The Main Student Recreation Center will be closed May 4–14 for scheduled maintenance. Williams Village Rec Center will remain open during this time.

The first session of Summer Session begins May 4, but there is still time to register for classes. Choose from hundreds of online, in-person and hybrid remote/online courses. 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. 

Calling all creative Buffs: CU Boulder is turning 150, and we want you to help us celebrate in style. CU Student Government is hosting a T-shirt design contest for Homecoming 2026, and your artwork could be front and center at one of the biggest events of the year! Sign up to be notified when full details are available.

Are you an international student at CU Boulder? We’d love to hear from you! 

Researchers from the Natural Hazards Center at CU Boulder are inviting 30 international students to take part in 90-minute focus groups about campus emergency alerts. Your input will help improve how safety information is shared with diverse communities.

Focus group schedule

April 29 (Wednesday), 2:45–4:45 p.m.
May 11 (Monday), 2:45–4:45 p.m.
May 13 (Wednesday), 2:45–4:45 p.m.

Participants will receive $50 gift cards for participating.

About the project

This project explores how multilingual populations receive, perceive and respond to emergency weather information. The goal is to make emergency information clearer and more accessible for everyone.              

Interested? Sign up. (No prior knowledge of emergency alerts is needed.)

Requirements

Participants must be:

• International student at CU Boulder
• 18 years or older 
• Living on or near campus 

CUChange researchers want to understand how varying levels of cannabinoids (e.g., THC and CBD) impact memory and cognition.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

• Are 21-40 years old
• Have used cannabis for at least one year
• Are right-handed

This study involves:

• One appointment at our lab facility in Boulder 
• Two appointments in our mobile lab (we drive to a location convenient to you) 
• Blood draws
• EEG recording
• Cognitive tasks
• Brief questionnaires

Participants will be compensated up to $195.

If you are interested, please contact CUChange at 303-735-8106 or cobra.custudy@gmail.com, or complete the eligibility survey.

The 78th Conference on World Affairs is happening this week, and at most sessions, there's still plenty of space for students to walk in. Take a look at the schedule, and stop by for free T-shirts, stickers and other swag.

Construction activities will have partial traffic impacts beginning on Folsom Street near Colorado Avenue related to the university's chilled water line project. These will take effect during commencement and related activities May 1–3. Facilities Management is coordinating closely with event organizers to minimize impact. 

Traffic will be reduced to a single shared lane on Folsom Street with turn lanes temporarily combined. Equipment staging may be present but clear signage and traffic control will help guide attendees and participants. Any temporary changes to parking or access will be communicated well in advance.

Read FAQs about the construction project.

Volunteers are needed on Wednesday, April 22, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. to help with Late Night Breakfast, an annual event for students around finals. Volunteers can expect to help with serving breakfast food and beverages, line management and other event responsibilities.

The university is gathering feedback as part of the campus wayfinding revamp at CU Boulder, and we’d love your input! The project team is exploring names for “neighborhoods” across Main Campus. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts through the survey and feel free to pass it along to others in your community.

Graduate students, mark your calendars for these final graduation deadlines for spring 2026.

April 20

Grade changes for master’s graduates must be submitted for incomplete courses taken during previous semesters. 

April 27

Deadline for spring doctoral graduates to update diploma name or address in Buff Portal.

These two-year fellowships are part of a Mellon Foundation Sawyer seminar on “Restoring Trust: Humanistic Perspectives on Academic Freedom, US American Democracy, and Higher Education Leadership.” The seminar explores how humanities scholars and administrators can collaboratively address challenges that arise when universities seek to promote free and open conversations about controversial social justice topics and how this collaboration can help rebuild trust within universities and contribute to the future of higher education in a polarized U.S. American democracy.

Learn more and apply.

Outdoor emergency sirens in several Boulder County communities will begin a new year-round monthly testing schedule as part of ongoing emergency preparedness efforts.

Moving forward, sirens will be tested at 10 a.m. on the first Monday of each month, year-round. The first audible test under the updated schedule will occur on Monday, April 6, 2026. There will be no evening test as in previous years.

Read the Boulder County Sheriff's Office news release.

