Heritage, Awareness and Inclusion: Black History Month

Black History Month is a dedicated time to recognize the contributions of Black peoples to the world. But it is also a time to reflect on the historical and contemporary injustices perpetrated against an entire race and imagine a world that should be different. Black and African American communities continue to struggle in the grips of unjust criminal justice and education systems that continue to diminish the lives and opportunities of their people. These are systems that require reimagining and rebuilding, and we all share in that work. As an institution dedicated to serving the public good, DU recognizes that our pathway to excellence in science, arts, business, government and human services has depended, and will continue to depend, on the contributions of our Black and African American peers.

For more information on Black Community Initiatives here at DU, please visit: https://www.du.edu/equity/black-community-initiatives 

#CheckYourPulse:

1. In Case You Missed It
2. This Week's Events
3. Engagement Opportunities Coming Up
4. News & Updates from Around Campus

Men's Basketball v. Western Illinois | Thursday, 2/2 | 7PM
Men's Tennis v. Air Force | Friday, 2/3 | 5PM 
Men's Lacrosse v. Utah | Saturday, 2/4 | 12PM
Men's Basketball v. St. Thomas | Saturday, 2/4 | 4PM
Men's Tennis v. Montana State | Sunday, 2/5 | 10:30AM
Women's Gymnastics v. George Washington, Pittsburgh, Air Force | Sunday, 2/5 | 1:45PM

Interested in participating in DU research? 

Engineering and Computer Science Building Room 570

The Linseman Lab at the University of Denver’s Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging would like to invite you to participate in a research study about the long-term brain health effects of COVID-19 and brain trauma. This study will significantly contribute to our current understanding of COVID-19 and could help doctors and researchers improve treatment for patients with long-term symptoms, especially those with a history of brain injury. We are seeking participants with and without history of COVID-19 and/or traumatic brain injury. Your participation would involve a brief consenting session and a yearly study visit during which you would complete an online questionnaire (60-90 min), a cognitive assessment (20-45 min), and a blood draw at the University of Denver (15 min).

If you are interested in participating in this study, please fill out the prescreening survey at the link here: https://udenver.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eePirJyTbSQTmfQ

Sharing Immigrant Experiences: How Have Immigration Journeys Shaped Our DU Community?

Wednesday, Feb. 8 (5:00 PM - 6:30 PM) | Sie Complex 1020 (The Forum)
Please join the Conflict Engagement and Resolution Initiative (CERI), the Center for Immigration Policy & Research (CIPR), and DU DialogUes for a facilitated table dialogue centered on exploring the different experiences around immigration that we have in the DU community. This event is open to all DU students and staff who want to learn and share in the conversation. This event will be hosted in Sie 1020 (the Forum) on February 8th at 5pm. Food will be provided, please rsvp here.

Peer Career Advising Drop-ins at Beans Coffee

Wednesdays 10:00am - 1:45pm | Free Coffee & Career Advising at Beans Coffee!
Our Career Peer Advisors are fully equipped to serve you in person at the new Burwell center for Career Achievement, Beans Coffee Shop, and virtually! Peer Advisors can you help you Monday through Friday with: -Resume & Cover Letter Reviews -Quick Career Questions -Tips for Interviewing -Job & Internship Search Strategies -Upcoming Career & Professional Development events Stop by the Burwell Center from 8am-4pm Monday through Friday or at Beans Coffee on Wednesdays from 10am-1:45pm! Looking to meet virtually with a peer advisor or your assigned career advisor on campus, schedule a meeting on PCO with this link! du.12twenty.com 

We Need Your Help to Catch the Phish!

You might be familiar with the term phishing, the fraudulent practice of sending email messages pretending to be from reputable sources and often tricking individuals into revealing personal information, such as passwords or credit card numbers. Unfortunately, once scammers have your passwords or other personal information, these security breaches can cause significant financial costs to you and the entire organization.

Over the next few weeks, with the help of some very special phish and our partners in the Division of Marketing & Communications, we will run a game to help you learn how to avoid these dangerous phish by catching and reporting them so they can be eliminated. You’ll learn real-world cybersecurity protection skills and have a chance to win prizes. Let’s start the game by testing your knowledge of basic cybersecurity and phishing. Please take this quick, six-question online quiz. The quiz should take you less than four minutes to complete and is important for us to get a baseline on your basic knowledge. Those who take the quiz will receive hints before the start of the first challenge! You can keep up with the campus phish sightings on all of DU’s social media channels: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Thank you, DU community! With your help and participation, together we will have the knowledge to combat our phishing invasion. If you have any questions about our upcoming Catch the Phish campaign, please email marcomm@du.edu. Happy phishing!

Reading Partners Hiring Now!

Wednesday, Feb. 1 (4:00 - 5:00 pm) | Burwell Center
Looking for an off-campus job open to students with and without work-study funding? Reading Partners is a national nonprofit that mobilizes communities to provide students with the proven, individualized reading support they need to read at grade level by fourth grade. They're currently hiring Literacy Tutors to work directly in partner elementary schools providing 1:1 tutoring K-4th grade students who are struggling with literacy. Meet hiring staff and learn more at this info session in the Burwell Center, Feb. 1st from 4 - 5 pm.

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