E-Nouncements - May 6, 2022

SEMINAR SERIES

We have reached the end of our Spring Seminar Series and the Department would like to thank all the wonderful speakers who presented during the semester. Please check our website at the beginning of the Fall Semester for information about speakers, dates, and times of the upcoming Seminars.

DEPARTMENT NEWS

2022 Spring Final Exam Schedule

Please find the spring 2022 final exam schedules attached. If you have a remote course, I have attached the finals grid, so you know when to offer it remotely. For example, if you have a MW 8-9:15 course that course's final will be held on the M of Finals Week...

CLAS Associate Dean Candidate Conversations

Join Candidate Conversations for the Next CLAS Associate Dean for Student Success Next Week The Search Committee for the next CLAS Associate Dean for Student Success is pleased to announce the three finalists and dates of the public Zoom meetings for CLAS staff and faculty to engage with them. Devin...

End of Fiscal Year 2021 Purchasing Card Reminder

From Barbara McClure - Hi Everyone, An early reminder, 2022 fiscal year end is June 30. I will be sending out the CLAS Fiscal Year End Schedule when received, but the purchasing card deadlines will pretty much remain the same as previous years: Please plan ahead in regard to purchasing...

Summer Research Assistants Needed to Help with Field Work Studying Urban Cooper's Hawks

-Timeframe: Late June-All of July -Hours: 20 hours/week (Flexible scheduling, but most hours will be completed in the morning) -Location: Denver County -Compensation: Pay dependent on work-study status -Requirements: Physically capable of walking 7-10 miles a day, own transportation preferred, but not needed. -Contact: Ally Davidge (University of Colorado, Denver-Department...

FACULTY NEWS

Dr. Brian Buma and Dr. Michael Greene receive Faculty Excellence Awards

Integrative Biology is excited to announce that Dr. Brian Buma has been awarded the Excellence in Research and Creative Work award and Dr. Michael Greene has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching award. Congratulations to you both!! Please see a message about the awards from Constancio Nakuma, PhD, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs -

Each year we honor one of the university’s greatest assets – our remarkable faculty – with the faculty excellence awards. These accolades recognize superior accomplishments in teaching, leadership and service, research and creative work, librarianship, faculty mentoring, and practices related to instructional, research, and clinical faculty.

The awards are special not only because they acknowledge outstanding performance in our core areas as a university, but also because they are recognition by colleagues and students of this exemplary work.

All faculty award winners will be recognized at a celebration of faculty excellence on May 5 and at the campus Spring 2022 Commencement Ceremony on May 14.

Please join me in congratulating the 2022 faculty honorees.

Sincerely,
Constancio Nakuma, PhD
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs

STUDENT NEWS

Sarah Louie successfully defends her thesis.

Congratulations to Sarah Louie M.S. Student in Dr. Brad Stith’s lab on her successful thesis defense! Sarah has accepted an offer from Oregon State’s Biochemistry and Biophysics PhD program and is “very excited” about the next chapter in her educational journey. We wish you the very best Sarah!