Goodbyes are no fun... unless they take place in the sun! Please come celebrate Diane's retirement. Aug. 14, 2012 11 am-1:30 pm at Farrand Field and Stage. Gear up for volleyball, badminton and come hungry for delicious food! Please RSVP to pauline.olivas@colorado.edu, 2-7609. Contact: Pauline Olivas

The Bursar's Office will open at 9:15 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 3, 2012 so the staff can attend a special training. Payroll checks will not be available until after that time.

Instructor: Katherine Skallerud Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior and relationships. EI has been shown to increase job performance, productivity, and personal excellence. This seminar explores this important ability and provides skills to improve your own EI. To register, please visit our website. Dec. 5, 9–11 a.m., ARC 346, Marine St.

Thursday, August 23, 2012 6 - 7:30 p.m. Location: Glenn Miller Ballroom, UMC Reception immediately following: UMC Room 235 Keynote Address: Gloria Ladson-Billings, Kellner Family Professor in Urban Education, Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her research examines the pedagogical practices of teachers who are successful with African American Students. Join us for a celebration of teaching excellence. RSVP by Friday, Aug. 17 to 303.492.4523

Boulder Friends of International Students (BFIS) invites you to become a friendship host to an international student! BFIS matches Boulder-area community members with international students. Hosts do not provide housing, but meet with their students for dinner, a sporting or cultural event, a hike, or coffee! The BFIS non-profit has helped create cross-cultural friendships through CU's Office of International Education since 1948. Visit the website to apply!

Graduate student volunteers are needed on Aug. 8 for interviews about their learning space preferences. Half-hour sessions are available at either 1 or 1:30 pm. Interviews will be conducted by librarians and OIT staff as part of a training on participatory design methods. Volunteers will receive a $10 gift card as a thank you for their time. If you are available and interested in participating, please contact Mark Werner.

How many gumballs fit in the glass sphere of a gumball machine? Scientists have been puzzling over problems like this since the Ancient Greeks. In this free public lecture we will use materials from daily life to explore this interesting yet mysterious packing problem and how the simple results we get can have a great impact on various fields of our life. Lecture will be held at 7pm on Thursday, June 26th Duane Physics, Room G1B30 For more information call (303) 492-3367

 

Pay: $10 gift card for a one-hour research study

Date: This week, July 24-27. Multiple timeslots available.

Eligibility: CU employee

Location: CU-Boulder Campus, Koelbel Building (Leeds School of Business)

To sign up:

• Go to http://leeds-bus.sona-systems.com
• Create a username and password, if not already done (go to URL under "Additional Information" for step-by-step instructions)
• Sign up for "Consumer Financial Judgments"

Our campus is often the target of malicious attempts to gain personal information, also known as phishing. One recent example was supposedly a virus notification (see more at http://oit.colorado.edu/news/july-phishing). You can help protect yourself and others by reporting messages that appear to be a malicious attempt to gain personal information. You can learn how to report these messages and see a listing of reported phishing e-mails at http://oit.colorado.edu/it-security/email-phishing.

On July 24, 2012, a Colorado PERA representative will be in Room 381 at the UMC. Stop by 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1- 3:30 p.m. to ask about PERA retirement, 401(k) and 457 plans (NOTE: The PERA representative cannot access your personal account information). From 12-1 p.m. there will be a PowerPoint presentation about PERA fundamentals. No reservation required.