This is an unofficial website for University of Colorado students majoring in Geology or Environmental Studies, assigned to Dawn Adams, Ph.D. for academic advising. Geology and ENVS students assigned to other advisors will, however, find general information, dates for academic deadlines, and career information here that might be useful to them. My advisees may also want to subscribe to my Twitter account, @cubordercollie, through which I post important announcements. This is not the official website for either Geology or Environmental Studies.
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Posted By dawn on March 16, 2012
Do you need upper division elective credits for your College of Arts & Sciences 45-UD hours requirement? If so, a list of such classes — 3000- and 4000- level courses this fall that are not restricted to their departments’ majors and that have few or no prerequisites — can be downloaded in this PDF. An online version is updated as courses fill or new classes are added to the list; the PDF is a static document.
Posted By dawn on January 17, 2012
The Center for Science and Technology Policy Research is presenting a program “What Happened at Deepwater Horizon: Learning from the Gulf Oil Spill” on Thursday, January 6, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm in Math 100. This promises to be an exceptional learning opportunity for all ENVS and GEOL majors.
Posted By dawn on December 10, 2011
My office has moved to a building called IBS-5 on the other side of campus from where it used to be! All my advisees, whether in Geology or Environmental Studies need to come to this new building for advising appointments. The first map below shows you a wide-angle view of its location, near the area designated as D4 (marked by a red arrow). Beneath the large map is a close-up view in which nearby buildings (such as Macky Auditorium) are labeled.
IBS-5 is a small, tan brick, two-story building on the corner of University Avenue and 17th Street. It is just west of and downhill from the traffic circle outside Sewell residence hall; and northwest of and across University Avenue from Macky Auditorium. Beneath both of the maps below is a photograph of what the building looks like from the 17th Street side, just at the corner of University, looking west towards the building and showing its east face. To get into the building for ENVS and Geology advising, take the broad flank of wooden stairs in the center of building’s east face. At the top of those stairs take the door on the right side of the “porch” — indicated by the red arrow in the photograph. My office is on the second floor, room N204. My email address and phone number remain the same as they were. Students with limited mobility will need to contact me before coming to the new office, as it is not presently handicapped-accessible. We will find a way to deal with this so I can advise you, though.
Red arrow at D4 shows IBS-5 location with respect to the rest of campus, just north of Macky Auditorium.
Posted By dawn on October 24, 2011
If you are a junior or senior seeking upper-division hours to satisfy the Arts & Sciences requirements, download this list of suitable electives. All are upper-division, have no or very few prerequisites, and have enough seats that you should have a good shot at getting one of them. Click for a PDF download: UD Electives Spring 2011
Posted By dawn on October 21, 2011
From the Registrar’s Office: University Information Services will conduct maintenance over the coming weekend which will make student MyCUInfo portals temporarily UNAVAILABLE. The outtage will begin at 6:00 pm tonight, Friday, October 21. It is expected to end by noon on Sunday, October 23, with service restored to all portals at that time.
Posted By dawn on September 30, 2011
If you’re a new ENVS major, the ENVS advisors – Jeanne Ulmer and Dawn Adams — are holding special registration workshops just for you! Be sure to read this information carefully because we will not be able to offer individual appointments for registration instruction to first year ENVS students; the load is simply too high to get everyone in. So you need to either (a) come to a workshop and use the information here to learn when they are, how to register, and what to bring with you; or else (b) register on your own and use the information here to learn how to do that if you prefer that option to a workshop.
What you will learn in a workshop: We will help you plan for spring semester and understand how to use your degree audit and the list of major requirements and core requirements to select classes. We will also show you how to use the online system to access all the essential registration-related websites. When you leave you will have a clear understanding of what you need to do to find classes and register, and also have a list of classes (on paper or in your shopping cart) that you may register for the moment your registration appointment opens.
What you cannot do during a Spring Registration Workshop: anything other than spring registration. In other words, you won’t be able to discuss questions about study abroad, internships, transfer credit, or other such issues during the workshop. You will need to make an individual appointment for that, and it will need to be made after the registration period. During the high-demand registration period, we are unable to meet individually with first-year students to discuss these issues.
A. HOW TO COME TO A REGISTRATION WORKSHOP and what to bring.
o Friday, October 21, 10:00-10:50 am
o Tuesday, October 25, 1:00-1:50 pm
o Wednesday, November 9, 9:00-9:50 am
o Friday, November 11, 2:00-2:50 pm
o Monday, November 14, 10:00-10:50 am
o Tuesday, November 15, 12:30-1:30 pm
B. HOW TO REGISTER ON YOUR OWN IF YOU WOULD RATHER DO THAT.
KEEP THIS INFORMATION HANDY, no matter whether you plan to come to a workshop or not. You will need it every single semester.
Posted By dawn on August 30, 2011
Math professor Dave Richeson at Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA (a city very important to those of you who know who the great Indian athlete Jim Thorpe was) has posted a really superb list of advice points for new college students on his blog Division by Zero. Check it out! (Hint: Print the list and tape it to your wall. Really. Geeky, but smart.)
Posted By dawn on August 26, 2011
No matter what year you are in college, it’s likely you’ve got at least one class this semester that demands a new skill from you — better note-taking, better organization, or the creative formation of a study group, for example. And simply “taking better notes” or “organizing a study group” can be next to impossible if you don’t already know how. Skills have to be learned, not merely distilled from the air around us. Fortunately, the Student Academic Services Center (SASC) has workshops that give every student who wants it the opportunity to learn these skills and more. Their newest schedule is posted here so you can see what’s available. Best of all, workshops are FREE.
And if it’s math you need special help with, then you’ll want to check out the Math Department’s “Winning at Math Power Hours” schedule here. The Student Academic Services Center (SASC) co-sponsors these workshops, too. And these workshops come with FREE PIZZA! Such a deal!!
There is a link to both the math workshops and study skills workshops in the left-hand menu on this very page. So please come back to see new schedules for coming months as they are made available. I’ll be keeping it up to date.
Posted By dawn on August 12, 2011
Hello CU majors in Environmental Studies and Geology! It’s good to have you back! AND welcome to all you new students, whether it’s your first year in college or you’re a transfer to CU from another school!
Here are some reminders on how to make an appointment and information about the first few weeks of the semester.
My office hours are posted here, as is the link to the online appointment calendar. Remember that if my appointments for any given week are full, the calendar looks like it’s blank. Also remember that the calendar software permits you to see only the coming two weeks, so you cannot make an appointment for 3 weeks “out” from a given date. If you try to make an appointment and the site looks blank, go back early the next morning to see if there are openings on the date two weeks from right then. Keep doing that until you find a slot you can take. If you have an emergency that truly can’t wait that long, email me.
Also, remember that the first week of the semester is set aside for handling urgent registration problems. I will see walk-ins only, and only to handle registration problems because of the volume of traffic and the need for timely resolution of such problems. If you need to discuss graduation, study abroad, internships, or other non-emergency topics, schedule an appointment for after August 28.
And remember to check this blog regularly. The calendar displays crucial deadlines, such as the last day to drop or add a class. The resources page has links to help you find core classes, figure out waitlists, calculate your GPA, or locate your Degree Audit. You may also want to sign up to receive Twitter posts from me, too. I am @cubordercollie.
Posted By dawn on June 29, 2011
The current issue of Science has a set of FAQs about lithium batteries and the impact of their increasing use in electric cars. It makes for intriguing reading. It reminds us that nothing is impact-free on the environment, and that we always have to think about the source of power we use, no matter what it is.
