ASC Trustee Named Ambassador to Finland

President Barack Obama recently named Adams State College Trustee Bruce Oreck (left) as the new U.S. Ambassador to Finland.

‘Place of Hope’ Compels Nees to Serve as Metro State Faculty Trustee

Since joining Metro State as a faculty member in 1998, Hal Nees (left) has progressed from assistant to associate to full professor of criminal justice and criminology and, in May, his fellow faculty members elected him to a term as faculty trustee.

CU To Begin Digital Media Partnership

The University of Colorado at Boulder will launch a certificate program in digital media in partnership with the parent company of Boulder advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky and under the direction of Advertising Professor David Slayden (left).

CSU Participating in World's Largest Earthquake Shake Table Test

Colorado State University, in close collaboration with Simpson Strong-Tie, has finished construction of a seven-story condominium tower on the world's largest shake table near Kobe, Japan.

FLC Part of $17.5M San Juan Skyway Initiative

Ken Francis, Fort Lewis College’s Office of Community Services, discusses the San Juan Skyway improvements at a gathering at Molas Lake Park. (Photo: Fort Lewis College)

Official Today, New SCCC Now Enrolling Students for Fall Semester

Southwest Colorado Community College, a part of Pueblo Community College, is officially in business today, July 1. At left, PCC President J.D. Garvin introduces the new deans of the SCCC East Campus, Lynn Urban, and West Campus, Shannon South. (Photo: Cortez Journal/Sam Green. Used with permission)

CSU Launches New School to Prepare Teachers, Principals

The School of Teacher Education and Principal Preparation, a new school to help prepare teachers and principals for today's K-12 needs launched yesterday at Colorado State University in the College of Applied Human Sciences, under Dean April Mason (left).

State Defines College and Workforce Ready

In a joint meeting held yesterday at the State Capitol, the Colorado State Board of Education and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education adopted a description of “postsecondary and workforce readiness.”

CSU-Pueblo Offers Streamlined Admission at Second Saturdays

Representatives from across the Colorado State University-Pueblo campus will be available on two more second Saturdays this summer to guide new and continuing students, transfers, non-traditional students, and graduate students through the registration and application processes.

Volunteers Needed for CSU Precipitation Monitoring Network

From Grand Junction to Limon, Trinidad to Wellington, volunteers who monitor precipitation across Colorado - through Colorado State University - are making a difference.

Metro State Roadrunners End Most Successful Season with More Awards

The Metropolitan State College of Denver Roadrunners capped off their most successful year in school history by finishing 13th nationally in the 2008-09 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings of the Division II schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

CSU Engineering Prof Receives Partner in Conservation Award

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar honored Jose "Pepe" Salas (left), a Colorado State University civil and environmental engineering professor, and his partners at three other universities, with the U.S. Department of the Interior Partners in Conservation Award for developing new operational guidelines for the Colorado River.

Metro State Census Figures Show 10% Enrollment Increase

Metropolitan State College of Denver’s census date figures for the summer include a headcount increase of 10.2 percent and an 11.7 percent jump in total Full-Year FTES over last summer at the same point.

Porter-Billups Leadership Academy at Regis Makes a Difference

Chauncey Billups (left) has spent a few weeks this month at Regis University, not coaching future NBA stars or inspiring young athletes, but mentoring students in the Porter-Billups Leadership Academy.

CDE Meet to Adopt “Postsecondary, Workforce Readiness” Description

The Colorado State Board of Education and the Colorado Commission on Higher Education will jointly host a meeting in Denver today, June 30, to adopt a description of “postsecondary and workforce readiness.”

Bennett Meets with Officials of Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory

Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (right) met with officials from the the Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory to discuss how it is working to help define and solve energy issues.

CSU Study: Desert Dust Alters the Ecology of Colorado Alpine Meadows

A new study by a Colorado State University researcher indicates that accelerated snowmelt by desert dust that blows into the mountains changes how plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles.

CSU Launching Grad Program Focused on Conservation Leadership

Colorado State University's Warner College of Natural Resources is preparing students for the global green workforce with the launch of the graduate degree program, Conservation Leadership Through Learning.

