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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 Â鶹¹ÙÍø. 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-Â鶹¹ÙÍø program.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø 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 collegeÂ’s Business Research Division. "RichÂ’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."

MEDIA ADVISORY Reporters and photographers are invited to cover CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’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 CUÂ’s Science Discovery Program, ice skating and ice cream, sidewalk chalk art projects and special visits from Ralphie, CUÂ’s buffalo mascot, and Will Shakespeare himself.

Now that the smoke has cleared from two forest fires that ravaged the foothills of Jefferson and Larimer counties in June, the effectiveness of wildfire management practices is being questioned. Since early last century, fire suppression has been the staple of wildfire management. But many experts believe suppression has created conditions that are ripe for catastrophic wildfires.