University of Colorado Boulder
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Help members of our campus community get home safely as a part of the CU NightRide team! CU NightRide is a student-operated program dedicated to meeting the safety needs of CU students, faculty and staff by providing night-time transportation to support a safe academic and socially responsible environment, both on campus and in the community.
CU NightRide is hiring driver/dispatchers. Learn more and apply to work for CU NightRide by visiting the UMC website.
If you’re moving out of or into an off-campus residence this week, be aware of Boulder trash ordinances. Make sure to properly dispose of any items you are getting rid of. Large items will not be picked up with regular trash, and abandoning those items can result in up to $1,000 in fines.
You can receive a ticket for the following violations:
Make sure that you properly dispose of any items that you no longer want when you are moving out, especially large items like furniture and electronics. You can schedule a large item pickup if needed.
Remember that it is illegal to put electronics in the landfill in Colorado. Waste haulers will not collect your trash if there are electronics in your bins. Many items that you may be getting rid of can be recycled.
Consider the following resources to either recycle, donate or sell your items:
Check out the Environmental Center website for more resources on how to recycle your used belongings. Visit Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations for more tips on moving in or out of a residence.
The Banich Lab is looking for healthy, right-handed, native English speakers to participate in research studies at CU Boulder looking at how information is removed from current thought.
Open to ages 18–40. The study will take place in Meunzinger over two visits, three hours total. Participants will be compensated $70 for the full completion of the study. Please email clearvalstudyset1@gmail.com if you are interested.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Language lab at CU Boulder is recruiting native English speakers to participate in a research study examining brain activity during reading and cognitive tasks.
The study consists of one in-person session at our lab in CU Boulder’s CINC building (1777 Exposition Drive). The study will involve having your brain activity non-invasively recorded while you complete computer-based reading and cognitive tasks. It will take approximately two to three hours, and you will be paid $20 per hour for a total of $40–$60.
If you are interested in participating, please sign up on the SONA paid research participation website (Experiment ID 506). If you don’t already have one, you will need to create a login to enter the site. Creating this account is free and gives you access to more paid research opportunities in the future. For more information, please email vala8916@colorado.edu.
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to incorporate interactive video lessons into your course, one of the upcoming introductory PlayPosit training sessions will be just right for you. Learn more about the sessions and how to register.
Whether you’re new to iClicker Cloud, or have used iClicker Classic in the past, OIT has developed specialized training that can help you be more effective in engaging your students in remote and in-person learning. Learn more and register today.
Fraternity & Sorority Life at CU Boulder is made up of 29 chapters officially recognized by the university. Each chapter experience offers lifelong friendships, leadership opportunities, academic support, campus involvement and opportunities to give back to the campus and Boulder communities.
Students: You can access the Rec Center as of Monday, Aug. 1. Just make sure to bring your Buff OneCard for entry.
Hi Buffs! I’m Jake Levin. I’m looking for personal aides for my sophomore year. I have muscular dystrophy and will be living in Hallett Hall studying journalism. I use a wheelchair 100% of the time. I have a care team of caregivers that assists with all of the things I need in order to be successful for college life. We are looking to expand our care team for this semester as well as next spring semester, but this can be a year-round position if you desire.
Job title: Personal aide
Job description: Assist Jake (me) with daily tasks. Tasks include:
A more detailed list of tasks can be provided to those interested. Please note, muscular dystrophy is a degenerative disease, so the needs are subject to change over time.
Average daytime shift is 2–3 hours. We are able to work with your class schedule as well!
Average overnight shift is 6–7 hours. You can sleep during these. Jake has a large dorm room with two separate rooms divided by a door, each having its own bed and desk. He also has a large private bathroom.
Between $16–$18 per hour depending on the shift worked. Overnight shifts are always $18/hour.
No experience necessary! We will provide you with training.
If you are interested in this position, please reach out to personalaidforjake@gmail.com ASAP.
Enterprise database maintenance on Saturday, July 30, will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages between 6 a.m. and noon for many campus services, including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.
The Neuromechanics Lab at CU Boulder is looking for volunteers to take part in a research study that investigates the roles of effort and reward on movement decision-making.
To take part you must:
This study is expected to last one hour. Participants will receive an Amazon gift card as compensation. All procedures take place in our campus laboratory (Engineering Center, ECSL 1B21).
For more information, please contact:
Colin Korbisch
Neuromechanics Lab
Engineering Center, ECSL 1B19
colin.korbisch@colorado.edu
Master's and doctoral students: Check out these August deadlines for summer graduation.
Doctoral grade changes must be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous or current semesters.
Master's thesis plan students must submit the thesis and thesis approval form to ProQuest by this deadline. The thesis must be submitted electronically for review and approval by Graduate School staff by the end of the business day. The thesis approval form (TAF) must be uploaded as a supplemental file with the dissertation in order for the submission to be complete. Students whose dissertations are received after this deadline, or those not submitted with the TAF, must apply to graduate at the following semester's commencement.
Master’s grade changes must be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.
Deadline to update diploma name and address for summer graduates.
Planning to have your degree awarded in summer 2022? Ensure you have met all previous graduation deadlines on the Graduate School website.
Need to change your previous graduation plans? Be sure to apply online to graduate anew through Buff Portal for December or a future term.
Be sure you've got your fall bill covered––check to make sure all of your financial aid to-do items are complete before Aug. 15.
Financial aid will apply toward the bill the Monday before the first day of classes (Aug. 15 for fall) if all to-do items are complete. You may see tuition charges on your bill already, but things such as housing and other charges may not be available yet. You'll be able to view your entire fall bill by mid-August, but it's not due until Sept. 5.
Read more about checking your aid before the fall semester.
The Human Interaction & Robotics Lab and the Collaborative AI and Robotics Lab are looking for participants to complete a study involving working with a Sawyer robot to complete a collaborative task.
You must be 18 years or older. You will receive a $15 Amazon gift card for approximately an hour of participation.
To get involved, complete the participant interest form.