Student Edition - Oct. 24, 2016 | CU Boulder Today

Student Edition - Oct. 24, 2016

10 things to do this week: Oct. 24 edition

Happy Halloween, Buffaloes! Get your costume ready and check out one of the Halloween-themed events this weekend. Remember to keep it classy and take care of your friends!

Rescheduled fall alerts test to be held Oct. 26

Safety Campus Community

Each semester, the campus performs a test of the CU Boulder Alerts system to raise awareness of the platform and test the deployment of new notification methods. Elements of the rescheduled test at noon on Wednesday, Oct. 26, will include the final integration of the Alertus desktop notifications platform and testing of upgrades to the alerts.colorado.edu website.

New '4+1' program adds up for future teachers

Academics Campus Community

The School of Education and Department of Ethnic Studies have partnered to offer a new program that will allow future teachers to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in ethnic studies and a master鈥檚 degree in education in five years. The new 鈥�4+1 Ethnic Studies and Education Concurrent Degree Program鈥� (BA/MA) will begin admitting students in spring 2017.

Campus & Community

Image from Daniel Traub's photography book, Little North Road: Africa in China

CWA kicks off new speaker series Thursday

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

This semester, the CWA Speaker Series will host two talks on the CU Boulder campus. The first will feature Daniel Traub, NYC-based filmmaker and photographer on Oct. 27. Then on Nov. 3, the CWA will host Vice President of Data Strategy for Twitter Chris Moody. Both events are free and open to students and the community.

International Open Access Week 2016 - Open in Action

International Open Access Week: 'Open in Action'

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

This week, Oct. 24 to Oct. 30, is International Open Access Week, and the University Libraries and the Open Science Interest Group are co-hosting several events on campus. This year鈥檚 theme 鈥淥pen in Action鈥� is about taking concrete steps to open up research and scholarship to students, researchers and the general public.

Strong Sisters: Elected Women in Colorado

CU Law to host 'Strong Sisters' film event

Lectures & Presentations Events & Exhibits

CU Law School is hosting an event centered on electoral politics and reproductive justice on Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. The evening will feature clips of the film 'Strong Sisters' and a panel of currently- and previously-elected officials to speak on these issues and their experiences as advocates.

Atkins named campus Bursar

Administration Campus Community

The University of Colorado Boulder named Gregory Atkins as director of the Bursar鈥檚 Office, effective Oct. 10.

Course to take students through the creepy craft of horror writing

CU Boulder鈥檚听Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies听will offer an advanced horror fiction writing course Jan. 3-27.听Advanced Horror Fiction Writing is part of听, a new program offered by Continuing Education during CU Boulder鈥檚 2017 winter break.

Oct. 28 is the last day to drop a class

Friday, Oct. 28 is the last day听to drop a class in MyCUInfo for the fall 2016 semester.听All dropped classes are assessed 100 percent of tuition and fees (no refund), and are listed as听W grades on听transcripts. See听听for more information.

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