Education Abroad has extended application deadlines for a select number of our faculty-led courses abroad for summer 2023! You now have even more time to explore these amazing opportunities! Application deadlines have been extended for the following programs:

Global Seminars in the Americas

• CU in D.C. Science Policy (Washington, D.C., USA)––extended to March 1
• Culture, History & Literature (Rosario & Buenos Aires, Argentina)––extended to March 1
• Expeditions & Adventure in Ecuador (Quito, Ecuador)––extended to March 1

Global Seminars in Europe

• Filmmaking Abroad: Acting & Directing (Edinburgh, Scotland)––extended to Feb. 15
• Lisbon as a Global City: Cosmopolitanism, Diversity & Innovation (Lisbon, Portugal)––extended to March 1
• Literary London: Shakespeare On-Site (London, England)––extended to March 1
• Sex, Religion & Politics in a Modern Viking World (Oslo & Bergen, Norway)––extended to March 1
• The Athlete as a National Symbol (Greece)––extended to March 1
• Underground Paris (Paris, France)––email globalseminars@colorado.edu to inquire
• Urban Geography, Society & Culture (Prague, Czech Republic)–– extended to Feb. 15
• Voices of Vienna (Vienna, Austria)––extended to Feb. 15
• Writing in Ireland (Dublin, Ireland)––extended to March 1

Ready for an application? Email globalseminars@colorado.edu.

Want to know more?

On a Global Seminar, you will travel abroad with a small group of CU Boulder students (approximately 10–25) and a CU Boulder faculty member. This is a great opportunity to study alongside the faculty member in their area of expertise while earning some credit over the summer.

Here are a few things that make our Global Seminars unique from our other programs:

• Take courses in a small group setting with a CU professor
• Experience your coursework first-hand by using local sites as your classroom
• Many options to fit your busy summer schedule (including programs during Maymester and Augmester)
• Focus on a specific topic of interest to you
• Spend time with and get to know a small group of CU Boulder students

An intra-university transfer (IUT) allows current undergraduate students to change, add or drop a degree program involving two different colleges/schools/programs within CU Boulder.

If you are interested in applying for an IUT for summer or fall 2023, it is strongly recommended you apply by 11:59 p.m. March 1 for full consideration and best course availability. Learn more and get started today.

(If you want to change, add or drop a major/minor/certificate within the same college/school/program, visit the Office of the Registrar website.)

Do you know someone that exemplifies leadership? Nominate them for a CU Involvement Award! 

Each year the Center for Student Involvement and the Colorado Creed join together to recognize leadership and engagement across campus. We are seeking nominations of students, student organizations, faculty and staff who exemplify leadership and passion across the Boulder community.

Nominations are open Feb. 13–March 24.

Want to be part of the decisions that shape the UMC and that help us fulfill our mission? Apply for the UMC Board!

The UMC Board is the governing body for your student union and currently has openings for student members. It is a great leadership opportunity for new and returning CU students. Note: You must be able to attend the board meetings on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The Buff Pantry, CU Boulder's on-campus food pantry, is here to support all undergraduate and graduate students who are experiencing food insecurity.

Clients are welcome to visit the Buff Pantry one time per week and will receive approximately 20 pounds of food per visit. The Buff Pantry provides fresh produce; shelf-stable, refrigerated and frozen food; and personal care items at no cost to students. Food and personal care item selection will vary based on availability, donations and time of year. We look forward to serving you!

The Buff Pantry is located in the University Memorial Center (UMC) basement 1B73, near the lower level of the CU Book Store.

Help CU decide on the names for our two new electric Buff Buses! Voting is open Feb. 6–10, and the winners will be announced the week of Feb. 13. You may only fill out the voting form once.

The CU Restorative Justice (CURJ) facilitator training starts Feb. 23.

As a facilitator, you will create an open and safe space for student and community representatives by being an unbiased, leading figure during the restorative justice process, which helps to address the relationship between victims, offenders and the community in a way that repairs the impacts of an incident, holds the offender accountable for their actions and builds community. Additionally, you will be constructively keeping everyone on track to restore ties with the community and help mend any harm.

The training educates students, faculty, staff and community members on restorative justice processes and facilitating dialogue. You will come away from the training with knowledge on:

• Learning to address harm in a restorative justice process
• Facilitation skills and active listening
• People-centered restorative justice, role plays and DEI training

Sign up for the training, or email curj@colorado.edu with any questions.

If you are a sophomore or junior interested in going to graduate school or getting a doctorate degree, please consider applying to be a McNair Scholar. 

The McNair Scholars Program is a federally funded TRIO program with the goal of increasing the attainment of doctoral degrees by first-generation, low-income students or students otherwise underrepresented in graduate education. 

Please plan to attend an information session on how to apply. All information sessions will be held in the Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Building, Room 332 (please note the room number has changed since the sessions were first announced).

• Friday, Feb. 10, 4–4:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 17, 12:30–1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Feb. 21, 4–4:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 24, 3–3:30 p.m.

To apply or learn more, visit the program website. If you have any questions, please reach out to mcnairscholars@colorado.edu. 

If you're located outside of Colorado and/or you won't be on campus while taking classes, it's important for us to know where you are so we can make sure you're getting equitable access to educational opportunities.

Visit the Office of the Registrar to learn more and update your contact information.

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.

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is excited about the CU Boulder History Project (CHP) and the potential of engaging students in the telling of our institution’s story. We invite students to submit student grant proposals and encourage faculty to submit team grant proposals related to the history of our campus.

Background

Since 2021, the CHP has worked to provide a more complete and accurate telling of the institution’s history by drawing out new and diverse stories that deepen our understanding of our community’s strengths and flaws. The unearthing of this history in public and institutional archives is an interdisciplinary collaboration with students, alums, faculty and staff. 

Call for proposals

UROP encourages faculty to apply for team grants (up to $3,000) to support the participation of undergraduates in projects that advance the goals of the CHP. We seek proposals that address critical aspects of the work and engage students in meaningful ways. Proposals that create opportunities for underrepresented students will receive priority in the award process.

Eligibility

Tenured/tenure-track, research faculty and contract instructors at CU Boulder are eligible to apply for team grants. Graduate students or postdocs may serve in a supervisory role, but the faculty mentor must provide some direct mentoring. Participating students must be degree-seeking undergraduates at CU Boulder.

Timeline

Apply by Feb. 17 for funding in summer 2023 and/or academic year 2023–24.

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. 5 and the week of Feb. 12 (weather permitting). 

Learn more and sign up to participate.

Living with metastatic cancer? Avoiding planning for the future? Feeling down, distressed, or worried? Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers and CU Boulder are offering an online study for adults with metastatic cancer who are feeling anxious, down or distressed. 

The Valued Living Study compares a five-week online skills group to usual supportive care. Participants can earn up to $150. You may be eligible if you:

• Have stage IV solid tumor cancer 
• Feel anxious, down or distressed

We welcome individuals of any race, ethnicity, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic status or national origin.

Please reach out to learn more! Email valuedliving@colorado.edu; call or text 720-515-9461.