Photo of student Sarah Ellison

10 things to do this week: Aug. 22 edition

Aug. 22, 2016

Welcome to Boulder, Buffs! We're kicking off the school year with lots of fun events aimed at meeting new people and getting involved at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. Campus is downright hopping with activity this week as a new frenzy of scholars is introduced into the collegiate community.

Photo of students at the fall Be Involved Fair at the UMC fountain.

Find your passion at the Be Involved Fair Aug. 24

Aug. 22, 2016

Is helping others a passion of yours? Or perhaps astronomy or hiking? Come check out the clubs, organizations and volunteer opportunities that are available to all ²ÊÃñ±¦µä students during the fall Be Involved Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 3 to 7 p.m. on Norlin Quad.

Chancellor DiStefano stands with the Flatirons behind him

Chancellor's Corner: Excited to begin the new academic year with you

Aug. 22, 2016

It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä. You are here because you belong here. We have found a great fit between you and the university, and you have the qualities we value in a student.

An illustration of a computer monitor is surrounded by symbols of accessibility

New service provides support for Universal Instructional Design

Aug. 21, 2016

OIT’s new Universal Instructional Design service provides support in accessible authoring of public-facing content and best practices in course design. Workshops are being offered over the next few days to help instructors incorporate universal design in practice and author accessible documents, presentations, websites, D2L courses, PDFs and other media.

ruthe farmer on the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä campus

Promoting women in tech, now from the White House

Aug. 19, 2016

From Boulder to Washington D.C., Ruthe Farmer is making it possible for women of all ages to get involved with technology — one student at a time.

Michelle Maloy Dillon helps her son Cooper move into the same residence hall she lived in 30 years ago.

Same residence hall, different generation

Aug. 19, 2016

Boulder resident Michelle Maloy Dillon attended ²ÊÃñ±¦µä in the mid 1980s, moving from New York to live in Baker Hall where she established lifelong friendships over pizza and textbooks. Now, 30 years later, Cooper Dillon is calling Baker Hall "home" for his first year at CU, too.

Sterling University Peaks apartments

Sterling University Peaks update; Monday meeting on tenants’ rights

Aug. 19, 2016

Approximately 400 residents of an off-campus apartment complex were displaced Wednesday night when city inspectors deemed its units uninhabitable due to city building code violations.

Jenny Simpson

Simpson claims Bronze in Olympic 1,500

Aug. 18, 2016

Former Colorado star Jenny Simpson became the second Buff in two days to claim an Olympic bronze medal, putting on a terrific finishing kick over the last 200 meters Tuesday night to finish third in the 1,500-meter final. Simpson, who finished in 4 minutes, 10.53 seconds, is the first American...

Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam

City manager, staff pitch in on move-in day

Aug. 18, 2016

Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam lined up a unique team-building exercise for her staff this year. Joining Chancellor DiStefano's office, senior university administrators, faculty, staff and student-volunteers, she and her team rolled up their sleeves to help new students move into their residence halls.

Emma Coburn at the Rio Olympics

Coburn wins Olympic Bronze, resets American record

Aug. 17, 2016

Very few Olympians get to leave the games with a medal around their neck, but Colorado's very own Emma Coburn will leave as one of the elite after earning the bronze medal in the 3,000-meter steeplechase Monday morning.

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