CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Career Info Conference To Be Held Oct. 12-13 At The UMC

Oct. 3, 1999

The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is holding a Career Information Conference on Oct. 12-13 composed of panel discussions led by CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ alumni and other professionals in a variety of occupational fields.

John Sayre Receives Highest CU Law School Award

Sept. 30, 1999

John Sayre, a longtime partner in the Denver firm Davis Graham and Stubbs, was recognized Sept. 18 for his years of accomplishment in the legal profession and in public service by the University of Colorado School of Law. Sayre received the law school's highest honor, the William Lee Knous award, named for former governor and CU alumnus William Lee Knous. It was SayreÂ’s second major award from the CU Law School. In 1994, he received the CU Law Alumni Award for Distinguished Achievement in Government and Public Service.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Alums' Documentary Delves Into Organ Donation

Sept. 30, 1999

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is sponsoring a special screening of the documentary "The Kindness of Strangers." The film, produced by CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ graduates James Redford (son of Robert Redford) and Maro Chermayeff, delves into organ donation and transplants from the personal perspective of recipients, donors and their families. The documentary, to be shown Thursday, Oct. 14, at 3:15 p.m. in the new Humanities Building, basement auditorium, will be followed by a discussion.

Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar To Address Affirmative Action At CU Oct. 20

Sept. 30, 1999

Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar will speak on affirmative action and outreach in higher education at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ on Oct. 20. Salazar's talk will be in Old Main Chapel from noon to 1 p.m. The event is sponsored by the ChancellorÂ’s Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs. SalazarÂ’s visit is an important and timely one, according to Ofelia Miramontes, interim associate vice chancellor for diversity and CACMA co-chair.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Alumna Receives Colorado Bar Association's Highest Award

Sept. 30, 1999

In 1945 Brooke Wunnicke graduated from the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ School of Law. Six books and 54 years of service later, Wunnicke was recognized for her contributions to legal services in Colorado at the Colorado Bar AssociationÂ’s 101st Annual Convention held in Vail on Saturday, Sept. 25. Wunnicke received the CBAÂ’s highest honor, the Award of Merit. "I am humbled, proud and my colleagues at the Bar have given me great joy," said Wunnicke.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor Keeps Lecturing As World Population Nears 6 Billion

Sept. 29, 1999

When CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor Emeritus Albert Bartlett first delivered his celebrated lecture on "Arithmetic, Population and Energy" to a group of CU students on Sept. 19, 1969, the world population was close to 3.7 billion. On Oct. 12, the United Nations projects that the world population will reach 6 billion. Bartlett, an award-winning University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ physics professor, now has marked the 30th anniversary of his lecture. He delivered the talk for the 1,325th time near Jamestown, Colo., on Sept. 19 to the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Sierra Club.

Two CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professors Awarded Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships

Sept. 29, 1999

University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ professors Roger Bilham and G. Barney Ellison have been awarded prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships for 1999. The CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ professors, chosen from among 2,785 applicants, join 177 American and Canadian Fellows each receiving an average $33,866. Professor Bilham, a seismologist who in the past has traveled to the Himalayas to research the mountain rangeÂ’s seismic risk, is spending the next year studying earthquakes and their rising urban risk.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Offers Tips For Making College Dreams Come True

Sept. 29, 1999

Editors: CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ has joined with more than 1,200 colleges and universities in the national College is Possible campaign, sponsored by the Coalition of America's Colleges and Universities. The goal of the campaign is to enhance public knowledge about financing college education. The following is one in a series of articles designed to provide information about options and sources of assistance for student aid.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor And Author To Give Reading From New Book

Sept. 28, 1999

Award-winning author and CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor Lucia Berlin will give a reading from her newest book, "Where I Live Now," on Friday, Oct. 1 at the Koenig Alumni Center. Berlin wrote five books from 1983 to 1993, winning awards for two of them. Her 1991 effort, "Homesick," received the American Book Award and "Phantom Pain" was named one of the 10 best books of 1984 by the San Francisco Chronicle. She also was a recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and has won the Jack London Short Story Award.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Initiating Strategies For Building

Sept. 28, 1999

More than 100 students, staff, administrators, deans and faculty at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ gathered to discuss strategies for enhancing the campus environment at the Chancellor's Retreat on Community, held Sept. 22 at the University Club. "This is what a university is supposed to be about—learning about different points of view and talking with people you don't know to find ways to create a community that is supportive and enriching," said Chancellor Byyny.

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