U.S. News Ranks CU-Boulder 31st Among Top Public Universities

Aug. 18, 1999

The University of Colorado at Boulder was tied for 31st in the annual rankings of the nation聮s top public four-year institutions in U.S. News & World Report聮s 1999 Best Colleges issue. The nation聮s top public university in the latest U.S. News rankings was the University of California-Berkeley, followed by the University of Virginia. The University of California-Los Angeles and the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor tied for third, while the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was fifth.

Freshmen In New CU Leadership Program To Do Chautauqua Service Project On Aug. 21

Aug. 17, 1999

MEDIA ADVISORY Freshmen joining a new leadership program at the University of Colorado at Boulder will help clean up trails and clear noxious weeds at Boulder's Chautauqua Park on Saturday, Aug. 21. The community service project will take place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. starting at the Chautauqua Ranger Cottage.

Children's Literature Conference To Be Held Oct. 2 At CU-Boulder

Aug. 17, 1999

The 30th annual Virginia Westerberg Children's Literature conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder will feature three-time Newbery honor award winner Zilpha Keatley Snyder on Saturday, Oct. 2. Snyder is the author of "The Egypt Game," "The Headless Cupid," and "The Witches of Worm," in addition to many other titles. She will be the featured speaker at the daylong event at the CU-Boulder School of Education.

Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman Named Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar For 1999-2000

Aug. 17, 1999

Distinguished Professor Carl E. Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder has been appointed one of 13 Visiting Scholars for 1999-2000 by the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Each of the Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars will travel to about eight other U.S. colleges and universities during the academic year, spending two days on each campus. During each visit the scholar is expected to meet with undergraduates in informal settings, to participate in classroom lectures and seminars and to make one major address open to the entire academic community.

Expected Record Enrollment Puts Pressure On Student Housing Needs

Aug. 16, 1999

The University of Colorado at Boulder may have a record number of students this fall, which is increasing the demand for on-campus housing. Despite the increase, the university聮s housing department remains cautiously optimistic that most freshmen will be accommodated, if not at the start of the semester then within a week or two. Classes begin Aug. 23. CU-Boulder has 22 residence halls scattered around the campus and at Williams Village. Together they provide space for close to 6,000 students, with freshmen getting first priority.

Estimates Suggest Record Student Numbers At CU-Boulder For Fall 1999 Semester

Aug. 16, 1999

The University of Colorado at Boulder expects to enroll a record number of students this fall 聳 about 25,800 聳 according to current estimates. If those figures hold, fall 1999 enrollment will be about 650 students higher than fall 1998 and more than 200 ahead of the previous high enrollment of 25,571 in 1991.

Selby's Spirit Stronger Than Ever As She Anticipates New Year At CU

Aug. 12, 1999

Few people are looking forward to the start of the new school year at the University of Colorado at Boulder so much as Artis Selby -- on Aug. 16 she moves into a house with three student girlfriends and a week later it聮s back to work. Selby plans to pick up on last year聮s freshman studies, working toward a four-year degree, which will put her in line for a further three years at a physical therapy school, possibly one in Denver.

CU In Residence To Begin In Chaffee County This Month

Aug. 12, 1999

The chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder and CU聮s BugMobile officially kicked off the CU in Residence community education program in Chaffee County on Friday, Aug. 13. CU-Boulder Chancellor Richard Byyny outlined the details of the innovative educational program at a luncheon he hosted for 65 business, education and community leaders at the Mt. Princeton Conference Center. Byyny noted that CU in Residence will bring a wide range of educational programs and special events to Buena Vista, Salida and Poncha Springs throughout the coming year.

"Words To Stir The Soul" At CU-Boulder Aug. 31, LoDo Tattered Cover On Sept. 3

Aug. 12, 1999

"Words to Stir the Soul: Readings from the American West," will be hosted by the CU-Boulder Center of the American West at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 31, in the Old Main Chapel on the Boulder campus. The program also will be held, with different readers and reading selections, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, at the LoDo Tattered Cover Bookstore at 1628 16th St. in Denver. Both programs are free and open to the public.

Community Is Invited To Open House On CU-Boulder Master Plan Aug. 18

Aug. 11, 1999

Key elements of the University of Colorado at Boulder Master Plan will be described to campus and community members in an open house on Wednesday, Aug. 18, hosted by Paul Tabolt, CU-Boulder's vice chancellor for administration, and the Department of Facilities Management.

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