Changes To Arts And Sciences Advising Aimed At Improving Service To Undergrads

Oct. 31, 1999

Academic advising for students in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø is becoming more personalized and comprehensive as the college creates a new advising system first recommended by a campus task force three years ago. Improvements will continue to be phased in over time as an initial wave of hiring is completed this fall, according to Elizabeth Guertin, director of advising and assistant dean of the college. Funding will then be sought to add more advisers over the next year or two.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Hosts Investment Banking Forum

Oct. 31, 1999

Investment banking -- a growing strength of the Denver business community -- will be the focus of the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College of Business Investment Banking Forum, sponsored by Lehman Brothers, Inc., on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Keynote speaker Robert Kiernan, managing director of Lehman Brothers, Inc., will address "Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice: Anatomy of a Deal" from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the College of Business room 224. Panel discussions from 10:45-12:45 p.m., also in room 224, will feature local investment professionals.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Patricia Limerick Named President Of Western History Association

Oct. 31, 1999

Professor Patricia Nelson Limerick, a leading historian of the American West who teaches at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has been named president of the Western History Association. Her naming as president comes after a period of change for the WHA. When Limerick attended her first WHA meeting in 1983, she was struck by the results of a new poll on the opinions of western American historians.

Top Execs From Nissan, Inacom Speak To CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students

Oct. 28, 1999

Editors: In some cases, we can arrange meetings for reporters with these business leaders prior to or following their lectures. Call Lori Call (303) 492-0786 for assistance. Top executives from Nissan and Inacom Corp. will discuss their successful business careers with CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø students enrolled in the Profiles in American Enterprise class this fall. John Hess, a professor at the College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, brings highly successful CEOs and entrepreneurs to class lectures as part of the Profiles course.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Hosts National Conference On Assistive Technology Nov. 17-19

Oct. 28, 1999

Note to Editors: A complete conference agenda is attached. Students from all over the world are using information technology on a daily basis. At the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, students with disabilities are no exception. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Assistive Technology Lab enables students to access computer systems, information resources and on-line services such as the World Wide Web and other Internet services. The lab also provides access to alternate writing tools, as well as alternate formats for print and graphical material.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Implements Bill Of Rights For Instructors

Oct. 27, 1999

Many instructors at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø are now reaping benefits traditionally unobtainable to them — across the board minimum salaries, a level of job security and retirement benefits — thanks to a new "instructor bill of rights." Known to academics as non tenure-track faculty, instructors and lecturers are often hired by universities to teach large undergraduate courses.

David Aragon Returns To CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø As Director Of SEED Program

Oct. 27, 1999

David Aragon, former associate director of CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Minority Engineering Program, has returned to the campus as director of the nationally recognized program, now called Success in Engineering through Excellence and Diversity.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor to speak at Cortez Cultural Center on Nov. 18

Oct. 27, 1999

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø professor to speak at Cortez Cultural Center on Nov.18 WHO: Linda Cordell, director of CU's Henderson Museum, will speak in Cortez on Nov. 18th. Professor Cordell has been at CU since 1994 and is a faculty member in the anthropology department.

New Humanities Building To Be Dedicated At Nov. 15 Ceremony

Oct. 26, 1999

Editors: For photos of the interior of the new Humanities Building prior to the Nov. 15 ceremony, contact Janet Johnson at 303-883-1487. A dedication ceremony for the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍøÂ’s new $10.8 million Humanities Building will be held Monday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. in the buildingÂ’s auditorium. President John Buechner, Chancellor Richard Byyny and Arts and Sciences Dean Peter Spear will speak at the afternoon dedication ceremony.

Term Limits Encourage Political Extremism, Says CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Professor

Oct. 26, 1999

Term limit supporters argue that career politicians are out of touch with their constituents, but a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø business professor counters that term limits encourage politicians to cast votes that are more extreme. Rather than reflecting the voice of the voters who put them in office, term limits encourage politicians to vote based on their personal ideology. "If politicians know they are only going to be in office for a certain amount of time, they donÂ’t have the incentive to stay in favor with the voters at large," said Finance Professor Eric Hughson.

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