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The CU Parents Association has awarded nearly $40,000 in grants to a variety of programs designed to enhance the experience of undergraduate students on the Boulder campus. Preference was given to projects that met the association's goals of enriching student life, building community, promoting diversity, improving student safety, enhancing career counseling and improving communication with parents and students.

Top sports reporters and a photographer will share the secrets of success in the highly competitive world of sports reporting and sports information on March 20th at 6 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, room 150, at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The panel presentation, "Getting to the Big Time in Sports Reporting: Covering the Olympics and Handling the PR Behind the Scenes" will be moderated by Doug Looney, former senior writer for Sports Illustrated.

The origin of light will be explained through a number of experiments, including some explosive chemical reactions, during the Saturday, March 23, CU Wizards show "The Chemistry of Light." Kathy Rowlen, a chemistry and biochemistry professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, will present the show at 9:30 a.m. in Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry, room 140.

University of Colorado at Boulder anthropology Professor Emeritus David Breternitz has won the Emil W. Haury Award in honor of his significant archaeological work spanning more than 50 years in southwestern Colorado. The award, named for pre-eminent Southwest archaeologist Emil W. Haury, is presented annually by the Southwest Parks and Monuments Association in recognition of outstanding contributions to scientific research in the national parks and monuments of the western United States.

Recruiting and job interviews have dropped nearly 50 percent at the University of Colorado at Boulder, a trend that university officials are observing across the country. "This year we're experiencing a more than 40 percent decline in employer participation in the recruiting process," said CU-Boulder Career Services Director Gordon Gray. On-campus interviews have declined 48 percent from fall 2000, and job fairs are no longer full of companies aggressively seeking graduates.

The quality of top management has a greater impact on the valuation of Internet companies at an initial public offering than financials, according to a paper written by Thomas Dean, management professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business. Dean's research found that because Web-based ventures often lack physical assets characteristic of non-Web-based ventures -- such as a plant or equipment and, in some cases, a tested product -- the management team's knowledge and experience is the leading determinant of a company's value.

Four University of Colorado at Boulder students will bike nearly 4,000 miles across America this summer in an effort to raise money and public awareness of people with disabilities. Adam Bacon, Will Kramer, Erik Estrada and Ryan Roth will ride in the Journey Of Hope cycling tour, beginning June 2 in San Francisco and ending Aug. 4 in Washington.

The Off-Campus Student Services Office at the University of Colorado at Boulder will host an Off-Campus Housing Fair for students on Wednesday, March 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom of the University Memorial Center. The fair will allow students to collect information on housing opportunities for next year from a variety of property management companies and landlords, according to Susan Stafford, center director.

University of Colorado at Boulder Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Ron Stump announced that Peggy Bonner has been elected to chair the university's new Women and Alcohol Resources committee.

For the first time in its history, the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law has cracked The Hispanic Business magazine's top 10 list of the best law schools for Hispanics. The survey, published in the March 2002 edition, ranks CU ninth in the nation.