$4.75M in Gifts Makes Late Boulderite Largest-Ever Individual CU Buffs Donor

Louise Bennett Reed (left), who passed away at 103 last June, gave gifts totaling more than $4.75 million for University of Colorado at Boulder athletic scholarships, making her the largest individual donor to the CU-Boulder Athletics department.

UCCS Prof to Help Guide Electric Car of Future

Gregory Plett, a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs professor, will be part of a partnership of university and automotive engineers designing components for the next generation of cars in cooperation with General Motors and the University of Michigan.

Metro State’s Last Provost Finalist Visits with Campus

Metropolitan State College of Denver stakeholders met with Peter Millet, the last of two finalists for the provost/vice president of academic affairs position.

FLC Nominated for Leadership Award in Environmental Sustainability

Fort Lewis College has been nominated to receive the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Campus Sustainability Leadership Award.

ASC’s Emmons Leaves “Hands-on” Science Education Legacy

Dr. Randall Emmons, retiring from Adams State College as an emeritus professor of physics, has spent the last 20 years teaching science with a hands-on approach that has won him a legion of fans.

PPCC Offering High School Students, Families a Success Seminar

Pikes Peak Community College is offering high school students and their families a smooth transition to college at the Launch to Success Seminar for high school students and parents.

UCD Biz School Receives $1M Gift from EnCana Oil & Gas

A $1 million gift from EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. was announced at the “Make Your Mark” event for the Business School at the University of Colorado Denver Wednesday night.

CSU, UCD Professors Reveal Felons' Attitudes About Guns

Why do criminals use guns? Three professors from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Denver went straight to the source, interviewing 73 Colorado felons convicted of gun-related crime in a new book, "Guns, Violence, and Criminal Behavior: The Offender's Perspective."

A “Brief” Run in Undies to Fight Colon Cancer

The Colon Cancer Alliance hosts Denver’s 1st “Denver Undy 5000”, a “brief” 5k walk/run in your undies to raise awareness and funds for the fight against colorectal cancer, tomorrow, June 27.

LCC Pierre Augar Outreach Coordinator Giving Presentation June 28

Lamar Community College Pierre Auger Education Outreach Coordinator Brad Thompson (left) will give a presentation on the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory June 28.

CU Study Says Jets on Saturn Moon Not Geysers from Underground Ocean

Water vapor jets that spew from the surface of Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus are not really geysers from an underground ocean as initially envisioned by planetary scientists, according to a study led by the University of Colorado.

CSU Researchers Looking for Citizen Science Volunteers July 11-12

Researchers from Colorado State University are looking for members of the public to participate in a citizen science experiment, July 11-12 at CSU.

Regis O’Sullivan Art Gallery to Feature Works of Esquibel, Roitz

“Heritage 2009,” featuring works by Regis University alumni artists Jose Raul Esquibel and Charles Roitz, are now on display in O’Sullivan Art Gallery. (Shown are Esquibel miniatures.)

Frank Named CSU President

Dr. Anthony A. Frank (left), a 16-year veteran of Colorado State University and interim president since November, yesterday was officially named the 14th president of CSU Fort Collins by the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System.

CSU System Board Approves 2010 Budget, Appoints New Leadership

The Colorado State University System Board of Governors publicly discussed and approved the budget for fiscal year 2010 at its monthly meeting and voted Patrick McConathy (left) as its new chair.

Iliff’s New Graduate Certificate Offers Easy Access to Theological Education

The Iliff School of Theology in Denver now offers five graduate certificates for students interested in deepening their “understanding of religion, social change, justice, world religions, the Bible, or other theological subjects,” according to Iliff President David Trickett (left).

Two Mines Profs Honored by TMS-AIME

John J. Moore (left) and Brajendra Mishra, professors in the Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department at the Colorado School of Mines, have been honored by the The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers (AIME).

Regis Offering New Hospital Patient Safety Certificate

Patient safety in hospitals is the impetus for a new Patient Quality and Safety Certificate to be launched this fall by Regis University’s Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions.

