CIRES Members’ Council is now accepting nominations for the annual Outstanding Performance Awards: nomination window closes on February 7 The CIRES Outstanding Performance Awards aim to recognize novel, high-impact efforts that illustrate remarkable creativity or resourcefulness within the distinct categories of “Science and Engineering” and “Service”. If you know a CIRES member or team that made… Read More
Dear CIRES Colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I introduce you to our new CIRES Finance Director, someone who many of you already know quite well: Annie Fudale. Annie has worked for CIRES on the Finance Team since 2018, progressively taking on more responsibility and demonstrating outstanding leadership skills. I am pleased she will be… Read More
Guidance on Quarantine Costs while on University Travel CIRES Travel has received several questions related to this recent guidance from the Campus Controller’s Office regarding coverage of quarantine costs while on university travel. What does this mean for you? Quarantine costs while on university travel can be supported on individual DAICR funds. If the traveler… Read More
CIRES HR has been working on a two-phase, institute-wide compensation project since early 2021. Below is an update on where the process stands as of December 2022. Phase 1 Update: CIRES Internal Salaries Comparison (largely completed in Fall 2022)Guided by the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and campus-related protocols, CIRES HR launched its effort to… Read More
As campus previously reported, this year, the Board of Regents have approved a base building 3% merit pool for eligible faculty and university staff employed as of Sept. 1, 2022, effective Jan. 1, 2023. A merit increase is tied to performance from this past performance cycle, July 1 – June 30, 2022. Pay increases for… Read More
For the period beginning July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) prompt in the Annual Summary of Accomplishments will be in the “please complete” portion of the ASA rather than among the optional prompts. Responses will be used to understand CIRES DEI activity overall and as a support for… Read More
CU Boulder leadership has given employees three extra days of administrative leave this season, to focus on family, friends, personal health and well-being: November 23 and December 28 and 29. Some details: This additional time off applies to all leave-eligible CIRES employees who work at CU Boulder and NOAA. The funding for this leave will… Read More
CU Boulder has expanded eligibility to the Parental Leave Benefit. This expands eligibility and is retroactive to January 1, 2022 and includes new employee types. Please see this article for more details. If you were not eligible under the previous parental leave policy, but are under the expanded definitions, please reach out to cireshr@colorado.edu.… Read More
CU Boulder campus announced on October 3 that it would be issuing a $1,300, one-time targeted retention payment to regular salaried employees including research faculty, tenure track faculty, and university staff employed with the university as of September 1, 2022. Eligible employees will receive the retention payment with their end-of-October 2022 paychecks. The payment amount… Read More
Free flu shot clinics started at CU Boulder campus on October 10. If you are located at NOAA, be aware that the Health Unit is no longer offering flu shots to affiliates or contractors in the building. Flu shots are free for any employee under any of the CU Boulder insurance plans, or $39 for… Read More
