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It's the moment of truth, Buffaloes. Finals week has arrived again, so it's time to hit the books. If you find yourself with a free moment, however, then check out this week's events to unwind and reenergize.

Associate Professor and Head of Teaching and Learning at the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ University Libraries Caroline Sinkinson was recently named the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Librarian Recognition Award. The honor recognizes and celebrates her accomplishments at the international, national, state and local levels in support of information literacy and learning.

Don’t miss this power-packed event, Wednesday, April 27, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Roser ATLAS building, featuring automated drum kits, musical gloves, a responsive art canvas, all kinds of wearable tech, big data, choose-your-own adventure websites and much more.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Human Resources invites campus supervisors, managers and leaders to attend the redesigned "Managers Academy: Employee Management and Compliance Essentials" (previously "Managing the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Way") May 17-18. This program is offered free of charge to CU-Â鶹ӰԺ employees. Space is limited and sessions are filling up fast.

A partnership between the Children’s Museum of Denver and Yuko Munakata, a CU Â鶹ӰԺ psychology and neuroscience professor, helps educate the public about child development through interactive science activities.

Between finals, internships, jobs, friends, relationships and finances you may have a lot to think about. But sometimes these worries can become overpowering, until we can’t even focus on doing what we have to do right now. The key may be in mindfulness. Learn more in this month’s issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

At the April Board of Regents meeting, Chancellor DiStefano and Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Fox proposed a 2 percent merit pool for classified staff and university staff. CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Today sat down with Chancellor DiStefano and discussed how the approval of this merit pool is part of a larger effort towards equitable wages on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus.

On Friday, March 11, Staff Council Representatives from the Â鶹ӰԺ, Denver, Anschutz and Colorado Springs campuses convened at the State Capitol in Denver to deliberate with state legislators on issues impacting not only the university system, but staff they represent.

The Office of the Provost is coordinating a test deployment of eportfolio technology in 2016-2017. While the concept of electronic portfolios for students has been around for a number of years, the technology has only recently improved to the point where it is easy for faculty to adopt a platform that their students could easily integrate into their classroom environments.

Nearly 500 middle school students from Angevine Middle School in Lafayette are heading to the Â鶹ӰԺ on April 27 and 28 to get a taste of college life. The sixth- and seventh-graders will do hands-on science projects, visit the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Museum of Natural History, participate in dance workshops, and watch a rousing theater production about the U.S. Presidents. Faculty and staff from the museum, Science Discovery, the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community, and the Department of Theatre and Dance will be leading the sessions.