Buff Bulletin Board
The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.
Check out Buff Portal’s updated view of grade and GPA information
Looking for your cumulative GPA, last semester’s grades, or a projected GPA calculator? Check out Buff Portal’s updated Grades & GPA card. Remember to check Canvas if you’re looking for in-progress grades. The updates were based on feedback from students like you and the Buff Portal team is continuing to make improvements to the portal.
For support, including technology troubleshooting, contact the IT Service Center at 303-735-4357 or oithelp@colorado.edu.
If you’d like to help campus keep improving Buff Portal, reach out to buffportal@colorado.edu.
Remote instruction support sessions available this week
OIT is offering daily drop-in sessions this week to help instructors with technology questions they might have as they transition to remote teaching.
CU Ink Spot offers services for all your printing needs
Where do you go, if you need printing done or copies made? The CU Ink Spot Copy Center:
- Offers high quality, full service printing and bulk mailing
- Postcards, posters, business cards, envelopes, brochures, and more
- Uses recycled and recyclable paper products whenever possible
- Provides campus with sustainable services, staffed with print professionals
- Accepts SpeedTypes and procurement cards in addition to cash, check and personal credit cards
The Ink Spot Copy Center is located on the first floor of the UMC. For questions, contact the Ink Spot at 303-492-7878, and Bulk Mail at 303-492-4667.
Leeds Business Minor upcoming spring deadline, info sessions
The Leeds Business Minor is a 12-credit, four-course minor that was designed in partnership with business professionals and entrepreneurs, and which focuses on providing students with skills and professional development opportunities to help launch their career after graduation. The application for our spring business minor cohort closes on Oct. 15; find more details and how to apply on the business minor website. We also have two upcoming information sessions we’re hosting on Sept. 24 and Oct. 8 for prospective students:
Info Session 1: Business & The Arts
Thursday, Sept. 24, at noon MT
Learn how the Leeds Business Minor can complement your creative degree. Info session open to all students; ideal for music, art, design, theatre, dance, and film majors.
Guest speakers include Jeff Nytch, music faculty and professional musician, and Andy Lacy, Leeds faculty and professional artist.
Zoom link will be posted on the business minor website on the morning of Sept. 24.
Info Session 2: Entrepreneurship & the Business Minor
Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. MT
Learn how the Leeds Business Minor and the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship can help launch your career in entrepreneurship.
Info session open to all CU students, especially those interested in startups and entrepreneurial resources.
Zoom link will be posted on the business minor website on the morning of Oct. 8.
Struggling with COVID anxiety? Feeling down, hopeless or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Concerned about relationship problems?
Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.
Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time!
Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.
For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.
Free COVID-19 testing available in Boulder through Oct. 18
In response to the increase in new COVID-19 cases in Boulder, Boulder County Public Health opened two free testing sites this week, available for anyone in Boulder County who would like to be tested.
- The 1205 Pleasant St. site is walk-up, open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7 days a week through Sept. 30.
- The 2445 Stazio Dr. site is drive-thru, open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 7 days a week through Oct. 2, but can be extended depending on case positivity rates.
Residents do not have to have symptoms to be tested.
Anyone attending the testing site must:
- Have a form of identification (driver’s license, student ID).
- Wear a mask at all times.
Results:
- Results are expected within 24 to 48 hours.
- Residents who test positive for COVID-19 will be contacted by Boulder County Public Health epidemiology staff.
- Residents who test negative will be contacted by the Colorado Department of Public Health lab staff. There will also be a hotline available for individuals to call to check results.
CU Children’s Center open and accepting new applications
The CU Children’s Center is open and accepting new applications for all classrooms, accommodating children who are 1 to 5 years old. The center is actively enrolling children for the 2020 school year and has immediate space available in the toddler and preschool classrooms. The center offers part-time and full-time scheduling options to meet a variety of family needs. Contact cuchildcare@colorado.edu for more information.
Enrollment Services updated in-person office hours
Starting Monday, Sept. 14, the offices of the bursar, financial aid and the registrar will offer updated in-person office hours Mondays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Customer service representatives and student support professionals continue to be available online or by phone Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (MDT).
Are you aged 18-35 and healthy? Join research study on sleep, performance, gut health
For parents: Free virtual after-school physics program
CU Boulder, Florida State University and University of Pennsylvania invite all middle and high school students (grades 7–12) to attend a free, weeklong after-school program via Zoom. As part of the program, students will play an educational video game called Physics Playground. Students who complete the five-day program will receive a certificate of completion and the chance to win various prizes throughout the week.
Upcoming camps start on Sept. 21 and Sept. 28, and more dates will be added on demand.
If you have any questions, email Ginny Smith at gls04c@my.fsu.edu. Get more information on Physics Playground and the research behind it, or sign up now.
Struggling with COVID anxiety? Feeling down, hopeless or stuck in a cycle of unproductive worry? Concerned about relationship problems?
Low-cost teletherapy is available through CU Boulder’s Raimy Psychology Clinic, for individuals residing in Colorado. Sessions are held through the videoconferencing platform Zoom.
Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and other difficulties during this very challenging time! Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty. Openings for new clients are available now! Email or call now to start the intake process.
For more information, call our intake coordinator, Julia Salinger, at 303-492-5177; email raimy@colorado.edu; or visit our website.
Participants needed: Paid study on anxiety, inflammation, stress
If you experience anxiety, we need you!
The CUChange lab in the Institute for Cognitive Science and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for participants for a paid study on anxiety (OASIS).
We are looking for participants for a research study on the use of cannabis in people who experience anxiety (IRB #16-0767). You can make up to $335 for only three appointments! Must be 21 years or older (open to the public).
Contact us or fill in the online, confidential screening form, and we will get back to you about eligibility ASAP.
The Writing Center is open for remote sessions
The CU Boulder Writing Center offers writers from all academic disciplines and skill levels the opportunity to work one-on-one with professionally trained writing consultants. We are operating remotely for fall 2020 and writers can opt for a synchronous session via Zoom or an asynchronous session where you receive written feedback about your document.
We help writers at all stages of the writing process from brainstorming through revision. Writing Center sessions strive to address writers' stated needs while attending to relevant disciplinary, rhetorical, grammatical and stylistic concerns. Consultants provide feedback and advice that promote writers' abilities to communicate successfully and think critically in response to complex, evolving expectations of readers in academia, the workplace and society.
- Save time by learning more effective writing techniques.
- Eliminate writer’s block and procrastination.
- Improve your argumentative impact, organization and clarity.
- Strengthen your revision and self-editing skills.
- Learn proper citation to avoid unintentional plagiarism.
Goldwater information sessions
Students interested in a career in math, natural sciences or engineering are invited to apply for the Goldwater Scholarship, which pays up to $7,500 toward undergraduate tuition and other educational expenses. Students must be current sophomores or juniors and may be eligible if they have an excellent academic record and demonstrated research experience.
For more information and advice on the application process, attend either information meeting:
- Tuesday, Sept. 15, at 3:55 p.m.
- Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 4:10 p.m.
Use the same Zoom link for both sessions.