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The WorkWell Wagon is an interactive experience that brings your team together to promote employee well-being and provide information about programs, events and services for faculty and staff. 

Let WorkWell bring employee wellness directly to your department, team or event.

Faculty and staff can at least two weeks before their event. 

Planning election-related engagement activities or events to encourage voter education and voting? Add your event to the campuswide Election Events Calendar so that it will be amplified.

Commute to CU sustainably this October and win prizes. 

CU �Ǹ�Թ� is taking on the myWaytoGo “GoTober” company challenge this October, and every Buff can help the university win. Simply choose a sustainable way to commute, log your trips and earn chances to win weekly prizes while helping CU climb the leaderboard.

The challenge is open to anyone and our network is for everyone affiliated with CU �Ǹ�Թ�: faculty, staff and students can all join.

To participate, and track your commute through the app, or the

Help welcome the newest class of Buffs to CU �Ǹ�Թ�. As a journey leader, you will gain valuable leadership experience while meeting new people and getting involved on campus. 

Journey leaders help facilitate all New Student and Family Programs (NSFP) events, ensuring events run smoothly and assisting new students and their families in their adjustment to CU �Ǹ�Թ�. 

If interested, you can fill out the  

Join the Learning Assistant (LA) Program on Tuesday, Oct. 20, for an information session and celebration. The information session will be held from 5 to 5:30 p.m., with the target audience being prospective LAs, current LAs and faculty. 

Applications for spring 2027 open Friday, Oct. 16; it's best to apply by Oct. 26. 

Learn more about what LAs do and how to apply for the fall 2027 semester. Applications open on March 21; it's best to apply by April 7. 

Acknowledge the efforts of current LAs, LA mentors, LA faculty and departmental coordinators. The celebration will be held from 5:30–6:30 p.m. and will include an informal meet-and-greet with refreshments as well as a meeting with interested students, current LAs and LA faculty from departments across campus. 

University of Colorado employees enrolled in CU Health Plan – High Deductible can open a Health Savings Account (HSA) to help pay for qualified medical expenses. HSA can help you save money now through retirement. 

CU’s annual runs from 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 12, to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23. This is a great time to examine your savings and make any adjustments ahead of the 2027 tax year. You can update your HSA through , and your enrollment will be effective Jan. 1, 2027. 

The CU �Ǹ�Թ� College of Music offers many opportunities for non-music majors to engage, perform and deepen their understanding of music. 

Any course with the prefix MUEL is open to all students. Course titles include Introduction to Songwriting, Wild West Soundscapes, Music of the Rock Era, Making Electronic Music, Words and Music, Music and Global Health and more.

Additional courses without that prefix are cross-listed in other departments. One of the largest ensembles open to non-majors is the college’s Golden Buffalo Marching Band (GBMB). More than 90% of the currently record-setting 270 members are non-music majors. The GBMB represents nearly every school, college, student organization and major at CU �Ǹ�Թ�.

Do you have extra CU swag collecting dust? Looking to refresh your collection while supporting sustainability efforts on campus? Participate in the Health & Wellness Summit Swag Swap by donating your gently used, clean CU-branded items, including shirts, hats, jackets, water bottles, bags and more.

Donations will be accepted through Oct. 15 during Wardenburg Health Center's regular business hours. Drop off items in the clearly marked Swag Swap donation bin at the second-floor information desk.

Then, visit the Health & Wellness Summit Employee Benefits & Wellness Fair on Nov. 4 to browse donated CU gear and discover new-to-you Buff favorites. Whether you're searching for a T-shirt, hat or other CU-branded items, the Swag Swap offers a fun way to refresh your collection while helping reduce waste.

The Health and Wellness Summit and the Employee Benefits Fair will be held Nov. 4–5. to join this two-day event dedicated to enhancing well-being and connecting the community with essential resources.

The event includes workshops, presentations and activities focused on enhancing well-being and connecting attendees with essential campus resources. It features expert speakers, panels, workshops and interactive activities across all eight areas of wellness.

Could your research, invention or creative idea make an impact beyond the academic world? The National Science Foundation’s I-Corps programs offer the ideal starting point.

Designed to help those new to commercialization explore the market potential of their innovations, I-Corps serves as a practical and accessible first step for anyone—not only CU students and faculty—looking to translate their discoveries into real-world solutions.

The Homecoming football game will be held on Oct. 3. The Colorado Buffaloes will host Texas Tech at Folsom Field in �Ǹ�Թ�, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m.

Route W: Williams Village will run on the football weekend game day and will re-route all day on Oct. 3. A free shuttle from the East Campus lots to the stadium begins at 2:30 p.m. and will run for one hour after the game ends.

For 20 years, CU �Ǹ�Թ�’s Research & Innovation Seed Grant Program has helped faculty turn promising ideas into new research, scholarship and creative work—providing early support to launch collaborations, explore new directions and build the foundation for future success.

The program is now accepting proposals for its fall 2026 cycle, with an information session Sept. 30 and proposals due Oct. 12.

Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and �Ǹ�Թ� County HazMat will conduct a hands-on emergency response training exercise at the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Laboratory (SEEL) on East Campus Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The training will include EH&S, CUPD, Facilities Management, �Ǹ�Թ� Fire-Rescue and the �Ǹ�Թ� County HazMat team. Emergency response vehicles will be staged in the SEEL parking lot near Colorado Avenue and Foothills Parkway. 

Be aware that emergency vehicles in the area are part of a planned training, and there is no need to call 911.

Are you interested in participating in a study where you get to work with a simulated robot? Do you want to get paid to play some computer games?

For this experiment, you will be seated at a computer workstation and will complete a simulated scenario in which you work with an autonomous system to correctly and efficiently fulfill package orders for customers. While you complete this task, you will wear sensors on your head and body that will be gathering data. You will complete questionnaires and surveys throughout the experiment as well. There are a total of 20 sessions with our research team. Each session is anticipated to take no more than 90 minutes. Each session will occur approximately every three days, so the total time you will be enrolled in this study is no more than two months.

You will be paid for the time you spend participating in this study and can earn additional payment based on your performance. Please note that if you have a known history of seizures, require eyeglasses to see (contacts are fine), or are under the age of 18, you cannot participate in this study. Wearing contacts does not disqualify you from the study. Do not drink alcohol in the six hours before each study visit, as this may impact your performance. Participants will be rescheduled if they self-report consuming alcohol in this time frame.

This experiment will take place in the Aerospace Engineering Sciences building on CU �Ǹ�Թ�’s East Campus. More details on the study protocol will be provided in person prior to beginning the experiment during your session. If you are interested in participating or want to learn more, contact trust@colorado.edu.

Help fight food insecurity on campus by participating in Swipe It Forward. Anyone with a meal plan can donate one meal swipe per day. As you check out, tell the cashier you would like to donate.

Meal plan donations are accepted the following days and times:

• Tuesday, Sept. 22, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Wednesday, Sept. 23, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 a.m.–7 p.m.

Donations are accepted at the following locations:

• C4C Dining Center
• Village Center Dining
• Alferd Packer Grill
• The Alley
• Sewall Dining Center
• SEEC Cafe
• CU on the Run
• Libby Dining

Don’t have a meal plan but still want to help? Donate to the  or register to volunteer.

If you have questions about this program, email basicneeds@colorado.edu.