Graduate students are encouraged to join these upcoming seminars:

Endurance PhD/MA Seminar Series: Wellness Deep Dive 

Starting June 6
Mondays 9–10 a.m. or 10-11 a.m.
CASE, Room E422 

Leslie Blood, PhD, director of Graduate Community and Program Development, and guest speaker, Stacy Gerberich, PsyD, CAPS embedded therapist for the Graduate School, will facilitate a close examination of the Enneagram as we learn to use this model for self-understanding as well as help you overcome self-defeating patterns. Join us on a journey towards meeting your needs, creating deeper connections with self and others, and pursuing a life aligned with your values. Register here.

Endurance PhD/MA Seminar Series: Resiliency and Habits

Starting June 7
Tuesdays 11 a.m.–noon
Zoom

Resiliency is instrumental to sustainability, endurance and long-term success. Luckily, there are many different skills you can learn to help build a resiliency practice. One of the most important aspects of resiliency is the creation and development of habits. This summer, join Leslie Blood, PhD, director of Graduate Community and Program Development, to focus on determining which habits move us towards alignment and then putting them into practice. Register here.

Defining Self-Care

June 21
Noon–1 p.m.
CASE, Room E422 

Define what self-care means for you, how it can support your success, and create a plan that identifies strategies that work for you and reduces barriers to practicing self-care. Jennie Bernstein, PsyD, Training and Coaching Program Manager, and James Huffman, Academic Partnerships and Outreach Program Manager, from Health Promotion will guide you through this two-part series tailored to graduate students. Register here. 

Grad+ Summer Book Club

June 23, July 19
3–4 p.m.
Rayback Collective 

This summer, join us in reading GRIT: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth. We will discuss the book and how to apply it to your academic and personal goals. Register here.

The Graduate School seeks mentors to provide support, community and information to new graduate students as they navigate their first year. The deadline to apply is May 31.

Read more about the Graduate School Peer Mentoring Program, or contact hailey.herman@colorado.edu with questions.
 

The city of Boulder is conducting outreach to voters about a tax initiative that may appear on the November ballot. Registered voters can expect to receive a text message with a link to a survey, available in both English and Spanish, about the potential climate funding. For residents ages 18 and older, the survey is also available online––open through June 2.

Give your feedback on a proposal to simplify and expand the community’s investment in climate and resilience programs. 

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.
 

Immerse yourself in the newly renovated, fully upgraded video game bunker with four large screens and hundreds of games on three different new-generation consoles, including the new Xbox Series X. The Connection is subscribed to the recently unveiled Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which grants you access to all the new Xbox titles. From current hits to cult classics, you can play in person with friends or online via multiplayer mode.

The video game bunker features:

• New leather upholstered sectional booth seating in a distraction-reduced area of The Connection
• Four 80" 4K monitors
• Two Xbox Series X consoles with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions, new controllers and accessories
• Two Nintendo Switch consoles with fun, family-friendly and cognitively challenging games
• Two PlayStation 4 consoles with the immersive PS virtual reality and a vast selection of competitive tournament and sports-themed games
• Coming soon: Two PlayStation 5 consoles with PS game pass (codenamed Spartacus)

Rates:

• CU students: $2.50 per table, per hour
• CU faculty and staff: $3 per table, per hour
• Community members: $3.50 per table, per hour

The UMC is the heart of campus, hosting 10,000-plus visitors a day and 16,000 events each year. As one of the most active spots on campus, the UMC gives CU students exceptional leadership and job experience. We offer a competitive salary, flexible hours, professional and personal development opportunities and a true team spirit!

The UMC is currently hiring for a number of positions, including:

• Security guards
• Set-up crew
• Cashiers at The Connection

To learn more about available positions and to apply, visit the UMC Student Jobs page.

The Neurophysiology of Human Movement Lab is looking for healthy adults ages 60–89 years to participate in a research study investigating the effects of manual dexterity training on the health of the neuromuscular system. 

The study involves nine separate visits to our lab (one visit: 30 minutes, two visits: 2 hours each, six visits: 1 hour each) over three weeks total on the CU Boulder Main Campus, for which subjects will be paid $120.  

If interested, please call 402-310-7298 or email taylor.tvrdy@colorado.edu and reference the manual dexterity study.

You now have an extra day on weekends to pop by and pick up that book you reserved, nestle into your favorite corner nook—you can even grab one of your favorite caffeinated drinks from the Laughing Goat for extra fuel! 

Norlin weekend hours

Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

Exceptions: Closed May 7–8, May 28–30

Join a virtual workshop on May 11 from 3 to 4 p.m. to learn about mental health impacts in college students, and resources and strategies for taking care of your mental health.

This presentation is open to all students, not only those registered with Disability Services.

Join this virtual training on May 10 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The Volunteer Management Training series is designed to provide individuals and organizations with resources and skills necessary to effectively manage, develop and retain volunteers. Participants will leave each module with key takeaways to implement in their own organizations and volunteer programs. The series is open to CU Boulder students, staff and faculty as well as nonprofit organizations.

Risk management policies, procedures and practices must be integrated into every aspect of an organization. Although much of the policy development falls on the board and administrators of an organization, the overall effectiveness is only as good as the staff and volunteers who carry it out. Through this module, participants will be able to explain risk management and its importance, identify and evaluate potential volunteer risks, and discuss preventative strategies and techniques to address and diminish risk.

The COLTT 2022 call for proposals is now open, and we want to hear from you!

Please consider contributing to a successful COLTT 2022 conference (Aug. 3–4 on the CU Boulder campus) by sharing your knowledge, experiences and expertise with others. We know the end of the semester is near, but we really want to hear from you! Submit your ideas now and then you can relax.

This year's COLTT keynote speaker, Dr. Michelle Miller, has researched and written extensively about cognition, motivation and technology-enhanced learning, and now it's your turn to contribute to the conversation.
Submissions will be accepted through Tuesday, May 13. To stimulate your creative flow, here’s a list of past topics, but don’t feel limited by these categories. The sky’s the limit!

• Inclusive pedagogy
• Course design and delivery
• Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
• Elevation of instructional design
• Open educational resources (OER)
• Analytics for student success
• Accessibility and universal design for learning

Graduate Student Writing Retreat
May 9, 10, 11, 12
8:30 a.m.–noon
CASE, Room E422

*In-person with coffee and pastries

Alignment Series
May 12, 19, 26
Noon–1 p.m.
Zoom

Endurance PhD/MA Intensive
May 31; June 1, 2
9–11 a.m.
Zoom

Be sure to continually check the Graduate School workshops page for a current list of all professional development offerings.