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Freshman Class of Historic Proportions
Ted Taylor, and Nick Crawford, both Music Industry Studies students, and Tommy Ragan, a liberal arts student, are three of about 800 freshmen starting their educational careers at UCD’s Downtown Denver Campus this fall. The three are 2005 graduates of Rangeview High School in Aurora and helped rally enthusiasm at the Aug. 26 First Year Convocation. (Click for Story)
Shining Light on Undergraduate Experience
The “Undergraduate Experience: 2006 and Beyond,” 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Tivoli Turnhalle, is the first in a series of UCD Downtown Denver Campus symposia. The event will gather faculty, staff and administrators to discuss ways to create a distinctive undergraduate experience, build a dynamic student community and foster positive change. (Click for Full Story and to Register)
Excellence: Evans a Catalyst in Library Ed, Technology
The breadth of knowledge, creativity and brilliance housed in or accessible through the Auraria Library could easily be elusive to patrons who don’t understand how to navigate its system. Lorrie Evans, head of library instruction services, ensures that people using the library find what they need. For her dedication to the university and general community, Evans was has been awarded the Downtown Denver Campus’ Excellence in Librarianship Award for 2005. (Click for Full Story)
Ombuds Office Offers Confidential Assistance
Your hands are shaking, teeth clenched, blood pulsing. You’re angry or fearful or devastated and no matter how hard you try you can’t seem to calm down. In moments, days or even weeks like these, says Mary Chavez Rudolph, it’s important to talk to someone who is neutral and can help you to see the big picture. When it is university related, the Ombuds Office on the Downtown Denver Campus can help handle conflict of any size. (Click for Full Story)
Campus Welcomes Zieg in Media Relations
Danielle Zieg joined the University of Colorado Denver’s Downtown Denver Campus July 1 as the new director of media relations. Her work will focus on supporting the campus’ mission through increased positive media exposure and serving as the initial point of contact for media requests. (Click for Full Story)
Engineering Faculty, Students On Track at Grand Prix
Department of Mechanical Engineering faculty Sam Welch and Ron Rorrer, College of Engineering Student Services Coordinator Sean Smiley, and Mechanical Engineering students Leonard Archuleta, Eric Robertson, Ryan Barnes, David Bohling, and Adebambo Ali were guests of Ford Racing at the Grand Prix of Denver at the Auraria Parkway on Aug. 13. (Click for Full Story)
Resident Artists Benefit Campus Community
This semester, the university is hosting resident artist Danny Valdez (Zoot Suit, La Bamba). The goal of this residency is to coalesce numerous groups and individuals with the hopes of creating a powerful experience for students, faculty, and the community that surrounds them. (Click for Full Story)
Bard Fundraiser to Honor Icon Staubach
Colorado dignitaries will be on hand to honor an American legend in football, integrity and ingenuity. Governor Bill Owens will present the Bard Center’s inaugural Excellence in American Entrepreneurship Award to Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach on Thursday, Sept. 22, at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Denver. (Click for Full Story)
Open House a Fun Way to Meet 10th Floor Folks
The offices of Budget, Human Resources and Institutional Research weren’t just showing off their new digs at the 10th Floor Open House, they were getting the word out to the UCD community about their consolidated staff and services. (Click for Full Story)
'Graph Theory with Altitude' Honors Prof. Hutchinson
A conference on mathematics and theoretical computer science, “Graph Theory with Altitude,” was held in honor of Joan P. Hutchinson, professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. (Click for Full Story)
Mark Your Calendar . . . · The annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence will be Sept. 9, 3-5 p.m., in the North Classroom Atrium. The 2005 school, college, library, and campus winners of the excellence in teaching, research & creative activities, service, and librarianship awards will be recognized and honored at this event. Come and share good food and fellowship, and congratulate all of the winners of these awards. · The Office of Student Life will hold its annual Fall Fest on Sept. 14 and 15, at the Flagpole 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information or to register please e-mail the office at studentlife@cudenver.edu or call 303-556-3399. · Get Ready for the Faculty and Staff Open House! In lieu of Convocation this fall, the Downtown Denver Campus will hold an Open House, 3:30-5 p.m., in the North Classroom Atrium on Sept. 20. The event will give faculty, staff and administrators an opportunity to mingle and get re-acquainted after the summer break and light refreshments will be served.
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September 2005
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Copper Nickel Kick-Off at Denver Press Club
All are invited to the historic Denver Press Club at 1330 Glenarm Thursday, Sept. 8, for the release and celebration of Copper Nickel 4, UCD's very own journal of literature and art. (Click for Full Story, Art)
People:
Teske, Handelsman
Continue to Inspire
Paul Teske, above, and Mitch Handelsman's leadership is being recognized in Washington, D.C. (Click for People News)
Student Life Directors to Speak at NASPA
Khushnur Dadabhoy, associate director of the Office of Student Life, Peggy Lore, director of student success at UCD, and Elyse Yamauchi, emeritus student judicial officer at Metro State, have been chosen to present their program “The Hegemony of Student Affairs Practice” at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) conference, Multiculturalism in the Context of Institutional Change and Strategic Priorities, at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. (Click for Full Story)
Campus Ruled 'Best in West' by Students
The University of Colorado Denver’s Downtown Denver Campus is one of 122 schools named "Best Western College" by the Princeton Review student survey for 2006. (Click for Full Story)
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