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Monday, June 1. 6 p.m., Dairy Arts Center
Before the screening of “Like Water for Chocolate,” Carmen Pacheco will give a lecture exploring how food carries emotion, memory, culture and identity while also serving as a fascinating lens into science and engineering.��Through stories and examples from Mexican cuisine, chocolate making, flavor development, heat transfer, emulsions, and sensory science, the talk will examine how nourishment extends far beyond nutrition and connects deeply to human experience.

Info session: June 2. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Engineering Center main lobby
Green Labs, Environmental Health and Safety, and the Dean's Office are hosting lab clean-up events to help clear out unwanted lab items and chemicals from faculty laboratories. Stop by an info session to learn more (and get a Boulder Baked cookie while supplies last!) or .��

Deadline to apply: Thursday, June 4
This application is for faculty advisors of currently enrolled mechanical engineering graduate students to request departmental support during the fall 2026 semester. Department-supported positions for��Fall 2026��semester will be in the form of a Teaching Assistant role, unless the student is completing their dissertation defense.

If you are seeking funding to support students, postdocs, researchers, or equipment,��owing to a pause or cancelation of federal funding, please instead submit an��.

Did alumni support your courses or students this academic year? The Alumni Engagement team is collecting information on alumni who volunteered during the 2025-26 academic year including guest speakers, mentors, panelists, project sponsors, judges and other classroom contributors.

By June 8, please fill out the�� or send info to megan.hoffman@colorado.edu. We want to make sure all alumni volunteers get a personal note from Dean Keith Molenaar. Thank you for helping us recognize alumni who support our students and programs!

Tuesday, June 16. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., ECAD 109 (Clark Conference Room) |��
During a special training session, Julie Volckens from the Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance will share findings from her team's longitudinal research on student belonging and mattering in engineering. This session explores how students' sense of belonging is critical for persistence and success in engineering. Attendees will examine key findings from multi-year studies and leave with practical, actionable strategies for fostering inclusive, supportive learning environments. We'll have brunch from Snooze, so !

Every Wednesday morning at9:30 a.m., ECNT 312
Weekly coffee breaks are continuing throughout the semester. Stop by for coffee, cookies and a chance to take a quick break and connect with colleagues!