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Provost Russell L. Moore announced today the four finalists selected for the position of dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The candidates will be visiting campus in the coming weeks to meet with students, faculty and staff in the college and across campus.

It's the moment of truth, Buffaloes. Finals week has arrived again, so it's time to hit the books. If you find yourself with a free moment, however, then check out this week's events to unwind and reenergize.

Associate Professor and Head of Teaching and Learning at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø University Libraries Caroline Sinkinson was recently named the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association’s Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) Librarian Recognition Award. The honor recognizes and celebrates her accomplishments at the international, national, state and local levels in support of information literacy and learning.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Human Resources invites campus supervisors, managers and leaders to attend the redesigned "Managers Academy: Employee Management and Compliance Essentials" (previously "Managing the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Way") May 17-18. This program is offered free of charge to CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø employees. Space is limited and sessions are filling up fast.

Between finals, internships, jobs, friends, relationships and finances you may have a lot to think about. But sometimes these worries can become overpowering, until we can’t even focus on doing what we have to do right now. The key may be in mindfulness. Learn more in this month’s issue of Student Health 101 online magazine.

At the April Board of Regents meeting, Chancellor DiStefano and Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Fox proposed a 2 percent merit pool for classified staff and university staff. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Today sat down with Chancellor DiStefano and discussed how the approval of this merit pool is part of a larger effort towards equitable wages on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus.

On Friday, March 11, Staff Council Representatives from the Â鶹¹ÙÍø, Denver, Anschutz and Colorado Springs campuses convened at the State Capitol in Denver to deliberate with state legislators on issues impacting not only the university system, but staff they represent.

The Office of the Provost is coordinating a test deployment of eportfolio technology in 2016-2017. While the concept of electronic portfolios for students has been around for a number of years, the technology has only recently improved to the point where it is easy for faculty to adopt a platform that their students could easily integrate into their classroom environments.

Nearly 500 middle school students from Angevine Middle School in Lafayette are heading to the Â鶹¹ÙÍø on April 27 and 28 to get a taste of college life. The sixth- and seventh-graders will do hands-on science projects, visit the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Museum of Natural History, participate in dance workshops, and watch a rousing theater production about the U.S. Presidents. Faculty and staff from the museum, Science Discovery, the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community, and the Department of Theatre and Dance will be leading the sessions.

Construction of the new Baseline Road pedestrian and bicycle underpass is scheduled to start Monday, April 25. Phase one will see off-peak delays, beginning after 8:30 a.m. and ending before 3:30 p.m. Phase two, beginning in June, will see significant traffic impacts.