Getting Involved

Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. The Colorado Combined Campaign is designed to provide you ease of giving through online pledging and mont hly payroll deduction. Combine the two this Tuesday, Dec. 8, and you can give to more than 600 Colorado-based nonprofits all throughout 2016. Visit the CCC website and you are sure to find a program that touches your heart.

Hour of Code, which is actually a week’s worth of events celebrating the joy of coding while removing barriers to computer science for underrepresented groups, will be held Dec. 7 to 13 at the University of Colorado Boulder, in the community and online.

As state employees, you show your commitment to fellow Coloradans each and every day. When you join with other Colorado state employees and make a donation to a nonprofit organization through the Colorado Combined Campaign, your impact is increased. Just a few dollars per paycheck allows partner nonprofit organizations to strengthen Colorado communities.

Join the University of Colorado Student Government for the Fall 2015 State of the Student Body Address during the Legislative Council meeting on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in UMC room 247.

Community, tribal and K-12 groups are invited to submit project proposals that explore impacts of oil and gas development on their local communities with support from the AirWaterGas Sustainability Research Network based at the University of Colorado Boulder. The grants of up to $5,000 each aim to improve understanding of the risks and benefits of oil and gas development as identified by community organizations. Grant recipients will work with AirWaterGas researchers for the duration of their one-year projects.

In anticipation of Veterans Day on Nov. 11 a series of events is planned at the University of Colorado Boulder and beyond to celebrate those who have served the United States as members of the armed forces.

University of Colorado Boulder scientists know how to get teens excited about science – pick a good topic, such as using science to solve crimes, and then package it in a “café” setting. The Teen Science Café – the next one dubbed “CSI Botany: Using Plants to Solve Crimes” - is part of a national push to get more young people involved in science, technology, engineering and math (or STEM) subjects.

The Volunteer Resource Center (VRC) is celebrating 50 years of engagement and action on the CU-Boulder campus. Everyone on campus is invited to celebrate both the history and future of the VRC at a 50th anniversary celebration from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12, in the Abrams Lounge at the Center for Community (3rd Floor).

Scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are stepping out of their offices and labs to share their work through hands-on activities Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Boulder Public Library, 1001 Arapahoe Ave. “Portal to the Public: Meet a CU Scientist” will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. and is free and open to all ages.

A Computing by Design symposium aimed at helping educators weave computer science principles throughout the K-12 curriculum will be held Monday, Sept. 28, at the STEM-focused Timberline PK-8 , 233 E. Mountain View Ave., in Longmont.