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Be wary of free offers via the Internet

CU's Office of Information Security is reminding employees to be wary of free or special offers pitched on websites or in e-mails.

"Many viruses come packaged in the form of offers such as a free antivirus program," said Dan Jones, director of information technology security for CU-Boulder and interim chief information security officer for the CU system. "People need to be careful and understand that criminals are using the temptation of something free as a way to steal credit cards or do harm to your computer."

To learn how to stay safe when e-mailing and surfing the Web, go to the CU-Boulder Information Technology Services website: http://www.colorado.edu/its/security/awareness/.

Commitment to community could mean $10,000 prize

The Office of Academic Affairs is soliciting nominations for the annual Faculty Community Service Award, made possible by an endowment from the Chase Corporation through the CU Foundation.

The purpose of the endowment is to provide a single award of $10,000 to a full-time faculty member at one of the campuses of the University of Colorado who has rendered exceptional educational, humanitarian, civic, or other service in his or her community, outside of CU duties and for no pay.

Any university employee or student may submit nominations. Previous winners are not eligible to apply.

Each nomination packet must include:

1. A letter of nomination that speaks specifically to the award criteria as stated above.
2. Two supporting letters from people within the CU community who have direct knowledge of the nature and benefit of the community service.
3. Two supporting letters from people outside the university who have direct knowledge of the nature and benefit of the community service.
4. A copy of the faculty nominee's current curriculum vitae.

Additional relevant information supporting the nomination also may be included. Please submit six copies of the complete nomination packet to:

2010-2011 Chase Faculty Community Service Award
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Colorado
1800 Grant Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203
- OR -
Campus Box: 35 UCA

A systemwide advisory committee will review nominations and submit a recommendation to President Bruce D. Benson.

Nomination deadline is Feb. 25.

For more information, contact the Office of Academic Affairs, OfficeofAcademicAffairs@cu.edu  or 303-860-5623.

Boulder Faculty Assembly to grant faculty excellence awards

The Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) has announced it will grant up to 12 BFA Excellence Awards to Boulder campus faculty in spring 2011. Each award is accompanied by a cash prize of $3,000.

Excellence Award categories are:

• teaching
• service
• research, scholarly and creative work

More information about the awards, including nomination instructions, is available online.

The deadline for receipt of all nomination materials is Feb. 15.