CEAS Student News - Student Newsletter 3.23.2021 | College of Engineering & Applied Science

CEAS Student News - Student Newsletter 3.23.2021

CU in the Community: Unmask the Racism

March 25 | 1-2:30 p.m.听

Join the Volunteer Resource Center virtually for a unique service opportunity with .听Unmask the Racism is a CU student-led initiative that aims to raise awareness about 听and to show support for Asian and Asian American communities.听

How to participate:

.听Your confirmation email will include the Zoom link.
Join VRC student staff and Unmask the Racism via Zoom to learn how to make paper cranes while learning more about the issue of anti-Asian racism and how you can support people impacted.听Come prepared to engage and learn.
Drop off your completed paper cranes at the Volunteer Resource Center in UMC 458 by 4 p.m. on Friday, April 2.
VRC Events and Education Team will deliver the completed paper cranes to Unmask the Racism.听
Earn up to four hours of community service.

Contact vrcevents@colorado.edu with any questions or to request accommodations.

Let's Discuss: AAPI Solidarity in STEM

March 25 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Zoom ID: 98747630188 (Passcode: Solidarity)

Join us for a conversation with fellow Asian American/Pacific Islander students, faculty, staff and allies as we discuss the recent surge of anti-Asian violence, our unique intersectionalities as "overrepresented" people of color in the STEM field, and find solidarity in combating discrimination together.听

Hosted by members of the Mechanical Engineering Department: Janet Tsai, instructor, CU Boulder alumna; Shirley Chessman,听Idea Forge mechanical lab engineer; Debbie Yeh, area director, Student Support & Advising Services.

International Student Advisory Board launches in engineering

CU Engineering has听launched a new International Student Advisory Board听to better understand and respond to international student needs, both during and after the pandemic. Composed of 10 students across academic levels and departments, the ISAB meets monthly to identify projects and set goals.

Meet the board and give suggestions

Apply for Virtual Global Scholars Fellowship Program

The Global Scholars Fellowship Program, hosted by the听Global Livingston Institute, is an intensive, interactive, rigorous academic program for scholars who are highly motivated and eager to build international experience remotely.听Taking an interdisciplinary approach, fellows will listen and think with peers and development leaders from the U.S. and听East Africa and dive into the role that fields like entrepreneurship, engineering, public health, agriculture, conservation, business, public service and more play in community development, both abroad and in the U.S.听

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The program runs from July 12-Aug.听13 and costs $750. Funding assistance is available through CU鈥檚 Center for Leadership Program and CU鈥檚 Office of International Education. Interested students should apply by May 7 by emailing Angela Thieman Dino at angela.thieman@colorado.edu听to receive the GSFP application link and optional funding information. Learn more about the program on the CEAS International Program website.听

North wing renovation begins March 29

Renovations to the Engineering Center north wing (formerly the aerospace engineering wing) will begin on Monday, March 29. As a result, access to restrooms and exterior doors in ECAE will be unavailable.听

As a result, the first come, first served study rooms in the ECAE wing will also be unavailable starting March 29. Any items left in those spaces will be removed by the subcontractors. Alternative study and meal rooms in the Engineering Center and SEEC are available for reservation through EMS.