Retirement decisions are among the most important you’ll ever make. Please ensure you consult with CU Benefits in finalizing your plans, in addition to notifying your supervisor and unit. CIRES HR needs to know your retirement date at least one month in advance to ensure proper payout.… Read More


Pick up your copy at the CIRES Communications Office on campus (Ekeley 336) or Lucia Harrop’s office (3B509) at the DSRC. One per CIRES employee please!… Read More


As noted in the October 30th CU Boulder Today, Chancellor DiStefano announced that all CU employees will have an additional 16 hours of holiday leave available for their use between November 25 and January 3.  This applies to all leave eligible CIRES employees at CU and NOAA.  Below are guidelines and leave reporting requirements for these additional… Read More


CU Boulder’s Microsoft Office365 system experienced significant problems briefly on October 9, starting at 9:21 am. The Office of Information Technology posted a good summary of the incident here; the issue was professionally resolved in less than 90 minutes. If a future email outage or partial outage affects CIRES, our IT team will use the… Read More


The CIRES Professional Development Plan is intended to encourage and support CIRES researchers and administrators to participate in educational activities that enhance professional development.  These activities should be non-technical in nature, with a goal of accessing trainings and informational meetings that enhance professional development.   During the first year of this program, we will prioritize requests… Read More


CIRES HR has developed Guidance for Supervisors that includes specific recommendations and resources on how to be a successful Supervisor here at CIRES. These are now available on insideCIRES. We hope that you will find value in these resources and we invite you to reach out to us with any questions or concerns at cireshr@colorado.edu.… Read More


LinkedIn Learning is now available to all CU employees at my.cu.edu.  LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of videos, courses and practice exercises to help you develop skills throughout your career.  Additional details and login instructions can be found here.… Read More


The Go-Tober Challenge is here! During the month of October, ditch your solo drive and choose to use different smart commute options. Bike, walk, rail, bus, carpool or vanpool. More information, and registration is available here.… Read More


CIRES Finance is happy to introduce two new employees: Aly Nahum is our new Property & Purchasing Manager; Dawn Williams is our newest Finance Manager, who will be working in pre-award and post-award. In the next month, more information will be posted on their new responsibilities and the support they are providing to our faculty,… Read More