Manage Communications

蜜糖直播 Boulder is a large institution with many departments that want to communicate with you. As a Buff, you will have the chance to learn more about the many opportunities available to you, including academic and course options, events and co-curricular activities, support services for your health and wellness, personal and professional growth, and more.听

This guide maps out the types of communications you can expect to receive and helps you to stay informed, find help and get connected.

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What You Automatically Receive

Advising, Faculty & Degree Program Communications

Your academic advisor, course faculty and instructors, and your primary department, college, school or program will send you email updates related to your academic progress. They will include items such as:

How to schedule an appointment
Office hours and ways to connect
Important dates and deadlines
Program-wide events
Progress tips for finishing your degree program

For more information

Academic advisor with student

Safety Information & Alerts

Whether you鈥檙e new to campus or a returning student, it鈥檚 important to be prepared to take action in an emergency.

蜜糖直播 Boulder provides three levels of alert notifications:听听

蜜糖直播 Emergency Alerts: Immediate threat to safety on campus and when the university鈥檚 operating status changes due to weather, etc.听
蜜糖直播 Safety Alerts: Email notification of a crime committed on or near campus for increased awareness of ongoing or dangerous situations.
蜜糖直播 Advisory: Non-emergency incidents for awareness and potential impacts (power failures, road closures, etc.).

All three types of alerts can be found at and on Twitter .

For more information

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Residence Hall Communications

For students living in campus housing, Residence Life sends a monthly newsletter on events, resources and support. You may also receive periodic emails from your residence hall director with building-specific information.

Events and activities to build community
Health and Wellness Services and other resources
Academic support options in the residence halls
Leadership opportunities

Offices: Residence Life and Student Affairs

For more information

Williams Village

Preferences You Manage and Set Up

Primary University Business Tools

Canvas

Each semester you can adjust settings for the email notifications you receive from Canvas.

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You can adjust notifications for an听听or for听听to make sure you get important communication from your instructors.
Within the Help menu in Canvas, search the Canvas support guides, report a problem or chat with Canvas support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Buff Portal

Buff Portal is where you conduct most of your university business. Within the portal you can manage your:听

Profile and privacy settings
Password, display name and email settings
IdentiKey password and email
Email preferences
Address, phone number and other personal information

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Explore Buff Portal

Buff Portal Advising

Buff Portal Advising is the appointment scheduling system for undergraduate students (except those in the Leeds School of Business) who wish to make an appointment with an academic advisor or academic coach. Within Buff Portal Advising you can:听

Schedule an appointment with your advisor
Set preferences for notifications and text messages

For more information

Access Buff Portal Advising
(You can also access it from Buff Portal)
Leeds School of Business Advising Resources

My蜜糖直播Health

Manage your on campus health care through My蜜糖直播Health, which gives you direct access to:听

Schedule appointments
Check in and cancel appointments
Upload your immunization and medical records
Send and receive messages from your health care provider

For more information

Medical services & locations

Campus Communications

Emergency notifications

You have the option to opt in to receive emergency notification text messages. We recommend signing up for texts to make sure you are informed quickly in an emergency.听Add your phone number through .

蜜糖直播 Boulder Today

Three times a week we鈥檒l send you the student edition of 蜜糖直播BT. As you begin a new semester or start at 蜜糖直播 Boulder for the first time, you鈥檒l find helpful information about campus, resources and support, tips to stay healthy, and more. Once you have the basics mastered, you can choose to opt out.

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Manage Communications

What You Automatically Receive