Nominations are open through Feb. 6 for CU Boulder's Student Employee of the Year award. Faculty and staff are invited to submit nominations to recognize and honor student employees for their contributions to our university.

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CU Boulder is the No. 1 post-secondary institution for plant-based dining and sustainability according to  the Humane Society of the United States’ 2025 College and University Protein Sustainability . CU Boulder stands out as the only university with more than 50% plant-based  offerings, with a bold commitment to ramping up to 75% this year.

“We’re honored to be recognized for our efforts to provide CU Boulder students more climate-friendly, plant-based menu items,” said Eliah Golden, chef and associate director for residential dining and culinary operations. “We’re committed to offering students delicious, nutritious and sustainable food options to help fuel their academic success and create lifelong habits that contribute to healthy bodies and healthy minds.”

The Humane Society’s first biannual scorecard analyzed climate-friendly, plant-based menu items offered by the nation’s largest colleges and universities. The Humane Society focused on schools with the largest undergraduate populations and self-operated dining programs and sent surveys to 39 schools in June 2024, with 26 completing the survey.  

“A shift toward plant-based foods is the most impactful way food service providers can reduce their impact on the planet and reach their sustainability goals. Higher education institutions are positioned to have a tremendous positive influence,” said Kate Watts, director of Food Service Innovation at the Humane Society. 

CU Boulder Dining Services’ 318 full-time team members and 600 students serve 3.5 million meals annually across its catering, retail and residential services. The university’s dining services takes a comprehensive approach to sustainability from waste redirection, community gardens, local sourcing and tracking greenhouse gas emissions.

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Chancellor Justin Schwartz is asking CU Boulder's faculty, staff and administration to join him in prioritizing the attainment of the .

The Carnegie framework is the national standard by which higher education community engagement is assessed and recognized. Campuses that receive the classification are nationally recognized leaders in community engagement and exemplars of higher education’s mission of contributing to the public good.

“Our campus has a proud tradition, going back to its founding, of partnership with communities around Colorado and beyond.  Seeking the prestigious Carnegie elective classification will require CU Boulder to conduct a rapid and rigorous assessment of how and where community-engaged work happens across our campus. I’m eager to learn where our collective strengths lie, and how we can amplify those to benefit Colorado. Thank you in advance to all of those who will work hard on this important campuswide effort,” said Schwartz.

The Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship (PACES), the Research and Innovation Office (RIO), the Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) and the Office of Government and Community Engagement (OGCE) are leading the application process, with PACES’ Katie Kleinhesselink and RIO’s Alicia Adelman leading the campuswide working group.

Data collection will include surveying all academic units about their public and community-engaged scholarship; creating an inventory of co-curricular community engagement opportunities for students; mining existing campuswide databases, including PACES’ Community Outreach and Engagement Programs website; and reviewing reports such as the Faculty Report of Professional Activities and the National Survey of Student Engagement and more.

The application will provide a robust and detailed picture of the many ways CU Boulder engages with regional, national and international communities, as well as opportunities to support, capture and expand outreach and engaged scholarship moving forward.

All data must be collected before March 3, 2025. Results will be announced in January 2026.

“The classification is a unique opportunity to shine a light on our engaged scholars and how they embody CU Boulder’s mission and tradition serving Colorado and beyond,” Schwartz said. 

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The Disability Services and ADA Office at CU Boulder have partnered to form the Center for Disability and Access. By centralizing essential services, the intention is to enhance accessibility, streamline processes and ensure equal opportunities to access programs, courses and activities across campus.

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Professor Adam Kaufman has been awarded the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Kaufman is a JILA fellow, NIST physicist and CU Boulder physics professor. 

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Luis Kitsu Iglesias, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biological engineering, earned the 2024 Materials Research Society Gold Award for his innovative research on sustainable sodium-ion batteries.

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Our campus building access emphasizes safety and building security while providing convenient access for students, faculty, staff and visitors.

Most academic buildings with scheduled classes will be open and unlocked between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, to allow nonaffiliates access to scheduled events and other activities.

• Doors unlocked between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. are electronic doors only. Manual-action doors will remain locked at all times and be available for exit only.
• CU students, faculty and staff will continue to have extended access (from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m.) to these same academic buildings via Buff OneCard swipe.
• A few buildings may maintain slightly different hours based on class schedules and staffing.

Prior access preferences established on Buff OneCards for students, faculty and staff remain in place. Students, faculty and staff who normally have weekend and after-hours access to specific buildings will still have access to those buildings.

CU affiliates needing special access to a specific building are asked to contact their building proctors, C-CURE operators or department chairs to request the authorization/access needed on their Buff OneCards.

University Libraries, the Recreation Center, the UMC and Health and Wellness Services publish their respective hours on their websites.

