University of Colorado Boulder
The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.
Heads up: Expect to receive a few important reminder emails over the coming week, Sept. 19–23.
Each fall, the campus sends communications to share important information and meet federal notification requirements. It's your right to know! Students will receive eMemos with annual reminders on topics concerning voting, alcohol and drugs, financial aid and the campus's safety and security report.
If you're located outside of Colorado and/or you won't be on campus while taking classes, it's important for us to know where you are so we can make sure you're getting equitable access to educational opportunities.
Visit the Office of the Registrar to learn more and update your contact information.
Participate in the training to learn how to present your thesis in three minutes and register for the chance to compete in the Graduate School's annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
Registration is open to all doctoral candidates who will have passed their comprehensive exams and been admitted to candidacy by Dec. 1, 2022. Register by Sept. 27. Contact hailey.herman@colorado.edu with questions.
The city of Boulder has completed a one-year pilot program for shared Lime electric scooters (e-scooters) in East Boulder and invites community members to share their feedback through a brief questionnaire by Friday, Sept. 30.
Community input will help city staff evaluate the program and determine whether shared e-scooters contribute to the city’s mobility, equity, safety and climate goals. In addition to questionnaire responses, the city will analyze e-scooter usage data and feedback from the past year to inform decisions on the program’s future.
We are collecting meal swipe donations to fight food insecurity on campus. Oct. 4–6 anyone with a meal plan can donate one meal swipe. Simply tell the cashier you would like to donate.
Accepting donations at the following locations:
Only one meal swipe can be donated per person.
Don’t have a meal plan, but still want to help? Donate here.
We are recruiting participants for a research study who are fluent English speakers, are over the age of 18, and who have taken at least an intro-level programming class (or equivalent experience) with C++.
We are investigating how programmers of varying experience levels approach debugging C++ code. Our eventual goal is to create a collaborative robot that can support newer programmers as they learn debugging strategies. In the study, you will be completing a debugging task alongside our partner robot.
The study will last 30 minutes, and the pay is $15. You cannot earn course credit through this study.
Schedule an appointment online. The studies take place at the CU Engineering Center, Room ECST 322. To get directions to our lab, or for more information, please email kayleigh.bishop@colorado.edu. Thanks!
CU NightRide is hiring driver/dispatchers to take calls, coordinate rides and drive within the city of Boulder. We’re looking for students who are confident and safe behind the wheel, friendly, courteous, non-judgmental, caring and skilled at multitasking.
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CU NightRide is a student-operated program dedicated to meeting the safety needs of CU students, faculty and staff by providing nighttime transportation to support a safe academic and socially responsible environment, both on campus and in the community.
For graduate students in leadership roles who would like to be considered for the Center for Leadership Coaching Program, please complete this form for the Graduate School by Sept. 12 at 5 p.m.
After Sept. 12, the Graduate School review committee will select three to five graduate students to submit an official application for the CFL Coaching Program. If selected, you will be notified to complete the CFL Coaching Program application by Sept. 15.
The CFL Coaching Program will then select at least one graduate student to participate in the program for the 2022–23 academic year. CFL selections will be made by Sept. 30. Sessions will begin the week of Oct. 17.
The program is limited to 30 students, and there is a 10-hour requirement for the program.
If selected to participate in the CFL Coaching Program, you will be able to use this experience toward completing the requirements for the Leadership Badge microcredential, issued by the Graduate School.
CU Boulder Provost Russell Moore today announced the search for a vice chancellor for student affairs. In March, Moore named Austin Jamar “JB” Banks to the post of acting vice chancellor for student affairs following the spring departure of Akirah Bradley-Armstrong.
“I am seeking an experienced, highly motivated and visionary person who will provide strong leadership for the programs and services that enhance the co-curricular experience for our students and that promote civic engagement and student success,” said Moore.
“The next VCSA will be expected to take new and exciting steps in helping to build a more diverse, engaged and empowered community of students at CU Boulder,” said Moore.
Reporting to the provost, the vice chancellor for student affairs is responsible for leading the Division of Student Affairs, which encompasses the basic support services that enhance the classroom and academic experience: where students eat, sleep, build community and make friends, and where students can go when they need help.
The division supports student success and wellness by creating inclusive environments that address the social, emotional, physical, spiritual, professional and academic needs of all students, in order to increase retention, academic progress and graduation rates.
The search advisory committee, chaired by Daryl Maeda, is convened and will begin its work in September with the assistance of the executive search firm Diversified Search Group. Moore plans to bring finalists to campus and name a permanent vice chancellor for student affairs in spring 2023.
For more information about the VCSA position and to apply or submit a nomination of a candidate, please see the job listing here.
Research & Innovation Office Faculty Fellows 2023 cohort applications will be accepted through Oct. 21. RIO Faculty Fellows identifies and develops tenured and tenure-track faculty who are poised to lead significant collaborative projects, develop vision and deliver novel and impactful scholarly work.
Apply now. Selections will be announced in November.
About half of first-year students take a course in the Hellems Arts and Sciences building, and by the time they graduate, about 85% of all undergraduates take at least one course there. On this campus, Hellems takes a leading role in academics, but lately it might seem withered in the spotlight.
As CU Boulder gears up for a major renovation of Hellems, officials are asking students, faculty and staff to share their ideas, photos and suggestions about how to make the new-and-improved Hellems an inclusive and welcoming space—a space focused on an invigorating student experience and a refreshed work and research environment for the arts and humanities.
Norlin Library will be closed on the weekend of Sept. 17 and Sept. 18 to remove old cooling equipment on the roof of the building using a crane. The work will begin at 6 a.m. on Sept. 17 and is expected to finish by the afternoon on Sept. 18. There will also be fencing on the sidewalk surrounding the building.
Environmental Health & Safety and the Environmental Center at CU Boulder are partnering to clean Boulder Creek. On Saturday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., students, staff and faculty will join community members in cleaning up litter along Boulder Creek with an opening healing circle held by local Indigenous community members.
Volunteers will span Boulder Creek in an effort to build resiliency in caring for the earth and each other at this community creek cleanup. The day will start with a healing circle led by Andrea Nawage and Beverly Castaneda to heal our relationship with the land and water at Scott Carpenter Park. Following the healing circle, volunteers will walk east or west along the creek to collect trash found along the area. After the cleanup has ended, the community will reconvene at Scott Carpenter Park where lunch will be provided.
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up using this RSVP form. Space is limited to 50 reservations.
On Sept. 1, the Boulder City Council voted to amend ordinance BRC 5-9-6, which prohibits unreasonable noise between the hours of 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. Noise restrictions during daytime hours, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., have been added to the ordinance. Learn more about ordinance changes and how this affects students and Boulder residents.
There's still time to take advantage of the $750 state tax rebate. According to the Colorado Governor’s Office, Colorado resident-students who file state taxes by Oct. 17 are eligible for the recent TABOR refund. You do not have to have income to report, and you can be claimed as a dependent on your parents’ tax return. Learn more about the Colorado Tax Rebate.
To be eligible, you must:
Colorado residents who file by Oct. 17, 2022, will be mailed a refund check by Jan. 31, 2023.
Not sure where to start? Check-out these free resources for filing taxes.