ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder To Confer 1,961 Degrees At Winter Commencement Dec. 20

Dec. 8, 1997

Some 1,937 students, including 24 who earned double degrees, will receive diplomas in winter commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 20, at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder. Of the 1,961 degrees to be awarded, 1,350 will be bachelorÂ’s degrees, 440 will be masterÂ’s degrees, 160 will be doctoral degrees and 11 will be law degrees. The ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Coors Events/Conference Center. The ceremony kicks off with a procession of graduates, faculty and administrators led by Jim Williams, dean of libraries, as commencement marshal.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Student Satellite Set For Shipment To California, January Launch

Dec. 7, 1997

A ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder built satellite known as the Student Nitric Oxide Explorer has been approved for shipment by NASA officials to Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for a Jan. 19 launch.

Sun And Jupiter Trap Earth In Ongoing Particle Bombardment

Dec. 7, 1997

New findings by a University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder research team indicate Earth is alternately peppered by extremely high-energy electrons from the two giants of our solar system, the sun and Jupiter.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Names Finalists For Facilities Management Director

Dec. 1, 1997

Three finalists for director of Facilities Management at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder are scheduled to visit the campus for interviews this month. The finalists are James Demarest, executive director of the Facility Management Department at Illinois State University; James Ellis, director of land planning and infrastructure management for Jefferson County; and Elizabeth Lander Medlin, associate vice president of the Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers and former assistant director of the Department of Physical Plant at the University of Maryland.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder To Launch Pilot Ecopass Program

Dec. 1, 1997

The University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder will launch a pilot employee bus pass program early next year in cooperation with the RTD ECOPASS system and the City of Boulder, according to Paul Tabolt, vice chancellor for administration. Specific dates will be announced after agreements with the city and RTD have been finalized. The campus has made a decision on a plan for financing ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-BoulderÂ’s portion of the programÂ’s costs, Tabolt said.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Study Abroad Awards $124,000 In Scholarships

Nov. 30, 1997

The Study Abroad Program at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder has awarded $124,123 in scholarship aid to 153 students enrolled in study abroad programs this year. The aid comes from alumni donations, the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Commission on Higher Education Diversity Fund, foundation donations and the programÂ’s auxiliary accounts. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder enrolled 625 students in study abroad programs during the 1997-98 academic year, including summer ‘97. ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ 34 percent applied for scholarships.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder To Host Book Signing For The 'Atlas Of The New West'

Nov. 23, 1997

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Chancellor Richard L. Byyny will host a book signing for the "Atlas of the New West," a project of the Center of the American West, on Thursday, Dec. 4, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Center for British Studies on the fifth floor of Norlin Library. William Riebsame, a professor of geography who headed up the project with ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder cartography director James Robb, will give a slide presentation about the atlas at the beginning of the program.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Holds Memorial Service For A Legendary Economics Professor

Nov. 23, 1997

A memorial service for Reuben Zubrow, a University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ at Boulder professor who taught economics to more than 30,000 students, will be held on Dec. 5 at 4 p.m. in the Old Main Chapel on campus. A small reception is scheduled to follow at 5 p.m. in the Heritage Center.

State Rep. Gil Romero To Speak At ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ Law School

Nov. 23, 1997

State Representative and ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ alumnus Gil Romero (D-Pueblo) will discuss “Politics and Public Service” at the University of ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ School of Law Dec. 3. The one-hour “brown bag” session, which is free and open to the public, will begin at noon in Room 103 of the Fleming Law Building. The event is sponsored by the deanÂ’s office. A member of the ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥ House of Representatives since 1984, Romero serves on the Legislative Joint Budget Committee, the House Appropriations Committee and the state Community Corrections Advisory Council.

ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder Libraries Announce Holiday and Intersession Hours

Nov. 20, 1997

Contact: Melissa Gray, (303) 492-1462 Carol Rowe, 492-3113 Nov. 21, 1997 The University Libraries at ÃÛÌÇÖ±²¥-Boulder have announced holiday closures, extended study hours for final exam week and intersession hours between the fall and spring semesters. For Thanksgiving, Norlin and the branch libraries will close at 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26, and reopen Friday, Nov. 28. Hours for the remainder of the holiday weekend will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 28 and Nov. 29, and noon to midnight Nov. 30.

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