Buff Bulletin Board

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

 

Join a Fulbright info session March 1

Join the Office of Top Scholarships and Fulbright staff at IIE by Zoom to learn more about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research or teach English worldwide. Students typically apply for a Fulbright in their senior year or during graduate school. 

In this interactive session, you’ll learn about the different types of Fulbright awards, application components and tips. There will be a Q&A and a breakout session with more information about our campus process. This will be the main information session for the 2024–25 application cycle, so please come!

If you go

Wednesday, March 1
4–5 pm MT
Register to attend via Zoom

Adults with normal hearing needed for hearing aid research

The Hearing Research Laboratory is recruiting participants for a research study on how different listening conditions affect our ability to perceive noisy speech that has been processed in a way that mimics state-of-the-art hearing aids. We are interested in determining how hearing aid settings can be optimized for speech understanding when we are listening with two ears in realistic environments. 

You may be eligible if you are aged 18 years or older with normal hearing.

What will you have to do? If you qualify, you will be presented speech and will repeat back the words/sentences that you hear. You will visit the Hearing Research Lab about three times.

How much time will it take? The study will include three visits over approximately two to three weeks, for a total of about four hours in the laboratory. We will schedule the visits at a time convenient for you. You will be paid $15 per hour for your time. You will also receive a free hearing test to determine if you qualify for the study.  

The study will be held in the Hearing Research Laboratory in the Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences at 2501 Kittredge Loop Rd.

Contact hearlab@colorado.edu with any questions.

Attend a sustainable landscaping workshop Feb. 27

What could sustainable landscaping look like at CU, why does it matter and how can students make it happen? Find out at the Climate Action Alliance's Sustainable Landscape Architecture Workshop with ENVD Professor Emily Greenwood. Anyone is welcome to attend.

If you go

Monday, Feb. 27
5–6:30 p.m.
UMC 386

Visit Boulder job fair Feb. 27—March 1 to launch a career with RTD

Interested in a fulfilling career serving the public? RTD has a variety of opportunities across the agency, from key frontline positions, such as operators and mechanics, to administrative roles in areas that include IT and cybersecurity.

RTD’s Police Department is expanding—and hiring new and lateral officers—to better serve its communities. And if part-time work is of interest, the agency is hiring bus operators able to commit at least 15 hours per week. Many of these positions carry a $4,000 hiring bonus.

To learn more, stop by the three-day career fair at RTD’s Boulder operating division, at 1707 Exposition Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, through Wednesday, March 1. Can’t make it? Visit the RTD website to learn more.
 

Join a 5K run/walk April 16 to support juvenile diabetes research

Diabetes Link 5K participants posing for photo

The Diabetes Link at CU Boulder is excited to put on their first 5K run/walk fundraiser at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 16! The Diabetes Link is a student organization committed to connecting students affected by diabetes in order to create a supportive community where we can learn from each other and raise awareness about diabetes.

The start/finish line will be at the Visual Arts Complex plaza right by the UMC, and the race expo will provide food, entertainment, and health and wellness resources.

Registration fees are $10 for CU students and faculty, and $25 for the general public. A portion of your fee goes to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Children's Diabetes Foundation. Register here.

Submit nominations for UROP’s mentor award by April 14

UROP logo

UROP's Faculty Mentor Award recognizes campus faculty supporting undergraduates on research and creative projects.

Eligibility

Tenured/tenure-track, research faculty and contract instructors at CU Boulder and CU Anschutz are eligible for UROP's mentor award.

Students are invited to nominate their mentors regardless of program funding, and we welcome submissions from early-stage researchers and creative practitioners. Students are able to submit group nominations by including a list of additional contributors on the nomination form.

Award and recognition

To support their work, award recipients will have the option to award an assistantship to an eligible undergraduate of their choosing in the next grant cycle.

Nominations are due by 5 p.m. on April 14. Nominate today.

CU Soundwalks: Participate in student research project in February

We are recruiting participants for a research study. You may be eligible if you are 18 years or older and are a member of the CU Boulder community (faculty, staff, student or alumni). 

Along with a small group, you will walk to several locations on campus; and at each location, you will fill out a survey about your perception of sounds you hear in each location. You will be provided with a survey and pen/pencil.

The sound walk will take about one hour.  For your participation, you may choose to be entered into a drawing for $25 gift cards.  

The study will be held outside on the CU Boulder campus. You will meet the rest of the group at the buffalo statue outside of Folsom Field, and from there the group will move to the other selected locations.

Currently, we are recruiting for sound walk sessions the week of Feb. 20 (weather permitting). Sign up and get more information.

Winning names for electric Buff Buses announced

After receiving nearly 200 submissions, the CU Boulder transportation team has announced the winning names of the electric bus naming contest: Ralph-E and Sko Bus. Decals will be installed on each electric bus to formally declare their names in the coming months.

CU Sports Medicine student intern open house rescheduled for Feb. 20

Due to weather concerns, the CU Sports Medicine Student Intern Program open house has been rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 20

Come join CU Athletics during our open house on Feb. 20 (6:15 p.m. check-in). Learn about our undergraduate sports medicine internship working with University of Colorado varsity athletes, beginning fall 2023. 

This internship is perfect for students interested in athletic training, orthopedic medicine, physical therapy, massage therapy and chiropractic care. Visit our website for more information on the program. Please reserve further questions for the open house.

Join a Fulbright Student information session March 1

Interested in a U.S. Student Fulbright grant?

Join the Office of Top Scholarships and Fulbright staff at IIE by Zoom to learn more about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research or teach English worldwide. Students typically apply for a Fulbright in their senior year or during graduate school. 

In this interactive session, you’ll learn about the different types of Fulbright awards, application components and tips. There will be a Q&A and a breakout session with more information about our campus process. This will be the main information session for the 2024–25 application cycle, so please come! 

If you go

Wednesday, March 1
4–5 p.m. MT
Zoom
Register here

Grant third-party access to your records

As required by federal law, CU Boulder is committed to protecting your personal information. If you want to give a parent or other third party (e.g., guardian, spouse, sponsor or health provider) access to those records, complete the necessary authorizations as outlined below.

Your tuition and fee bill

You may authorize a third party to view your tuition bill and pay online, sign up for payment plans, receive email notifications about the bill, and discuss the bill (but not financial aid) with Bursar’s Office staff by email, phone and in person. To learn more, see Access to CUBill&Pay – Authorize Payers and What Does Authorized Payer Access Mean?

Your education records

To allow a third party to access your academic and/or financial record, complete one or both of the following authorizations.

  • FERPA consent to release: Allow an authorized third party to contact the university on your behalf and discuss your academic and/or financial records by phone, LiveChat, email or in person. We'll confirm their identity by asking them to provide the authorization phrase you established for them. To learn more, see FERPA Consent to Release.
  • CU guest access: Allow a designated third party to log in to the CU record system for read-only access to select items in your education record. To learn more, see CU Guest Access.

Your health record

A confidential health record is created for you after your first visit with Medical Services and/or Counseling and Psychiatric Services (CAPS). Allow a family member or other health care provider to access your record by completing one or both of the following authorizations in your MyCUHealth portal. Select the “Forms” tab at the top of the portal and complete either or both of the following:

  • Authorization to Release Health Information: Release your medical information to yourself or another person/clinic. Record requests will be processed within 30 days.
  • Authorization to Verbally Disclose Health Information: Allow a family member or other health care provider to speak with Medical Services and/or CAPS.

To learn more, see Notice of Privacy Practices.