Join us for two days behind-the-scenes of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s summer season! Your Bard’s Backstage Pass includes roundtables with CSF artists, backstage tours and more. Add on performance tickets to “The Tempest” and “Richard II” to extend your Shakespeare adventure. Already have tickets earlier in the season? No problem!

Schedule

Friday, Aug. 1 
1 p.m. Special Collections Rare Books Visit (Norlin Library)
3 p.m. Camp Shakespeare Visit (with Amanda Giguere)
4 p.m. Dinner on your own
6:15 p.m. Prologue (pre-show lecture)
7 p.m. “The Tempest” performance (optional—buy tickets on website)

Saturday, Aug. 2
11 a.m. CSF History and Backstage Tour
12:30 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:30 p.m. CSF Directors Roundtable Discussion 
3 p.m. CSF Actors Roundtable Discussion
4 p.m. Dinner on your own
6:15 p.m. Prologue (pre-show lecture)
7 p.m. “Richard II” performance (optional—buy tickets on website)

Apply to be the T-Shirt graphic designer for the annual CU Boulder Culture Crawl.

• Eligibility: Current CU Boulder student, faculty, staff or recent alum
• Entry deadline: April 14
• Tentative work start/end dates: May 5–June 30
• Stipend: $1,500

We are seeking a CU Boulder-affiliated graphic designer to design the official T-shirt for the upcoming Culture Crawl. This T-shirt is worn by Culture Crawl staff and distributed to attendees—last year we handed out over 1,000 tees! The design will also be adapted by an in-house graphic designer to appear on promotional and event materials advertising this year’s event. 

Each year the Center for Student Involvement and the Colorado Creed join together to recognize leadership and engagement across campus. The CU Involvement Awards celebrate students, student organizations, faculty and staff who exemplify leadership and passion across the Boulder community. Submit your nominations by March 16!

When teaching during a campus emergency, be sure to reference the most recent edition of the Academic Instruction Guidance; see the spring 2025 edition, page 10, “What to Do in Case of Campus Emergency.”

ASAP provides free one-on-one and small-group tutoring for all first-year students, students living on campus and new transfer students. The tutor mentor position is a great opportunity for those who want more experience in teaching, mentoring and learning course content in a deeper way. We hire undergraduate students who are sophomores, juniors and seniors each academic year. Apply on Handshake!

Do you have a faculty or staff member who has made a positive impact on your time at CU? Nominate them for a Marinus Smith Award. Submit your nomination by March 16.

Enter to win a $25 gift card after completing a three-question online survey sharing your thoughts on research concepts. 

This five-minute research survey will measure your awareness of "open access." No previous familiarity with the term is required to participate. 

You must be 18-plus years of age and an undergraduate student at CU Boulder to participate.

Access the survey now.

Enterprise database maintenance on Saturday, March 1, will cause two five- to 15-minute outages between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. for many campus services, including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab at CU Boulder’s campus is seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical research study. We are looking for adults, ages 40-plus who are willing to participate in water immersion sessions approximately three times per week for 12 weeks and have above normal blood pressure (a top number of 115 or higher; if you are unsure of your blood pressure, please still contact us for screening). 

Benefits for volunteers include: cardiovascular health assessment, exercise stress test, body composition, blood chemistries and monetary compensation for time.

For more information, please email hottubstudy@colorado.edu or call 970-460-8970.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for volunteers to study the potential health effects of a new type of breathing exercise (a time efficient exercise) delivered via a smartphone app on blood pressure and vascular function.

Requirements:

• Aged 18+ years
• Higher blood pressure (systolic BP 120–160 mmHg)
• Own an Apple or Android smartphone
• Willing to perform breathing exercises 5–10 minutes per day, six days a week, for six weeks

Benefits include:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Blood pressure screening
• Monetary compensation for time

If interested, email IMSTapp@colorado.edu or call 303-492-2485.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for volunteers to study the potential health effects of a new type of breathing exercise (a time-efficient type of exercise) on blood pressure, vascular function and cognitive function.

Requirements:

• Aged 50-plus years
• Systolic blood pressure (top number) ≥ 115 mmHg
• Willing to exercise up to 25 minutes per day, six days a week, for a three-month period

Benefits include:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Physician-monitored exercise stress test
• Blood pressure screening
• Bone mineral density test
• Monetary compensation for time

If interested, email IMSTstudy@colorado.edu or call 303-492-2485.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Laboratory is looking for volunteers to study the potential healthy aging effects of MitoQ, an antioxidant that is attracted to the mitochondria of cells, supplementation on physiological function.

Requirements:

• Age 60+
• Willing to undergo a three-month period taking MitoQ or placebo pills

Benefits include:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Monetary compensation for time

If interested: call 303-735-6410 or email mitoqstudy@colorado.edu.

Interested in emotions and well-being? Want to help researchers understand psychological wellness and mental health? Participate in an engaging and fun paid study to understand your own emotions in the CU Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB#24-0426) and earn up to $30!

Study includes some or all of the following parts:

• Part A: Remote online survey—Answer online questionnaires about your emotions, social and psychological well-being. Pays $10 for a 30-minute survey with choice of Amazon, Target or King Soopers gift card.
• Part B: In-person immersive experience—Come in person to complete a brief 15- to 20-minute walk, followed immediately by a brief ~15-minute survey. Pays $20 with choice of Amazon, Target or King Soopers gift card.

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, fluent in English and able to walk 15–20 minutes unassisted without difficulty.

Interested in participating? Please complete the survey.

Have any questions? To participate or ask questions email us at awesome-study@colorado.edu and name the subject line “AWESOME Study.”

Thank you very much for your time and interest!

Best,
AWESOME Study Team