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Five Questions for Leonard Dinegar

At his award presentation, Leonard Dinegar is joined by his wife, Christina, right, and Wynn Pericak, special assistant to the senior vice president and chief...
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Engineering professor establishes endowment

Nien-Yin Chang When Nien-Yin Chang, professor at the University of Colorado Denver College of Engineering, was asked why he entered his field, the answer came...
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Higher ed flexibility headed to governor's desk

Having received final approval from the Colorado House on Monday, May 10, the higher education flexibility bill has been passed to Gov. Bill Ritter for his...
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Bill maintaining health care choices for CU employees moves forward

Legislation clarifying that the University of Colorado may continue to offer existing health plan choices to its classified employees passed its second reading...
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Staff Council weighs in on proposed 'intellectual diversity' guideline

Saying an amendment to the University of Colorado's guiding principles that focuses on faculty "intellectual diversity" was too narrow, the University of...
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Five Questions for Connie Graham

Fundraising always has played an important role at the University of Colorado, but as state funding for higher education declines, donor gifts become even more...
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Stressed out? Smile – you're at work

No kidding: Students whose professors or teachers use humor in test instructions score 15 percent higher on those tests than students provided with straight...
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Open enrollment ends next week

Open enrollment for University of Colorado employees ends at 5 p.m. Friday, May 21. All information needed to enroll for benefits – including final rates, plan...
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Enrolling children up to age 27

As a result of recent federal healthcare reform legislation, children up to age 27 are eligible for University of Colorado health and dental plan coverage for...
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Dependent eligibility verification

All dependents – including your spouse, common law spouse or same gender domestic partner (SGDP) – must be verified to continue their coverage starting July 1...
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COBRA participants

CU employees who have dependent children currently enrolled in COBRA because they are over 25 years are now eligible to be re-enrolled in the CU medical,...
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University of Colorado Blue Preferred PPO Plan

The Blue Preferred plan is not offered for the 2010-11 plan year. Current participants must elect another plan or be defaulted into the Anthem Lumenos plan at...
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University of Colorado HMO Colorado Plan

Only employees and eligible dependents already enrolled in this plan may elect to continue coverage for the 2010-11 plan year. No new enrollment is allowed.
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Mandatory enrollment for employees enrolled in a state of Colorado medical or dental plan

If you are a classified employee currently enrolled in a state of Colorado medical plan (including State Kaiser and the other state plans) or dental plan, you...
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Cafeteria plans (formerly CU Flex)

You must re-enroll and actively elect your annual contributions for health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts each year at open enrollment.
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Optional term life insurance

If you and/or your spouse, common law spouse or SGDP are nontobacco users, meaning that you have not used tobacco products within the past 12 months, you are...
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Higher ed flexibility legislation moves forward

Senate Bill 10-003, the legislation that would give higher education institutions greater freedom in determining tuition and financial affairs, passed a third...
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Benefits rates, online open enrollment will be available Thursday

Though Payroll & Benefit Services had expected to post final rates and launch the open enrollment web application today, both have been delayed one day...
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Workshops explain shift in thinking about fundraising

A new fundraising approach is taking root throughout the CU Foundation , and among campus and volunteer partners. "The old model of fundraising is us simply...
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Regents name recipients of honorary degrees for 2010

The University of Colorado Board of Regents has released its list of award recipients for 2010. They will receive their honors at commencement ceremonies...
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Symposium to examine personalized medicine, biotech advances

Words such as invention, technology, diagnostics and wellness were rarely mentioned during recent health care reform deliberations, but a health care...
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CU-Boulder freshman campaigns for scholarship in memory of friends

Larkin Poynton Soon after the tragic 2008 automobile death of Longmont High School senior Kyle Metcalf and University of Colorado Denver freshman Caitlin Epple...
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Biotech company expands Alzheimer's disease partnership with CU

The University of Colorado and AmideBio, LLC have completed an agreement creating a research collaboration with a CU-Boulder lab, and giving AmideBio an option...
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SkillSoft offers improved navigation

A new version of the SkillSoft Course Player released late last month makes navigation easier for users taking SkillSoft courses. The SkillSoft Course Player...
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State budget-balancing measure leads to shift in PERA contributions

University of Colorado employees who are PERA members will see a 2.5 percent reduction in wages during the 2010-11 fiscal year in order to comply with a new...

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