Dear CIRES Community, Covid-19 has altered many aspects of our personal and professional lives. Even when we continue to make significant contributions at work, telecommuting without a definite date for returning to the office may result in feelings of isolation, anxiety, or even depression. These feelings could arise from our limited social interactions, juggling additional… Read More
As remote work continues, please be diligent about maintaining good ergonomics. CU has numerous resources to help you address ergonomic concerns and instructions on how to properly set up your workstation. Please note that home workstation set ups are the responsibility of the employee and CIRES does not provide furniture or equipment. This training video… Read More
From the Administration Dear CIRES Colleagues, As the Chancellor announced, CU Boulder will begin temporary, campus-wide pay reductions for designated faculty and staff. Because of the varied nature of our funding, CIRES personnel will be affected in different ways: CIRES tenured and tenure-track faculty are receiving a temporary 5% reduction on faculty contract pay from July… Read More
CU Campus Town Hall Video available on request: ciresnews@colorado.edu Chat Transcript: 08:55:10 From Katy Human : Welcome, everyone!09:01:21 From Katy Human : Hi, everyone! Feel free to type questions in here anytime – I’ll track them and work to get them answered.09:06:31 From Katy Human : cireshr@colorado.edu09:10:43 From Katy Human : return-to-research instructions (CIRES Admin… Read More
June UPDATE: Administrative Leave for COVID-19 ended May 31, 2020. FFCRA –Families First Coronavirus Response Act is still effective, but there are changes to related compensation as outlined below. The funding source for costs continue to be your sponsored funds, if allowable: Emergency Sick Leave Employee will still receive full pay (up to 80 hours… Read More
This blog post is outdated and no training is currently required (2022) Return to Research Instructions Everyone who needs to return to research in person — whether on CU Boulder campus, the DSRC, or in the field — must fill out a CU Boulder request form (“Requesting Approval for Return to Campus…”). Everyone returning to… Read More
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CIRES Director Waleed Abdalati will host a virtual two town hall meetings Tuesday, April 28; one at 9am for DSRC located employees, and one at 3 pm for CU Campus employees. The CIRES senior management team will be there to help address concerns and questions as best we can. As usual, please keep checking CU… Read More
