University Libraries announce reopening schedule
All five locations in University Libraries will be reopening for the fall semester. Get a timeline of the reopening schedule, as well as important service changes.
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All five locations in University Libraries will be reopening for the fall semester. Get a timeline of the reopening schedule, as well as important service changes.
The division of Infrastructure and Sustainability has several open positions, and we need your help recruiting. If you know anyone who might be interested in applying for one (or more) of the positions listed below, please encourage them to apply. Be sure they include your name on the application so you get the referral bonus after they complete the time period listed below.
Consider recognizing the contributions of an alumnus of the Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP). Nominations for the Excellence in Leadership Award are being requested until Aug. 31. All alums of the ELP, who are currently working at the University of Colorado, are eligible to be nominated. Self-nominations will not be accepted.
ELP is a university-wide program for faculty and staff. It is designed to identify top talent at the university and support them in enhancing their leadership skills and their knowledge about CU. The program creates a cohort of leaders who can successfully address the key challenges of a dynamic university.
The Excellence in Leadership Award recognizes an ELP alumnus who has shown exemplary leadership at the university in one or more areas:
The award recipient and the nominator will be recognized at the Excellence in Leadership Luncheon and Lecture on Nov. 19 at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel.
Nominations will be accepted from any University of Colorado employee who has worked or is working with the nominee. A list of all ELP graduates, the nomination form, and past award recipients are available on the ELP nomination page.
The award is open to ELP alumni who are currently working at the University of Colorado.
Submit the nomination form on the Employee Services website. The deadline to submit a nomination is 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31.
If you have questions, please contact elp@cu.edu.
Each year, per Board of Regents Policy 11-E, the University of Colorado asks employees who use My Leave to verify the accuracy of their sick and vacation leave in the employee portal. This helps ensure all employee’s leave balances are accurate each year.
To get started, visit our Leave Certification page for directions to certify your leave in the portal and steps for supervisors to verify their direct reports’ leave certifications. Screenshots can be found on the webpage.
To check your Leave Certification balance against figures in My Leave, follow these steps:
If your balances do not match or you have additional questions, please contact your department’s payroll liaison. Annual Leave Certifications must be submitted by Aug. 31.
Thank you for ensuring your balances are up-to-date and accurate!
The University of Colorado has promoted associate head coach Anthony Pham into the head women's tennis coaching position, athletic director Rick George announced Monday.
Pham, 39, had taken over as interim head coach on July 1, replacing Danielle Steinberg, who resigned due to family reasons. Pham had been serving as associate head coach since February, coming to CU from the University of Wisconsin where he was the associate head coach.
The University of Colorado athletic department placed 95 student-athletes on the Pac-12 Conference Spring Academic Honor Roll, the conference announced Thursday.
CU's honorees hailed from men's and women's golf, men's and women's track and field, skiing, lacrosse and tennis. The lacrosse team placed 27 student-athletes on the team, while the women's track and field and ski teams each had 19. The men's track and field team recorded 12 honorees and was followed by women's golf (seven), men's golf (six) and tennis (five).
Campus librarians want to keep the book in your hot book summer. So, they're recommending books every Friday until the start of the fall semester. Check out their recommendations each week.
Community Cycles received one of five grants that allowed the organization to award electric bikes to front-line employees at CU Boulder.
Bike recipients paid $250 to get into the program and received an eBike (valued at over $1500) and all the accessories needed to keep themselves safe and their bikes secure. The CU Bike Program also helped these employees register their bikes with CU through Bike Index, get access to secure on-campus bike shelters and provide “best route” advice depending on where they live and work.
Google is applying a security update in Google Drive to make sharing links more secure. This update will change links (URLs) used for some Drive files shared in November 2017 and prior. Here’s what you need to know.
Fall Welcome occurs Aug. 15–29, with move-in beginning on Aug. 15. Here’s what faculty and staff need to know in preparation for the events.
Fall is nearly here, y'all, and it's time to begin planning for your learning and development schedule. Human Resources welcomes faculty and staff to register for learning, development and self-care courses.
CU expanded premium access to even more online courses by securing participation in the Coursera Partner Consortium, a learning program that offers CU faculty, staff and degree-seeking students no-cost access to not just CU’s Coursera courses but to thousands of additional non-credit online courses offered by Coursera’s global network of university partners.
Using the University Libraries’ course reserves service is a great way to help students save money on required texts and other course-related materials necessary for helping them succeed.
This year's event on Oct. 12–15 will be hybrid, offering participants opportunities to attend fascinating and informative virtual presentations and panels, as well as experience in-person discussions and activities. Submit your proposal by Aug. 10.
The Research on Affective Disorders and Development Lab is conducting research on the effects of CBD on mood and behavior. We are recruiting young adults ages 18 to 30.
One group we recruit will include people who are experiencing depression. The other group will consist of people who have never had any diagnosed mental disorder.
The study includes a few different parts:
The study takes place over the course of 6 weeks, and you will be compensated for your participation (maximum of $863–$1,038 for completing all parts of the study).
If you want to learn more, contact the RADD Lab at raddlab@colorado.edu or fill out our initial eligibility screening.