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The Infrastructure and Sustainability Inclusive Excellence Committee (ISIEC) will be hosting a session with CUPD’s Chief Doreen Jokerst on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 11a.m. to noon. The discussion will be focused around community policing.Ìý The chief will talk about why CUPD encourages community relationship building as a way to prevent and solve public safety issues in our campus community.Ìý We will be accepting questions for Chief Jokerst ahead of the session for her to address during the discussion.Ìý .

CUPD has a close working relationship with many divisions within I&S to keep our campus safe. If you want to learn more about the CUPD, please check out the CUPD webpage and join us on Jan. 28.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) has seen a rise in fraudulent unemployment claims attempting to exploit the overall increase in unemployment insurance claims associated with COVID-19. As many as 400,000 Coloradans have been affected, including some University of Colorado staff. Fraud victims are often alerted to the scheme by receiving a U.S. Bank ReliaCard in the mail when they have not filed for unemployment. If you suspect you might be a victim of this scam, or if you want information on ways to protect yourself from identity theft, read more here.

Just a reminder to all staff to double check your leave balances now, and make plans to use any hours of vacation time over the maximum allowable accrual and all furlough time before the July 1 leave sweep deadline. This past July, the Board of Regents voted to allow some flexibility to employees who were unable to use their vacation time due to the coronavirus crisis. This year, the leave sweep rules will return to normal. Leave maximum accruals are as follows:

University staff

• Any amount over 352 hours will be swept on July 1, 2021

Classified staff

• On July 1, 2021, the leave sweep will bring anyone over the maximum back to the maximum accrual based on length of service
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  • 1 through 5 years – maximum is 192 hours

  • 6 through 10 years – maximum is 240 hours

  • 1 through 15 years – maximum is 288 hours

  • 16 years and above – maximum is 336 hours

As always, furlough and vacation leave requests are subject to the approval of your supervisor; don’t wait until June to put in your leave requests. If you have any questions regarding leave, please contact Jen Salyers or Tanya Patzer.

Do you want to practice public speaking, improve your communication and build leadership skills? With Toastmasters, you can do this and much more. We are pleased to announce that the Office of Infrastructure and Sustainability is partnering with campus HR to form a Toastmaster club called Chip Chat. Please join I&S HR and Casey Kipple of Chip Chat as we learn more about the organization and how you can get involved. The session will be held Wednesday, Jan. 20 from noon to 1 p.m. Look for an invitation from I&S HR coming via email. .

If you have questions or want more information on the Jan. 20 session, please email Kelsey Draper.

All 2020 W-2s will be sent to the mailing address employees have on file in the employee portal by Jan. 31 and the 1095-C will be mailed by March 2 to employees eligible for health benefits last year. Both forms will be available in the portal shortly after they are released.

Jump into a fresh new year with the Anderson Language and Technology Center’s non-credit language classes from the comfort of your home. ALTEC’s spring program runs Feb. 1 through April 8 and features American Sign Language, French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. CU affiliates pay just $150 per class. to learn more.

To provide the CU º£½ÇÉçÇø community a centralized point of connection and information, the campus has established Buff Info, a team of dedicated professionals to answer questions and provide connections with campus resources. ÌýÌýÌý

• Buff Info liaisons can be reached at 303-492-INFO (4636) or via email at buffinfo@colorado.edu, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The university will extend these hours when needed.

• The Buff Info team is available to answer questions on a wide variety of topics related to CU º£½ÇÉçÇø and help faculty, staff, students and parents connect with the appropriate campus office for additional information or assistance as needed.

Join the Conference on World Affairs (CWA) for three virtual sessions exploring how the United States’Ìý international affairs might take shape as we enter a new presidential administration in our country. Experts from NATO, scholars from Stanford and Boston University, along with a former ambassador to Afghanistan and Honduras, will join discussions surrounding international perspectives on climate change, China and international relations policies. The sessions will be held via Zoom and livestreamed to the; viewers may submit questions. Free and open to all. More information available on the CWA website