CU-Boulder Appoints New Assistant To Vice Chancellor For Student Affairs

Jan. 28, 1997

The University of Colorado at Boulder has named Cynthia Luna Scott the new assistant to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Jean Kim. Scott most recently served as a project manager for higher education at the Education Commission of the States. She also served as executive assistant to the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Metropolitan State College of Denver. Scott assumed the position at CU-Boulder on Jan. 2.

CU Engineering Prof Named Presidential Award Winner

Jan. 28, 1997

University of Colorado at Boulder faculty member Marc Edwards was one of 20 scientists and engineers nationwide to receive a prestigious science and engineering award presented at the White House last month.

CU-Boulder Harambee Dancers Perform During Black Awareness Month

Jan. 27, 1997

CU-Boulder's acclaimed Harambee Dancers will present an interactive performance at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the CU Recreation Center in the aerobics room on the second floor as part of CU's observance of Black Awareness Month throughout February.

CU-Boulder To Stop Rebroadcasting The International Channel Off Campus

Jan. 27, 1997

The CU-Boulder office of Academic Media Services discontinued rebroadcasting the International Channel on Boulder cable and WAN-TV at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, after signing a new contract with the International Channel that restricts its distribution to main campus buildings, offices and residence halls.

NASA Team On Campus To Test Satellite

Jan. 23, 1997

A team of engineers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., is on the CU-Boulder campus this week performing a series of tests on a student-built satellite slated for launch later this year. A semitrailer full of high-tech NASA electronic equipment is being used to ensure that communications between the orbiting satellite and NASA ground stations will work properly, said Stan Solomon, a research associate at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics and the project co-leader.

CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Set To Ship Space Shuttle Payload

Jan. 21, 1997

NEWS TIP SHEET Jan. 22, 1997 CU-Boulder Â鶹ÒùÔº Set to Ship Space Shuttle Payload A group of students from the CU-Boulder-based Colorado Space Grant Consortium will ship a scientific payload to Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland this week in preparation for a July launch on NASA¹s space shuttle Discovery from Florida.

Affirmative Action Examined At CU Law Conference Feb. 8

Jan. 21, 1997

CU-Boulder Grants Awards To Various Outreach Programs

Jan. 20, 1997

The Vice ChancellorÂ’s Awards and Grants Advising Committee at the University of Colorado at Boulder has awarded grants to support outreach projects by 22 CU-Boulder employees for 1997-98. Outreach programs extend the resources of the university and serve various educational, social, economic and cultural needs of communities throughout Colorado.

Alumni Fund-Raiser To Feature Talk By Son Of Boxer Joe Louis

Jan. 20, 1997

Joe Louis Barrow Jr., a Denver businessman and son of legendary boxer Joe Louis, will give the keynote address Feb. 1 at the Black Alumni Scholarship fund-raising dinner at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The event is part of CU-Boulder1s observance of Black Awareness Month. Barrow will speak at 6 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom of the University Memorial Center. Tickets are $35 and can be ordered by calling (303) 321-8542.

Fiske Planetarium Invites Public To Spring Lecture Series, Sky Viewings

Jan. 16, 1997

Several noted faculty members at the University of Colorado at Boulder will present lectures in the Fiske Planetarium during the spring semester lecture series. "Once a month, come share the beauty of the heavens in the Star Theater," said Katy Garmany, astronomer and planetarium director. "Audiences will be able to ask questions of the astronomer speakers and learn about what1s happening in the night sky."

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