The Center for Inclusion and Social Change offers monthly LGBTQ+ Inclusion Safe Zone Trainings throughout the academic year led by CISC staff and the peer education team. This interactive 90-minute training provides information about campus climate for the LGBT+ and allied community; surveys CU Boulder and Colorado resources, policies and protections; and addresses best practices for creating inclusive learning and work environments at the university. All are welcome, and requests can also be made for departmental or group-specific trainings. The December workshop is set for 12:30-2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, in C4C S484. Students are not required to register but may RSVP to one of the monthly trainings through Skillsoft within the campus portal. Once you log in using your Identikey, follow these steps: Click on the Skillsoft tile. Select Library at the top of the page. Select your campus folder. Select a topic from Categories. Select a course and click “Launch.” Employees can register through Skillsoft in the employee portal. Search under "LGBTQ" to find it. If you are having trouble logging in to Skillsoft, you can call Organizational and Employee Development at 303-492-8103.

Looking for evening, online or summer courses to take? Beginning Monday, Dec. 10, it will be even easier to meet with an advisor to explore your options. 

Continuing Education will begin using MyCUHub for appointments. From MyCUHub, students will be able to click the Continuing Education icon to quickly access the appointment calendars for Continuing Education services such as academic and career advising and interview preparation.

CE student services are focused on degree-seeking students enrolling in CE classes (evening, online, applied music, etc.), as well as all non-degree students or students with questions about Summer Session.

CU Student Government and the University Libraries have joined together to identify and recognize CU educators who demonstrate exemplary use of open educational resources (OER) in their classrooms or teaching practice. Do you have a CU instructor or colleague who has implemented, adapted, authored or shared high quality open educational resources? Consider nominating them for this campuswide recognition! Nominations, from any member of the CU community, will be accepted until 5 p.m. Dec. 31.

FCQs are open Dec. 3–10. Take your online course and instructor evaluations now! Complete all your FCQs and be entered to win one of five $100 gift cards to the CU Book Store.

University of Colorado Athletics and Recreation Services welcomes proposals for the second annual Inclusive Sports Summit, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20. This summit aims to provide a space for open dialogue about social issues while embracing differences through interactive presentations, panel discussions and experiential opportunities.

We invite presentations and poster proposals that cover social issues across sports and recreation including race, ethnicity, gender, social justice, health and wellness and LGBTQ. With our theme, “Awareness Leading to Action,” we are committed to ensuring individuals are aware of the current social climate through the lens of sports and recreation, and provide tools to take positive action.

Submit your proposal

The priority deadline for proposal submission is Dec. 21. 

Questions? Please reach out to medford.moorer@colorado.edu. For more information about the summit, please visit the 2019 Inclusive Sports Summit page.

Over the next 18 months, OIT will upgrade all network switches on a building-by-building basis across campus which will cause network outages during evening hours. The replacements will cause outages for both wired and Wi-Fi networks, including Cisco VoIP phones. 

Get details on the OIT website.

The SKY Happiness Retreat is a 20-hour immersive, life-skills training and self-development program offered to thousands of students at more than 40 universities across the country, including Stanford, Ohio State and MIT. Join the retreat at CU Boulder Nov. 30 through Dec. 2.

Students gain stress-management and leadership skills, develop a personal meditation practice, develop strategies for social connection and engage in peer-driven service initiatives. Taught over three consecutive days, the retreat introduces the SKY meditation technique, a breathing practice that has shown to significantly increases one's well-being and calmness and reduces anxiety and stress markers. It's one of the coolest places to connect to yourself, make awesome friends and have fun!
 
The retreat is offered free of cost to all CU students, staff and faculty members. There are limited spots available for this retreat, and they are filling up fast. Availability is first-come, first-served by registration only and requires attendance to all sessions. Apply now.

The retreat is organized by the SKY Club at CU Boulder in association with the International Association for Human Values (IAHV).

If you go
Friday, Nov. 30, 6:30–10 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 1, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The Office of Faculty Affairs solicits nominations of and applications for the positions of faculty director and faculty associate. 

Faculty director

Faculty Relations exists to foster a positive and productive working environment for faculty members, academic administrators, postdocs and graduate students on appointment. The faculty director position focuses on developing faculty leadership by organizing and coordinating faculty leadership opportunities such as the Academic Leaders Institute events and the Excellence in Leadership Program, and on the design and implementation of online resources such as an Administrators Toolkit for academic leaders.

