Learn more about renting team sports equipment from Recreation Services. Day-of rentals are on an equipment-available status.

Join the Rec Center for a 4-week training course to improve overall mobility and your capacity to shift between your hands and feet. This course will emphasize a strong connection with your core, building strength and flexibility and improving mobility.

This is a great option for cross-functional training if you practice yoga or strength training.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, July 5–28
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Rec Center, Mind Body Studio
$80

Beginning July 18, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will host a three-week camp for young actors, in which students will rehearse, stage and perform a shortened Shakespeare play on the beautiful Mary Rippon Outdoor Stage. Limited space available for these small-class sessions. No prior experience with Shakespeare is necessary. 

Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–noon
Camp days: July 18–Aug. 5
Final showing: Saturday, Aug. 6, 9 a.m., Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre

Ages 9–11: Coriolanus
Ages 12–14: All's Well That Ends Well
Ages 15–18: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Want to be part of the decisions that shape the UMC and that help us fulfill our mission? Apply for the UMC Board!

The UMC Board is the governing body for your student union and currently has openings for student members. It is a great leadership opportunity for new and returning CU students. Apply by Sept. 2.

Note: You must be able to attend the board meetings on Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Since 1987, the University Perspective program has developed and deepened the leadership capacity of staff on the CU Boulder campus. Participants of the nine-month program gain firsthand knowledge of the university through meetings with senior leaders on the Boulder campus and each of the other three campuses in the CU system and the CU system office.

Applications are now open and due by Friday, July 15.

During maintenance that affects the portals, such as the maintenance scheduled for Sunday, June 26, remember you can directly access Canvas (canvas.colorado.edu) and some other services that are provided through the portals.

The University Libraries invites CU Boulder faculty to apply to participate in the 2022–23 Course OER Creation/Adaptation Initiative. The application deadline is Aug. 1, 2022.

Show your pride during Pride Month! Pick up a free Find Your Fit Pride T-shirt at The Rec, when you present Buff OneCard at Guest Services. Only one shirt per person, while supplies last.

Celebrate Colorado’s Bike to Work Day on Wednesday, June 22, by riding your bike and/or commuting to campus! The Rec Center and East Campus will host breakfast stations for this annual event from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Food, beverages and swag will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Find a breakfast station along your route.

Since 2020, the AB Nexus Research Collaboration Grant Program has awarded over $2 million to 30 teams featuring researchers from CU Boulder and CU Anschutz Medical Campus. AB Nexus is pleased to announce its fall 2022 program, which seeks proposals from interdisciplinary teams that expand and strengthen areas of research collaboration between the Anschutz and Boulder campuses.

The University Libraries is updating the main online library search as part of a planned move to a new library services platform, the Future Of Libraries Is Open (FOLIO). The new OneSearch will launch on June 20 and will offer a cleaner, more modern search of the catalog and a new look for the search bar.

This means that OneSearch permalinks to books, articles and journals currently used in syllabi, courses and elsewhere will no longer work, effective July 2022. Faculty will need to update any permalinks they are using to point to the new OneSearch.

Please contact the libraries at libera@colorado.edu for assistance in migrating your links to function within the new interface. Examples of these links:

• https://go.exlibris.link/2P2XFCFK
• http://tinyurl.com/y5gxjdfy
• Links that begin with https://ucblibraries.summon.serialssolutions.com/

We are excited to update this library service and hope to make the transition as seamless as possible.

The CU Boulder COVID-19 dashboard has been retired as of May 31, 2022. Archived data remains accessible for the fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021 and spring 2022 semesters. 

Boulder County continues to publish the most current local COVID-19 metrics, which incorporate case metrics for CU Boulder affiliates living in the county.

While Boulder County is currently classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the High community level, there are no on-campus restrictions at this time. We will continue to monitor local conditions, and implement a framework for public health and COVID-19 decision-making that follows CDC guidance.

CU Boulder continues to take the following measures to help minimize transmission of COVID-19:

• CU Boulder’s vaccine/booster requirement remains in place for students, faculty and staff.
• Masks and rapid antigen tests for home use continue to be available for students and employees at distribution sites across campus, including the University Memorial Center (UMC), Center for Academic Success and Engagement (CASE), Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) and the Student Recreation Center.
  • Home tests are also available on the third floor of Wardenburg Health Center.
• Free COVID-19 testing and vaccination continue to be available through Medical Services.

The campus case investigation and contact tracing team remains available to answer questions from individuals testing positive or exposed to COVID-19, as well to provide consultation to departments and supervisors. They can be reached at 303-735-0017 or contacttracing@colorado.edu.

The new OneSearch is here.

The University Libraries is updating the main online library search as part of a planned move to a new library services platform, the Future Of Libraries Is Open (FOLIO). The new OneSearch will launch on June 20 and will offer a cleaner, more modern search of the catalog and a new look for the search bar. OneSearch provides advanced personalization features in addition to current functionality. 

Graduate students are encouraged to review professional development opportunities and graduation deadlines coming up.

Professional development opportunities

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, 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.  

Graduation deadlines

June 15: Graduate students who have not already done so must apply online to graduate through Buff Portal on the “apply for graduation” card in order to have the degree awarded in August. This is required even though there is no university-wide ceremony. PhD students must enter their dissertation title as part of the online graduation application, and the title may be updated until this deadline. This title will appear on your transcript after your degree is awarded.  

Planning to have your degree awarded in summer 2022? Preview additional upcoming graduation deadlines on the Graduate School website.

All students are required to carry a comprehensive medical insurance plan while attending CU Boulder. Complete your requirements now for the fall semester. The portal opens June 14 and closes Sept. 15.

Students may elect health insurance coverage through:

• Anthem Gold Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP), a plan exclusively for CU students
• Private insurance, an individual health insurance plan through a family member or employer

Students must meet this requirement their first semester at CU Boulder and at the beginning of each academic year. Those taking 6 or more undergraduate credit hours or 1 or more graduate credit hours are required to complete the health insurance requirement process.

Once a student is registered for their semester credits, the student will begin receiving email communications from Academic HealthPlans. These emails explain the insurance requirement and outline the process of enrolling or waiving the Anthem Gold SHIP.

All fee-paying students, regardless of their insurance plan, have full access to the services provided by Health and Wellness Services.