'Moon Madness' To Feature Rare NASA Lunar Specimen At CU-Boulder Sunday, July 16

July 12, 2000

The CU Heritage Center is celebrating the arrival of a rare lunar specimen on campus this spring with a special "Moon Madness" Activity Day for families on Sunday, July 16, from 1 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. Activities will include a "Kids in Space" show at CU's Fiske Planetarium and a walk through CU's Scale Model Solar System guided by Professor Mike Shull of the astrophysical and planetary science department, followed by a program of "hands-on" activities at the CU Heritage Center. While at the Heritage Center, participants will be able to view the moon rock.

Novel CU Experiment Helps Explain Charged Dust In The Vacuum Of Space

July 11, 2000

A small layer of dust suspended several feet above the moon聮s surface that was first photographed by the Lunar Surveyor spacecraft in the 1960s and later observed by Apollo astronauts has been a puzzle to some planetary scientists. But a University of Colorado at Boulder research team is on the verge of explaining the odd dust phenomenon, which also may occur on asteroids, the rings of planets and even around spacecraft.

CU-Boulder Seeks Nominees For Two Employee Development Programs

July 11, 2000

Two new programs at the University of Colorado at Boulder designed to support the campus聮s Building Community initiative, encourage networking and increase staff awareness of CU-Boulder's role in the four-campus system will begin in September. An intensive awareness-building program, called Boulder Campus Perspective, was piloted last spring and will consist of six half-day sessions scheduled from September through December. A companion program, called University Perspective, is being launched as a pilot this fall to complement the Boulder Campus Perspective.

Top Minority MBA 麻豆淫院 Attend CU-Boulder Seminar

July 10, 2000

Top minority MBA students from around the country will attend the ninth annual University of Colorado at Boulder Andersen Consulting Leadership Seminar July 12-16. The seminar is one of the nation聮s most comprehensive forums for MBA students to create solutions to e-business problems, develop leadership skills and network with peers, respected academics and business leaders.

Upward Bound Celebrates 20th Anniversary At CU-Boulder

July 10, 2000

More than 800 people are expected to attend the 20th anniversary celebration of CU Upward Bound July 28 in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The federally funded program provides qualifying high school students living on or near American Indian reservations the opportunity to experience a college atmosphere before they graduate from high school. More than 1,000 students have participated in the CU-Boulder program.

CU-Boulder Partners With NACME To Bring Diversity Scholarship Program West

July 9, 2000

Note: Seven students who were selected by the NACME Vanguard Program to enter CU-Boulder聮s engineering college this fall are on campus through July 14, participating in the Summer Bridge experience. Interviews with the students can be arranged by contacting David Aragon at (303) 492-2944. Hector Moreno, a graduate of North High School in Denver, will be the first in his family to go to college when he enrolls in CU-Boulder聮s College of Engineering and Applied Science this fall.

Wobbekind Promoted To Associate Dean At CU-Boulder College Of Business

July 5, 2000

CU-Boulder College of Business Dean Steven Manaster has appointed Professor Richard Wobbekind as associate dean of external relations, pending approval by the Board of Regents at their Aug. 3 meeting. Wobbekind will continue to serve in his current role as director of the college聮s Business Research Division. "Rich聮s expertise with state and local businesses will help us forge important partnerships with these constituencies," said Manaster. "He will be instrumental in promoting our outreach programs and building relationships with companies throughout the state."

Southern Skies To Be Topic July 7 At Fiske Planetarium

June 29, 2000

The constellations, myths and astronomical phenomena of the sky in the Southern Hemisphere will be explored in a live astronomy show at CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium on Friday, July 7. Deidre Brucker, a University of Colorado at Boulder senior majoring in computer science, will present "Southern Skies" at 8 p.m. "Most people in the Northern Hemisphere never get the chance to witness the splendor of the southern sky," Brucker said. Brucker will introduce the audience to some Hindu and East Asian constellations.

CU-Boulder To Host Community Picnic On Norlin Quadrangle

June 29, 2000

MEDIA ADVISORY Reporters and photographers are invited to cover CU-Boulder聮s "Picnic on the Quad," July 8, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Norlin Quadrangle on campus. Free activities at the picnic will continue into the evening and include live music, hands-on science workshops for kids through CU聮s Science Discovery Program, ice skating and ice cream, sidewalk chalk art projects and special visits from Ralphie, CU聮s buffalo mascot, and Will Shakespeare himself.

Wilderness Adventures Class Dedicated To CU-Boulder Student Justin Colonna

June 29, 2000

Editors: The Wilderness Adventures class is filled to capacity, but reporters and photographers are welcome to visit. The class meets July 17-21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Bridge School, 6717 South Boulder Road. Justin Colonna, the University of Colorado at Boulder student who died in a snowstorm in December 1999 while hiking near South Arapaho Peak, has a new class dedicated to his memory.

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