The Pulse: Weekly News & Happenings at DU

Polls are Open!

Check your email inbox for a link to vote for the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Student Government President/Vice President and Senators. Voting will remain open until 2pm (Mountain Time) Friday, May 1st.

More information about each ticket and candidate can be found here.

If you missed Friday's President/VP debate you can view a recorded version here.

Questions and concerns can be sent to duusgbusiness@gmail.com

USG Elections are Open - Check email for a qualtrics link

The Short List: Don't Miss These Opportunities

Crimson & Gold Awards - NOMINATIONS OPEN!

Nominations are now open through May 8th for this year's Crimson & Gold Awards!

Each year, remarkable members of the University of Denver's student body, faculty and staff make significant contributions to our campus community. The Office of Student Engagement recognizes these individuals and organizations annually through several different awards. The nomination forms and more details for each of the awards can be found here.

Discoveries Leader Applications Re-Opened

Discoveries Leader applications have re-opened! Due to the recent news that study abroad has been cancelled for the fall, Discoveries Orientation has decided to re-open applications for the Discoveries Leader position. The deadline is Sunday, May 3rd at 11:59pm.

APPLY TODAY

Discoveries Leader Application Deadline Extended.

EVENT

Student Leadership Workshop Series: Transferable Skills

Thursday, April 30
11:00am - 12:15pm

This Thursday (04/30) at 11am The Office of Student Engagement is hosting a workshop, called Transferable Skills, as part of the Discovering Leadership Track. Students do not need to bring any sort of resume/cover letter, but may if they wish. We will be examining our past experiences with leadership and getting a new view of how to navigate the way we talk about our experiences in resumes and interviews.

This workshop is free and open to all current DU students, but geared toward students who currently identify as leaders. Students who actively participate in the OSE Leadership Workshop Series this Spring Quarter will be recognized for their participation in the Fall Quarter. This series is divided into two separate and unique tracks Discovering Leadership and Developing Leadership, make sure that you check back on CrimsonConnect often to register and attend future events.

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DU Cribs: Blanket Fort Edition

We asked what you're doing to have some fun while physically distant from your DU friends. We know at least a few of you have created epic blanket forts! We want you to share them with us by giving us a video tour and submitting via the link below.

SUBMIT BY THE END OF THE WEEK

Coronavirus Town Hall with Senator Michael Bennet

Friday, May 1 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm
RSVP Here

Please join me for a teletownhall with higher education students from across Colorado on Friday, May 1st at 12:00 p.m. MT. I’d like to hear from you about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on you as a student. I’m also interested in your thoughts about how we can build a more resilient future for our country, and I will happily answer any questions you have.

Events

Monday, April 27
Start	End	Event
All Week		At-Home Fitness Challenge: The Sequel Join Athletics & Recreation for our next At-Home Fitness Challenge: The Sequel! This 10-day challenge requires no equipment and can be scaled for all fitness levels. Registration is free and the challenge starts Monday, April 27th.
All Week		Virtual Tour of the Week: San Diego Zoo San Diego Zoo Global is a conservation organization committed to saving species around the world. Use this link to explore the live Zoo-Cams!
5:00pm	6:00pm	Asian Community Check-in Join us, ASA, SASA, and DU HCC Staff Psychologist, Nahed Barakat to check in and let us know how it's going!
6:30pm	7:30pm	Students for Life Weekly Meeting Join DU SFL for apologetics trainings, group discussions, food, games, and more.

Remote Work Tip of the Week:

Mark the End of The Day

Our Remote Work Tip of the Week during Week 1 was to establish a start-of-day ritual. Now that we're halfway through the quarter, it's a good time for a reminder to mark the end of the day for yourself as well.

Ending your working day is crucial. No sneaky trips back to the office to ‘just finish that’. When you day is finished, your day is finished.

You need time to relax and re-cooperate otherwise you will burn out and lose impetus for the next day and the day after. Anything you think off that you needed to do, write it down and do it first thing tomorrow.

More Events

Tuesday, April 28
Start	End	Event
2:00pm	3:30pm	Community Dialogue Series Spring 2020 We're hosting a 4 session Dialogue Series this quarter to practice dialogic skills and making a space to still have the conversations, just online! This group will meet once a week for 4 weeks, 2pm-3:30pm MST (90-minutes) beginning Tuesday, April 28th (with last session being May 19th).
5:00pm	7:00pm	LGBTQ+ Virtual "Family Dinner" Join us for a virtual "family dinner" and a LGBTQ+ community check-in. Although this is a time we can have dinner and chat, no actual dinner is necessary! Students, staff, and faculty are all welcome!
Wednesday, April 29
2:00pm	3:00pm	Not Church Join us and enjoy spoken word, live music, forums, and dialogue! Our special guest will be Bernadette Wilkinson, M.Ed., LPC
5:00pm	6:00pm	DU College Democrats Zoom Meeting Hey All! DU Dems is back! (virtually for now) We invite you to join our first meeting of the quarter via Zoom! We will discuss some logistics of the club, weekly meetings, as well as getting into some political discussion on the 2020 Democratic Primary and COVID-19. Just make sure you are logged into your zoom account before you click the link! We look forward to seeing you all then!
Friday, May 1
10:30am	11:30am	Xplore Workshop: VC 101 Join Aaron Stachel, Partner at FirstMile, who will provide an overview of funding for early stage companies with a focus on venture capital. He'll cover how the industry operates and what kind of companies are a good fit. We'll have plenty of time for Q&A to address specific questions too.
12:00pm	1:00pm	Virtual L.E.P. (Let's Eat Pizza) BYOP - Bring your own pizza! Join LEP students every Friday from 12-1 PM for virtual games and community. Jackbox Party Games, Charades, Jeopardy, and more!
1:00pm	2:00pm	Trans Community Check-in Join us via zoom to chat and check-in as a trans community!
3:00pm	4:30pm	Politics and Foreign Policy in the Pandemic Conversation with Ambassador Christopher Hill and Director of the Crossley Center and pollster Floyd Ciruli reprising their regular politics and foreign policy discussion.
4:00pm	5:00pm	Intramural Sports - Live Sports Trivia via ZOOM/Kahoot! (Session 2) Join us for sports trivia through ZOOM and Kahoot on Friday, May 1st at 4:00PM MST. Registration is required to reserve a spot and also receive the ZOOM room information. The winner will receive an IM Champ Shirt! PARTICIPATION IS FREE!

Events

Saturday, May 2
Start	End	Event	Location
7:00pm	9:00pm	Netflix Movie Party w/CRC	Private Location (rsvp to display)
Monday, May 4
All Week		Mental Health Awareness Week (May 4-8)	TBD
Thursday, May 7
1:00pm	2:00pm	Student Leadership Workshop Series: Citizen Leadership and Global Stewardship	Private Location (rsvp to display)
4:00pm	5:00pm	Self-Care During the Job/Internship Search	Private Location (rsvp to display)

Friday, May 8
4:00pm	5:30pm	Anthropology Undergraduate Poster Presentations	Zoom

Upcoming XPlore Workshops

Monday, May 4
Start	End	Workshop
1:00pm	2:30pm	Xplore Workshop: Six Sigma Part 1
4:00pm	5:30pm	Xplore Workshop: Legal Issues
Tuesday, May 5
12:00pm	1:30pm	Xplore Workshop: Career Journey with Jason Reuter
Wednesday, May 6
1:00pm	2:30pm	Xplore Workshop: Six Sigma Part 2

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