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Administrative News
Winter break 2025-2026 guidance
CU
Boulder
leadership
has
granted
employees
five
days
of
administrative
leave*
Dec.
24,
29,
30,
31,
and
January
2.
If
the
governor
should
issue
an
additional
governor’s
holiday
for
this
period,
that
will
replace
one
of
the
administrative
leave
days
already
granted.Campus-based
employees:
For
those
on
campus,
these
administrative
days
...
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Export Control Review Incorporated into International Travel Requests
Effective
Thursday,
October
23,
2025,
all
international
travel
requests
for
CIRES
employees
will
also
be
reviewed
by
the
CIRES
Export
Control
team.
A
new
tab
will
be
added
to
the
InsideCIRES
travel
request
form
which
will
ask
travelers
to
respond
to
questions
related
to
export
control
and
CU
property. Once
travelers
...
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NSF and USDA join DOE in research security training requirements
As
of
October
10,
2025,
NSF
and
the
USDA
will
join
DOE
in
requiring
the
mandatory
research
security
training
be
completed
before
a
proposal
submission
can
occur.
The
CU
proposal
analyst
must
certify
that
all
individuals
identified
as
senior/key
personnel
have
completed
the
requisite
research
security
training.
Acceptable
training
for
...
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2025 flu shots for CU faculty and staff
CU
faculty
and
staff
can
access
free
flu
vaccines
through
WorkWell
and
Medical
Services
at
upcoming
pop-up
vaccine
clinic/Wellness
Fairs.
Dates
include:
September
24,
25,
30;
October
1,
16;
and
November
12.
Clinics
have
limited
registration
slots,
register
and
see
available
locations
follow
this
link.
...
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Federal shutdown guidance September 2025
Please
refer
to
the
information
below
for
guidance
in
the
event
of
a
federal
government
shutdown
on
October
1,
2025.
CIRES
administration
will
update
this
as
quickly
as
possible
when
guidance
changes.
Please
also
refer
to
the
RESOURCES
list
below
for
computing,
training,
counseling,
and
other
resources. Key
points
CIRES
employees
...
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Business Justification Provided on a Travel Request
When
submitting
a
travel
request
on
InsideCIRES,
travelers
are
asked
to
provide
a
justification
for
the
trip.
The
travel
request
system
states,
“In
a
few
sentences,
state
how
this
travel
benefits
the
project
that
is
supporting
your
trip
costs.
Please
include
the
full
name
of
any
meeting
you
may
be
...
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