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In 2015, members of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's community again stood out by winning prestigious prizes such as the Pulitzer, getting up close and personal with Pluto and hosting high profile events that attracted attention around the globe to our beautiful Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus.

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø will hold its final winter commencement ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Coors Events Center as the campus moves toward a single spring ceremony honoring all graduates.

As you likely realize, last Thursday, Dec. 3 was the launch date for the upgrade to the campus PeopleSoft Human Capital Management System (HCM). This will be followed on Thursday, Dec. 10 by the launch of the upgraded PeopleSoft Financials (FIN). These two dates also mark the completion of nearly two years of effort on the part of the CU System and a wide range of individuals on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus.

Two Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty members have been elected fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science for 2015. The AAAS fellows are Professor and Chair Cora Randall of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), and LASP Senior Research Associate Michael King. They were among 347 AAAS fellows elected by their peers for efforts to advance science and its applications.

The University of Colorado Student Government gave the Fall 2015 State of the Student Body Address on Dec. 3. Click through to read the address in its entirety.

Happy last week of classes, Buffaloes, and Happy Hanukkah to the Jewish Buffs out there! This week's events include Ignite Â鶹¹ÙÍø, a Shabbat dinner, free fitness classes at The Rec and everyone's favorite Late Night Breakfast.

By the University of Colorado Student Government You are about to embark on a life changing adventure along with astronauts, actors, politicians, writers, engineers, people who are going to change the future; and you will be immersed in resources, opportunities, and brain trusts strong enough to facilitate your mark on this world.

In late November and early December, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø University Libraries and Colorado Law gave students a unique way to de-stress before finals: Pet a therapy dog. Bark Buddies and Paws to Refresh provided registered therapy dogs to spend time with students in six of the university’s libraries.

Colorado Gives Day is an annual statewide movement to celebrate and increase philanthropy in Colorado through online giving. The Colorado Combined Campaign is designed to provide you ease of giving through online pledging and mont hly payroll deduction. Combine the two this Tuesday, Dec. 8, and you can give to more than 600 Colorado-based nonprofits all throughout 2016. Visit the CCC website and you are sure to find a program that touches your heart.

Â鶹¹ÙÍø Provost Russell L. Moore today announced that Robert H. Davis, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, will step down as dean and return to the chemical and biological engineering faculty effective on or about June 30, 2017. Moore plans to launch a targeted national search for the next dean in January 2016.