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CU-Boulder Establishes Campus Restorative Justice Program

April 16, 2000

The University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder is the first university in the nation experimenting with an innovative campus program offering students who get in trouble a chance to fess up and face the consequences of their acts to avoid going through the usual university judicial system. Formed using principles of Restorative Justice, an increasingly popular method used as an alternative to judicial processes, CU-BoulderÂ’s program centers around "group conferences," which bring offenders together with those they have harmed.

CU-Boulder Student Participates In Restorative Justice Program

April 16, 2000

Editors: Paul, a CU-Boulder student, is available to talk about his experience with the universityÂ’s restorative justice program, on the condition that his last name be omitted. The evening started out with a few friends hanging out in a residence hall room. Later that night, however, after a disagreement with some other students left a couple of windows broken, one of the friends ended up in jail.

Inner-City Poetry Program Holds Events At CU-Boulder April 18 & 21

April 16, 2000

A University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder program that teaches literacy and leadership to seventh and eighth grade Denver students through the use of poetry, called CU in the House, will hold two events on the Boulder campus April 18 and April 21. On April 18, nationally recognized poet and educator Haki Madhubuti will lecture on "Education and the Poetic Spirit" from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public.

CU-Boulder College Of Engineering Honors Stephen Bechtel

April 13, 2000

Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., chairman emeritus of Bechtel Group Inc., was honored as an Engineer of Distinction by the University of babyÖ±²¥app at BoulderÂ’s College of Engineering and Applied Science at the 35th annual Engineering Awards Banquet on April 14. The award, established in 1997 and presented by Ross B. Corotis, dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, recognizes his lifetime achievements in the engineering profession.

CU-Boulder Undergraduates To Present Research Findings

April 13, 2000

CU-Boulder undergraduates in the fields of psychology, biology and kinesiology will present research findings on Wednesday, April 26, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. Refreshments will be provided at the fifth annual Undergraduate Research Day, which is free and open to the public.

CU-Boulder Honors Distinguished Engineers At Awards Banquet

April 13, 2000

Five alumni and the dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder were honored with Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards at the 35th annual Engineering Awards Banquet on April 14.

CU-Boulder Announces Building Community Recognition Awards

April 12, 2000

Five outstanding members of the CU-Boulder campus, including students, babyÖ±²¥app and staff, have been selected to receive the spring semester Building Community Recognition Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Building Community Committee, are given to campus members who show exceptional involvement, commitment and dedication to making the Boulder campus a more welcoming community. The honorees are:

Local Alumni Chapter Gives Top Students Tickets To CU

April 12, 2000

Three stellar seniors at Boulder area high schools are heading to the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder thanks to the fundraising efforts of the Boulder Chapter of the Alumni Association, which is awarding each student $2,500 toward his or her tuition. The students and their families will receive their gifts at the Boulder Scholarship Reception Sunday, April 30, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The chapter also is supporting nine former scholarship recipients (who are now upperclassmen at CU) with $200 to put toward books for classes.

Calendar Item: demonstration by the Society for Creative Anachronism

April 12, 2000

The Society for Creative Anachronism will provide a taste of the Middle Ages in an evening of sword-fighting, romantic chivalry, medieval music and dance, and medieval arts and crafts at the CU-Boulder Engineering Quadrangle Courtyard on Friday, April 21, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Phi Beta Kappa Kicks Off New Lecture Series April 14 At CU-Boulder

April 12, 2000

The first of a new annual series of lectures given by Alpha of babyÖ±²¥app Phi Beta Kappa Scholars will be held Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in the Humanities Building, room 1B50, at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder. A reception will follow.

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