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Boulder Campus Staff Council represents, informs and educates staff employees by serving as a liaison between employees and Boulder campus, University system and State administration. We also recommend proposals to the administration that are designed to improve morale and advocate for the rights of staff employees. We are pleased to continue our Employee Spotlight series to highlight the diverse stories of our employees. This spotlight focuses on Lisa Potter, associate director of Facilities Operations in the Department of Facilities Management.

Hello and happy almost-Thanksgiving break. Push through until the end, people! This week's events include the annual Veterans Day ceremony, ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ vs. USC football game and a lecture on the Grimm brothers fairytales.

Tuesday, Nov. 10 saw the opening of the 21st Diversity and Inclusion Summit on the Boulder campus. In his opening remarks, Chancellor DiStefano called upon the campus community to maintain a daily conversation about what diversity and inclusion mean to our community, and to chart a course that will transform our campus in fundamental ways.

As we observe Veterans Day this Wednesday, we are reminded that the life stories and experiences of our veteran students, faculty and staff provide great diversity to our campus.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will outline his vision for Colorado’s energy future at this year’s Schultz Lecture Thursday at the University of Colorado Law School.

How entrepreneurs and executives use traditional financial market tools to serve social needs will be the focus of a free ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder conference from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Folsom Field Stadium Club.

Awake too early when you should be asleep? Might want to try and switch things up. A new study by the University of Colorado shows that the longer people are awake during the time their biological clock is telling them to sleep the worse their sensitivity to insulin, which is a precursor to diabetes.

Last July, 11 students participated in the first ever Residential Academic Bridge Program (Bridge). The program is an intensive and exciting three-week immersion experience for first-generation students who participated in a Pre-Collegiate Development Program (PCDP) at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder.

Business accelerators -- entities that give money, guidance and space for a set amount of time to startups -- heavily rely on volunteer mentors to promote innovation, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study.

Heading to the library to study is a tradition for most college students. Here at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ-Boulder, that means a trip to Norlin Library.