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The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.
Angry Horse Eatery in Superior is now hosting watch parties for CU Boulder sports. Join us this Saturday, Oct. 23, for great food, great drinks and a great time––with special happy hour offers for CU fans during the game.
Why should you consider a cybersecurity career? Cybersecurity is one of the hottest sectors today, with new threats and challenges emerging each day. And with that, there is a huge push being undertaken by both business and education sectors to attract individuals toward a degree and career in cybersecurity. Read more from Office of Information Security.
Also coming up:
Upgrading of the campus Enterprise Database (EDB) service will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages on Sunday, Oct. 24, for many campus services including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.
Journey Leaders help welcome our newest class of CU Buffs to campus. Come meet current and past Journey Leaders, and learn more about the position and application process. We will have fun activities and snacks as well. Bring a friend and come learn more about how you can get involved and become a Journey Leader!
Make the most of your time in Colorado––get 50% off ski bus tickets with discounts sponsored by the Herd Leadership Council.
There are 20 seats reserve per ski bus this winter to provide students with discounted rates to access some of Colorado’s finest ski resorts. Ski bus tickets are $10 each (half off the regular price). Once the 20-seat cap is reached, discounts will no longer be available for that bus. But don't worry—there are multiple buses leaving from three locations on campus November through March.
Sign up for HLC emails to get the monthly ski bus discount codes sent straight to your inbox, now through March 2022.
Both the Leonard H. Gemmill Engineering, Math & Physics Library, starting Oct. 24, and the Howard B. Waltz Music Library, starting Nov. 7, will be open from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.The Music Library will extend their hours until 8 p.m. on weeknights starting Nov. 1. Read more from University Libraries.
Zoom has announced that beginning Nov. 1, 2021, users will be required to update their Zoom software to ensure it is never more than nine months behind the current version at any given time. Read more from OIT.
Join the All-campus Career & Internship Fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13.
Employers will be recruiting majors including accounting, banking, consulting, government, human services, management, retail, sales, communications and more. CU Boulder students and alumni from all majors, experience levels and backgrounds are welcome to attend this free event.
Students with a completed Handshake profile have a greater chance of being selected for an employer one-on-one. Others will be placed into group conversations.
Drop-in vaccine clinics are available for staff, faculty and students at Wardenburg Oct. 12, 14 and 15. Available vaccines include: flu, COVID-19, meningitis and MMR.
Faculty and staff can use the Rec Center for free as part of the Health and Wellness Summit Oct. 12–15. Activities include bouldering, ice skating and fitness classes.
For all the emerging threats and news that are cropping up on the horizon, phishing—one of the oldest pain points in cybersecurity—continues to be a threat to individuals and organizations. Here are a few quick best practices and tips for dealing with phishing threats.
The Distinguished Speakers Board (DSB) will host professional climber and TV host Alex Honnold at Macky Auditorium on Monday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m.
Tickets will be available starting Monday, Oct. 11. Student, faculty and staff tickets will be available in person at the University Memorial Center (UMC) in the Alferd Packer Grill area. Limited general public tickets will be available via Eventbrite starting Monday, Oct. 11.
Students: $2, available in person at the UMC
Faculty/staff: $10, available in person at the UMC
General public: $15, via Eventbrite (tickets for the general public are sold out)
Being cyber smart is one of the best ways to protect yourself and others from cybercriminals. Learn these terms and increase your cyber smart IQ.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Each week the system Office of Information Security will publish a new article related to the week's theme.
The Buff Techs’ troubleshooting and diagnostics services for university and personally owned computing devices are once again available in the Norlin Commons. The Buff Techs currently provide both in-person and online appointments. Get details from OIT.
Are you interested in the earth and environmental sciences?
Are you an undergraduate student who identifies as a woman?
Are you interested in participating in a successful national scale mentorship program?
The program offers students the opportunity to meet peers from regional universities with similar interests, learn more about careers in earth and environmental sciences and expand their professional networks.
Complete this five-minute online application to get involved: https://progress.colostate.edu/workshop_signup/
What you will receive:
This is a unique opportunity that will not be offered again until 2023. Your professors are not involved. Your participation will have no bearing on your course grade or credit. Your application will be confidential.
This project is funded by the National Science Foundation (award numbers: 2013318, 2013333, 2013323, 2013312, 2013326).
For questions, please contact us at progressgeoscience@gmail.com.
National Voter Education Week takes place Oct. 4–8. Make your plan to vote on Nov. 2.
Here is a suggested plan for the week:
See Student Voting Guidelines for more info and how to register your residence hall address correctly.
Colorado voters are automatically sent ballots in the mail, but if you are registered in another state, check to see if they are having an election this fall and make sure you request to be an absentee voter.
If voting in Boulder County, check out their 2021 Election Information page for all the pertinent dates and details. If voting from another Colorado county, check out this page to find your county to seek out local information. And, if from another state, vote.gov is a great starting place.
If voting in Colorado, you can pull up a copy of your sample ballot here and click on “view my sample ballot.” And just like that, you are ahead of the game!
The 2020 election saw unprecedented levels of mis- and disinformation. National and state election experts expect that trend to continue. Please be aware and always seek out or check information against official and trusted sources of election information, such as your local county clerk, or the Colorado Secretary of State’s office before sharing or posting with friends or family.