The new policy applies to shipments made via courier or freight, domestic shipments with an ultimate end location that is international, and hand-carried items.

Route W: Williams Village service ends at 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 12. There will be no Williams Village service between Saturday, Dec. 13, and Monday, Jan 5. On Tuesday, Jan 6, Will Vill will run from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. (every 15 minutes); on Wednesday, Jan. 7, Will Vill will run from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (every 10 minutes). Regular Williams Village service resumes Thursday, Jan. 8.

Late-night Williams Village service: There will be no late-night service from Friday, Dec. 12, through Saturday, Jan 3. Late-night Williams Village service will resume on Thursday, Jan 8.

Route S: Stampede will run limited service (7 a.m. to 6:25 p.m.) from Monday, Dec. 15–Tuesday, Dec. 23. There will be no Stampede service on Wednesday, Dec. 24, through Friday, Jan 2. Limited Stampede service (7 a.m. to 6:25 p.m.) will run on Monday, Jan. 5, through Wednesday, Jan. 7. Regular Stampede service (7 a.m. to 10:45 p.m.) resumes on Thursday, Jan. 8.

Buff Ride: There will be no Buff Ride service from Saturday, Dec. 13, through Sunday, Jan 4. Buff Ride service resumes on Monday, Jan. 5.

During campus portal maintenance, which is next scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 14, you can still access Canvas and some other campus services through direct links (e.g., canvas.colorado.edu).

Enterprise database maintenance on Saturday, Dec. 13, will cause two 5- to 15-minute outages between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. for many campus services, including MyCUInfo, Buff Portal, Canvas and more.

The Buckley Center for Sustainability Education has an open call for 2026–28 SPIKE Faculty Affiliates (SFAs). We welcome faculty involvement in the Buckley Center as inaugural faculty affiliates.

SFAs will be kept informed of sustainability education-related events, activities and developments across campus. SFAs are teaching, research and tenure-track/tenured faculty actively and/or interested in teaching and developing pedagogy and/or student experiences related to sustainability.  

We encourage faculty all across campus to apply. Applications are due Jan. 9.

Drop off your new or gently used textbooks, scholarly materials and clickers at a University Libraries service desk during our end-of-semester donation drive.

Master's and doctoral students who are planning to graduate in December should be aware of these upcoming deadlines:

Master's students

Grade changes for master’s students must be submitted by Dec. 8 for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters.

Doctoral students

Dec. 8 is the deadline for fall doctoral graduates to update diploma name or address in Buff Portal.

Students and authorized payers can pay tuition and fees over the course of the semester by signing up for a payment plan. Re-enrollment is required every semester to continue paying on a monthly basis.

As part of the spring 2026 UMC construction project, Events Planning & Catering will temporarily relocate operations. During this period, menu options and event volume will be limited.

To use the new CU Secure Wi-Fi network that is replacing UCB Wireless over the winter break, you will need to register your devices by installing a certificate.

Discover what it means to find work that truly matters at the Buffs One Read speaker event with StoryCorps founder Dave Isay. Save the date: Feb. 25, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in the CASE Auditorium. Registration will open early in 2026.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is seeking volunteers to participate in a clinical research study. 

Requirements:

• Aged 40-plus
• Willing to participate in 12 weeks of hot tub sessions, ~three times/week 
• Systolic BP (top number) > 115 mmHg (please contact us if you are unsure of your blood pressure)

Participants receive: 

• Exercise stress test
• Body composition assessment
• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for volunteers to study the potential healthy aging effects of a new type of breathing exercise (a time-efficient type of exercise), compared to brisk walking, on blood pressure and blood vessel function.

Requirements:

• Aged 50-plus years
• Systolic blood pressure (top number) ≥ 115 mmHg
• Willing to exercise up to 25 minutes per day, six days a week, for a three-month period

Participants receive:

• Detailed blood panel (cholesterol, glucose, etc.)
• Physician-monitored exercise stress test
• Blood pressure screening
• Bone mineral density test
• Monetary compensation for time

For more information, please email ipalab@colorado.edu or call 303-735-6410.

You're invited to participate in a study investigating human hearing, conducted by Donghyeon Yun at CU Boulder's Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences. This study involves listening to speech sounds through headphones and responding to them. It typically takes one session to complete, lasting 1.5 to 2 hours and can be scheduled at your convenience. You'll receive $30 in the form of an Amazon e-gift card for your participation.

If you are 18 or older, a native Korean speaker, and use English as a second language (but are not fully bilingual) and would like more information about participating, please contact: Hearing Science Lab at hslab@colorado.edu.