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The Office of Organizational and Employee Development invites CU-Â鶹ӰԺ employees to attend upcoming seminars and courses. January and February's featured seminars include: Emotional Intelligence, StrengthsQuest, Managing the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Way and Real Colors. Programs are offered free of charge to CU-Â鶹ӰԺ employees.

Carlos Garcia, executive director of the University Memorial Center, has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He will begin his new position on March 1.

We are happy to announce the launch of the new Summer Session website . The website was redesigned to improve our users’ experience and make information easier to find and understand. We encourage you to visit the site and explore several new features.

After a small dip last quarter, the optimism of Colorado business leaders grew modestly for the start of 2016, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released today by the Â鶹ӰԺ’s Leeds School of Business. At 55.4, the overall first-quarter reading is up from 53.5 last quarter and down by 5.7 points from one year ago.

As part of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s commitment to fostering an accessible campus environment, OIT recently licensed SensusAccess, an online service that allows anyone with an @colorado.edu email address to upload a document and have it automatically converted to an accessible document type.

There are a few days left to designate monthly payroll deductions to benefit Colorado nonprofits. Have you explored how you can give a little, and make a big difference over the course of the coming year? It's time to visit colorado.gov/ccc and make your selections. As state employees, you show your commitment to fellow Coloradans each and every day. When you join with other Colorado state employees and make a donation to a nonprofit organization through the Colorado Combined Campaign, your impact is increased.

An unusually star-deprived black hole at the site of two merged galaxies could provide new insight into black hole evolution and behavior.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently initiated an investigation into the fire risks associated with hoverboards. In light of numerous fires associated with hoverboards and the actions being taken by major retailers and airlines, hoverboards are not permitted in CU-Â鶹ӰԺ residence halls or Graduate and Family Housing. The new policy took effect on Jan. 1.

Jan. 5, 2016 Richard Wobbekind After a small dip last quarter, the optimism of Colorado business leaders grew modestly for the start of 2016, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released today by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s Leeds School of Business. The overall first-quarter reading is up 2 points from last quarter, an indication business leaders believe the state and national economies are strong, says economist Richard Wobbekind (WAH-be-kin).

A brand new parking garage will open off Stadium Drive on Jan. 7, 2016. The three-level, covered facility, called Folsom Garage, will accommodate 555 vehicles. It is located underneath the new Indoor Practice Facility, part of the Athletics expansion.