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The Office of Information Technology is piloting PlayPosit, a tool that allows users to add quiz questions to video content and monitor student engagement with the lesson. This in-video quiz can be accessed from within Desire2Learn.

Our campus is constantly under attack by a barrage of attempts to steal personal information, often referred to as phishing. Often these attacks come during holidays when campus IT support is unavailable or has reduced hours. Even when you can’t contact the IT Service Center, there are still clues to help you figure out if an e-mail is legitimate or a phishing attempt.

The university is beginning a faculty- and student-driven initiative to evaluate D2L and other learning management systems (LMS). Your feedback is important.

The past couple of weeks have been very turbulent for many of us Buffs, with the recent election, finals and other uncertainties that college students face. It is important for us as members of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder community, to remember the Colorado Creed and reflect on how we can live our lives by its values.

This November, the campus announced a collaborative, university-wide initiative to redesign the faculty course questionnaire (FCQ) instrument and process. This fall semester, the university successfully administered the first of two planned pilots at the Boulder, Denver and UCCS campuses.

With classes finishing up, finals this week and break so close you can almost grasp it, it is clear that students, and professors alike all feel the pressure. Although it’s a crazy time, it’s important to push through and finish strong. We are so close!

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ employees are eligible to meet for free with financial professionals from the university's retirement-plan service provider. Sessions are scheduled starting Friday, Dec. 9.

¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder closed its employee housing survey Monday, Nov. 21, receiving a response rate of 49 percent. The survey results are meant to provide a better understanding of employees' needs and guide decisions regarding potential housing assistance programs.

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017, all Colorado High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) express lanes change to HOV 3, requiring at least three people in each vehicle.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize, one of the most prestigious awards at the University of Colorado Boulder, which focuses on the enriching relationship between teaching and research.