Dean of Students Devin Cramer is hosting a tailgate to celebrate the Buffs before the UCLA game for student organizations and fraternities/sororities at CU Boulder. Be one of the first student organizations to register to receive free meal cards or event funding for your group.

Date: Saturday, Sept. 24
Location: Sewall Field
Registration deadline: Friday, Sept. 22. Registration is required to attend.

The first three student organizations and first three fraternity/sorority chapters to sign up will receive 15 CU Dining meal cards. The fourth student organization and fourth fraternity/sorority chapter to register will receive $320 to help fund an event or philanthropy. And to make sure our student organizations are decked out in gold for the Gold Rush game, students who attend the tailgate will receive a free gold Buffs T-shirt. There will also be music, games and food.

As part of the ongoing improvements to chilled water services across multiple buildings on Main Campus, there will be additional sidewalk closures. See the updated closure map on our Cone Zone page for details about detours and information on the project.

Additionally, there will be night construction commencing next to Hellems Arts and Sciences Building and is projected to continue through the weekend from Sept. 16 to Sept. 18. During this time, work vehicles will operate through the area between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Please be cautious as you navigate through Main Campus during these hours.

Heads up: Expect to receive a few important reminder emails over the coming week, Sept. 19–23.

Each fall, the campus sends communications to share important information and meet federal notification requirements. It's your right to know! Students will receive eMemos with annual reminders on topics concerning voting, alcohol and drugs, financial aid and the campus's safety and security report.

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 city of Boulder has completed a one-year pilot program for shared Lime electric scooters (e-scooters) in East Boulder and invites community members to share their feedback through a brief questionnaire by Friday, Sept. 30.

Community input will help city staff evaluate the program and determine whether shared e-scooters contribute to the city’s mobility, equity, safety and climate goals. In addition to questionnaire responses, the city will analyze e-scooter usage data and feedback from the past year to inform decisions on the program’s future.

Read the full press release, or complete the questionnaire.

We are collecting meal swipe donations to fight food insecurity on campus. Oct. 4–6 anyone with a meal plan can donate one meal swipe. Simply tell the cashier you would like to donate.

Accepting donations at the following locations:

• C4C Dining Center
• Village Center Dining
• Alferd Packer Grill
• The Alley
• Sewall Dining Center
• SEEC Cafe

Only one meal swipe can be donated per person.

Don’t have a meal plan, but still want to help? Donate here.

We are recruiting participants for a research study who are fluent English speakers, are over the age of 18, and who have taken at least an intro-level programming class (or equivalent experience) with C++.

We are investigating how programmers of varying experience levels approach debugging C++ code. Our eventual goal is to create a collaborative robot that can support newer programmers as they learn debugging strategies. In the study, you will be completing a debugging task alongside our partner robot.

The study will last 30 minutes, and the pay is $15. You cannot earn course credit through this study.

Schedule an appointment online. The studies take place at the CU Engineering Center, Room ECST 322. To get directions to our lab, or for more information, please email kayleigh.bishop@colorado.edu. Thanks!

CU NightRide is hiring driver/dispatchers to take calls, coordinate rides and drive within the city of Boulder. We’re looking for students who are confident and safe behind the wheel, friendly, courteous, non-judgmental, caring and skilled at multitasking.

Student Assistant I

• $15 per hour, 10–20 hours/week
• Flexible schedule
• Growth opportunities
• Listen to your own music

CU NightRide is a student-operated program dedicated to meeting the safety needs of CU students, faculty and staff by providing nighttime transportation to support a safe academic and socially responsible environment, both on campus and in the community.
 

About half of first-year students take a course in the Hellems Arts and Sciences building, and by the time they graduate, about 85% of all undergraduates take at least one course there. On this campus, Hellems takes a leading role in academics, but lately it might seem withered in the spotlight.

As CU Boulder gears up for a major renovation of Hellems, officials are asking students, faculty and staff to share their ideas, photos and suggestions about how to make the new-and-improved Hellems an inclusive and welcoming space—a space focused on an invigorating student experience and a refreshed work and research environment for the arts and humanities.

Norlin Library will be closed on the weekend of Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 to remove old cooling equipment on the roof of the building using a crane. The work will begin at 6 a.m. on Sept. 17 and is expected to finish by the afternoon on Sept. 18. There will also be fencing on the sidewalk surrounding the building.

Environmental Health & Safety and the Environmental Center at CU Boulder are partnering to clean Boulder Creek. On Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., students, staff and faculty will join community members in cleaning up litter along Boulder Creek with an opening healing circle held by local Indigenous community members.

Volunteers will span Boulder Creek in an effort to build resiliency in caring for the earth and each other at this community creek cleanup. The day will start with a healing circle led by Andrea Nawage and Beverly Castaneda to heal our relationship with the land and water at Scott Carpenter Park. Following the healing circle, volunteers will walk east or west along the creek to collect trash found along the area. After the cleanup has ended, the community will reconvene at Scott Carpenter Park where lunch will be provided.

Volunteers are encouraged to sign up using this RSVP form. Space is limited to 50 reservations. 

On Sept. 1, the Boulder City Council voted to amend ordinance BRC 5-9-6, which prohibits unreasonable noise between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Noise restrictions during daytime hours, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., have been added to the ordinance. Learn more about ordinance changes and how this affects students and Boulder residents.

There's still time to take advantage of the $750 state tax rebate. According to the Colorado Governor’s Office, Colorado resident-students who file state taxes by Oct. 17 are eligible for the recent TABOR refund. You do not have to have income to report, and you can be claimed as a dependent on your parents’ tax return. Learn more about the Colorado Tax Rebate.

To be eligible, you must:

• Be a Colorado resident
• Be at least 18 years or older as of Dec. 31, 2021
• File state income tax return by Oct. 17, 2022

Colorado residents who file by Oct. 17, 2022, will be mailed a refund check by Jan. 31, 2023.

Not sure where to start? Check-out these free resources for filing taxes.

Intramural sports at CU Boulder provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to compete against each other in a variety of sports and activities. It's a chance to get connected on campus and meet other students, and a fun way to stay active.

Intramural sports are open to everyone. Whether you are new to a sport or experienced, whether or not you join with a team of friends or register as a free agent, there's a place for you. By purchasing an Intramural Sports Pass, you can play in any leagues you'd like throughout the semester, including tournaments. Session I registration is from Wednesday, Sept. 7, to Wednesday, Sept. 14.

The CU Boulder campus will be closed Monday, Sept. 5, in observance of Labor Day. Check out adjusted hours for the dining halls.