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Information on required two-day orientations held June 14th through July 26 and the August 20-23 session can be found when you click here after “Read More”. Information on Family Weekend held September 28-30, 2012 can be found here. The majority of freshman students will move into their residence halls on Thursday, August 23. Other move-in dates will depend on when your student and you attend orientation and any special activities students may be attending prior to classes starting on Monday, August 27. If needed, make your hotel reservations for all these events now. Information on Boulder hotels can be found at http://www.bouldercoloradousa.com . Lodging can also be found in the surrounding communities of Louisville, Broomfield, and Longmont.
CU-Boulder will honor candidates for 6,237 degrees on Friday, May 11 during the spring graduation ceremony beginning at 8:30 AM at Folsom Field. If you “Tweet” use the #2102Buffs Twitter hashtag to find and share pictures and stories before, during and after recognition ceremonies and commencement. To read more about CU-Boulder graduates and commencement, click here.
All students participating in commencement must have regalia. Undergraduates should purchase regalia at the CU Bookstore, graduate students may rent regalia at Balch Fieldhouse. See the commencement website for details including parking and disability services available. Students will line up on Norlin Quad by 7:45 AM for the procession. Folsom Field gates will open at 7:00 AM and families should plan to be seated by 8:15 AM.
CU-Boulder Career Services currently has over 1100 jobs and internships available to view on the Career Services Online website. Students must first go to the Career Services website and either log in or create an account to view job and internship listings on CSO. Like many offices on campus Career Services, which is located on the 3rd floor of the C4C, remains open all summer for students and alums. Students can drop by from 7:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday-Friday during the summer, call 303-492-6541, or email career@colorado.edu
President Barack Obama visited the University of Colorado Boulder campus on April 24th. After arriving in the Coors Event Center, the President inspired the audience with an enthusiastic “How’s it going, Buffaloes?” and addressed the value of a college education as the best investment in America. For a quick look at the Presidential visit to campus, go to the CUBuffParents Facebook where you can view an awesome video of President Obama’s CU-Boulder stopover and see other photos posted on April 23-25.
Undergraduate finals start on Saturday, May 5th. The IT Service Center will be open on Saturday from 7:30 am to 7 pm to provide IT services during the administration of exams. Students can call 303-735-4357 (5-HELP from a campus phone) or email help@colorado.edu. Walk-in service is not available. The UMC will help break the stress with the midnight breakfast and festivities on Monday, May 7th 9 pm – 1 am. Disco bowling and pool are open from 7 am – midnight Monday – Thursday and Friday and Saturday until 1:00 am. The UMC Grill is open from 7 am – 10 pm Monday – Thursday.
Tuition rates for the Fall, 2012/Spring 2013 academic semesters have been posted on the CU-Boulder Bursar’s website. In-state students should apply the the State of Colorado’s College Opportunity Fund (COF) to reduce their tuition bill. To view links click “Read More”. For more information on the COF, click here. To view the in-state tuition rate sheet, click here. The view the out-of-state tuition rate sheet, click here.
Friends and families from across the country and even around the globe will be arriving in the Denver-Boulder metro area in two weeks to celebrate their graduates at commencement on Friday, May 11. Commencement from beautiful Folsom Field can be viewed live at http://commencement.colorado.edu.
Additional good news is that reports on the job prospects for our impending graduates are better than they’ve been in years. Job postings on campus by companies looking to hire our graduates are expected to jump for the third consecutive academic year. Last year campus job listings went up 23 percent and job interviews on campus are also up. Click here to see CU-Boulder Career Services Director Lisa Severy offered job tips for graduates on Denver’s Channel 9.
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