Â鶹¹ÙÍø Faculty Assembly Announces Excellence Award Recipients For 1999-2000

May 24, 2000

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Faculty Assembly at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has announced the 11 recipients of its BFA Excellence Award for 1999-2000. Each spring, the $3,000 award is given for excellence in teaching, excellence in service and for excellence in research, scholarly and creative work. Up to four recipients are awarded annually in each of the three categories.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Selects Ted Scripps Fellows In Environmental Journalism For 2000-01

May 21, 2000

The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has selected five journalists as the 2000-2001 Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism, according to Len Ackland, the centerÂ’s director. Starting next fall the fellows will study environmental science, policy, law and journalism for two semesters at the university. They also will work on individual research projects.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Ofelia Miramontes Receives Urban Spectrum Award

May 18, 2000

Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, was selected to receive a Latino Americans Who Make A Difference award for 2000 from the Urban Spectrum newspaper. Miramontes is also an associate professor of education. She was cited for her efforts in developing public education programs for second language learners of English. She was one of 11 recipients of this yearÂ’s award, which honors Latino Americans "who are dedicated to making a better world for everyone."

CU Students Take Top Prize In National Ad Competition

May 17, 2000

Three University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø students won first place in the print discipline at the One ClubÂ’s Young Creative Professionals advertising competition held in New York City. The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø team of David Baker, Farrah Ferguson and Laura Hauseman competed against professional advertising agencies and graduate portfolio schools from around the country. The award is quite a coup, according to David Slayden, associate professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and director of the Lab for New Media Strategy and Design, an Omnicom-funded project.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Alumnus Jim Voss Slated For Shuttle Flight May 19

May 17, 2000

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumnus Jim Voss is slated to make his fourth journey into the heavens on Friday, May 19, when NASA's space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Cape Kennedy, Fla. Originally slated for launch April 16, the flight has been delayed three times. Carrying a seven-person crew, Atlantis is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station to unload a ton of cargo and perform maintenance on the orbiting habitat as its assembly continues, said NASA officials. Launch is slated for 4:12 a.m. MDT.

CU Law Grads Among Best In Garnering Judicial Clerkships

May 17, 2000

The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Law is the No. 1 state law school in the country and fourth overall for placing graduates in judicial clerkship positions. Out of the top 50 law schools listed in U.S. News & World ReportÂ’s "Best Graduate Schools, 2001 edition," CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, with a 24 percent placement rate, trails only Yale (46.3 percent), Harvard (27.1 percent) and Stanford (24.2 percent). Judicial clerkships are a key educational quality indicator.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Complete Safety Program Receives National Award

May 16, 2000

The Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association announced that the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has been awarded the National Safety Council President's Citation Letter for its Complete Safety Program. The NSC's Complete Safety Program is intended to encourage and recognize outstanding efforts in designing and implementing safety programs and incorporating novel ideas in compliance with standardized regulations at the university level.

Ron Stump Named Vice Chancellor For Student Affairs At CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø

May 16, 2000

Chancellor Richard Byyny has appointed Ronald J. Stump to the position of vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. He will assume the position June 12, pending approval by the CU Board of Regents on June 9. Stump has held the position on an interim basis for the past year and was one of four finalists to interview with campus constituents last month. He also served as associate vice chancellor and dean of students at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø for three years prior to his interim appointment. The proposed salary will be $130,000.

CU Wizards Show On May 27 Features 'Lasers And Light'

May 16, 2000

Local children can discover how common lasers are in everyday life, from Sega Dreamcasts to CD players to digital cameras, at the next CU Wizards show "Lasers and Light" on Saturday, May 27. Dana Anderson, optical physicist and professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, will explain the marvels of lasers and light at 9:30 a.m. in the Duane Physics building, room G1B30. The free hour-long presentation is intended for children in grades five through nine.

Conference On Music Of The West To Be Held In Â鶹¹ÙÍø Aug. 10-13

May 15, 2000

A conference and music festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the American West through its music will be offered Aug. 10-13 by the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The conference titled "Listening to the West: Music in the Soul of a Region" will feature free music performances on the lawn of Â鶹¹ÙÍø's historic Chautauqua Park including Tish Hinojosa, Antonia Apodaca, Ramblin' Jack Eliot, Calvin Standing Bear, the Hot Club of Cow Town and many more.

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