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The °µÍø½ûÇø will honor the nation's veterans, including CU Boulder's own faculty, staff and student veterans, with a Nov. 11 Veteran's Day ceremony at 11 a.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom.

With the fast-approaching Affordable Care Act mandate that individuals purchase health care, the University of Colorado will allow employees who have waived university medical plans and do not have health insurance to enroll in university plans. During Limited Enrollment, from 8 a.m. Nov. 11 to 5 p.m. Nov. 22, employees without insurance can enroll in CU medical plans. During next spring’s Open Enrollment, employees will be able to add dependents to their plans or add dental and vision plans. If employees waived CU Plans but have health care coverage, no action is needed.

Families seeking information about childhood psychiatric and developmental disorders are invited to a community open house with experts from the °µÍø½ûÇø and the University of Colorado School of Medicine on Wednesday, Nov. 13, on the CU-Boulder campus. Experts will address emerging research on early onset bipolar disorder, prevention of schizophrenia, postpartum depression, attention and behavior disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. Each researcher also will describe their community services.

Between your 8 a.m. class, homework load, and evening job, eating at the same time every day can sound like wishful thinking. However with a little planning, thinking ahead, and room for adjustment, there is a nutritional plan for every schedule to keep you full and fueled. Check out this month’s free Student Health 101 online magazine for tips on choosing the most practical way to spread out your nutrients and plan for mealtimes, even when you’re away from home.

The °µÍø½ûÇø Environmental Center is expanding its Computers To Youth program to include more students and more interactive activities.

By the Volunteer Resource Center Have you heard about Alternative Breaks ? It's an organization at CU-Boulder committed to creating an environment of active citizens, who put their community first.

The 19th annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit will be held at CU-Boulder Nov. 13-14. Alphonse Keasley, who has been involved with the summit since it began 19 years ago, says the Summit Planning Committee is using this year's summit to help the campus and community move toward a place that "exemplifies diversity, intercultural understanding and community engagement." Keasley discusses the summit in the following Q & A. >>

Rick Stevens , assistant professor of journalism, can comment on media coverage of the JFK assassination as the first time in history Americans reacted to the same visual event. He says the coverage of the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath represented a key shift from radio to television as the dominant news medium of the day and signaled the birth of a different kind of relationship between the American public and public officials.

On the third Monday of the month CU-Boulder Today publishes a roundup of deadlines, calls for proposals and calls for nominations that have come through our information channels. This month, the list includes commencement-related deadlines for regalia and application processing, development opportunities for faculty and staff including the faculty and staff tuition benefit, and application deadlines for academic development opportunities including digital learning initiatives through ASSETT and Fulbright and Boettcher scholar deadlines.

By the University of Colorado Student Government As of 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, CU Student Government elections came to a close with the second highest fall voter turn out in recent CU history. This election was exceptionally close, with most candidates tallying in within a percentage point of their competitors, so every last vote counted in determining these results.