Buff Bulletin Board

The Buff Bulletin Board, a listing of campus announcements, is a service of Campus Communications.

 

Contribute to the food, clothing drive this week

The Association of Holistic Wellness is hosting a food and clothing drive to benefit the community of Boulder. We are posted in the UMC across from the Starbucks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please come show your support! The food products are going to Harvest for Hope, a nonprofit donation center, and all clothing are going to various thrift shops and nonprofit organizations.

Student-participants needed for paid psychology study

We are currently looking for CU students, ages 18 to 22, right-handed and native-English speakers. 

This study investigates people's decisions during a gambling task and also looks into people's abilities to control their attention.This study will take one hour to complete and you will get $15 for participation and the chance to earn bonus money. 

To sign up for the study, please visit the paid SONA site to get scheduled.

Feeling down? Struggling with anxiety? Worried about health or relationship problems?

Affordable psychotherapy is available at the Raimy Clinic in the Muenzinger Psychology building on Main Campus. Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship and occupational issues, and other difficulties, as well as helping you meet your goals for improving self-confidence and increasing healthy behavior.

Students: Help build a sustainable bamboo structure in coastal Ecuador

Group of students in Ecuador
Calling all students interested in architecture, sustainable design, engineering, environmental studies, agroforestry and traveling! Are you interested in making an impactful difference in a community of coastal Ecuador? Are you interested in taking long walks on the beach, late-night soccer matches with locals or campfires on the beach over summer break? Join other CU Boulder and UC Berkley students May 20-30 to build a bamboo structure and learn about sustainable eco-farming practices! Come to one of our upcoming interest meetings; the next will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21, in DLC 191 (in the ITLL of the Engineering Center).

For parents: Cognitive Development Center offers fun research projects for kids

The Cognitive Development Center in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience is looking for children ages birth to 12 years old who are interested in playing games that will help teach us about self-control, language and cognitive strategies.

A visit, scheduled at your convenience, lasts about 60 minutes. Babysitting is available for siblings, parents are compensated for travel, and kids receive a fun prize.

To sign up, please do one of the following:

For more information, feel free to check out our Facebook page and website.

Equity and Excellence Award: Call for nominations, due March 5

Do you know someone who is has made significant contributions to making excellence inclusive at CU Boulder? Nominate them!
 
The Equity and Excellence Award recognizes students, staff and faculty who have successfully and effectively worked to promote the principles of making excellence inclusive in teaching, learning, higher-education program management or leadership practices and execution. 

Nominations are due Monday, March 5. Read the guidelines and submit an online nomination.

Student orgs: Apply for UMC office space, lockers by March 9

The UMC is accepting applications from student organizations for free office space or lockers during the fall 2018 semester. 

Pick up an application in the UMC Executive Director’s Office (UMC 305) or CUSG (UMC 125), or download an application at our website. Groups with current space must reapply!

Applications must be submitted by noon Friday, March 9.

Act now! Help your organization succeed with a central office location. Questions? Call 303-492-8832.

Feeling down? Struggling with anxiety? Worried about health or relationship problems?

Affordable psychotherapy is available at the Raimy Clinic in the Muenzinger Psychology building on Main Campus. Special low rates are available for all CU Boulder faculty, staff and students. Raimy Clinic therapists can provide help coping with stress, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, occupational issues and other difficulties, as well as helping you meet your goals for improving self-confidence and increasing healthy behavior. For more information, call our intake line at 303-492-5177.

Apply for fall, summer Education Abroad

Student in Indonesia
Upcoming deadlines for Education Abroad programs this summer range from October through March 1; fall program deadlines range from Feb. 1 to March 1. Don’t miss your chance to enhance your college experience with overseas studies! Learn more about your Education Abroad opportunities by completing Abroad 101, which covers key information to get you started on your education abroad journey. Abroad 101 is offered online and in-person; get started today!

Property Services hosting live auction Feb. 24

CU Boulder Distribution Center

CU Boulder Property Services will hold a public auction of surplus property and equipment on Saturday, Feb. 24. Items for sale may include: computers, furniture, lab equipment, vehicles and more. 

Items will be available for preview beginning at 8 a.m., and the auction will begin at 9 a.m. Auctions are held on the east side of the Distribution Center, located at 3300 Walnut St.

Please “like” us on Facebook for the most up-to-date information on our upcoming sales and auctions.

Women's basketball vs. Washington Huskies Feb. 16

Come cheer on the women's basketball team as they take on the Washington Huskies at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Coors Events Center on campus. Plus, wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness, and receive a $5 general admission ticket.

Students: Submit your Western American writing by March 20 for chance to win $500

Regardless of whether you call the West your home or you are just passing through, as a student at CU Boulder you live, breathe, eat, drink and sleep the West. Here's an opportunity to transform your unique perspective on this region into cash, simply by putting it to paper. 

Center of the American West will continue accepting entries through March 20 for its 19th annual Thompson Awards for Western American Writing. The contest is open to all CU Boulder students, graduate and undergraduate. 

Prizes are $500 in each of four categories: fiction, memoir, poetry and creative non-fiction. Students may submit entries in any or all of the four categories. The theme must touch upon some aspect or issue of the American West. To name a few examples: growing up in a Western town; visiting a national park or other place in the West for the first time; immigration; wildfire; the use of myth and stereotype in movies and books about Western people, places and events; ranching and public lands; skiing and ski resorts; prairie dogs and mustangs; water; tourism; energy development.

Please visit our website for details, entry form and to read winning entries from past years. Then contact us with your questions: academics@centerwest.org or 303-735-1399.

Equity and Excellence Award: Call for nominations, due March 5

Do you know someone who is has made significant contributions to making excellence inclusive at CU Boulder? Nominate them!
 
The Equity and Excellence Award recognizes students, staff and faculty who have successfully and effectively worked to promote the principles of making excellence inclusive in teaching, learning, higher-education program management or leadership practices and execution. 

Nominations are due Monday, March 5. Read the guidelines and submit an online nomination.