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The Office of Organizational and Employee Development (OED) invites ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder employees to attend the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Grow Management and Leadership Series spring and summer sessions. Programs are offered free of charge to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder employees. The series provides ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder supervisors, managers and leaders with current, influential and critical topics in the fields of management and leadership.

Students from the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Boulder’s Leeds School of Business are offering free tax preparation services under the Internal Revenue Service-sponsored Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program.

It's not too late to apply for a scholarship. The ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder scholarship application process for 2016-17 is available through March 1 on the student portal. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder also encourages students to apply for privately-funded scholarships.

FLEX bus service connecting ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder and Fort Collins is up and running. If you’ve been waiting for inexpensive, direct, easy transit service along the north Front Range, FLEX will take you where you need to go. Two special events will take place Jan. 21 in both Fort Collins and Boulder to celebrate the start of service and the growing connections between Fort Collins and Boulder.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder's annual Housing Fair will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom. Hosted by Off-Campus Housing and Neighborhood Relations, the fair offers students a convenient way to view hundreds of local properties. More than 50 local landlords, property managers and real estate agents will be at the fair.

As the new year begins, university personnel are reminded to complete a Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA) in order to meet conflicts of interest disclosure requirements. A 2016 DEPA is required of all faculty and other designated groups. In general, those other groups include all research personnel, staff who support department compliance reporting processes, and students engaged in research (i.e. all personnel responsible for the design, conduct, or reporting of research).

The Office of Organizational and Employee Development invites ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder employees to attend upcoming seminars and courses. January and February's featured seminars include: Emotional Intelligence, StrengthsQuest, Managing the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Way and Real Colors. Programs are offered free of charge to ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder employees.

As part of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder’s commitment to fostering an accessible campus environment, OIT recently licensed SensusAccess, an online service that allows anyone with an @colorado.edu email address to upload a document and have it automatically converted to an accessible document type.

There are a few days left to designate monthly payroll deductions to benefit ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ nonprofits. Have you explored how you can give a little, and make a big difference over the course of the coming year? It's time to visit colorado.gov/ccc and make your selections. As state employees, you show your commitment to fellow Coloradans each and every day. When you join with other ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ state employees and make a donation to a nonprofit organization through the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Combined Campaign, your impact is increased.

A brand new parking garage will open off Stadium Drive on Jan. 7, 2016. The three-level, covered facility, called Folsom Garage, will accommodate 555 vehicles. It is located underneath the new Indoor Practice Facility, part of the Athletics expansion.