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Anne Castle, who served as assistant secretary for water and science in the U.S. Department of the Interior from 2009 to 2014, has joined the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment – part of the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ law school – as a senior fellow.

Fall is here, which means it’s time for cool air and crunchy leaves. Personally, fall is my favorite time of year. The cozy vibe set off by warm coffee and orange tinted skies never gets old. Whether fall is your favorite season, or you’re just looking for some excitement, grab your flannels and pumpkin spice latte because here are five fun and affordable fall activities you can do in ÐßÐßÊÓƵ. Click through to learn more.

Students attending the first Pac-12 conference home football game Saturday against Oregon at 8 p.m. are encouraged to arrive at Folsom Field early to enjoy all the gameday festivities and to wear silver (or gray) as we attempt to stripe the stadium silver and black.

The confidence of Colorado business leaders again dipped slightly going into the fourth quarter of 2015, but remains in positive territory, according to the Leeds Business Confidence Index released today by the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ’s Leeds School of Business.

Thousands of CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ family members will begin arriving on campus Thursday and Friday for Family Weekend 2015, where they will visit their student’s campus home, attend classes and presentations, tour the campus and ÐßÐßÊÓƵ and cheer on the Buffs as they take on the Oregon Ducks on Saturday night.

Members of the extended campus community are invited to join Fall Convocation , an annual event celebrating faculty achievements. Presentations including "A New College for a New Century: The College of Media, Communication, and Information" and "Explore Mars or Explore the Earth? CU Does Both!" begin Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., and the tenure and promotion awards ceremony begins at 1:30 p.m. All events are in the Center for British and Irish Studies, 5th floor, Norlin Library.

By this point in the semester, if you're a first-year student, you’ve probably written papers and taken the first tests of your college experience at CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ. Are you getting the grades you expected or were hoping for? If not, the good news is it’s not just you—a lot of fellow students are facing the same challenges. The better news is that improving your classroom experience and your grade is possible, and the first steps are only a few clicks away.

Faculty and staff members at the ÐßÐßÊÓƵ seeking funding for projects involving entrepreneurship or a problem-solving mindset are invited to submit proposals for the new CU-ÐßÐßÊÓƵ Campus Entrepreneurship Seed Awards .

Football season is ramping up this time of year, and I like it. Don't miss the Buffs vs. Ducks on Saturday and the Broncos vs. Vikings on Sunday. And remember: Tuesdays are Taco Tuesday at most Mexican restaurants in downtown ÐßÐßÊÓƵ.

"Round and Round Up and Down: A 31st Century Child's Guide to Spirals or The Time Traveler's Bathroom Reader" is a kid-friendly and adult-friendlier performance that winds through the imagination by way of science, mathematics, storytelling and dance. The show runs Saturday Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11, at Fiske Planetarium. Both performances start at 7 p.m.