Employee of the Year Award recipients

Staff Council recognizes Employee of the Year Award recipients

Jan. 20, 2017

Sheryl Koutsis, Amy Lavens and Jennifer McDuffie were recently named the recipients of the annual Chancellor’s Employee of the Year Award, in recognition of exceptional job performance and remarkable contributions to the campus community.

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University Libraries, NSIDC awarded for rescuing snow and ice data

Jan. 20, 2017

The University Libraries and National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder have won the 2016 International Data Rescue Award.

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President, chancellors sign letter supporting DACA students

Jan. 19, 2017

President Benson, Chancellor DiStefano and three other CU campus chancellors have joined hundreds of education leaders across the country in signing a letter of support for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) students.

A portrait of Charlotte York Irey with her small white dog in her lap.

‘To dance is to live,’ and dance lives on at CU

Jan. 19, 2017

More than two decades after she had almost single-handedly established the first degree program in dance at CU Boulder, Charlotte York Irey attended the dedication of the new theater named in her honor. Irey recently passed away at 98.

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Run, Hide, Fight: CUPD to hold active harmer response classes

Jan. 19, 2017

On Feb. 8, CUPD will hold four active harmer response sessions for students, faculty and staff. This course is designed as a reactive training on how to respond if an incident occurs, regardless of whether it occurs on campus or elsewhere.

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Top IT tips for the new semester

Jan. 19, 2017

It’s a new semester, which brings with it new opportunities to tap into CU Boulder’s IT offerings. If you’re lucky, maybe you received some new technology over the holidays. For you, we have tips to connect and protect those new devices. But even if you didn’t get a new laptop, iPhone or Xbox, this semester will bring new learning challenges and new reasons to put these IT resources to work for you.

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Libraries announce change to off-campus access for ACS publications

Jan. 19, 2017

Following a number of use violations, the University Libraries have recently made a change to off-campus access for the American Chemical Society (ACS) publications, which will no longer be accessible using the campus VPN.

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Healthy Buffs: Opting for optimism

Jan. 18, 2017

Research shows that college students who participate in learned optimism, the idea that we can teach ourselves to overcome negative thoughts, experiences less depression, anxiety and improved health and wellness. Ready to give it a try?

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program | Be Curious. Be Collaborative. Be Creative.

New UROP funding available for faculty grants

Jan. 18, 2017

Tenure-track faculty and full-time instructors at CU Boulder can support undergraduates in research, scholarly and creative activities through the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Recent changes have simplified the process by which faculty can apply for various grants.

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Discover your strengths with StrengthsQuest workshops

Jan. 18, 2017

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in free professional development workshops based on the StrengthsQuest assessment. Participants will discover and learn to use their natural talents for both personal and professional development.

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