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Hilda Borko, a professor of education at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, has been named president-elect of the 20,000-member American Educational Research Association, the world's largest organization of educational researchers. She is the fourth CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø School of Education faculty member to hold the presidency of the highly regarded organization.

Tickets for the talk on Saturday, Sept. 14, by Hanan Ashrawi at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø are sold out, according to representatives of the Cultural Events Board, a program of the student government. The talk is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Glenn Miller Ballroom in the University Memorial Center at Broadway and Euclid Avenue. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for the talk. Because of additional security for the event, people are encouraged not to bring purses and backpacks in order to expedite screening prior to the talk.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø fared well in the U.S. News & World Report's 2003 edition of America's Best Colleges, slated to hit newsstands Sept. 16. In a ranking of the top 50 public national universities offering doctoral programs, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø was ranked 31st, highest in the Rocky Mountain region. CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø was tied with Michigan State University, the University of Connecticut, the University of Pittsburgh and SUNY Binghamton in New York.

The CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø United Mexican American Student organization and the Cultural Unity Center will host a welcome dinner and Diez y Seis de Septiembre celebration Monday, Sept. 16, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the University Memorial Center, room 235.

Fans traveling to home CU football games are encouraged to use RTD's BuffRide, which provides a hassle-free alternative to driving and avoids the expense of increased parking fees. This year parking fees for football games are $10 per space and campus parking lots have 200 fewer spaces making availability tight, according to Mark Stevens, CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø's Parking and Transit Outreach Coordinator.

The Department of Housing at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø has begun the next phase in elevating the standard for dining services. After completing the first phase, the "Alley @ Farrand Hall" in July, design plans for the Libby Hall dining area are being prepared for review and work is scheduled to begin during winter break.

New federal regulations covering international student visas may make it harder for those students to get visas to study in the United States, and could change the 'show rate' for international students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø next year. But this fall, the numbers of new and returning international students is shaping up to be about equal to or slightly higher than the university's fall 2001 international student enrollment of 1,110. Final figures will not be available until later in September.

Larry Bell has been named the new director of International Student and Scholar Services at the University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø, formerly known as Foreign Student and Scholar Services. Bell replaces Phil deNeeve, who retired from the post last spring, and comes to CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø from the CU-Denver campus where he was director of the Office of International Education.

CU-BOULDER EVENTS REMEMBERING 9-11-01 Monday, September 9 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., Environmental Design, Room 134 Unveiling and Discussion of World Trade Center Redevelopment Proposals Created by CU-Â鶹¹ÙÍø Students; Accompanying Lecture by Instructor Scott Sworts Sponsor: College of Architecture and Planning Tuesday, September 10 6:00 p.m., Hellems, Room 241 Discussion on what September 11, 2001, meant to Democrats: as people, politicians, and activists Sponsor: College Democrats

University of Colorado at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Professors John Bennett and Stein Sture have been appointed associate deans for the College of Engineering and Applied Science, effective at the start of the fall semester. The appointments, announced by engineering Dean Robert Davis, complete the formation of the college's new leadership team. Davis began his appointment as dean of the college on July 1.