gov, or find us on social media (Boulder County Clerk / Elections).

Shape your future: Work in Student Life

Working on campus is a great way for students to gain professional experience and discover new passions. Through your student job, you may learn that you enjoy working one-on-one with others or that your natural strengths work well for certain roles (like event planning or mentorship). Whatever department you work in, your student job can help you explore career paths, build your resume and shape your future.

Virtual student-led practice session Nov. 3

You're invited to a virtual student-led practice session

Join the Renée Crown Wellness Institute for a virtual student-led practice session on Monday, Nov. 3. 

Take a 45-minute pause in your day to connect, recharge and practice alongside peers and students across universities. Stop in, whether you’re looking for inspiration, grounding or simply a way to connect with others! 

Road and area closures during the Homecoming parade

Map of the Homecoming parade route

The CU Boulder Homecoming parade will take place on Friday, Oct. 31, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Street closures will begin at 5:30 p.m. and reopen after the pep rally, around 8 p.m.

The route runs from Farrand Field to Duane Field, with closures to vehicle traffic and parking, including: Wardenburg Drive, Baker Drive, 18th Street from Euclid to Colorado Avenue, Colorado Avenue from 18th Street to the football stadium and Colorado Avenue between 18th Street and Broadway.

There will be rerouting for both the Williams Village (WV) and Stampede Buff Bus routes on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m.

Spectators are invited to walk to Duane Field after the floats pass by for the pep rally.

Looking for magicians!

I am an event coordinator on campus and am interested in planning an event where we can have a paid student magician come and perform some strolling/close-up magic. It will be pretty low-key and one to three hours max, depending on your availability.

Application deadline Oct. 29: Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop

Hello world
Do you have an innovation that could make a difference? Whether a researcher, entrepreneur, inventor or problem solver, the Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop at Venture Partners CU Boulder can help you transform your concept into a successful venture. Offered as part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Hub West, this workshop is for anyone from a research or community institution—not just CU—motivated to bring their ideas to life, secure funding and create lasting impact. Over three weeks, gain a deeper understanding of the commercialization process, test your ideas with real potential customers and accelerate your journey toward bringing your idea to market.

Seeking study participants for Mars Rover Mission

The SHINE Lab at CU Boulder is recruiting teams for a cognitive neuroscientific study about processing limited information during a Mars Rover Mission. Our goal is to understand how different brain systems relate to behavioral performance and to psychological concepts measured by self-report measures. 

As a participant, you will wear a mesh cap on your head that has light optodes attached to it that measure changes in blood flow (functional near infrared spectroscopy). It lasts approximately three hours, and you will receive compensation for your participation. 

Who can join this study: 

  • You are between 18-65 years old 
  • You can speak and read English 
  • Comfortability and familiarity with using computers
  • Comfortable and able to communicate via email, text message or phone

Who can't join:  

  • Those without alternatives to glasses
  • History of seizure disorder, epilepsy, convulsions or increased intracranial pressure
  • History of psychiatric illness or head injury in the last six months
  • Those who are pregnant, planning pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Unable or unwilling to meet study attendance requirements
  • Those who have consumed alcohol or recreational drugs in the last 12 hours 

Where:
Center for Innovation and Creativity (CINC), Room 184E*  
1777 Exposition Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 
*This room is inaccessible without a key, so someone will meet you in the lobby. 

Sign up here.

Low-cost therapy for students, faculty, staff, community members

CU Raimy Clinic logo

Struggling with anxiety or depression? Feeling down, hopeless, or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Low-cost therapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic for individuals residing in Colorado.

Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty, as well as family members of full-time staff or faculty. Openings for new clients are available now. Email or call now to start the intake process.

For more information, please call our clinic coordinator, Pia Sellery, at 303-492-5177, email raimy@colorado.edu, or visit our website.

Campus Decarbonization Visioning & Alignment workshop

The campus has sustainability goals, outlined in its Climate Action Plan, to reduce emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve zero emissions by 2050. Decarbonization of the campus heating system is the signature project of that commitment. 

Student attendance is requested at this campus decarbonization Visioning & Alignment workshop session with the engineering firm Salas O’Brien and the CUSG Eboard to build momentum and transparency with student stakeholders. No experience is needed, all majors are welcome.

Recruiting participants for a flu vaccine and behavior experiment

Hello world

Who's eligible

  • Healthy people in the Boulder community
  • Ages 18-45
  • Must be able to receive flu vaccine and blood draws
  • Haven't received a flu shot in the past six months

What do I have to do?

  • Two visits on the CU Boulder campus (approximately two hours total)
  • Get a flu vaccine or a placebo, complete questionnaires and behavioral tasks (participants who get a placebo during the experiment will be given a choice to receive the vaccine after the study)
  • Provide two saliva and two blood samples

Compensation

  • Earn up to $90
  • Mailed check after completion

Apply now, or scan the QR code in the poster to apply. Answer pre-screening questions and, if eligible, provide your contact information.

Social Psychoneuroimmunology Lab
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
University of Colorado Boulder