Metro State Weighing Multi-Use Student ID/Debit Card

Starting in the fall, Metropolitan State College of Denver students may be able to utilize one piece of plastic for both campus ID and banking.

CU to Break Ground on New Institute of Behavioral Science Building in July

The University of Colorado at Boulder is preparing to begin construction on a new building for the Institute of Behavioral Science.

ASC to Host Performance of Northern Rio Grande Folk Music

An evening of regional folk songs and a tribute to the exponents of Hispano folk music of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado will be held at Aug. 8 in the Adams State College Luther Bean Museum.

CU Prof, Colleagues Find Writing Assignment Improves Minority Student Grades

In a follow-up to a 2006 study, Geoffrey Cohen (left), a University of Colorado at Boulder researcher and his colleagues found that an in-class writing assignment can help increased the grade-point averages of African-American middle school students over a two-year period.

ASC MBA Program First Cohort Arrived on Campus

Randy Jackson (left), an Adams State College grad, encourages the first cohort of online MBA student, on campus for a one-week orientation, to “Be yourself, the world needs all of us.”

Donations to Aims Community College Now Eligible for Tax Rebate

Aims Community College has received the Enterprise Zone designation for donations made to the college’s capital construction projects, allowing donors with an additional 25 percent tax credit beyond the standard tax deduction.

CC’s Bowed Piano Ensemble Completes 8th European Tour

The Bowed Piano Ensemble, based at Colorado College and led by composer and USA Simon Fellow Stephen Scott, has completed its eighth European concert tour, in collaboration with soprano soloist Victoria Hansen.

CSU Vets Study Herbal Supplement for Reducing Pain in Dogs

Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital is looking for dogs with pain and arthritis to participate in a study. The study looks at whether or not an herbal supplement can relieve pain.

Metro State Student’s Mural Celebrates Police Department’s History

The work of Metro State art major Greg Hammer is now part of the permanent history of the Denver Police Department.

FLC Records Second $1 Million Contribution of Past Year

Fort Lewis College received a $1 million contribution in the form of a capital challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation due in large part, according to Kresge Program Officer Caroline Altman Smith, FLC’s “impressive historical commitment to the educational success of Native Americans."

Aims, CSU, FRCC and UNC Form Collaborative

Aims Community College, Colorado State University, Front Range Community College and the University of Northern Colorado are moving forward on a joint venture to help meet the region’s workforce and industry needs.

CSU Biochemist is 2009 Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences

Jennifer G. DeLuca (left), assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Colorado State University, is one of 17 recipients of the 2009 Pew Scholars Award in the Biomedical Sciences.

UCD Appoints Director to Head Honors and Leadership Program

The University of Colorado Denver’s Office of Undergraduate Experiences has named Steven G. Medema (left), PhD, the new director of UCD’s University Honors and Leadership program.

CU Regents Approve Doctoral Degree for UCCS

Based on the recommendations of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak (left) and CU President Bruce Benson, the University of Colorado Board of Regents yesterday, June 22, unanimously approved a new doctoral degree in applied science for students at UCCS.

CC's Business & Community Alliance Honors Two at ‘Partners in Service’

Colorado College’s Business & Community Alliance will honor Dee Vazquez (left) and Gina Arms, July 7, at the 5th Annual Partners in Service Awards Party, "Celebrating Partnership, Celebrating Service."

DU Turns Up the Heat on Greenhouse Gasses

In a move to conserve energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the University of Denver this summer is cutting back on air conditioning, a move Craig Woody (left), vice chancellor for business and financial affairs, sees as saving dollars to use “for more infrastructure improvements to further reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.”

OJC to Explore New Common Grant Report Form at July 8 Workshop

Representatives of non-profit organizations in southeast Colorado are being encouraged to attend a special half-day workshop, July 8, at Otero Junior College, which will include information on both the Common Grant Application and Common Grant Report Form.

DU Library Science Program Receives $917,000 Grant

The University of Denver’s Library and Information Science Program, directed by Mary Stansbury (left) in the Morgridge College of Education has been awarded $917,891 to support ten students earning master’s degrees in librarianship.

