Category: Of Interest

  • Explore the Updated SEHD Faculty Orientation

    The SEHD Faculty Orientation has been updated and redesigned to provide faculty with a clearer, more accessible, and easier-to-navigate resource for getting started and finding important information throughout the year. The orientation brings together key SEHD resources, teaching and learning support, technology information, policies and administrative guidance, community resources, important contacts, and helpful links in one central…

  • FCQ Expert Review: 15 Minutes to Shape How Teaching Is Evaluated at CU Denver

    We know summer is well-earned ‘off time’ for many of you, but if you can spare 10 to 15 minutes, we’d be grateful for your expertise. As part of CU Denver’s effort to revise the Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ), our working group has spent the summer drafting a proposed purpose statement, teaching domains, and draft…

  • Accessibility Tips: Use Camel Case Hashtags

    This Week’s Tip: Use Camel Case Hashtags  Did you know?  Hashtags written in all lowercase can be more difficult for screen readers and some users to understand. Using capital letters at the beginning of each word, also known as Camel Case, improves readability and accessibility.    Quick Recommendations ✔ Capitalize the first letter of each word in hashtags…

  • Accessibility Tips: Emojis, Symbols, and Screen Readers

    This Week’s Tip: Emojis, Symbols, and Screen Readers  Did you know? Screen readers may read decorative symbols, repeated punctuation, or text emoticons literally, which can interrupt the flow of content for some users. Quick Recommendations  ✔ Use emojis intentionally and sparingly ✔ Use clear written language ✔ Avoid decorative symbol combinations ✔ Place emojis at the end of sentences…

  • Join the SEHD Hub

    The SEHD Hub is for school-wide news and file sharing. Join it here: General | SEHD Hub If you’d like a Quick Start -> login to SEHD Hub and click on the Sandbox channel. Want to know more? Be autodidactic. Ask MS Copilot  (Login with CU credentials) Ask OIT – Training and Events Browse Microsoft…

  • U.S. Department of Education Newsletter – January 2026

    Featured in this edition: Message from the Secretary Wins of the Month January Action Timeline Celebrating School Choice Week Celebrating the Historic First Year of the Trump Administration News from the States School Choice Lets Parents Decide How Much AI Belongs in Education Secretary McMahon Honors Louisiana Custodian Donella Wagner as 2026 RISE Award Honoree…

  • Student Supervisor Success Series – Spring 2026

    SEHD HR is excited to announce Campus HR’s  launch of the Student Supervisor Success Series, a new professional development initiative for Spring 2026 focused on supporting faculty and staff who directly supervise student employees. Beginning in January 2026, this monthly, in-person workshop series is designed to provide supervisors with practical tools, resources, and strategies to…

  • Department of Education Newsletter – Winter Break 2025

    Featured in this Edition: Message from the Secretary Recent Wins Celebrating 50 Years of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Secretary McMahon starts her National “History Rocks!” Tour Winter Action Timeline The Presidential 1776 Award to Celebrate America’s Semiquincentennial News from the States Making Universities Great Again: A Common-Sense Approach to Reforming Higher Education Myth…

  • Recording the Administrative Day in MyLeave

    Good morning colleagues, To assist employees with entering the administrative day in MyLeave, please have them follow these steps: Select Administrative Leave from the Earnings Code drop-down menu Mark the leave as Taken Enter “Governor’s Holiday” in the Description field Please note: The administrative day applies only to leave-eligible employees. Please email us at sehdhr@ucdenver.edu…

  • U.S. Department of Education Newsletter – September 2025

    Featured in this edition: Message from the Secretary Wins of the Month WATCH: Earliest FAFSA Launch in History ED and 40 Partners Launch America 250 Civics Education Coalition September Action Timeline News from the States A Rising Tide in Education: How School Choice Lifts All Schools Secretary McMahon’s Patriotic Education Supplemental Priority Department Issues Guidance…