Category: IMPORTANT
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CU Denver Block Party – SEHD Volunteers Needed
The annual CU Denver Block Party is Thursday, August 22nd from 11 AM – 2 PM on Lawrence Street in front of the LSC building. The School of Education & Human Development will have a tent (actually 2) and we are in need of volunteers to help us get everything set-up, run the activities during…
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VOTE for Canvas Notifications by Course!
Currently the Notifications feature in Canvas is all or nothing, you set it and it is the same for all the courses you are teaching, supervising, or visiting. Over the past 3 years more than 700 course instructors have asked for this to be changed. We want to be able to set notifications for each…
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HR Reminder: It’s time for staff mid-year performance coaching sessions
Dear supervisors of SEHD staff members, Incredibly, we are halfway through the performance cycle already! We trust you are meeting with your direct reports regularly. This is a reminder to periodically check-in with your direct reports on their performance goals; at a minimum you should check in at mid-year (July). Please be sure to keep…
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Farewell to Becky Emerson (again!)
With much gratitude and fondness, we say farewell to Becky Emerson, as her retiree contract as an Accounting Assistant with the Dean’s Office is coming to an end on June 30th. We are grateful for Becky’s post-retirement support with purchasing, travel, and conference registrations. Daisy Salazar will provide support in these areas going forward. Please…
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Important Notes from the Finance Office on Fiscal Year-end Close
Note to all SEHD Cardholders: We are approaching year-end, and we are asking all p-card and travel card holders to stop their spending for the last few weeks of June in order to make the correct reallocations for fiscal year-end close. Please make any purchases as soon as possible, and send Daisy the receipts right…
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What regents say they knew – and didn’t – about CU presidential pick
Some say they chose Mark Kennedy with eyes wide open. Others say they were blindsided by his conservative congressional record. But in the ensuing weeks, revelations about Kennedy’s recent performance at UND and his conservative voting record more than a decade ago in Congress have triggered an uproar from students, faculty, alumni and donors. Regents…
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CU Regent Linda Shoemaker responds to Faculty Council Report
“I will vote against Mark Kennedy to be CU’s next President due to the ethical misconduct detailed in the new Faculty Council report. Even before that, however, I had become increasingly concerned about Mr. Kennedy’s ability to be an effective leader. I attended most of the Open Forums last week and listened to the anguished…
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School of Medicine Faculty Senate Presidential Search Letter to Faculty
Dear members of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, As Faculty Senate President, my fellow officers and I wanted to contribute our thoughts to the controversial choice for the next president of the University of Colorado by the Board of Regents, a choice that has raised concerns and anxiety throughout the CU campuses and…
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Raw Audio: Faculty Council Meeting with CU President Finalist Mark Kennedy
Here’s the full audio from the meeting between the Faculty Council and CU president finalist Mark Kennedy on April 22nd. [Full Audio]
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Open Letter to the CU Regents From CU Faculty Council LGBTQ+ Committee
Mark Kennedy, and our Board of Regents, would like us to ignore Mr. Kennedy’s LGBTQ+ voting record. We appreciate that he publicly stated he has since changed a number of his positons related to LGBTQ+ rights. However, we can’t ignore the fact that LGBTQ+ people continue to face discrimination and harrassment on a daily basis…