CU-Boulder Leeds School Appoints Gifford Pinchot Scholar In Residence

Nov. 15, 2005

Gifford Pinchot, co-founder of the Bainbridge Graduate Institute in Washington state, leader of the Pinchot & Company consulting firm and author of three books including a business best seller, will serve as the University of Colorado at Boulder's Leeds School of Business scholar in residence for the 2005-06 academic year. Pinchot will focus his work in the school's Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship.

Statement By Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano Regarding Racist E-Mail Incident

Nov. 15, 2005

University of Colorado at Boulder I am extremely disturbed to learn of a racist message emailed recently to one of our student leaders at CU-Boulder. Such hate-filled words do not reflect the values of this campus community. When any member is attacked with such a vicious message, we all are attacked.

Economic Outlook Forum Presented Dec.5 By CU-Boulder Leeds School Of Business

Nov. 14, 2005

The University of Colorado at Boulder Leeds School of Business will present its annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook forum on Monday, Dec. 5, at 1 p.m. at the Denver Marriott City Center. The event at 1701 California St. in Denver is free and open to the public and is sponsored by CU-Boulder's Leeds School and Compass Bank. No reservations are required.

Memorial Service Honoring Pat Jensen, CU-Boulder's Web Manager, Set For Nov. 19

Nov. 14, 2005

Pat Jensen, associate director of Web Communications at the University of Colorado at Boulder, died Nov. 11 at University Hospital in Denver following a brief illness. She was 55. A memorial service celebrating her life is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. at Fairmount Mortuary Chapel, 430 S. Quebec St., in Denver.

Vine Deloria Jr., Renowned Author And American Indian Leader, Dies At 72

Nov. 13, 2005

Former University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Vine Deloria. Jr., author of "Custer Died for Your Sins" and an extraordinarily influential American Indian leader, died Sunday, according to colleagues and friends. He was 72.

Water Takes Center Stage At CU 'wizards' Show Nov. 19

Nov. 13, 2005

Audience members can learn more about the nature of water Nov. 19 at "H2O," the third CU Wizards show of the season at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Professor Casey Hynes of chemistry and biochemistry will present the show at 9:30 a.m. in the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, room 140. The show, aimed at students in grades five through nine, is free and open to the public.

Statement Regarding The Churchill Investigative Committee

Nov. 10, 2005

Robert A. Williams, professor of law and American Indian studies at the University of Arizona, and Bruce E. Johansen, professor of communication and Native American studies at the University of Nebraska/Omaha, have resigned from the investigative committee recently named to investigate research misconduct allegations against CU-Boulder Professor Ward Churchill.

CU Leeds Team, MIT Named Only Case Competition Finalists To Compete In Germany Next Week

Nov. 9, 2005

A last-minute decision to enter an international business case competition has led to an all-expenses-paid trip to Germany next week for a team of students from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The team was named one of 12 finalists out of 180 teams in the Business Masters 2005, an international case studies competition hosted by the University of Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe, Germany. Teams from the Leeds School and the Sloan School of Business at MIT are the only two U.S. representatives in the finals.

CU To Host Public Celebration, Tours Of Winning Solar Decathlon Home

Nov. 9, 2005

More than 100,000 people visited CU's zero-energy solar home last month during the second international Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C., and now Coloradans have a chance to see it too. A public celebration of the CU team's back-to-back victories in the contest will be held on Friday, Nov. 18, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting with a presentation in the Mathematics Building Auditorium, room 100. The Math Building is located on Colorado Avenue at Folsom Street.

Author Pam Houston And Others To Address Wolves' Return To Southwest At Nov. 21 CU-Boulder Event

Nov. 8, 2005

A new anthology about reintroducing wolves in Colorado and the Southwest will be discussed by a panel of three writers including Pam Houston on Monday, Nov. 21, at a University of Colorado at Boulder event. The speakers will discuss the book "Comeback Wolves: Western Writers Welcome the Wolf Home" at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel. A book signing at 6:30 p.m. will precede the talk, which is free and open to the public. CU-Boulder's Center of the American West and the CU-Boulder Creative Writing Program are co-sponsoring the event.

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