Shakespeare enthusiasts unite!

The Applied Shakespeare graduate certificate program returns in spring 2022 and provides a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded peers and engage deeply with the works of Shakespeare.

Throughout this 9-credit interdisciplinary program, scholars, teachers, artists and enthusiasts of Shakespeare can analyze and discuss plays in Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s upcoming season, such as, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, All's Well That Ends Well, Coriolanus and The Alchemist. Students will also examine the community-based work of Applied Shakespeare practitioners across the country, attend a variety of hands-on masterclasses taught by CU Boulder faculty and festival guest artists, or explore pedagogies, lesson plans, and exercises for making Shakespeare accessible for students of all ages and across multiple mediums.

Complete the certificate in as little as two semesters with fully online or hybrid coursework that is relevant to your personal or professional goals.

For those who do not wish to complete the entire certificate program, all courses can be taken independently of the program for 3 graduate credits per course.

To enroll, or not to enroll––there is no question

Learn more about the program during a live virtual information session hosted by Kevin Rich, program director for the Applied Shakespeare graduate certificate, on Monday, Nov. 15.

If you cannot join us for the live event, a recording will be emailed to all registrants after the information session ends, but you must register to receive your emailed link.

See you at the information session!

Remember when fetch was fun?

Does your dog have severe osteoarthritis that interferes with their quality of life? A research study with a new therapeutic being developed for use in humans and dogs for osteoarthritis is seeking volunteers for a no-cost treatment.

Robert Landry, DVM, is teaming up with CU distinguished professor Linda Watkins, PhD, in a clinical study involving treating dogs with a non-viral gene therapy delivered locally in the joint space to help relieve pain associated with debilitating osteoarthritis. This provides a naturally occurring, potent anti-inflammatory protein to calm the ongoing joint inflammation. 

Participation is free once your pet is determined to be eligible. 

• Exams, blood work, gait analysis and X-rays (if needed), once determined to be eligible, are provided to participating dogs and paid through the study. 
• You can keep copies of the diagnostic test results after the study. 
• Your participation could lead to a revolutionary treatment of chronic arthritis pain in our companion animals and possibly set the groundwork for human treatments.

The CU Student Government fall election is just around the corner. Students can vote beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, through 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12.

This semester's election sponsors are Cosmos Pizza, Ozo’s Coffee and Ben & Jerry’s. Present a screenshot of your final voting screen at one of these eateries for a 10% discount during election week Nov. 8–12.

The CU Boulder scholarship application is now open for the 2022–23 school year. Complete the general application to be considered for multiple scholarship opportunities, now through March 25.

Let us know what you think about Buff Portal and enter to win one of five $25 Amazon gift cards.

The Buff Portal team wants to know what’s working and what’s not working so we can keep improving your student portal! We recently added a favorites feature to Buff Portal after this was highly requested by students in last fall’s survey.

Students who complete the survey by the end of the day Thursday, Nov. 11, will be entered in a random drawing to win one of five $25 Amazon gift cards.

Log in to http://buffportal.colorado.edu/ and select “Take the Survey” in the Buff Portal Survey card on the homepage.

Do you have programs, services, courses, events or messages you want or need to promote to get more attention? Put your message on the University Memorial Center's digital signs!

Create your own eye-catching slides, animations or videos that cycle on three different UMC digital signs in front of hundreds of students and UMC visitors every day. It's environmentally friendly, low-cost and cuts down on print materials.

Get more details and information on other opportunities within the UMC to help get the word out to the CU Boulder community. 

Student Legal Services is a small law office dedicated exclusively to serving the legal needs of CU Boulder students, sponsored by the CU Boulder Student Government.

Our mission is to help students resolve or minimize their legal situations so they can focus on school. SLS has several attorneys on staff who can help students make sense of their legal situations, explain their options and help them prevent their legal issues from spiraling out of control. We’ll even tell students when we think they don’t need lawyers.

Journey Leaders are students within the New Student & Family Programs department that help welcome our newest class of CU Buffs to campus. As a Journey Leader you will gain valuable leadership experience while meeting new people and getting involved on campus. 

The Nov. 1 application deadline has been extended to Nov. 8. Learn more and apply.

Friday, Oct. 29, is the last day for undergraduate and graduate students to drop a class, request a grade replacement or change their pass/fail status for a full-semester Main Campus class. This excludes law students, who are not eligible. 

Watch the Denver Nuggets live and in person at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 29, as they take on the Dallas Mavericks. Limited number of tickets available. Student ticket distribution will start on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 10 a.m. in the Center for Student Involvement (UMC 330).

One ticket per student; must have Buff OneCard to pick up ticket. If you want to go to the game with a friend, please plan to pick up your tickets together. No tickets will be held. Students can then take the RTD bus for free down to Denver to watch the game.

Undergrads––get paid to work with faculty and assist undergraduate student learning. Apply for the spring 2022 learning assistant positions in 70 courses across 16 different departments.

Applications open: Oct. 29
Priority application deadline: Nov. 8

Every time you use the internet, you face choices related to your security: Should a link be clicked, website accessed, and wireless networks be joined?

Your security and the security of your family, friends, coworkers and fellow students depends on making secure online decisions. Making the internet more safe and secure requires all of us to take responsibility for our own cybersecurity posture. Read more from the Office of Information Security.