Visit Day 2025
Thank you for applying to the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of Environmental Studies! We are so excited to welcome you to campus to learn more about our community.
2025 Recruitment Day
Date: February 13th and February 14th, 2025
Location: Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Community (SEEC) Building
4001 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
Agenda
| Time | Location | |
| Thursday, February 13, 2025 | ||
| Welcome Reception for Candidates with Faculty, and Staff | 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | |
| Friday, February 14, 2025 | ||
| Check In | 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. | SEEC S228 |
| Welcome and Introductions | 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | SEEC S228 |
| Overview of Environmental Studies | 10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. | SEEC S228 |
| Break | 10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. | |
| Community Flash Talks | 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | SEEC S228 |
| Lunch with Community | 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | SEEC |
| One-on-one Meetings with Candidates & Advisors | 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | SEEC (Various locations) |
| Faculty & Candidate Meetings | 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | SEEC (Various locations) |
| Meet and Mingle with Current Students | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. | |
| Saturday, February 15, 2025 | ||
| Candidates depart |
Other Information
The Department of Environmental Studies Recruitment Day will be at the Sustainability, Energy, and Environment Community Building located at 4001 Discovery Drive, Boulder, CO 80303.
Please follow these instructions to claim your free parking permit for the ENVS Recruitment Day.
For in person participants who need it, arrangements have been made for you at the Hilton Garden Inn, 2701 Canyon Boulevard, 303-443-2200. The front desk will have a list with your name on it, with a room assignment. Your room will be paid for by the University of Colorado. You must present a credit card upon check-in to cover incidentals.
Check in is Thursday, February 13, 2025 and check out is Saturday, February 15, 2025.
If you are driving to Boulder, we will provide you with a parking permit to be used at SEEC. Please see information above.
There is a shuttle that takes folks between Boulder and the Denver Airport. You can see the schedule for this bus here. You can use RTD's mobile ticketing app to purchase your ticket here.
Boulder has ride share (Lyft and Uber) available for a fee.
Please see this page of the CU Boulder website to learn about other transportation options.
Please fill out the information in this form to be reimbursed for your travel expenses. ENVS reimburses up to $600 payable by check mailed directly to the address you provide in the form.
Please reach out to Liz Holland at ENVSAdmissions@colorado.edu in case you have any questions.
Please use the following link and passcode to join us from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MT on February 14 for our Visit Day.
Zoom Link: https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/99141092228
Passcode: ENVS2025
Please see the list below of events also occurring during Visit Day weekend.
| Friday, 2:00 p.m. | Environmental Engineering Seminar featuring ENVS Assistant Professor Riley Mulhern | SEEC N126 |
| Friday, 2:00 p.m. | Professor Aaron Strain (Whitman College), “Sinking Seaweed: Marine Carbon Dioxide Carbon Removal, Start-Up Culture, and the Case Against 'Saving the World'.” Department of Geography Colloquium Series | Guggenheim 205 (Main Campus) |
| Friday, 3:30 p.m. | Professor Falguni Sheth (Emory(, “Epistemic violence and Decolonial Resistance”. Co-sponsored by the Department of Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies | University Memorial Center (UMC), 247 (Main Campus) |
| Friday 7 – 8 p.m. | Stars & Galaxies. Live talk to explore other galaxies and get a sense for the size of our universe! | Fiske Planetarium |