听Plan For Your Professional Development听
Professional development is pursuing learning opportunities to improve skills and grow knowledge. Professional development has many benefits, including skill building, career growth, and relationship building.听
Attend an employee learning program through the Department of Human Resources
Organization and Employee Development offers a full range of learning opportunities for the 2024-25听school year. We have courses and programs for everyone. Check out听supervisor training with some essential courses to get you started on the right foot. Some are no cost or low cost. Check out the link below to learn more.听
Learn More and Register for Courses
Take advantage of On-Demand learning
听Prioritize Your Wellness听
Focusing on your wellness is more critical now than ever before. Influencing听your own health, quality of life, and mental well-being leads to you giving your best. The following programs can help you start your wellness journey or strengthen the path you are already on.听
Take Time听to Relax and Rejuvenate听
It's important to put your personal well-being at the top of your to-do list. Use your vacation days to take a trip, rest and recharge, and/or spend time with family and friends. Summer hours will take effect on May 13听and provide some flexibility in the afternoons. Health and Wellness Services have explained the many benefits of taking vacation time.听 Our CPO Robyn Fergus and Associate VC for Health and Wellness, Jess Doty, want you to be flexible with summer scheduling and utilizing vacation time. We truly want vacation time to be a normalized perk that all faculty and staff take advantage of at CU Boulder.听
Utilize the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program
The Faculty & Staff Assistance Program (FSAP) is dedicated to serving the emotional and psychological needs of the campus community. All FSAP staff are trained as generalist counselors and are equipped to deal with a wide range of personal and work-related issues. FSAP services are no cost to all CU Boulder faculty and staff members.
Learn More and Schedule an Appointment with FSAP
Explore More Health and Wellness Options听
FSAP has partnered with local community experts to offer a wide array of workshops and seminars designed to support areas of mental, physical, relational, and environmental wellness. Wellness events are free to attend. Registration is open for summer events:听
听Maximize Use of Your Perks听
Perks for CU Boulder faculty and staff range from childcare to transportation. Consider ways to use your perks听to the fullest this summer.听
Explore the Full听List of Employee Perks
For those with caregiving responsibilities
Bright Horizons
CU Boulder has partnered with Bright Horizons to help employees better manage work, family, and personal responsibilities. Eligible faculty and staff have 10 uses per calendar year for backup child, adult, and elder care in addition to several other discounts provided by Bright Horizons. You can also use your 10 uses for tutoring--at a very discounted rate!
CU Children's Center
听The CU Children鈥檚 Center offers full and part-time schedules and is open to children of CU graduate and family housing residents, students, faculty, staff and alumni.听
Other Care Discounts
As a state employer, CU Boulder employees are eligible to participate in the State of Colorado鈥檚 employee discount program. childcare and eldercare discounts may include:
For those looking to travel
As a state employer, CU Boulder employees are eligible to participate in the State of Colorado鈥檚 employee discount program.听 discounts for the traveler may include:听
鈥�Don鈥檛 forget your Eco-Pass! The Eco Pass provides eligible CU faculty, staff, and retirees bus and light rail service (including Local, Regional and Express service). This includes the SkyRide bus service to DIA.听
Visit a Museum:
As employees of the State of Colorado, your state ID allows you to seven History Colorado museums statewide! Participating History Colorado museums include:
Take to the trails
Catch a show, or two