CU-Boulder Fraternity Makes Balloon Drop At Senior Centers On Friday, Sept. 29

Sept. 26, 2000

Fraternity and staff members from the University of Colorado at Boulder will distribute about 500 balloons to senior centers in Boulder on Friday, Sept. 29, following a day-long campus career fair at the Coors/Events Conference Center. Several volunteers from the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and the CU-Boulder Office of Community Relations will deliver the black, gold and white balloons from the fair to senior centers and residence homes in Boulder. The balloons will be delivered Friday from about 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Nationally Recognized Entrepreneur To Speak At CU On Management Issues

Sept. 25, 2000

Editors: This event is not open to the public but reporters are welcome to attend. Jack Stack, a nationally known speaker and entrepreneur, will discuss management issues at the CU-Boulder College of Business on Sept. 28. As the president and CEO of SRC Holdings Corp., Stack spearheaded the turnaround of Springfield Remanufacturing Corp. in the 1980s.

Search For Intelligent Life Topic Of Oct. 10 Symposium

Sept. 25, 2000

An internationally known group of speakers will gather at the University of Colorado at Boulder Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, room 140, to debate the possibility of intelligent life beyond Earth. Panelists at the free public symposium, "Is There Intelligent Life Elsewhere?" will talk about the ongoing search for life away from Earth and will dissect some of the major questions surrounding the idea, before opening the floor for debate.

Educational, Cultural, Community Building Events Highlight GLBT Awareness Month At CU-Boulder

Sept. 24, 2000

EDITORS: For a complete schedule of events, contact Bev Tuel or Monteith Mitchell. National speakers, a film series, discussion groups and a "Stop Hate Crimes Vigil" are features of October's LesbiGayTransQueer Awareness Month activities sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Resource Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

CU-Boulder Planetary Scientist To Present "New Views Of Mars"

Sept. 24, 2000

Planetary Scientist Steven Lee will continue the Fall ChancellorÂ’s Community Lecture series with his presentation of "New Views of Mars: The History and Future of Mars Exploration" at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, at The Academy. The program is free and open to the public and attendees will be able to use 3-D glasses during LeeÂ’s visual presentation. The program will show how telescopic and spacecraft observations have been used to explore the planet Mars.

CU-Boulder Student Enrollment Up 1.5 Percent Over Fall 1999

Sept. 21, 2000

Enrollment at the University of Colorado at Boulder has hit another all-time high for degree-seeking students this fall with a total enrollment of 26,035, according to Barbara Schneider, executive director of enrollment management. The freshman class is 12 percent higher than in 1999 but the rate of growth in overall enrollment this year is smaller than in previous years. Decreases in graduate student and transfer student enrollment have offset gains in undergraduate enrollment.

CU-Boulder Professors Make Presentations To Colorado Science Teachers On Sept. 29

Sept. 21, 2000

Several University of Colorado at Boulder professors and science educators will speak to teachers on topics ranging from "Smart Goo" to "The Physics of Basketball" at the Colorado Science Convention on Sept. 29. About 1,000 science teachers from throughout the state are expected to attend the daylong event at the Denver Merchandize Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave.

The Endangerment Of Native American Languages

Sept. 20, 2000

The Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder will present a panel discussion titled "At a Loss for Words: The Endangerment of Native American Languages," Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Forum Room at the University Memorial Center. The panel will discuss concerns linguists have with the loss of language diversity and the implications it will have for individual cultures and all of humanity. Native American languages, which are among the most endangered in the world, will be the main focus of the panel.

Lecture/Performance "Reliving El Corrido"

Sept. 20, 2000

CU Latino Advocacy and the United Mexican American Â鶹ÒùÔº (UMAS) at the University of Colorado at Boulder are sponsoring "Reliving El Corrido," with singer and Mexican American musicologist Dr. Jesus "Chuy" Negrete on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 6 p.m. in room 150 of the Humanities Building on campus.

CU-Boulder Political Science Professor Selected 2000-01 Carnegie Scholar

Sept. 19, 2000

Political science Professor Susan Clarke of the University of Colorado at Boulder and 39 other outstanding faculty members from across the nation have been selected as the 2000-2001 class of Carnegie scholars. Clarke and her colleagues were selected by the Pew National Fellowship Program for Carnegie Scholars in recognition and support of their efforts to advance teaching and learning of their disciplines in the natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences and the arts.

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