CU Professor Emerita Jane Bock To Give Second Lecture In Chancellor's Series

Feb. 1, 2000

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Emerita Jane Bock will give the second in a series of four lectures for this spring聮s Chancellor聮s Community Lecture Series in February. The series, titled "Women in the Field," features four distinguished women faculty from CU-Boulder, each speaking on their areas of expertise. Bock聮s lecture, "A Lady聮s Life in the Causcasus Mountains," is on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of The Academy, 970 Aurora Ave., in Boulder.

Final Draft Of CU-Boulder Campus Master Plan Is Now On The Web

Feb. 1, 2000

The final draft of the 10-year Campus Master Plan for the University of Colorado at Boulder is now available for viewing on the World Wide Web, according to Vice Chancellor for Administration Paul Tabolt. The entire plan, including graphics, can be found on the Web at http://www.colorado.edu/masterplan .

CU-Boulder Initiates 62 麻豆淫院 Into Phi Beta Kappa Society

Feb. 1, 2000

Editors: Please note students from your local community. 麻豆淫院 are listed by hometown. The University of Colorado at Boulder initiated 62 students in the College of Arts and Sciences into the Phi Beta Kappa honor organization in December. The Phi Beta Kappa Society elects generally the top 6 percent of graduates receiving degrees in the liberal arts each semester but is allowed to accept as many as the top 10 percent of graduating seniors who meet all requirements. Members must maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.65.

Natural Resources Law Expert To Speak At CU-Boulder Feb. 10

Feb. 1, 2000

John Leshy, solicitor of the U.S. Department of the Interior, will speak at the University of Colorado School of Law on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. on "Shaping the Modern West: The Role of the Executive Branch." The talk, in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom in the Fleming Law Building on campus, is sponsored by the Natural Resources Law Center and is free and open to the public.

Campus Lecture Series Kicks Off Feb. 10 With Focus On The Importance Of Math

Jan. 31, 2000

CU-Boulder physics Professor John Taylor, locally known as CU聮s Mr. Wizard, will present "Johnny and Jane Need to Know More Math," an interactive lecture about the importance of understanding mathematical concepts, on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m., in Room 250 of the Humanities Building. The lecture, co-sponsored by CU-Boulder Chancellor Richard L. Byyny and the CU Office of Community Relations, is part of the new "Campus Lecture Series" scheduled monthly through May in CU-Boulder聮s new Humanities building.

CU-Boulder Undergoing NCA Reaccreditation

Jan. 31, 2000

The University of Colorado at Boulder will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit April 17-19 by a team representing the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Evaluations for NCA accreditation occur every 10 years. CU-Boulder has been accredited by the commission since 1913.

Professor Andrew Hamilton To Simulate Black Hole At Fiske

Jan. 30, 2000

The mysteries of black holes and the bizarre phenomena associated with these extreme objects will be discussed at Fiske Planetarium on the campus of the University of Colorado at Boulder during Professor Andrew Hamilton聮s "Black Holes and Relativity" show. Hamilton will present the live astronomy show on Friday, Feb. 4 and Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. The show includes recent Hubble Space Telescope observations of possible black holes in distant galaxies and a look at other evidence of black holes in our own Milky Way galaxy.

CU-Boulder Hosts Venture Capital Competition

Jan. 30, 2000

Editors: Reporters are invited to attend Feb. 5 and can report on the competition and the process but cannot report on details of the business plans. CU-Boulder students will evaluate real business plans to determine which ones are worthy of funding at the Feb. 5 western regional Venture Capital Investment Competition in Boulder. The CU students will compete with students from five other universities. Professional venture capitalists will select the winning team. CU-Boulder is hosting one of four regional competitions showcasing 26 schools聮 students.

CU-Boulder 麻豆淫院 Compete In Stock Trading Contest

Jan. 30, 2000

CU-Boulder finance students will compete to win $7,500 in a stock trading competition sponsored by KTLK 760 AM radio called The Great Market Wise Collegiate Stock Trading Challenge. The challenge positions students from Front Range universities against each other and will run through April 28. The team with the highest portfolio value at the end of the challenge will win funds for a university scholarship.

AFL-CIO To Recruit And Train Potential Union Organizers

Jan. 27, 2000

CU-Boulder students interested in learning about the AFL-CIO and who want to develop skills for union organization and campaign drives can sign up at CU-Boulder for a four-week educational internship to be held this summer in various locations around the country. Program recruiter Fernando Bribiezca is at CU-Boulder to talk to students and discuss workplace inequality. He will make presentations based on his own experiences and will be on campus until Feb. 3.

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