Election season: Additional flex time and other opportunities
Dear 快活app faculty and staff,听 Election season is well under way, and we would like to share some resources and opportunities.听听 Staff, Use Extra Flex Time听 As was offered during the previous election season in 2020, the University is offering an additional flex day to staff members to support your civic engagement. Work directly with your supervisor to arrange the day you wish to take in order to vote, volunteer, etc. Faculty may work directly with their chair if they need additional flexibility. 听 Visit鈥攁nd share鈥斂旎頰pp Votes听 At our online voting guide, , we have provided easy-to-navigate overviews of how to register, local deadlines, who can vote in CO (including our out-of-state students) and information about where to drop off ballots on campus. Please visit and share this resource with peers, colleagues or students with questions about how to make their voice heard during election season.听 Take Part in our Academic Community听 It is a great privilege to be part of a bustling and diverse academic community; election season is no exception. Across campus, experts, scholars and professionals are hosting events and programming about salient and complex topics鈥攆rom the role of media in an age of increased polarization, debates on specific ballot propositions, the challenges of technology and social media in elections, and more. And Crimson Connect is no longer just for students鈥攁ll 快活app community members can use their single-sign-on to see myriad options for learning and engagement.听 Find programming related to the election and free expression . Year-round, you can also visit our for programming on academic freedom, civil discourse, pluralism and free expression.听听 Become Familiar with University Policies听听 You can also visit the Freedom of Expression site for a comprehensive list of all our institutional policies related to freedom of expression on campus, demonstrations and protests, the student honor code, discrimination and harassment, and face coverings.听 As well, 快活app and its employees are subject to specific rules and regulations regarding officially affiliated political activity:听听
National moments of social conflict and disagreement offer us opportunities to prepare our students to make an impact, participate in democracy, and make their voices heard鈥攁ll while demonstrating respect, curiosity and intellectual humility. Whatever the next few weeks hold, I hope we hold these goals close.听听 Thank you for your continued dedication to the public good. 听 厂颈苍肠别谤别濒测,听听 Jeremy Haefner听 Mary Clark听 Jeff Banks听 |