CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Career Transition Center Awards Six Scholarships

Nov. 25, 2002

Six students, including a nontraditional student age 30 or older, will receive scholarship awards of $1,000 or $500 courtesy of the Center for Educational and Career Transition at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Undergraduate student Christina Zigler won a $1,000 scholarship and fellow undergraduates Tawnya Parker and Melissa Spannuth received scholarships for $500. Graduate students Manoela Borges and Maria Tsukernik and nontraditional student Katalin Lustyik all received $1,000 scholarships.

Fiske Planetarium To Offer Special Viewing of Saturn On Dec. 6

Nov. 24, 2002

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Fiske Planetarium and Sommers-Bausch Observatory will be open to the public for a special viewing of Saturn on Friday, Dec. 6, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., weather permitting. The free event is the first in a series planned for the upcoming year to celebrate the Cassini spacecraft mission to explore Saturn. After a seven-year journey, the spacecraft will arrive at the planet in July 2004.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Physics Professor To Give Lecture For 1,468th Time Dec. 7

Nov. 24, 2002

Professor Emeritus Albert Bartlett of the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø physics department will give his classic lecture on "Arithmetic, Population and Energy" for the 1,468th time on Saturday, Dec. 7. His talk, part of the new monthly Saturday Physics Series, will begin at 2 p.m. in Duane Physics room G1B20 on the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus.

Matachines Music And Dance Is Topic Of Dec. 4 Lecture By CU Professor Brenda Romero

Nov. 19, 2002

The important community ritual of Matachines music and dance will be discussed by University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Associate Professor Brenda M. Romero as part of the Chancellor's Community Lecture Series on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The talk will be from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Chautauqua Community House at 900 Baseline Road in Â鶹¹ÙÍø and is free and open to the public. No reservations are required.

New Student Group Mosaic Welcomes Students And Diversity At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

Nov. 18, 2002

A new student group called MOSAIC at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been formed to provide students the chance to meet other students of multiple ethnicities. "We would like to give students who do not identify with a single race an opportunity to meet other people in similar situations and to make friends and enjoy the activities we are planning," said founder Masaru Torito, who is of Japanese and Panamanian descent. Activities being planned for the group include guest speakers, movie night, counseling services and workshops.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø ITLL Design Expo To Showcase Student-Built Machines And Inventions

Nov. 18, 2002

Planetary rovers, Lego robots and machines that walk on water will be among approximately 60 student-built machines and inventions shown at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory's Fall Design Expo on Saturday, Dec. 7. The Expo is a popular educational event for families and the highlight of the semester for more than 300 undergraduates.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Women's Network, Interactive Theatre Explore Workplace Dynamics

Nov. 17, 2002

The CU Women's Network at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø will sponsor an Interactive Theatre performance on Nov. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dennis Small Cultural Center, room 457 in the University Memorial Center. According to Jennifer Simpson, coordinator for student affairs, the performance will explore issues of power and difference in supervisor-supervisee relationships.

Fiske Planetarium Presents "Season of Light" in December

Nov. 17, 2002

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Fiske Planetarium will explore the origins of traditions such as menorah candles, solstice bonfires, mistletoe and the Christmas star during the holiday show "Season of Light." The program will be shown on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons during the holiday season. The Friday shows are Dec. 13 and Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and the Saturday shows are Dec. 7, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. The presentation investigates the origins of why holidays are celebrated the way they are and is suitable for all ages.

CU Solar Decathlon Team To Host Public Presentation, Open House Kicking Off Holiday Home Tour

Nov. 17, 2002

Coloradans are now getting a chance to see CU's award-winning Solar Decathlon home, which thousands of people visited in Washington, D.C., last month. CU students who designed and built the winning home in the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon will give a one-hour presentation on their experience and open the home for a weekend of public tours. The solar-powered home has been brought back to Colorado and reassembled on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø campus south of the Benson Earth Sciences Building.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Announces Campus Interviews For Communications Director Finalist

Nov. 13, 2002

A finalist for the position of executive director of University Communications at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø is scheduled for campus interviews on Monday, Nov. 18, according to Ric Porreca, chair of the committee and senior vice chancellor and chief financial officer. The candidate, Patrick Strickler, is currently the director of communications at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has more than 25 years of responsibility in public relations, public affairs management and journalism and Web and marketing services.

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