The position requires tenure as a CU faculty member. Prior experience serving in academic leadership roles, knowledge of leadership development and curriculum development and a record of teaching excellence are preferred.

Faculty associate

The faculty associate position will focus on addressing issues of conduct and conflict by coaching faculty members in how to manage professional relationships, facilitating conflict resolution and conducting investigations of unprofessional conduct.

Tenure as a CU faculty member or professor emeritus previously tenured at CU, and prior experience serving in an academic leadership role are required. Experience with conflict-resolution processes such as mediation and restorative justice and knowledge of the Academic Affairs policy Professional Rights and Duties of Faculty Members is preferred. 

Apply now

For current faculty members, these positions provide a stipend and teaching release. For retired faculty, this would be a 10–12 month, 30 percent salaried position.

Preferred start date is Jan. 1, 2019. Applications are open now and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Submit CV and statement of interest to Suzanne Soled, director of Faculty Relations, at suzanne.soled@colorado.edu.

The Emotive Computing Lab at CU Boulder is looking for participants for a study of collaboration.

You are eligible to participant in this research study if you:

• Are a CU Boulder student at least 18 years of age
• Speak English
• Do not have significant and uncorrected vision impairments
• Have not previously played Physics Playground or a similar game (e.g., Crayon Physics Deluxe, Magic Pen) for more than an hour

The study contains two parts:

• An at-home portion where you fill out some surveys and practice the game (lasting one hour)
• A visit to the lab, which will be scheduled at a mutually convenient time (lasting two hours)

You will receive payment after participating in both parts of the study. You will be compensated with $50 in Amazon gift cards.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Caroline at emotivecomputing.cps2@gmail.com.

During fall break and Thanksgiving Nov. 12–23, CU Boulder Today will deliver to email inboxes on a reduced schedule. Issues will go out once each as follows.

Monday, Nov. 19: Student and faculty-staff editions
Tuesday, Nov. 20: Graduate student and community editions

On Monday, Nov. 26, the regular schedules for each edition will resume.

This year the Advising Council will be hosting Advisor Day from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, at the UMC. This is a professional development event open to academic advisors and academic coaches from all colleges and schools at CU Boulder, as well as anyone who may work directly with students and feels this event would be beneficial to them.

We're in need of your submission for presentations! Advisor Day doesn’t happen without the help of some wonderful volunteers to present and share their knowledge with colleagues across campus.

Submit your presentation proposal by noon Jan. 9.

The Office of the Registrar and the Bursar's Office will be closed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 20.

Interested in your moods and brain? Participate in a paid neuroimaging study to understand your own emotions and the emotions of others on the CU Boulder campus in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience (IRB# 17-0358).

Earn between $15 and $25 per hour to participate in studies involving answering questions about your thoughts and feelings, watching brief videos, playing computer games and having an MRI brain scan taken. Study includes up to three separate visits (first is 4–5 hours, second is 3 hours, third is 1–2 hours). Option for additional paid follow-ups.

To qualify, you must be between the ages of 18 and 55 years old and either have:

• Diagnosis of bipolar disorder
• History of depression
• No history of mental health conditions

Please fill out a brief survey to apply.

If you have questions, please contact us at gruberpeplab@colorado.edu or 303-735-7547. 

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children ages birth to 12 years old who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies. 

A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes. Babysitting is available for siblings. Parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

To sign up, please do one of the following:

• Visit our website.
• Email cogdevctr@colorado.edu with your child’s name, gender, date of birth, and parent contact information (address, phone number, email address).
• Call us at 303-492-6389.

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page and website. 

To keep up with our growing cycling community and to take advantage of Boulder's warm, sunny winter days, the UMC and Folsom bike stations will now remain open through the winter with limited hours beginning Nov. 26.

UMC Bike Station winter hours
Mondays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Fridays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Folsom Bike Station winter hours
Tuesdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Please be advised bike stations do occasionally close due to inclement weather without advance notice.

Bike station services are available to all CU Boulder affiliates with a registered bike. The CU Bicycle Program has seen steadily increasing bike registrations over the past few years and processed a record number of new bike registrations (more than 5,000) this fall. If you are visiting a bike station for the first time, please take a few minutes to register your bike online.