Buff Bulletin Board

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

 

Academic year operating hours in effect

On Sunday, Aug. 25, the Boulder campus will return to its regular academic year operating hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. These hours will remain in effect through Sunday, May 11, 2025. 

The standard operating hours are core business hours for student-, employee- and customer-facing services/offices. These offices should attempt to maintain a consistent schedule and be open during these hours to provide support and services to our campus community.

Complete Boulder’s Family-Friendly Vibrant Neighborhoods survey with your feedback

Housing costs in Boulder have been consistently rising for years, and the city is trying to address affordability in a variety of ways. Colorado is also experiencing housing challenges where supply has fallen short of demand.

One approach is to adjust the city’s land use code to expand opportunities for housing. This is one of the City Council's work program priority projects for 2024–25. The goal of the Family-Friendly Vibrant Neighborhoods project is to focus on inclusion and help increase housing affordability, enabling more people to stay in or move to Boulder.

Federal student loan on-ramp program ending on Sept. 30

illustration of a graduate paying loans

Last year, the Department of Education created an on-ramp to student loan repayment by providing an additional grace period for borrowers who may have been unable to begin repaying their loans immediately. During this period, borrowers have been able to make partial or late payments and miss payments without the associated consequences or negative credit reports. This period of protection ends on Sept. 30.

Register your off-campus parties to avoid an expensive ticket

Party registration

Having friends over to celebrate being back in Boulder? Register your party to lessen your chances of receiving an expensive ticket. By registering your party with Off-Campus Housing & Neighborhood Relations, the registrant will get a 20-minute warning before police officers arrive if your residence receives a noise complaint.

Students must take an in-person orientation before using the party registration program. Visit UMC 313 or email OCHNR at och@colorado.edu to learn more.

Boulder caregiver looking for family in need of after-school care

I’m a Boulder resident and part-time nanny looking for a family in the Boulder area (10 miles or less) that could use consistent after-school care. I have experience caring for infants through elementary school age. Available immediately. References upon request.    

  • 4–8 p.m. (hours negotiable)
  • Monday/Thursday/Friday - 1 to 3
  • Weekend availability
  • Minimum $15/hour dependent upon circumstances
  • CPR and first aid certifications 

Interested in reducing your cannabis use? Join paid study

Are you seeking to cut down or cease cannabis use? Join the CUChange Lab's study: Longitudinal Outpatient Treatment for Cannabis Use (LOTUS), and get paid $360 for your participation. 

You may be eligible if you are: 

  • 21 years of age or older
  • Regularly use cannabis concentrates
  • Are seeking to cut down or cease cannabis use

The LOTUS study involves:

  • Seven in-person appointments
  • Five remote therapy sessions
  • Usage of a hemp-derived CBD product or placebo for eight weeks
  • Blood collection
  • Surveys

Call 303-492-0288 or email lotus.custudy@gmail.com if interested.

Volunteers needed for clinical trial on persons with multiple sclerosis

Researchers from the Neurophysiology of Movement Laboratory at CU Boulder are conducting a study to investigate if electrical stimulation applied to the legs can reduce fatigue and improve walking in persons with multiple sclerosis.

You may be eligible to participate if you:

  • Are between18–65 years of age
  • Have clinically confirmed diagnosis of MS
  • Are able to walk but have some difficulty walking
  • Experience some fatigue during activities of daily living

The 11-week study involves four evaluation visits and 18 treatment sessions (three times/week for six weeks):

  • Evaluation sessions (approximately two hours each)
  • Answering questionnaires
  • Tests of walking, balance and muscle function
  • Treatments (approximately 60 minutes each)
  • TENS applied to leg muscles while performing weight-lifting exercises
  • The treatment will be applied to two muscle groups in each leg

Participants will be paid up to $880 for completing the 11-week trial.

If you are interested, please contact Mélanie Henry by email at melanie.henry@colorado.edu and reference the MS clinical trial.

Join the team: Campus Dining Services is hiring

Looking for an on-campus job? Campus Dining Services offers students the chance to learn and build skills for success at CU and beyond. Our students work in a diverse, inclusive and fun space, and there are jobs that work with your schedule. There are also personal and professional development opportunities to develop skills like teamwork, communication, leadership and more.

Reasons to work in Campus Dining Services:

  • Flexible hours and convenient locations
  • Competitive pay rates (starting at $16/hour)
  • Work-study opportunities for eligible students
  • Leadership and advancement opportunities
  • Make new friends while building community
  • Work in diverse and inclusive environments

Explore Jobs on Handshake.

Participate in a movement learning study with robotics

Come play a game with a robot! The Neuromechanics Lab needs volunteers for a study on effort and motor learning. We are interested in how effort during a movement changes how you learn. The insights from this study will help us design optimize rehabilitation and movement training. 

In the game, you use a robotic handle to guide a cursor to a series of targets. 

You must: 

  • Be between 18–35 years old 
  • Be right-handed 
  • Have no movement impairments that could impact your ability to complete a reaching task 
  • Have no upper-arm injuries within the last year

The study will involve about one hour of testing in our campus laboratory (1B21 ECSL, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80309). We will schedule a 90-minute visit (in case of delays) at your convenience.

You will be compensated for your time and effort with an Amazon gift card.

Participate in a locomotion and learning study

Walk on a treadmill with motion capture! 

The Neuromechanics Lab needs volunteers for a study on learning and effort in a walking task. We are interested in how the effort involved in a movement impacts how you learn in a new environment. The task involves walking on a treadmill with separate belts for each foot at walking speeds.

You must be English-speaking, between 18–35 years old, have normal or corrected vision, no movement control or vestibular problems, and no recent lower-limb orthopedic surgeries or broken bones.

The study will involve one visit to our campus laboratory (1B21 ECSL, 1111 Engineering Drive, Boulder, CO 80309), lasting 90 minutes. Both visits will include motion-capture of your walking gait. 

You will be compensated with an Amazon gift card.