Acupuncture appointments are available at Wardenburg Health Center. Reduce stress, improve focus, strengthen your immune system, sleep better and find relief from chronic pain. Acupuncture is also effective for women's health concerns at any age.

Celebrate your impact beyond the classroom. Service Learning & Impact in Community Engagement (SLICE) recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in community service and meaningful civic engagement by awarding a graduation cord to wear at commencement.

Students may earn a cord by meeting one or more of the following criteria:

• Log 150 total community service hours on the CUServes platform
• Serve as a site leader for a Sko Serve project
• Serve for two years as a SLICE student employee or as a member of the SLICE Joint Board

Are you a fall 2025, summer 2026, fall 2026, online or Coursera graduate? Get answers to your questions about spring commencement.

I graduated in fall 2025. Can I come to spring commencement? 

All fall and summer graduates are invited to join CU Boulder's spring commencement and recognition ceremonies.

For commencement at Folsom Field, as long as you applied to graduate before the April 1 deadline, your name will be listed in the commencement program. Visit our Day of Information page to learn more about the graduate processional. 

For recognition ceremonies, we encourage graduates to email their department, as some departments require an RSVP. Department contacts are listed on the Spring Recognition Ceremonies page. 

I’m graduating in summer 2026. Can I participate in commencement? 

All fall and summer graduates are invited to join CU Boulder's spring commencement and recognition ceremonies.

For commencement at Folsom Field, as long as you applied to graduate before the April 1 deadline, your name will be listed in the commencement program. Visit our Day of Information page to learn more about the graduate processional. 

For recognition ceremonies, we encourage graduates to email their department, as some departments require an RSVP. Department contacts are listed on the Spring Recognition Ceremonies page. 

I expect to graduate in fall 2026. Can I participate in spring 2026 commencement? 

For commencement at Folsom Field, visit our Day of Information page to learn more about the graduate processional. 

For recognition ceremonies, we encourage graduates to email their department, as some departments require an RSVP. Department contacts are listed on the Spring Recognition Ceremonies page. 

If you have additional questions about applying to graduate, please contact the university registrar at registrar@colorado.edu.  

If you have questions about your degree requirements, please contact your academic advisor. 

Can I participate in commencement as an online student? 

All graduates from online programs are invited to participate in CU Boulder's commencement celebrations. All candidates who applied to graduate in fall 2025 or applied to graduate in spring 2026 or summer 2026 by the deadline of April 1 will be listed in the commencement program.

Visit our Day of Information page to learn more about the graduate processional. 

For recognition ceremonies, we encourage graduates to email their department, as some departments require an RSVP. Department contacts are listed on the Spring Recognition Ceremonies page. 

Can I participate in commencement as a Coursera student?

Coursera graduates may participate in all commencement opportunities! All students are invited to attend the main campus ceremony and their department's ceremony. Please review the information on your program's page:

• Computer Science and AI
• Data Science
• Engineering Management
• Electrical Engineering

Note: Coursera students do not apply to graduate through the Registrar's Office.

Will my name be in the commencement program? 

The commencement program lists the names of students who applied to graduate in that academic year. 

Fall graduates will be listed in the spring commencement program following their graduation. For example, fall 2025 graduates will be listed in the spring 2026 commencement program. 

Summer graduates who submitted a graduation application by the April 1 deadline will have their name listed in the commencement program. For example, summer 2026 graduates will be listed in the spring 2026 commencement program. 

More information is available on the registrar’s commencement and graduation FAQs. 

How do I confirm if my name will be included in the commencement program? 

Your name will be in the commencement program if you graduated in fall 2025 or applied to graduate in spring or summer 2026 by the April 1 deadline. Learn how to review the status of your graduation application. 

What is the difference between commencement and recognition ceremonies? 

The university commencement ceremony is the campuswide ceremony at Folsom Field. All students from all colleges and schools are invited to participate.

Recognition ceremonies are celebrations of individual student achievement and where graduating students' names are read and diploma covers are presented as they cross the stage.

Where can I find more information about diplomas and the graduation application?

Please visit the registrar’s graduation and diploma FAQs or contact diplomas@colorado.edu.