Beginning July 18, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will host a three-week camp for young actors, in which students will rehearse, stage and perform a shortened Shakespeare play on the beautiful Mary Rippon Outdoor Stage. Limited space available for these small-class sessions. No prior experience with Shakespeare is necessary. 

Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–noon
Camp days: July 18–Aug. 5
Final showing: Saturday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m., Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

Ages 9–11: Coriolanus
Ages 12–14: All's Well That Ends Well
Ages 15–18: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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. Apply by Sept. 2.

Note: You must be able to attend the board meetings on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

During maintenance that affects the portals, such as the maintenance scheduled for Sunday, June 26, remember you can directly access Canvas (canvas.colorado.edu) and some other services that are provided through the portals.

Show your pride during Pride Month! Pick up a free Find Your Fit Pride T-shirt at The Rec, when you present Buff OneCard at Guest Services. Only one shirt per person, while supplies last.

Celebrate Colorado’s Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, June 22, by riding your bike and/or commuting to campus! The Rec Center and East Campus will host breakfast stations for this annual event from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Food, beverages and swag will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Find a breakfast station along your route.

The CU Boulder COVID-19 dashboard has been retired as of May 31, 2022. Archived data remains accessible for the fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. 

Boulder County continues to publish the most current local COVID-19 metrics, which incorporate case metrics for CU Boulder affiliates living in the county.

While Boulder County is currently classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the High community level, there are no on-campus restrictions at this time. We will continue to monitor local conditions, and implement a framework for public health and COVID-19 decision-making that follows CDC guidance.

CU Boulder continues to take the following measures to help minimize transmission of COVID-19:

• CU Boulder’s vaccine/booster requirement remains in place for students, faculty and staff.
• Masks and rapid antigen tests for home use continue to be available for students and employees at distribution sites across campus, including the University Memorial Center (UMC), Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE), Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) and the Student Recreation Center.
  • Home tests are also available on the third floor of Wardenburg Health Center.
• Free COVID-19 testing and vaccination continue to be available through Medical Services.

The campus case investigation and contact tracing team remains available to answer questions from individuals testing positive or exposed to COVID-19, as well to provide consultation to departments and supervisors. They can be reached at 303-735-0017 or contacttracing@colorado.edu.

The new OneSearch is here.

The University Libraries is updating the main online library search as part of a planned move to a new library services platform, the Future Of Libraries Is Open (FOLIO). The new OneSearch will launch on June 20 and will offer a cleaner, more modern search of the catalog and a new look for the search bar. OneSearch provides advanced personalization features in addition to current functionality. 

All students are required to carry a comprehensive medical insurance plan while attending CU Boulder. Complete your requirements now for the fall semester. The portal opens June 14 and closes Sept. 15.

Students may elect health insurance coverage through:

• Anthem Gold Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), a plan exclusively for CU students
• Private insurance, an individual health insurance plan through a family member or employer

Students must meet this requirement their first semester at CU Boulder and at the beginning of each academic year. Those taking 6 or more undergraduate credit hours or 1 or more graduate credit hours are required to complete the health insurance requirement process.

Once a student is registered for their semester credits, the student will begin receiving email communications from Academic HealthPlans. These emails explain the insurance requirement and outline the process of enrolling or waiving the Anthem Gold SHIP.

All fee-paying students, regardless of their insurance plan, have full access to the services provided by Health and Wellness Services.

Register for one of the later terms offered during Summer Session. Summer Session has already begun, but there is still time to register for one of the later terms offered. Choose from hundreds of in-person, online, remote, and hybrid remote/online courses and save time and money, get into popular classes, focus on one class, find flexible options that fit your schedule, and/or get back on track if you are facing academic difficulty.

Boulder County has moved into high COVID-19 community levels based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) metrics.

The move from the medium to high COVID-19 community level indicates that COVID cases are high in our community, and the strain on hospitals and healthcare facilities in Boulder County is rising.

Take piano lessons with an undergraduate piano intern this fall! These lessons are for adult students, staff or faculty who are absolute beginners at the piano instruction (no exceptions).

The instructors are undergraduate piano majors in their junior or senior year. No university credit. Professor Alejandro Cremaschi supervises the interns.

The University Libraries are expanding its digital collections to include NYT Cooking—a source for thousands of recipes from The New York Times with instructions for beginners to pros to CU Boulder affiliates.

During maintenance that affects the portals, such as the maintenance scheduled for Sunday, May 22, users are reminded that you can directly access Canvas (canvas.colorado.edu) and some other services that are provided through the portals.

During the same window, OIT will be updating the Enterprise database, which will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., for many campus services including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.