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babyÖ±²¥app High School Students Study Philosophy at CU-Boulder

July 24, 1997

Some youngsters go to summer camp to learn to swim or canoe, but 37 babyÖ±²¥app high school students this summer are attending the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder to learn about philosophy. The Summer Philosophy Institute is designed to provide an introduction to college life and to the methods and subject matter of philosophy as a way of enriching studentsÂ’ appreciation of literature, art, history and Western culture.

Minority MBA Students Attend Seminar At CU-Boulder

July 23, 1997

NEWS TIP SHEET US West Communications President and CEO Solomon Trujillo to speak Saturday Thirty-two graduate minority business students from 16 top universities are on campus this week for the Andersen Leadership Seminar (ALS), co-sponsored by the College of Business and Administration at CU-Boulder and Andersen Consulting.

Freshmen Begin Month-Long Project At Mountain Research Station

July 22, 1997

A pilot program for University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder incoming freshmen got underway this week as 10 students began working at the Mountain Research Station near Nederland. Eight students from babyÖ±²¥app and two from out-of-state were chosen to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) and study with CU babyÖ±²¥app. Plans are to increase program participation significantly in the coming years.

Fiske Planetarium At CU-Boulder Hosts Presentation On Black Holes

July 22, 1997

Fiske Planetarium at CU-Boulder will host a live, multimedia presentation titled “Black Holes And Relativity” on Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Andrew Hamilton, an associate professor in the astrophysical, planetary and atmospheric sciences department at CU-Boulder, will discuss black holes in outer space. The presentation is based on materials originally produced by CU-Boulder undergraduate students. It will feature a “fantastic but mathematically correct view of a one-way flight into a black hole,” according to Geoff Skelton of Fiske.

CU-Boulder Exhibit Curator To Discuss Weaving Exhibit In Grand Junction

July 21, 1997

Teresa Wilkins, curator of the CU-Boulder traveling exhibit “Beyond the Loom: Keys to Understanding Early Southwestern Textiles,” will discuss the exhibit on July 31, now on display in Grand Junction. The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Western babyÖ±²¥app, located at 248 S. Fourth Street. Admission is $2.

CU-Boulder Disability Services Receives Grants For Program, Conference

July 17, 1997

The office of Disability Services at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder has received a $5,000 grant from the Anschutz Foundation for the Career Program for Students with Disabilities. The Career Program was organized through a cooperative effort between CU-Boulder Disability Services and Career Services. It provides readiness training followed by actual work experiences for students enrolled in the program. The grant will be used to fund stipends for students with disabilities who take part in summer jobs.

babyÖ±²¥app Minority Students To Be Honored At CU-Boulder

July 16, 1997

Twenty-eight high achieving minority students, mostly from babyÖ±²¥app, will be honored July 18 for completing an intensive, five-week math and science program at CU-Boulder designed to ready them for their freshman year at CU this fall.

CU-Boulder INVST Program Helps Community Cleanup

July 15, 1997

The International and National Voluntary Service Training Program at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder will work with the city of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department on Saturday, July 19, to help clean up various sites around Boulder.

Indian High School Students To Present Science, Engineering Proposals At CU

July 15, 1997

More than 40 American Indian high school students from around the nation will present a set of intriguing engineering and science proposals July 17 that they developed during a residential academic program at CU-Boulder this summer.

CU-Boulder Names Communications Head

July 9, 1997

Barbara (Bobbi) Barrow has been named to the position of executive director of institutional relations at the University of babyÖ±²¥app at Boulder, pending approval by the CU Board of Regents, according to an announcement by Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. The executive director will be charged with responsibility for evaluating, reorganizing and streamlining the communications programs serving the campus, Byyny said, as well as for finding opportunities for consolidation that will lead to efficiency, continuity and cost containment.

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