STATEMENT: University Of Colorado Response To Boulder County Commissioners Decision On South Campus Property

Aug. 14, 2002

We are very pleased with the Boulder County Commissioners' decision today to approve our application for the construction of 12 tennis courts and a parking lot on the 308 acre South Campus property. The Commissioners agreed that the university's application was in conformance with the county's land use regulations and met all other applicable requirements of the law. We are committed to being good stewards of the South Campus property, a state asset that will benefit generations of students. Construction of the tennis courts will begin as soon as design work is complete.

CU Law Professor Is Named Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor

Aug. 14, 2002

CU-Boulder law Professor Barbara Bintliff has been named a Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law by law school Dean Harold Bruff. A ceremony to honor Bintliff will be held at the Fleming Law Building on Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. Bintliff has been director of the law library since 1989. A nationally prominent law librarian, she recently completed a term as president of the American Association of Law Libraries. She is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and teaches a course in advanced legal research.

CU-Boulder's AMOD Program Discounts Princeton Review "Party Schools" List

Aug. 13, 2002

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's A Matter of Degree program, other AMOD campuses and the American Medical Association have a suggestion for the public and media about the Princeton Review's "Top Party Schools" list: take it with a grain of salt. The AMOD group and the AMA claim the rankings, to be published next week in the Princeton Review's annual "Best Colleges" guide, are misleading and give college-bound students a skewed perception about partying on campus.

CU ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Design, Showcase Energy-Efficient Home As Part Of Solar Decathlon Contest

Aug. 13, 2002

Congressman Mark Udall and The Home Depot will join ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ students in promoting renewable energy as part of the world's first university competition to design and build an attractive energy efficient home that relies on solar power and today's energy efficient products for all its energy needs. The three entities will come together for a Renewable Energy and Green Building Technology Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Home Depot, 1200 Dillon Road, Louisville.

CU-Boulder Volunteers To Help ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Move In Aug. 20 And 22

Aug. 13, 2002

Editors: Photographers are invited to campus as volunteers help students move into residence halls. Kittredge Complex (south of Fiske Planetarium and Regent Drive) will be busy and is the easiest residence hall to access. ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder students, faculty and staff will welcome new undergraduates to the campus and help them move into their residence halls on Aug. 20 and Aug. 22. More than 700 students and 200 faculty and staff members volunteered for the effort and will help from 8 a.m. to noon on Aug. 20 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 22.

Lots Of Activities In Store For Arriving CU-Boulder ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½

Aug. 13, 2002

While they're still unpacking and finalizing class schedules, new and returning students at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will be able to participate in a wide range of welcome activities aimed at helping them learn about the campus and have fun in the process. Classes begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. Leading up to that date are dozens of events ranging from late-night movies and hiking the Flatirons to bicycle tours of Boulder and several events for foreign and minority students.

CU-Boulder Office Updates Cases Of 9 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Charged In Dec. 7 Off-Campus Party

Aug. 13, 2002

The Office of Judicial Affairs at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder has completed action on the cases of nine CU-Boulder students who were involved in an off-campus party last Dec. 7 resulting in violations of the Student Code of Conduct, said Ron Stump, vice chancellor for Student Affairs. Pending appeals in two cases, seven students have received sanctions resulting from Code of Conduct violations and two students were found not responsible for the charges against them.

CU-Boulder Sponsored Research Tops $229 Million, Sets New Record

Aug. 12, 2002

Despite a troubled state and national economy, the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder received more than $229 million in sponsored research awards for the 2002 fiscal year, setting another campus record. For the first time since the 1997 fiscal year, the National Science Foundation outpaced NASA in dollars awarded to CU-Boulder in sponsored research, said CU-Boulder Contracts and Grants Director Larry Nelson. NSF provided the most award dollars to the campus - nearly $46 million - followed by NASA and its affiliates at slightly more than $44 million.

New Director Named For CU-Boulder Music College Entrepreneurship Center

Aug. 11, 2002

Music industry veteran and trombonist Michael Millar has been appointed interim director of the Entrepreneurship Center for Music in the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's College of Music. An alumnus of the college and veteran of the music industry, Millar replaces outgoing Director Catherine Fitterman.

CU-Boulder Elvis Expert Marks 25th Anniversary Of King's Death

Aug. 11, 2002

This Friday, Aug. 16, is the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death, and ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder art historian and author Erika Doss is documenting what the date means in American society. In 1999, Doss wrote "Elvis Culture - Fans, Faith, & Image," an examination of Presley's enduring presence in popular culture. The book takes a hard look at how the performer's image is related to sex, religion and racism in the lives of his fans.

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