E-Commerce Expert To Speak At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ College Of Business

March 12, 2001

One of Business Week magazine's top 25 most influential people in e-business will speak on March 19 at the University of Colorado's College of Business. Mohanbir Sawhney has gained acclaim for advising more than 25 companies while writing pace-setting predictions about e-commerce of the future. His work covers the mechanics of e-marketplaces, neutral online e-commerce hubs where buyers and sellers get equal treatment and examines why business-to-business e-commerce will become more prevalent than e-tailing.

CU Law School Class Of 2000 Employment Rate Best In History Of Law School

March 11, 2001

According to the Office of Career Services, 97 percent of the students in the CU School of Law's class of 2000 found jobs in the legal profession within six months of graduation, giving last year's class the highest employment rate of any in the history of the law school. "These results speak volumes about the high quality of our students and faculty, as well as the dedication of our Office of Career Services," said Dean Harold Bruff.

Five CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Students To Ride Across U.S. To Help The Disabled

March 11, 2001

While many University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ students will enjoy vacation time this summer, five members of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity will pedal 3,500 miles to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. CU juniors Mike Krieves, Ryan Fligg and Chris Chrisman, and seniors Ty Hampton and Will Acosta-Trejo will join 65 other Pi Kappa Phi members from across the country for PUSH America's 13th annual Journey of Hope ride. PUSH America was started by the national chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in 1977 to improve the lives of people with disabilities.

From Supernova To Smoke Ring: Recent Experiments Underscore Weirdness Of The Bose-Einstein Condensate

March 11, 2001

Bose-Einstein condensates can sometimes explode like a pocket-sized supernova, but when they"re not doing that they can look like the inside of a cigar bar, awash in insubstantial smoke rings. These two disparate images of one of modern physics' most mysterious creations come out of recent research efforts at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology in cooperation with the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ.

"Scout's Honor" Screening At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 21

March 11, 2001

A screening of "Scout's Honor," a film that tells the story of a 12-year-old scout who launched a nationwide challenge to anti-gay policies of the Boy Scouts of America, is set for March 21 at 7 p.m. at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. The film recently won two top awards at the Sundance Film Festival. The screening will be in the Eaton Humanities Building, room 150.

Job Market Still Strong For Graduates With High-Tech Degrees, Teaching Certificates

March 11, 2001

Many college graduates entering the job market this spring will still find the employer welcome mat extended, especially those with high-tech degrees or teaching certificates. According to experts at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, more employers currently are seeking graduates with high-tech degrees or teaching certificates than there are graduates to fill the jobs.

Peace Corps Releases Annual List Of Top Volunteer-Producing Universities And Colleges

March 8, 2001

Please Note: The Peace Corps produced this release and provided it to CU for local distribution. A comment by CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Chancellor Richard Byyny has been included. Washington, D.C., March 9, 2001-Peace Corps Acting Director Charles Baquet, III, today released the Peace Corps' annual list of the colleges and universities with the largest number of Peace Corps volunteers currently serving overseas.

University Of North Carolina Professor To Deliver Third Annual Robert C. Lester Lecture At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 21

March 8, 2001

Thomas A. Tweed, professor of religious studies and associate dean for undergraduate curricula at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is the guest lecturer for the 2001 Annual Robert C. Lester Lecture on the Study of Religion at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ. Tweed will present "On Moving Across: Diaspora, Religion and the Interpreter's Position" on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in Eaton Humanities, room 250. A reception will immediately follow the lecture and both are free and open to the public.

Humanitarian Doctor Clements To Visit CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 13-15

March 8, 2001

Editors: Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend the public forum on Wednesday, March 14, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Muenzinger Auditorium on the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus. Charles Clements, a physician whose experiences in war torn El Salvador were made into an Academy Award-winning documentary in 1985, will be on the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ campus as a guest of the World Affairs Athenaeum program March 13 through March 15.

Fiske Planetarium To Explore Southern Skies During Live Show

March 6, 2001

The myths, astronomical phenomena and constellations of the sky in the Southern Hemisphere will be explored in a live astronomy show at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Fiske Planetarium on Friday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. Deidre Brucker, a CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ senior majoring in computer science, and Sanlyn Buxner, a recent CU graduate who now works at Fiske Planetarium, will present "Southern Skies." "Most people in the Northern Hemisphere never get the chance to witness the splendor of the southern sky," Brucker said.

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