Faculty/Staff Edition - Sept. 28, 2016
Campus & Community
RIO workshop for Packard Foundation Fellowships
The Research and Innovation Office (RIO) invites faculty to a panel discussion on the David and Lucile Packard Foundation’s Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Professor Shijie Zhong, a ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä recipient of a Packard Fellowship, will highlight his successful experience and answer questions from attendees.
Global Citizen Award nomination deadline is Oct. 7
The Office of International Education (OIE) is seeking applications for itsÌýGlobal Citizen Awards, whichÌýhonor and recognize outstanding contributions to international understanding by members of the ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder community.
Campus Essentials
Employee onboarding manager briefings continue in October
This past month more than 150 managers, supervisors and HR liaisons have attended a 45-minute, in-person briefing where Human Resources-Organizational and Employee Development presented an overview of a new, comprehensive year-long onboarding program for new employees.
Football season parking changes for permit holders
Parking and Transportation Services introduced parking changes for ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder permit holders for the 2016 ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder Football season. Click through for details on how this may affect you on gameday.
Alertus emergency communications platform
Emergency Management and OIT have partnered up to release Alertus, a client installed on computers that issues a pop-up alert when there is an emergency on campus. The notification is only released to those on the campus network, and is in addition to text message and email notifications.
Alcohol Service on Campus Policy classes to be offered
The ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder campus alcohol agent will host several "TIPS" server classes and "Alcohol Service on CampusÌýPolicy" classes throughout the school year, to ensureÌýcomplianceÌýwhen serving alcohol atÌýevents on campus.
In Focus
If you gaze at the night sky from Earth in just the right place, you will see the International Space Station (ISS), a bright speck of light hurtling through space at 5 miles per second as it orbits 220 miles above the planet. And if you were an astronaut floating around inside the station, you would see high-tech hardware and experiments designed and built at ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder.
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