'Just in Time Hiring and Career Fair' April 17

April 10, 2014

It's less than one month until school ends and you just realized you don't have a job or internship for the summer. Don't panic, spruce up your resume, throw on your best business casual attire and come to the "Just in Time Career and Internship Fair" on Thursday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.

Outreach Staff Workshop provides professional development opportunity

April 9, 2014

The Office for University Outreach is pleased to announce a special professional development opportunity for CU-Boulder staff, "Community-­University Boundary Spanners: A Framework for Capacity Building, Quality Improvement, and Professional Development for Outreach and Engagement Staff." The June 6 workshop provides an opportunity for outreach and engagement staff to coalesce around their roles, skills, values, opportunities and challenges, and learn ways to strengthen outreach and engagement practices. Nominations are due April 18.

Staff Council luncheon celebrates the Roaring 20's

April 9, 2014

On March 4, 2014 the Glenn Miller Ballroom rang with the sounds of Ragtime piano, swing dancing and happy chatter as nearly 500 classified and university staff enjoyed the 2014 spring luncheon.

College of Engineering and Applied Science sets sights on top 20 ranking

April 9, 2014

Tremendous growth in enrollments and a changing economic, technological and reputational landscape have prompted the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the to set two ambitious new goals for the year 2020. Improvements in the college’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, released in mid-March by U.S. News & World Report, indicate good progress in the right direction.

CU-Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science sets sights on top 20 ranking

April 9, 2014

Tremendous growth in enrollments and a changing economic, technological and reputational landscape have prompted the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the to set two ambitious new goals for the year 2020. Improvements in the college’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, released in mid-March by U.S. News & World Report, indicate good progress in the right direction.

New report summarizes climate considerations on Navajo Nation lands

April 9, 2014

A new report led by the , “Considerations for Climate Change and Variability Adaptation on the Navajo Nation,” synthesizes state-of-the-science information on the region’s climate, water cycle and ecology. And it goes much further, discussing social, legal, economic, infrastructural and other factors that affect people’s vulnerabilities to climate impacts as well as their adaptive capacity, and outlining one approach for how the region’s residents might plan for ongoing environmental change.

CU-Boulder students qualify for international venture capital competition April 10-12

April 7, 2014

A team of graduate students has qualified for the final round of an international venture capital competition April 10-12 thanks in part to what it dubs its secret sauce: the local startup community.

Chancellor's Corner: SUCCEED challenge deadline is April 11

April 7, 2014

Thank you for your positive response to the initial email regarding our campuswide competition to get the most employees – who are the primary member of a CU Health Plan – to complete the SUCCEED Health Assessment. Currently, we are in third place with just under 10% of our employees completing the assessment. If you remember, our campus goal is to reach 30% participation. Let’s work together to meet and exceed this goal.

Your student government: CUSG addresses '4/20 event' shutdown for 2014

April 4, 2014

By the University of Colorado Student Government Since April 2012, the University of Colorado has taken decisive and deliberate actions to enforce a complete shutdown of the highly attended 4/20 event and protest that convened on the CU-Boulder campus over the past generations. The administration has cited the disruption the gathering causes to the academic mission, safety concerns for students, faculty, staff and visitors, and health issues for members of the campus community as primary motivations for the campus closure, and three years later continue to lock down Norlin field for the duration of the event. We agree that the CU Administration is founded in their that belief that the 4/20 event, focused on the active consumption of marijuana, has no place on our campus due strictly to the inherent safety concerns and academic disruption the massive gathering causes.

Stubbs named director of institutional research

April 4, 2014

Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for Budget, Finance and Enrollment Services Steve McNally named Robert Stubbs as director of institutional research, effective March 1, 2014. Stubbs is succeeding Lou McClelland, a 30-year veteran director of institutional research in the Office of Planning, Budget and Analysis, who retired as director last summer.

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