Governor's Energy Office Helps CSU with Project to Install Solar Panels

Colorado State University, in partnership with the Governor's Energy Office, this week is installing photovoltaic cells on CSU's Engineering Building overlooking the plaza on campus as a greenhouse gas reduction measure that can also serve as a demonstration to the university's commitment to sustainability.

CCA Prof Appointed State Faculty Advisory Council Chair for 2009-10

Todd Bergren (left), professor of biology at the Community College of Aurora, has been named chair of the State Faculty Advisory Council (SFAC) for the Colorado Community College System.

CSU Board of Governors Violated Law when Naming Blake Chancellor Finalist

Larimer County District Judge Stephen Schapanski, last week, ruled that the Colorado State University System Board of Governors violated Colorado open meetings law when they named Joe Blake (left), vice chairman of the Board of Governors, as the only finalist for CSU System chancellor.

RRCC Receives Children’s Champion Award for Child Care Programs

Red Rocks Community College has received a 2009 Children’s Champion Award from the Triad Early Childhood Council for its child care programs directed by Patricia Bolton (left).

CSU-Pueblo Library Hosts Reception for Colorado Chicano Movement Archives

The University Library at Colorado State University–Pueblo will hold a reception and presentation June 30 at El Centro del Quinto Sol Community Center to introduce its newly created Colorado Chicano Movement Archives.

ASC Art Exhibit, “Herencia” Opening Reception July 10

“Woman of La Culebra”, acrylic on board, by Carlos Sandoval, is part of the "Herencía" art exhibit in the Adams State College Community Partnerships gallery.

CU Study: Death Penalty Does Not Deter Murder

Eighty-eight percent of the country's top criminologists do not believe the death penalty acts as a deterrent to homicide, according to a new study published last week co-authored by Professor Michael Radelet, chair of the sociology department at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

RRCC Receives NSF Grant for $850K to Sustain a Green Collar Workforce

The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education Program has awarded Red Rocks Community College a $850,000 three-year grant, for which Colleen Jorgensen (left) will be principle investigator, for training a workforce in renewable energy and developing sustainability curriculum.

CMC Director Named eLearning Educator of Year

Alice Bedard-Voorhees (left), Colorado Mountain College’s director of innovations for teaching and learning, was recently recognized by her peers in the eLearning Consortium of Colorado with the 2009 eLCC eLearning Educator of the Year award.

Iliff Names Albert Hernandez Dean

Albert Hernández (left), associate professor of the history of Christianity, has been named academic vice president and dean of the faculty of The Iliff School of Theology.

DU Library Receives Collection of Family Story Entwined in World History

University of Denver Penrose Library received a family archival collection from Andrea Sears-Van Nest that includes documents of Claus von Stauffenberg’s (left) plot to assassinate Hitler, letters between her father and Albert Einstein and documents from the Nuremburg trials.

UCD “Sleep Over” Aims to Attract Students to Health Careers

The 20 high school juniors and seniors who make up the current class of Colorado Rural Health Scholars traveled from the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine to Wray yesterday, June 18, for a “sleep over.”

Metro State’s Teacher Prep Program Partnering with Latino Advocacy Group

Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Urban Teacher Partnership (UTP) program will collaborate with a national nonprofit next year to address the emerging imperative to increase higher education access for Colorado’s Latino students.

CSU Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Woody Biomass Boiler

Colorado State University has partnered with the Colorado State Forest Service to install a biomass boiler heating plant on the Foothills Campus to reduce the university's greenhouse gas emissions and cut energy costs.

Southern Colorado Colleges Agree to Work Together for Regional Gains

The leaders of 10 southern Colorado colleges and universities will cooperate to improve local economies and individual futures, according to a statement recently signed by educational leaders.

CU Researchers Find First Definitive Evidence for Ancient Martian Lake

Reconstructed landscape showing the Shalbatana lake on Mars as it may have looked roughly 3.4 billion years ago. Data used in reconstruction are from NASA and the European Space Agency. (Image: Gaetano Di Achille/University of Colorado)

CMC Launches New Green Building Academy

Colorado Mountain College is offering new classes to help residents meet changing needs in the workplace and also to protect the Earth’s resources.

