University of Colorado Boulder
The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.
Register for one of the later terms offered during Summer Session. Summer Session has already begun, but there is still time to register for one of the later terms offered. Choose from hundreds of in-person, online, remote, and hybrid remote/online courses and save time and money, get into popular classes, focus on one class, find flexible options that fit your schedule, and/or get back on track if you are facing academic difficulty.
Boulder County has moved into high COVID-19 community levels based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) metrics.
The move from the medium to high COVID-19 community level indicates that COVID cases are high in our community, and the strain on hospitals and healthcare facilities in Boulder County is rising.
Take piano lessons with an undergraduate piano intern this fall! These lessons are for adult students, staff or faculty who are absolute beginners at the piano instruction (no exceptions).
The instructors are undergraduate piano majors in their junior or senior year. No university credit. Professor Alejandro Cremaschi supervises the interns.
For graduate students planning to have degrees awarded in August, apply online by June 15 through Buff Portal on the “apply for graduation” card.
This action 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.
The BolderBoulder 10K run will take place on Memorial Day, May 30, 2022.
The setup and event will impact campus roads/parking from 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, through 2 p.m. on Monday, May 30. Some routine parking arrangements around the stadium will be modified for this event. Every permit holder from all Main and East Campus lots needing access to main campus must park in lot 327 (the C4C parking garage) on Monday, May 30. Permit holders in lots with extended restrictions will receive alternate parking arrangements via email. Parking staff will be available to assist visitors and permit holders on the day of the event. Traffic attendants will be located at the intersections of Folsom Street/Colorado Avenue,18th Street/Broadway and Euclid Avenue/Broadway.
Parking for persons with disabilities will be available in lots 360 East and 444. An ADA placard or license plate is required to park in reserved ADA-accessible parking lots. When purchasing an ADA spot, there is not a specific permit for ADA-accessible parking; please purchase the public pre-sold finish line parking permit. When arriving on race day, proceed to lot 360 East or 444 with your placard or license plate and pre-sold permit.
Buy a BolderBoulder parking permit.
BolderBoulder campus parking map
Graduate students are encouraged to join these upcoming seminars:
Starting June 6
Mondays 9–10 a.m. or 10-11 a.m.
CASE, Room E422
Leslie Blood, PhD, director of Graduate Community and Program Development, and guest speaker, Stacy Gerberich, PsyD, CAPS embedded therapist for the Graduate School, will facilitate a close examination of the Enneagram as we learn to use this model for self-understanding as well as help you overcome self-defeating patterns. Join us on a journey towards meeting your needs, creating deeper connections with self and others, and pursuing a life aligned with your values. Register here.
Starting June 7
Tuesdays 11 a.m.–noon
Zoom
Resiliency is instrumental to sustainability, endurance and long-term success. Luckily, there are many different skills you can learn to help build a resiliency practice. One of the most important aspects of resiliency is the creation and development of habits. This summer, join Leslie Blood, PhD, director of Graduate Community and Program Development, to focus on determining which habits move us towards alignment and then putting them into practice. Register here.
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, from Health Promotion will guide you through this two-part series tailored to graduate students. Register here.
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.
The Graduate School seeks mentors to provide support, community and information to new graduate students as they navigate their first year. The deadline to apply is May 31.
Read more about the Graduate School Peer Mentoring Program, or contact hailey.herman@colorado.edu with questions.
The city of Boulder is conducting outreach to voters about a tax initiative that may appear on the November ballot. Registered voters can expect to receive a text message with a link to a survey, available in both English and Spanish, about the potential climate funding. For residents ages 18 and older, the survey is also available online––open through June 2.
Give your feedback on a proposal to simplify and expand the community’s investment in climate and resilience programs.
The University Libraries are expanding its digital collections to include NYT Cooking—a source for thousands of recipes from The New York Times with instructions for beginners to pros to CU Boulder affiliates.
During maintenance that affects the portals, such as the maintenance scheduled for Sunday, May 22, users are reminded that you can directly access Canvas (canvas.colorado.edu) and some other services that are provided through the portals.
During the same window, OIT will be updating the Enterprise database, which will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages, between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., for many campus services including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.
Immerse yourself in the newly renovated, fully upgraded video game bunker with four large screens and hundreds of games on three different new-generation consoles, including the new Xbox Series X. The Connection is subscribed to the recently unveiled Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which grants you access to all the new Xbox titles. From current hits to cult classics, you can play in person with friends or online via multiplayer mode.
The video game bunker features:
Rates:
The UMC is the heart of campus, hosting 10,000-plus visitors a day and 16,000 events each year. As one of the most active spots on campus, the UMC gives CU students exceptional leadership and job experience. We offer a competitive salary, flexible hours, professional and personal development opportunities and a true team spirit!
The UMC is currently hiring for a number of positions, including:
To learn more about available positions and to apply, visit the UMC Student Jobs page.
The Neurophysiology of Human Movement Lab is looking for healthy adults ages 60–89 years to participate in a research study investigating the effects of manual dexterity training on the health of the neuromuscular system.
The study involves nine separate visits to our lab (one visit: 30 minutes, two visits: 2 hours each, six visits: 1 hour each) over three weeks total on the CU Boulder Main Campus, for which subjects will be paid $120.
If interested, please call 402-310-7298 or email taylor.tvrdy@colorado.edu and reference the manual dexterity study.