Welcome back Faculty and Students!  Below is our schedule for the 2021 Spring Seminar Series.  Starting January 15^th, look for articles to be posted every Friday in the
E-Nouncements containing information about each speaker, their seminar presentation and, Zoom access.  Our first speaker will be Dr. Jane Steward from Colorado State University. All seminars will be held via Zoom and everyone is invited to join.  The seminar schedule below as well as Zoom access information and speaker announcements will also be available on the “News & Events” page on the Department website.  We’re looking forward to a semester full of interesting and sometimes, entertaining seminars…please join us!

2021 Spring Seminar Series Schedule:

Jan 29      Jane Stewart, Colorado State University

Feb 5        Rachel Jabaily, Colorado College

Feb 12      Jonathan Velotta, Denver University

Feb 19      Adriana Romero-Olivares, New Mexico State University

Feb 26      Jeremy Yoder, California State University, Northbridge

Mar 3        Mercedes Burns, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Mar 12     Joanna Lambert, University of Colorado, Boulder

Mar 19     Karen Kapheim, Utah State University

Mar 26     Onja Razafindratsima, University of California, Berkley

Apr 2        Jeffrey Good, University of Montana

Apr 9        Karen Bailey, University of Colorado, Boulder

Apr 16      Mairin Balisi, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum

Apr 23      SPRING BREAK - NO SEMINAR

Apr 30      Kiyoko Gotanda, Université Sherbrooke

May 7       Nathan Upham, Arizona State University

CLAS is currently soliciting nominations for Spring 2021 Outstanding Graduate Student Awards. Departments may submit one individual to each of two categories: Masters and Ph.D. To be eligible for these awards, a student must be currently enrolled in an Integrative Biology graduate program. Nominees must be eligible to graduate at the end of the semester in which they are nominated.

Initial nominations are solicited from IB faculty. Initial nominations only require minimum supporting documentation (i.e., bulleted list of accomplishments, CV, unofficial transcripts). Initial nominations are due electronically to Annika Mosier by 5 p.m. on Jan 29th.  

Initial nominations will be reviewed by the Awards, Scholarship and Outreach (ASO) Committee for selection of the final departmental nominees (by consensus). The ASO Committee will notify the final departmental nominees and request their final packets (see requirements below). The final packets are due electronically to Annika Mosier by 5 p.m. on Feb 10th.  The ASO committee will then add a departmental letter of nomination and submit the final application packets to CLAS. CLAS then selects final awardees.

For the final departmental nominees, final packets must include:

Nominating letter from the department (co-authored by the ASO Chair and the IB Department Chair)

Supporting letter from an IB faculty member that clearly spells out why this student stands out above the norm (e.g., publications, grants, exceptional teaching, service to community or profession). Additional supporting letters from faculty may be included (optional).

Statement by the student detailing their accomplishments and plans for the future

Transcript

Current CV

FCQs for teaching (if applicable)

CU Denver currently has no changes to our spring 2021 semester start date of Jan. 19 and no changes to those classes planned for on-campus delivery. Spring break will move from March 22 – 28 to April 19 – 25. Courses for the two following weeks will be delivered all remotely to help ensure safety after the semester break. Finals week will be May 10 – 15. A course final could be in-person for in-person and hybrid courses, if necessary.   

You must take the one-time SkillSoft training “COVID-19 Return to Campus - CU Denver” before coming or returning to campus for the first time. To access the training, you will need to log into the CU Denver portal using your university credentials. Once you have finished the training, take a screenshot of the certificate of completion on your mobile device. You may be asked to show this at a health check-in station.

Every morning before coming to campus, you should take your own temperature and then complete a daily health attestation. You will receive a confirmation approval email, which you should be prepared to show at a health check-in station.  
 

1/18      MLK Holiday

1/19      FIRST DAY OF 2021 SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES

1/29       CLAS Outstanding MS & PhD Student nominations due to Annika Mosier

2/10       FINAL nomination packets for CLAS Outstanding MS & PhD Students due to Annika Mosier