Tips for accessing a building with your Buff OneCard

• Always have your Buff OneCard.
• Depending on the type of card reader, make sure you are either:
  • Swiping with the stripe on the back of your card facing to the right
  • Or tapping the card on the proximity reader with your photo facing toward you

Review the full building access page, including details on getting help entering a building and other questions.

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CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz announced today that the search for the next provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs is open. Interested candidates are invited to submit their application materials by Feb. 28. 

How to nominate, self-nominate or apply

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• Email nominations, self-nominations and inquiries to CUBoulderProvost@WittKieffer.com.

• Submit application materials to CUBoulderProvost@Wittkieffer.com by Feb. 28, 2025.

• Visit the provost search advisory committee page.

“We are seeking an innovative, collaborative, engaged and empathic leader with a deep commitment to public higher education and the tenets of shared governance to serve as our next provost,” Schwartz said. “We also need a leader who is committed to CU Boulder’s mission and has a history of facilitating and advancing excellence.”

Inquiries, applications, nominations and self-nominations should be made directly through the , the executive search firm engaged to assist in the search process.

The provost fosters CU Boulder’s excellence in research, creative work and teaching through forging new academic initiatives and recruiting and retaining a world-class faculty, as well as ensuring rigorous review of key faculty personnel actions. The provost also has oversight of the planning, quality and delivery of education to CU Boulder’s undergraduate and graduate students, ensuring a holistic, inclusive integration of academic and student affairs that supports the intellectual, personal and professional development of all students.

In today’s announcement, the chancellor also thanked students, faculty and staff who participated in the listening sessions in December, which helped to inform the position profile for the next provost.

Finalists will visit campus in the spring semester. The chancellor plans to have a new provost in position by July 1, 2025.

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The CU Boulder Distribution Center announced plans to open a storefront—located at 3300 Walnut Ave., Unit A, Boulder, CO 80301—where students, faculty, staff and community members will be able to shop for surplus goods no longer in use by campus departments.

On Jan. 13, the Distribution Center will have a soft opening of its  for Buff OneCard holders. Previously available by appointment only, the store will now be open for walk-in shopping during the business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. The store will open to the general public beginning Jan. 27.

For over a year, the Property Services team has been working to create a new retail space to sell surplus property. Following significant interior construction, the store is finally ready to open its doors for the first time. The store offers furniture, electronics and other items that have come from departments on campus. Sales revenue will be split between Property Services and the departments on campus from which the items have come, with Property Services using its proceeds to offset the costs of processing and reselling the goods.

“The opening of the surplus store is a significant step toward upholding our campus’s sustainability values by promoting resourcefulness and reducing waste,” Chancellor Justin Schwartz said. “This initiative supports our commitment to environmental stewardship and fosters a culture of mindful consumption within our university community.”

Although the surplus store has been a resource to CU Boulder constituents for decades, it has been accessible only by appointment and during biannual auctions. The creation of a storefront means more material will pass through the doors and generate more income for the Distribution Center and campus departments while saving shoppers money.

“I think people will be surprised at how great the prices are,” Property Services Program Manager Denise Worthington said. “We have a lot of furniture and computers, and we also get random but perfectly usable items from departments all over campus. The most unique thing I’ve seen pass through our facility was a gigantic inflatable buffalo.”

Worthington noted that she has also seen a high-powered telescope and a modular library system, but more common items include:

• Books
• Office supplies
• Sporting equipment
• Sound equipment
• Cameras
• Phones
• Costumes
• Clothing

“I am grateful to Denise Worthington and Jon Sherman, along with the rest of our property services team, for making this dream a reality,” Vice Chancellor for Infrastructure and Resilience Chris Ewing said. “We will reduce the environmental impact we are making as a campus by increasing our reach and ability to get perfectly good items into the community for reuse.”

Repurposed items are accepted by appointment only.

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Welcome to CU Boulder, new Buffs!

Look for CU Boulder Today throughout the semester for the latest campus news.

In it, you'll find tips and tricks for life at CU and columns on keeping healthy and safe, as well as tips for getting the most out of your time here, while keeping up on the latest campus events and announcements. You'll also learn about the research breakthroughs and discoveries made by CU Boulder faculty and researchers.

Other topics you’ll see in CU Boulder Today

• Healthy Buffs: A weekly series with tips and information on a variety of health topics important to college students.
• Things to Do: Your guide to everything happening on campus. Look for it every Monday.
• CU Boulder Life: Get tips on everything from living with roommates to finding your place on campus in this engaging and informative series.
• Free Things to Do: A monthly guide highlighting free things to do on campus and around Boulder and the surrounding areas.
• Get paid: Research opportunities and on-campus jobs: A monthly selection of paid research opportunities on campus offered to the community.
• Sustainable Buffs: Get sustainability tips from the Environmental Center on campus. 
• Students in Focus: Enjoy these slice-of-life features about fellow CU Boulder students.
• Research updates: Discover how research at CU Boulder is changing the world.
• Campus safety: Be in the know when it comes to campus safety.

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