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Each month, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Environmental Center provides eco-tips with the goal of promoting sustainable choices. March's topic is green travel.

Want to start your week on the right note? Attend I Love Mondays in the UMC. Sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement , the program provides free activities for students every Monday of the academic year.

The natural beauty of the Flatirons has long been revered, and has become a symbol of Â鶹¹ÙÍø both on post cards and in people’s memories, as well as a symbol of CU itself.

Sabrina Sideris, program director of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's INVST Community Studies, takes great pride in working with CU students to help them learn to become engaged citizens and leaders. In fact, she was once one of those students. Sideris became interested in community-based learning and social justice when she was a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø undergraduate (1996-2000).

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø, the City of Â鶹¹ÙÍø and the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Climate Culture Collaborative (C3 Â鶹¹ÙÍø) are sponsoring a climate challenge aimed at engaging Â鶹¹ÙÍø youth in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change.

As a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø sophomore, Joseph Arehart found himself seeking an avenue through which he could have an impact on the world. The fourth-year student, who is working toward a concurrent Master's and Bachelor's degree in architectural and civil engineering, reflects on his experience working with the student organization Bridges to Prosperity.

Is breakdancing your thing? Or perhaps astronomy or hiking? Learn more about the clubs and organizations that make up the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø community during the Spring Student Involvement Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom.

Spectators at home basketball games will be prompted to text a pledge to conserve water a s part of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's new Water for the West campaign. For every pledge received, CU Athletics will restore 1,000 gallons of water to the Colorado River Basin through a partnership with the Change the Course initiative.

On Jan. 26, the CU Advocates program and the University of Colorado’s Office of Government Relations hosted the 2016 CU Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Attendees received updates on the university’s recent educational, research and economic contributions. Lawmakers and CU officials also briefed advocates on CU’s legislative priorities, higher education’s funding outlook for this year and Colorado’s budget situation.

Every Thursday this sprin g, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø students can learn the basics of cooking f or free . On Jan. 14, the chicken parmesan recipe had everyone drooling .