CU-Boulder Employees, Visitors Can Expect Parking Crunch May 15

May 3, 1998

With about 20,000 people expected to attend University of Colorado at Boulder commencement exercises May 15 at 9:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium, carpooling and alternative transportation are recommended for anyone planning to be on campus. The Hop and Skip shuttles and RTD buses will be on regular schedules that day. Visitors are advised to arrive early because many parking spaces will be occupied by staff and faculty during regular working hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the first day of summer hours.

3,700 CU-Boulder Students To Receive Degrees May 15

May 3, 1998

About 3,700 students will receive diplomas from the University of Colorado at Boulder on Friday, May 15, in outdoor commencement exercises at Folsom Stadium. Of the 3,733 degrees to be awarded, 2,722 will be bachelor聮s degrees, 686 will be master聮s degrees, 168 will be doctoral degrees and 157 will be law degrees.

CU-Boulder Professor Elected Member Of Prestigious National Academy And Receives 1997 Bonfils-Stanton Award

May 3, 1998

Distinguished Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder has been elected a fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences, becoming the 11th CU faculty member to receive the honor. Wieman, an internationally renowned physicist, was the only new member to be elected from Colorado this year. He is a fellow of JILA, a joint institute of CU-Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

CU-Boulder Graduate School To Honor Outstanding Students

April 29, 1998

The University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate School will honor a number of outstanding graduate students May 5 for their research and creative work, graduate teaching excellence and scholarly activity. The event, which will be held at Fiske Planetarium from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., also will recognize CU-Boulder聮s top graduate students receiving various fellowships and scholarships. The event is open to the public.

Prestigious MERIT Award To Aid Prof Seeking Clues To Addiction

April 29, 1998

University of Colorado at Boulder Professor Allan Collins has received a prestigious MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health to continue his research analyzing genetic links between alcohol and nicotine addiction.

Recruiters Flood CU College Of Business

April 28, 1998

It聮s a good time to be graduating with a degree in business 聳 especially in Colorado. "As the job market goes, this is as good as it gets," said Ann Stringfellow, director of career development and employer relations at the College of Business and Administration at CU-Boulder. Stringfellow says local and national job prospects are plentiful for both graduate and undergraduate business students.

CU-Boulder Women's Center Awards Four Scholarships

April 28, 1998

The University of Colorado at Boulder Women聮s Center awarded four scholarships to dedicated female students who showed high academic merit. Applications for the Center for Education and Career Transition Scholarships were evaluated on the basis of financial need and academic performance. Recipients for the fall 1998 semester are: Graduate Award

University Of Colorado School Of Law Presents Teaching Award To Professor J. Dennis Hynes

April 27, 1998

Professor J. Dennis Hynes has received the 1997-98 University of Colorado School of Law Excellence in Teaching Award. Hynes was selected by the law student body "in appreciation of the outstanding and exceptional effort to enhance students聮 educational experience." Hynes has been a law instructor at CU-Boulder since 1970 and specializes in agency and partnership law, contract law and legal history. This year he taught the basic courses in the law of contracts to entering students and the advanced course in agency and partnership law.

"CU This Summer" Brings Exhibits, Dance, Music To Colorado Communities For 10th Year

April 27, 1998

The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer art and museum exhibits as well as dance and musical performances this summer in communities from Colorado聮s western slope to its eastern plains. Now in its 10th year, CU-Boulder聮s popular outreach program, "CU This Summer," will provide cultural and artistic presentations in 14 Colorado cities and towns.

CU-Boulder Students Team Up With 'Learning To Read' Program

April 27, 1998

Adult literacy students in the city of Boulder聮s "Learning to Read" program are learning more than reading and writing this spring 聳 they聮re learning to send electronic mail and log onto the Internet as well. A new service-learning project of the linguistics department at the University of Colorado at Boulder pairs CU-Boulder undergraduates with adult literacy students, augmenting the assistance provided by their regularly assigned tutors.

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