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The Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering offers resources to support your journey such as academic advisors, course lists and guides for both returning and newly admitted students.

While you are responsible for taking ownership of your education and meeting all degree requirements, we are committed to collaborating with you to enhance your success by supplying you with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions.

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Student Employment

Each semester, the Department of Electrical, Computerand Energy Engineering seeks student employees in the areas of course support, gradingand research assistance. These student roles are filled on an as-needed basis each semester. Student positions are not permanent employees.

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The core course applicationdoes not include Coursera or Embedded Systems course support hires.

Things to know before applying to an ECEE student job:

  • Applying for an ECEE position does not guarantee employment. There are a limited number of available positions each semester.
  • Hiring priority will be given to students who have successfully taken the course they are applying for, or have successfully completed an equivalent course at another institution. This is both to ensure knowledge of the topic, but also to avoid potential future conflicts of students needing to take these courses to fulfill their degree requirements. If you do not disclose your prior course experience accurately, any offers of employment may be rescinded.
  • If you apply for multiple positions and are hired for more than one, you must disclose this information to all other faculty who offer you a position. This is to ensureno student is overwhelmed and that their hours worked are not restricted between multiple jobs. Failure to disclose this information may result in job offers being rescinded.
  • If you are hired as a Learning Assistant (LA, undergrad) or Graduate Learning Assistant (GLA, graduate student)for a core undergraduate or graduate level course, you are required to complete a Canvas course training provided by the department. Failure to complete the training will result in your position being terminated and may affect your ability to be hired for future semesters.

New Student Employee To-Do List

Complete the I-9 Apply for a Social Security Number (if needed) Required Training Set Up Two Direct Deposits (do this right away – to receive your pay via direct deposit):
Complete the I-9

This task is required by Federal Law for anyone who has never worked for CU before – and is the highest priority item.

PART ONE () must be completed before or on the first day of employment. You should have received an email from HireRight (CU’s vendor) with the I-9 form to fill out.
PART TWO () must be completed within the first three days of employment. The documents MUST be originals, not copies.

Go to the I-9 Website for full details, including office locations and hours.
This is required, no exceptions. Typically, you only need to do the I-9 the first time you work in a CU job.

If you do not have a Social Security Number, you can begin working at this job. But you should try to begin the application process right away.

Please go to this ISSS website, and scroll to the bottom to find the document called “”.

If you don’t have a Social Security Number yet, you still get paid. Taxes will be adjusted in future paychecks.

Once you have received your Social Security Number, you are responsible for following procedures to update Student Account and your HR account.

The payroll account and student account are separate, so you must set up the direct deposit for both accounts.

Other Tasks in the MyCUInfo Portal

Fall 2025 Student Hourly Employee Timesheet Instructions, Due Dates and Pay Dates

How to fill out your timesheet using MyLeave Timesheet Due Dates and Pay Dates Late Pay
How to fill out your timesheet using MyLeave

Please read the MyLeave Guide. You will record your hours on the Calendar tab, and then when the pay period is completed, you’ll submit your timesheet on the Timesheet Tab.

MyLeave Guide for Hourly Student Employees


Fall 2025: Please add a recurring reminder to your phone (every two weeks).

Timesheet Due Dates and Pay Dates

Pay PeriodTimesheet Submission Due Date (Tuesday at noon)Pay Date
8/3/25to8/16/258/19/258/29/25
8/17/25to8/30/259/2/259/12/25
8/31/25to9/13/259/16/259/26/25
9/14/25to9/27/259/30/2510/10/25
9/28/25to10/11/2510/14/2510/24/25
10/12/25to10/25/2510/28/2511/7/25
10/26/25to11/8/2511/11/2511/21/25
11/9/25to11/22/2511/25/2512/5/25
11/23/25to12/6/2512/9/2512/19/25
12/7/25to12/20/2512/23/251/2/26
12/21/25to1/3/261/6/261/16/26

Payroll is an automated system, but if the timesheet is submitted late, this causes the process to become manual, causing extra work for many people. Late pay is something to avoid.

If you do not submit your timesheet by the due date, you will not automatically be paid, you must request late pay.

To request late pay – please notify the Payroll Liaison, Patty Sue Femrite, via email. In the email, include the dates of the timesheet that was not submitted and the name of your supervisor.

Student Groups

The CU Energy Club is a multidisciplinary group focused on both education and outreach in the energy sector. Our primary goals are to expand on what CU students learn in the classroom and help them make connections in the energy industry. We appeal to both graduate and undergraduate students, drawing primarily from students of engineering, environmental science, business and anyone interested in energy.

Electrical Engineering Graduate Student Association (EGSA)

The purpose/mission of EGSA is to create and maintain an ECEE graduate student community in the department; to provide a voice for ECEE graduate students in departmental affairs. Group leadership and event attendance is open to all graduate students, PhD and MS in any degree program at any level.

Current ECEE graduate students can connect with one of their EGSA officers to discuss the department and program.

Contact egsa@colorado.edu

A non-profit organization, IEEE (pronounced Eye-triple-E) is the world’s leading professional association for the advancement of technology. Benefits include monthly events on campus ranging from social gatherings to technical talks with industry,workshops and events throughout the year, IEEE Potentials and Spectrum Magazines, access to development software.

Optical Society of America

The Optical Society of America (OSA) is a professional organization founded in 1916 for researchers, scientists and engineers who study light and how to control it. The student chapter here at CU is a mix of undergraduate and graduate students who want to learn more about light or who are already studying it.To learn moreor to receive the Zoom link, subscribe toosa@lists.colorado.eduor emailamy.robinson@colorado.edu.

Women in ECEE promotes diversity in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at CU Boulder.Women in ECEE's principal activities include social events where students of all genders can gather and have fun in a low-key environment (e.g. coffee hours); hosting speakers and panels to discuss professional development, work/life balance and career choices; and laboratory tours.

Inclusive Excellence in ECEE

The Department of Electrical, Computerand Energy Engineering at CU Boulderis committed to fostering inclusive excellence;increasing the diversity of our faculty, staffand student voices and providing a positive, equitableand welcoming departmental community.

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  • We include all members of our department in facilitating constant positive growth and improvement of our community.
  • We aim to recruit more diverse faculty, staffand students.
  • We will be transparent and open with our community about our policies and decision-making processes.
  • We welcome and encourage feedback from all community members on how to make continuous improvements.
  • We seek timely solutions and resolution to any and all actions of disrespect, and reject the marginalization of any community member or group.
  • We value diverse perspectives, and open and respectful communication; we welcome all opinions and include them in the department dialogue.

Resources

You are here to learn, connect, thrive and become world-class CU Boulder engineers. The College of Engineering and Applied Science offers you resources that will support youalong your journey.

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Misconduct Reporting

If you experience or witness abusive behaviors, harassment, research misconduct, etc., please report it so we can address it.CU Boulder is committed to providing a safe, collegial environment for us all.

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