Early Arrival Recommended For May 10 Commencement At CU-Boulder's Folsom Stadium

May 6, 2002

People who plan to attend the University of Colorado at Boulder commencement exercises May 10 at 9:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium will join a crowd of about 20,000 and should plan to arrive early. The majority of parking for the ceremony will be in lot 436 on Regent Drive, just south of Colorado Avenue. Close-in parking and drop-off for persons who have difficulty walking will be along Colorado Avenue south of the stadium. People who want to access the drop-off area should do so well before the student procession reaches the stadium. The student procession begins at 9 a.m.

CU-Boulder's 2002 Directory Of State Manufacturers Now Available

May 6, 2002

The Directory of Colorado Manufacturers published by the University of Colorado at Boulder is now available through the Business Research Division of the Leeds School of Business. The volume contains contact and product information on nearly 6,000 manufacturing firms in Colorado. Information includes the firm name, address, city, ZIP code, NAICS code (North American Industry Classification System), telephone number, name of primary contact, Web site address, sales and numbers of employees.

Even During An Economic Bust, Communities Should Plan For Booms, CU-Boulder Panel Urges

May 6, 2002

Note to Editors: Copies of the complete report are available on the Web at www.centerwest.org or by calling (303) 492-4007. The American West may be renowned for its "boom and bust" economy, but during the last two centuries it's been vastly more boom than bust, according to a new report from the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Leeds School MBA Team Takes First Place In Oregon Business Plan Competition

May 6, 2002

PharmOut, a team of MBA students from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder, took first place in the "Lightning Round" of the University of Oregon's business plan competition. Twenty-one business schools from throughout the United States participated in the April contest. PharmOut's business model would help the biopharmaceutical manufacturing industry by enabling companies to outsource their process development and clinical manufacturing needs.

Law Professor Wins CU-Boulder's Top Teaching And Research Award

May 1, 2002

A University of Colorado at Boulder law professor known for championing American Indian and western environmental legal issues has received the university's largest single honor for teaching and research, the Hazel Barnes Prize. Charles Wilkinson, 60, will receive the prize, which carries a $20,000 award, at CU-Boulder's summer graduation ceremony where he will deliver the commencement address.

CU Parents Association Announces Scholarship Award Winners

April 30, 2002

The CU Parents Association has awarded $40,000 in scholarships to 40 undergraduate students at the University of Colorado at Boulder, according to Peter Simons, director of the Office of Parent Relations. The scholarship awards are merit-based and are presented each spring. Scholarships are made possible by CU Parents Association fundraising efforts. Interested students must complete and submit an application by early March.

Colorado's First Quadruplets To Graduate From CU/CSU May 10

April 30, 2002

Forrest Garrison and Jessica Garrison, two of Colorado's first set of quadruplets, will graduate from college May 10. Forrest Garrison will receive a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Jessica Garrison will receive a bachelor's degree in computer information systems from Colorado State University's College of Business.

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April 30, 2002

When University of Colorado at Boulder School of Law Registrar Barbara Leggate takes the stage during the school's commencement ceremony, it won't be as a marshal, something she has done for the past 25 years. Instead, Leggate, who will be retiring this year and has the school's Humanitarian Award named after her, will be recognized for her years of service with a Lifetime Humanitarian Award.

CU-Boulder Senior Jessica Sucherman Awarded Karen Raforth Scholarship

April 30, 2002

Jessica Sucherman, a senior in the Undergraduate Academy, an intellectual community of academically motivated students, has been named recipient of the Karen Raforth Scholarship. The scholarship is administered by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Certificate Program and provides a financial award to a graduate or undergraduate student at CU-Boulder who best exemplifies steadfastness, visibility and effectiveness in the quest for gay rights and the rights of all marginalized people.

CU-Boulder Residence Hall To Change Focus Of Program To Study Of American West

April 29, 2002

The Sewall Residential Academic Program, in which every student living in that CU-Boulder residence hall takes classes in the same area of study, will change its focus from American Studies to the American West during the 2002-03 academic year, program director and history Professor William Wei has announced. "We will spend the next year making the transition from the theme of American Studies to the theme of the American West," Wei said.

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