Finalists Are Announced For CU-Boulder Dean Of Education

April 7, 1997

Five finalists for dean of the School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder will begin campus visits on Sunday, April 13. Following campus visits by each of the five finalists the search committee, chaired by Engineering Dean Ross Corotis, will make its final recommendation on the position to Wallace Loh, vice chancellor for academic affairs. The finalists, their current positions and the dates of their campus visits are:

CU-Boulder Chancellor Candidate Dr. Richard Byyny

April 7, 1997

UCB CHANCELLOR CANDIDATE Interview Schedule April 14-16 Candidate Name: Dr. John Moseley Monday, April 14: 11:30-12:30 p.m. Meeting with Council of Deans President's Conference Room 1:00-2:00 p.m. Campus Tour 2:30-3:30 p.m. Open Forum - Faculty, Staff, Students UMC - Forum Room 4:00-5:00 p.m. Meeting with Student Government Officers President's Conference Room 6:00 p.m. Meeting with System Administration Vice Presidents Tuesday, April 15:

Leading Planetary Expert To Speak On Search For Life Beyond Earth

April 7, 1997

Edward C. Stone, director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and internationally known planetary scientist, will lecture at the University of Colorado at Boulder April 15 in a talk titled 聯The Search for Life Elsewhere.聰 Stone has served as the project scientist for NASA聮s Voyager mission since 1972 and coordinated the efforts of 11 teams of scientists in their studies of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. As the lead U.S. center for the robotic exploration of the solar system, JPL is managed for NASA by the California Institute of Technology.

Campus Visits Announced For Chancellor Finalists

April 7, 1997

BOULDER -- The two finalists for the position of chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder have confirmed official visits to the campus next week. Dr. John Moseley, vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Oregon, and Dr. Richard Byyny, interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will visit the campus beginning with Moseley on Monday, April 14 (through Wednesday, April 16) and concluding with Byyny on Thursday, April 17 (through Friday, April 18).

Students Played Pivotal Role In Development of ITLL Building

April 6, 1997

A description of how CU-Boulder聮s Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory was developed might read a little like the Gettysburg Address with the addition of the word student: of the students, by the students and for the students. The three-story, 34,000 square foot laboratory is intended primarily for use by undergraduate engineering students and this semester is being used for freshmen, sophomore and junior courses.

Fact Sheet: Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory

April 6, 1997

* The ITLL facility was designed by the Denver architectural firm of Klipp, Colussy, Jenks and DuBois with assistance by NBBJ Architects of San Francisco and Sheere/Leese Architects of Denver. It was built by M.A. Mortenson Co. of Denver. * ITLL will accommodate up to 1,200 students a day, about one-half of the undergraduate engineering student body population at CU-Boulder. The building will be open for use 16 hours a day, seven days a week with the goal of having every engineering undergraduate using the facility every semester.

Unique $17 Million Engineering Facility To Be Dedicated At CU-Boulder

April 6, 1997

Editors: A media tour of the ITLL will be at 10 a.m. April 22 beginning at the east entrance of the engineering college. The University of Colorado at Boulder will dedicate a one-of-a-kind, $17 million hands-on learning facility April 24 that was designed and built to provide real-world engineering experience to more than 1,200 undergraduates a day.

Spring 1997 College Grads Find Beter Job Outlook

April 1, 1997

Class of 1997 college grads will find a better job market this spring than in recent years, but competition continues to be stiff, according to Gordon Gray, University of Colorado at Boulder Career Services director. 聯I tell 聮97 grads their sense of timing is wonderful. The job market is better than in each of the previous five years,聰 said Gray.

High School Juniors, Seniors May Apply For CU-Boulder Summer Scholars Program

April 1, 1997

Juniors and seniors in high schools throughout the nation may apply for the High School Summer Scholars Program scheduled from June 22 to July 12 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The new program is designed to give students a chance to experience college life while taking classes for credit or personal enrichment in a variety of topics.

Professor David Prescott To Speak April 9 On Skin Cancer, Lifestyles

April 1, 1997

CU-Boulder聮s Wellness Program for staff and faculty will present a free public Wellness Wednesday talk on April 9 by noted cancer researcher and Distinguished Professor David Prescott of biology. Prescott will discuss skin cancer in a 聯mini medical school聰 talk at noon in the Student Recreation Center conference rooms 3 and 4. Attendees are welcome to bring brown-bag lunches.

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