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When we approach the university’s work collaboratively, the energy and ideas brought to the table benefit all elements of our enterprise. I appreciate the work being done across the campus to create a culture that is inclusive, collaborative and innovative.

Registration for the spring semester is right around the corner. Be sure you're prepared.

The College of Music will present a showcase concert at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall on Monday, Nov. 7. Alumni, family, faculty and friends will converge on Midtown Manhattan for an unforgettable evening of inspiring new works and virtuosic classics.

It's a beautiful week, so try to get out and do something fun to relieve that midterm stress. This week's events include the chancellor's State of the Campus Address, Feel Good Fridays at the CU Art Museum and a tour of local sustainable structures.

With $2.5 million in gifts, Colorado’s Gallogly family is naming the Discovery Learning Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, as well as boosting the teaching and research power of the College of Engineering and Applied Science with two new faculty positions.

The National Procurement Institute Inc. (NPI) has announced the University of Colorado as one of the recipients of their 2016 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) awards.

Want to know what a U.S. diplomat does overseas in assignments at U.S. Embassies and consulates? Good news. Stewart Devine, U.S. Department of State (DOS) Foreign Service Officer and Diplomat In Residence, is coming to campus. Stop by the CUE in the morning or come to the Engineering Center for a presentation to learn more about DOS careers.

Alumni and the campus community are encouraged to celebrate their CU pride at Homecoming this weekend. In keeping with CU tradition, the annual parade and pep rally will begin at 7 p.m. Friday on Pearl Street. Come watch colorful student-built floats make their way down the street and then join in the festivities as the CU Spirit Team and Marching Band perform during the pep rally at the courthouse lawn.

Growing up in San Diego, California, Michael Adkins II always wanted to be a businessman. He sold pistachios for a dime to classmates in elementary school and an individual Starburst for a quarter in middle school, turning a profit on both. "I was in elementary school and they had a vending machine," he said. "I just figured I could sell these individually and make money off the situation."

The University of Colorado has been undergoing a system-wide effort to streamline and improve the its Finance (FIN), Human Capital Management (HCM) and other systems, which had not been updated in roughly a decade.