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The Center for Student Involvement will host a grand opening celebration for its new office and resource center in UMC room 330 on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2 to 4 p.m. Check out the new space and learn what the center can do for you or your student group.

In what may be a first-ever exhaustive study of intercollegiate student-athletes, a team of CU Â鶹ӰԺ researchers will gauge not only fitness but also general well-being among participants. Funded by a grant from the Pac-12 Conference, CU Â鶹ӰԺ's Public Health Program, the Integrative Physiology Department, Sports Medicine, Psychology and Neuroscience and others will collaborate, examining such aspects as how quickly student-athletes acclimate to Â鶹ӰԺ's altitude and how healthy their sleep patterns are, for example.

Did you know that you can often get the software you need for your classes at discounted prices or even for no user fee? The campus site licensing webpage is your key to finding the best deals on our campus for academic-related software like Mathematica, MATLAB, or JMP. For Microsoft Office, the site points you to the university Office 365 portal for a free download.

Setting our students up for success is a top priority for CU Â鶹ӰԺ, but how can we help students who leave campus before completing their degree? Is there a solution for those students who need to complete a seminar or smaller face-to-face course that’s not offered online? This past spring, OIT and Instructor Giorgio Corda completed a pilot of Kubi, a new approach to interactive conferencing.

Did you know that you can often get the productivity software you need at discounted prices or even no user fee? The campus site licensing webpage is your key to finding the best deals on campus for Microsoft Office applications and operating systems, Adobe products, and academic-related software like Mathematica, ArcGIS, SPSS, JMP or MATLAB.

Your success at CU Â鶹ӰԺ depends on the experience you design for yourself. Part of the college experience, whether you're a freshman or a senior, is gaining independence in your academic and personal life. Don't worry, you're not alone! Your advisor can help you grow your independence by providing guidance and insight on your academic path, while also connecting you to on-campus resources.

Greetings fellow Buffaloes! I hope you're all well acclimated by now to the new semester and the mountain air. This week's events include the Center for Student Involvement grand opening, Study Abroad Fair and the Pearl Street Stampede.

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is branching out in its efforts to curb bullying among young people in Colorado schools. Beyond visiting schools with its "upstander" message, the festival - in partnership with the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, also based at CU Â鶹ӰԺ - has created an educational video with an important message: you have the choice to make your world a safer place.

When Daphne Virlar-Knight (EBio’17) graduates in May, she will have spent four years with The Herd, one of CU Â鶹ӰԺ’s largest student groups on campus. The group coordinates several university traditions including the Nearly Naked Mile — the largest student clothing drive at CU, the St. Baldrick’s Day fundraiser for youth cancer survivors, professional development workshops and football tailgates.

Welcome to the Â鶹ӰԺ, Class of 2020! You are beginning an amazing and life-changing journey.