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Chancellor Richard Byyny and the Boettcher Foundation have announced that 15 Boettcher Scholars have chosen to attend the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder for their undergraduate studies, the highest number of any Colorado institution. The Boettcher Scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious merit-based scholarship available to graduating high school seniors in the state of Colorado. Forty Boettcher Scholars are selected annually to attend any of the 16 four-year accredited colleges and universities in Colorado.

Several CU-Boulder faculty members participated in a weeklong summer institute on teaching American history for approximately 120 Jefferson County teachers. At the final event on June 7, the teachers expressed their appreciation of the institute with a standing ovation.

The Office of Judicial Affairs at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder has charged nine CU-Boulder students who were involved in a party attended by football recruits and players last Dec. 7 with violations of the Student Code of Conduct. The nine students include both women and men and athletes and non-athletes, according to Matthew Lopez Philips, acting director of the Office of Judicial Affairs. The nine cases are being processed.

Deborah Coffin has been named director of the Department of Housing at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, according to Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs. The appointment has been approved by Chancellor Richard Byyny and is effective July 1. Coffin has held the position on an interim basis since December. "During the past six months Deb has proven her ability to serve in the position and has earned my confidence, as well as others, that she is the right person to be the director," Stump said.

What would happen to someone who fell into a black hole? Audience members will have a chance to find out at the CU Wizards show "Black Holes" on Saturday, June 15. Professor Andrew Hamilton of the astrophysical and planetary sciences department will demonstrate the concepts of black holes in CU-Boulder's Fiske Planetarium at 9:30 a.m.

The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder has added 11 new Study Abroad programs, increasing the total number to 150 in 68 countries. CU-Boulder faculty members will accompany students in two of the new programs, the East Asian Studies summer program and the West African Music and Cultures summer program in Ghana. In the latter program, Professor Kwasi Ampene of the College of Music will instruct students in his native country.

More than 180 students from 15 Denver-area high schools will participate in the Pre-Collegiate Development Summer Residential Program at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, the largest class in the program's history. According to Director Johanna Maes, 85 juniors and 101 sophomores are enrolled in programs that include a variety of academic courses, study skills instruction, and workshops on preparing for college entrance exams and the application process.

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ preparing to begin study at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder can get helpful advising and a sneak preview of life on campus starting June 13. CU-Boulder's College of Arts and Sciences orientation program will offer nine two-day sessions during the summer for freshmen and two for transfer students. Business students also are invited to some of the sessions. Engineering, music, and architecture and planning students must attend orientation programs at their colleges during the week before fall classes begin.

Robert H. Davis, chair of chemical engineering and Patten Professor at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, has been named dean of the CU-Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science. The appointment, effective July 1, was announced today by Provost Phil DiStefano pending final approval by the CU Board of Regents.

The surface of the sun is covered with transient storms, high and low pressure zones and swirling wind flows that vary from day to day like weather patterns on Earth's surface, according to new results by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder researchers using the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO. The results are being presented at the spring American Astronomical Society meeting held in Albuquerque, N.M., June 2 to June 6. SOHO is a joint satellite mission between NASA and the European Space Agency.