CIRES IT will be performing maintenance on the CIRES website, Thursday , February 8, 2018 from 6pm-8pm. During this time the CIRES website might become unavailable (cires.colorado.edu). InsideCIRES will not be effected by this maintenance. Please contact ciresithelp@colorado.edu for more information.… Read More
Think you can get a better airplane ticket deal online than through CU’s designated providers? Be careful! If you can get a significantly better deal, please follow the instructions below—the CU Procurement Service Center is cracking down on internet airfare purchases that do not comply with requirements. You may not be reimbursed unless you: Obtain… Read More
The CIRES Proposal Team works with CIRES PIs, researchers, and CU’s Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG) to formally submit proposals. OCG requests that we provide the final budget, budget justification and signed Proposal Submission Request form 5 business days before the proposal deadline. To meet this requirement and provide you the best level of… Read More
Do you hire students? If so: CU Boulder released a new, simplified on-campus student hourly pay plan last fall, and all groups on campus, including CIRES, must be in compliance soon. The new system should make it easier for you to give student workers pay increases, but it requires some action on your part. You… Read More
Your January paycheck may look a little different than December’s, primarily in federal taxes withheld. CU’s centralized payroll office implements new tax tables every January. This year, the new federal tax plan resulted in a significant change to those tables. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Payroll at 303-860-4200, option 2.… Read More
ASA time: Compile those 2017 accomplishments We plan to update our Annual Summary of Accomplishments (ASA) system in the next few weeks to enable more efficient, mostly electronic filing of annual performance evaluations. We will send an update soon, because the self-evaluation part of your ASA—covering 2017 (January-December)— is due April 15, 2018. For now,… Read More
Leading up to the brief shutdown last month, we received contradictory federal guidance, which has since been clarified. We hope the updated information below will make it easier for us to work through any future shutdown. Our overall request is the same: If the government shuts down, please do not report to work at a… Read More
