As part of the revised Sexual Misconduct, Intimate Partner Violence and Stalking Policy that went into effect Aug. 14, 2020, all CU employees are required to complete the online Discrimination and Sexual Misconduct policy training course. The deadline was September 18, 2020.  CIRES HR audit shows many are still not up-to-date with this training. Waleed will be begin reaching… Read More


Chat Transcript 10:02:27 From Angela Knight : Good morning all! Kelly will be referencing the following documents during her presentation: Performance Rating Descriptors and Mitigating Bias in Performance Ratings: https://ciresblogs.colorado.edu/cires-admin/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2021/02/Performance-Rating-Descriptors-2021.pdfhttps://ciresblogs.colorado.edu/cires-admin/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2021/02/Mitigate-Bias-for-Performance-Management.pdf10:04:59 From Heather Yocum : A bunch of folks including LuAnn were in the wrong Zoom call, so might be a bunch of late folks!10:05:18 From… Read More


Chat Transcript 10:01:26 From Angela Knight : Getting started in a few minutes to allow others to join. Feel free to enter questions here and we will answer throughout the session as we are able. Thanks for being here!10:14:24 From Ann Middlebrook : How will we access the recordings in the future?10:15:08 From Jimena Ugaz… Read More


Chat Transcript 09:00:50 From Molly Hardman : It’s kind of like waiting until the popcorn slows to between 2 and 3 seconds in the microwave09:00:51 From Katy Human (she/hers) : Welcome, everyone! Thanks for staying muted for now – but there should be plenty of time for Q&A09:00:58 From Katy Human (she/hers) : Yes, Molly!09:05:17… Read More


CU Boulder and CU System have policies around Workplace Bullying and Ethical Behavior to which all employees are expected to adhere. Both also have guidance on expectations of inclusive excellence:    Workplace Bullying APS (administrative policy statement) Code of Conduct APS: Principles of Ethical Behavior Inclusive Excellence competency Colorado Creed: As a member of the Boulder community and the University of… Read More


As the new year begins, it’s important to update the status of your Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA) form filed with the University. New standards have been enacted this year, which means that if your work is in any way connected to the design, conduct or reporting of research activities, you’ll want to get… Read More


Avoid getting a big packet of benefits notices and forms in the mail from CU this year. With digital delivery, these notices are delivered via email and store electronically in your employee portal. Enroll in digital delivery for your 2021 notices by Feb. 1.  Why do I receive these forms and notices? The University of Colorado is legally required to provide… Read More


Please join CIRES and CU HR for a four part supervisor training series. Appropriate for new and continuing supervisors. Each Wednesday starting on February 10 at 10:00 am. Sessions will be approximately an hour. All sessions will be recorded and posted on insideCIRES Admin News blog as well. Topics and links below. Federal partners are… Read More


Save the Date! Thursday 2/4/21, 10:30 am – 12:00, via Zoom For all CIRES Principal Investigators, Early Career Scientists or anyone planning to submit proposals. The CIRES Proposal Team has organized a training session with CU’s RIO’s Proposal Writing Services. CIRES Associate Director of Science, Christine Wiedinmyer will give general tips for successful proposal writing,… Read More