Faculty-Staff Edition—April 25, 2025
Join your colleagues in celebrating the graduating class of 2025 by volunteering to help students, their families and guests during commencement events.
Campus Community
Don't forget to complete the Faculty and Staff Engagement Survey by April 30
Sponsored by Chancellor Justin Schwartz and Provost Russell Moore, the Faculty and Staff Engagement Survey asks about concepts such as satisfaction, wellness, affinity and career growth.
Sign up for a Canvas training
The Office of Information Technology is offering a number of Academic Technology trainings to assist instructors with setting up their final exams, managing their grade books and implementing the new Canvas Template.
Sustainability Council provides project updates, hears public comments
See what was discussed at the recent Sustainability Council listening session, from project updates to sustainable move-out coordination and more.
The Conversation
Controlled burns reduce wildfire risk but require trained staff, funding
Uncertainty from Washington along with staff and budget cuts have created turmoil for the U.S. Forest Service’s fire management efforts. Read from CU expert Laura Dee on The Conversation.
Celebrate
Farm-diversification research wins high kudos
ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø’s Zia Mehrabi and an international group of researchers were named national champion of the Frontiers Planet Prize for research that finds environmental and social benefits of agricultural diversification.
Fennoyee Thomas named distinguished alumna
The ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø College of Music is pleased to announce that triple alumna Fennoyee Thomas has been named its 2025 Distinguished Alumna, honoring her lifelong contributions to the arts.
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