Colorado Students To Visit CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Campus Oct. 16

Oct. 9, 1997

About 100 high school seniors from Brush, Keenesburg, Parker, Aurora, Littleton, Lakewood and Greenwood Village will visit the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø on Oct. 16. The students are members of the Colorado-Wyoming Junior Academy of Science, an organization that promotes an interest in science among secondary students. While on campus they will meet with CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø faculty and students in astronomy, biology, chemistry, paleontology and physics. On the schedule are visits to specialists in snakes, conservation ecology, neuropsychology, engineering and genetics.

New Academic Teaching Program Offered For Teaching English In East Asia

Oct. 9, 1997

New Academic Teaching Program Offered For Teaching English In East Asia Students wanting to pursue careers teaching English in China, Japan or Korea can now get comprehensive training at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø. Laurel Rasplica Rodd, chair of the department of East Asian languages and literatures, and Lise Menn, chair of the linguistics department, developed the new offering because the job market for English teachers in East Asia is so strong.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Chemical Research Ranks No. 3 In Outside Funding

Oct. 9, 1997

Chemical research at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø ranks third in the United States for the amount of off-campus funding it attracts. The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø department of chemistry and biochemistry received $13.9 million in outside grant support in 1995, a total exceeded only by the University of California at Berkeley with $15.6 million and the California Institute of Technology with $14.9 million. The rankings appear in the Sept. 1 edition of Chemical and Engineering News.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Norlin Library Extends Services To CSU Patrons

Oct. 8, 1997

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø library system is sponsoring several services in an on-going effort to provide assistance to patrons of Colorado State UniversityÂ’s Morgan Library, which was heavily damaged in the July 28 Fort Collins flood. About 200 requests a day for interlibrary loan materials, including books and periodical articles, are being filled at Norlin Library for CSU users, according to Yem Fong, assistant professor and head of Information Delivery Services.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Science-Engineering Society Gets Presidential Excellence Award

Oct. 8, 1997

The American Indian Science & Engineering Society, affiliated with the engineering college at CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has received a 1997 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The $10,000 award is funded through the National Science Foundation to recognize mentoring efforts and programs that increase the participation of under represented groups in science, math and engineering.

Federal Agencies Ask CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor To Present Research Findings Oct. 10th

Oct. 6, 1997

Sanjai Bhagat, a professor of finance and economics at the CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø College of Business and Administration, will address members of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Oct. 10. BhagatÂ’s research on institutional investors will help the federal agencies in their quest to formulate U.S. policy. The FTC is interested in BhagatÂ’s findings on anti-trust issues and value gains in takeovers. He will discuss both economic and legal aspects of these and other issues.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Management Professor Helps Business Make Better Hires

Oct. 5, 1997

EDITORS: Rosse will speak to business leaders at a seminar from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the Denver Marriott City Center, 1701 California St. The seminar is co-sponsored by Holland & Hart and the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry. Management Professor Joe Rosse hopes his new book, “High Impact Hiring: A Comprehensive Guide to Performance-Based Hiring,” will help the average manager make better personnel-related decisions.

Hallmark CEO To Address CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Students Monday

Oct. 2, 1997

NEWS TIP SHEET Hallmark CEO To Address CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Business Students Monday Irvine O. Hockaday Jr., president and CEO of Hallmark Cards –- the worldÂ’s largest producer of greeting cards –- will speak to students in the Profiles in American Enterprise class at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6. The class, organized by Professor John Hess, meets in Math 100. Contact John Hess at 492-7800 to arrange a time to interview Hockaday or call Laurie Van Horn in the Public Relations office at 492-5188.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Researcher Constructs Interactive World Wide Web Game

Oct. 2, 1997

Editors: Photographers are welcome at the Oct. 7 demonstration from noon to 3 p.m. in engineering room 225. Contact Carol Rowe at 492-3113 for more information. University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø researcher Corrina Perrone, in collaboration with David Clark, a middle school teacher for the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Valley School District, has designed an interactive learning game called WebQuest that helps students learn how to make the most of the World Wide Web.

CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professor Opens Home to MenÂ’s Basketball Team

Oct. 1, 1997

News Tip Sheet The University of Colorado menÂ’s Basketball Team has been invited to participate in “Domingo en Casa,” a program started by a CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø professor and his wife to make minority students feel welcome in Â鶹¹ÙÍø. The student players will share Sunday dinner with Professor Al Ramirez and his wife, Vera, at their Â鶹¹ÙÍø home. Other faculty and community members will join them, along with Coach Ricardo Patton and his wife, Jennifer. The media also are invited to attend the gathering, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 5, at 4065 Apache Road.

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