Editor’snote: Due to weather, the location of the Stay & Play Dog Café has been changed to the Rec Center lobby.
This week brings Research & Innovation Week, a film screening of a the horror classic Carrie,Global Seminar info sessions, a conference focused on entrepreneurship, Wub Fest at Club 156 and more.
All week: Oct. 15–19
Research & Innovation Week
Open to all, the first annual Research & Innovation Week will highlight and shape tomorrow's leaders, showcase some of our most compelling innovations and demonstrate the broad impact of Ƶ Boulder.
Monday, Oct. 15
Register for the Ignite Social Justice Conference
This day-long transformative experience on Saturday, Oct. 20, gathers Ƶ students together to engage critically in social justice and empowers students as agents of change in their communities. Learn more and register.
Producing a quality résuméis a basic requirement for a successful job search. Building one that is a compelling depiction of your skills and experiences can help grab a recruiter's attention and land you an interview. This workshop begins at 5 p.m. in C4C S350and will discuss the do's and don'ts of crafting the perfect résumé. Bring your résumé and come with questions.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Join Education Abroad to learn how you, too, can study environmental design in Colombia, writing in Ireland, anthropology in Bolivia or cultural identity in China.Learn more during upcoming information sessions.
The Board of Regents will hold a series of town hall meetings to gather insight and feedback from members of the university community and the public regarding the search for Ƶ’s next president. Join 1–2:30 p.m. at Old Main.
Explore opportunities in the outdoor industry at the Outdoor Sports Networking Expo! Companies such as Vail and Winter Park resorts will be on campus to connect with students in an informal networking-style environment. The fair begins at 5 p.m. in . Ƶ Boulder students and alumni from all majors, experience levels and backgrounds are welcome to attend this free event. No pre-registration is necessary.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
Employers hiring in all majors including accounting, banking, consulting, government, human services, management, retail, sales, communications and more will be on campus! Come to the between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. prepared with your résumés and your best elevator pitch to network with recruiters and discuss job and internship opportunities. This is a formal event, so dress professionally.
Stay & Play Dog Café
Enjoy warm beverages and sweet treats while visiting therapy dogs in thisdog café in the lobby of the Rec Centerfrom 1 to 5 p.m. You also will have the opportunity to earn giveaways, learn more about your personal conflict style and meet with staff about conflicts you might be experiencing.
Thursday, Oct. 18
Visit the bike maintenance clinic at the Folsom Bike Station between 5:30 and 7 p.m. to ask student bike mechanics anything you need to know to properly maintain your bike. Instruction, tubes and tools will be provided.
Join the Silicon Flatirons Center as it welcomes investor and entrepreneur Brad Feld, notoriously blunt businessman Sam Zell and many others to talk about the important concept of #GiveFirst in the startup world. This is an entrepreneurship event with an enlightening academic twist. The event, free for Ƶ Boulder students, will be held 1–6:30 p.m. in Wittemyer Courtroom.
Friday, Oct. 19
Program Council'sHorror Movie Month continues with an absolute classic: Stephen King’s Carrie.Free entry and popcorn; film starts at 8 p.m. inChem 140.
“In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother (Piper Laurie) at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross (William Katt), Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.”
Իpresent Wub Fest!Yoko, Exo, DJ Crikey and Mandela round out a sick lineup for Rave Club’s first club show of the year. The show starts at 9 p.m. in Club 156. Admission is free.