Six UNC Faculty to Live in Residence Halls

Six faculty at the University of Northern Colorado will move in alongside students this fall as part of an inaugural program offered by UNC Housing & Residence Life.

Mines Prof Appointed Editor of Scholarly Journal

André Revil, Mines associate professor of geophysics, recently was appointed by the American Geophysical Union as editor of the Journal of Geophysical Research—Solid Earth.

Top Latino Students Prepare for Community Leadership at CSU June 21-28

High-achieving Latino students will debate issues and experience the governmental process as participants in the National Hispanic Institute's annual Colorado Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session at Colorado State University June 21-28. Last year, Claudia Juraez of Panama (left) became the first international student to be named governor. (Photo: Shari Blackman)

Regis University Receives National Award for Civic Engagement

Regis University is one of just 10 institutions of higher learning to be recognized by The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars for civic engagement efforts, earning an honorable mention.

Metro State’s First Provost Finalist Makes Second Campus Visit

Vicki Golich (left), dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at California State University San Marcos, said her first priorities if chosen provost ofr Metropolitan State College of Denver are the budget, general studies, graduate programs, HSI status, community outreach and student retention.

Andy Dorsey Appointed President of Front Range Community College

Andy Dorsey (left), vice president of the Westminster campus of Front Range Community College and the college-wide chief academic officer, was yesterday appointed FRCC president by Dr. Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS).

Mines' Debra Lasich Receives WEPAN University Change Agent Award

Debra Lasich (left), executive director of Mines' Women in Science Engineering and Mathematics program, has been awarded the Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN) University Change Agent Award.

CU Researchers Discover Ancient Maya Ag System Previously Unknown

CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Payson Sheets and his team uncovered a manioc field one-third the size of football field buried under 10 feet of ash by the eruption of a volcano about 1,400 years ago that blanketed the Mayan farming village of Ceren in El Salvador.

UNC Faculty Earn Combined $600,000 in Federal Grants

More than $600,000 in federal grants recently awarded to University of Northern Colorado’s College faculty (l to r) Kay Ferrell, Daniel Mundfrom and Kristina Phillips will provide funding for two separate, unrelated research studies.

CSU Hosts Collaborative Conservation Conference Sept. 8-11

Colorado State University is hosting a public conference, "Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Conservation from the Ground Up," Sept. 8-11, on the CSU campus in Fort Collins.

STEM Grant Key Piece of Colorado’s Plan for Education Reform

Gov. Bill Ritter addresses a gathering of almost 200 education, business, and policy leaders in the State Capitol during a launch event last week of the Colorado STEM Network.

FLC President Brad Bartel to Leave College Next June

Dr. Brad Bartel (left), will leave Fort Lewis College in June 2010 after six years as president, the Fort Lewis College Board of Trustees announced yesterday.

ASC’s Rauscher Chosen for Student Support Services Program Abroad

Brian Rauscher (left), director of the Adams State College Student Support Services is traveling to England for the Council of Opportunity and Education 2009 International Leadership Program at the University of Liverpool.

CSU Training Workforce through State's Wind Anemometer Loan Program

Students at Colorado State University are shown installing a wind turbine as part of the Colorado Anemometer Loan Program that provides them hands-on training on how to install wind turbines in rural Colorado, which benefits state residents who want to measure wind velocity in their communities.

NJC Wind Energy Training Program is a Go

Lance Bolton (left), president of Northeastern Junior College, Kent Wright and Neil Browne announce the opening of as NJC opens a wind tower technician training program beginning this fall.

CU Study of Boulder Creek Shows Link Between Water Flow, Nuisance Algae

The drought of 2002 was followed by a large snowpack the following year that refilled Front Range reservoirs and returned life-giving water to streams like Boulder Creek, along with unwelcome "rock snot," shown here by University of Colorado doctoral candidate James Cullis.

CSU, State Agencies and Organizations Create One Voice for Forest Health

Tony Cheng (left) and other members of Colorado State University's Colorado Forest Restoration Institute will address the Governor's Forest Health Advisory Council on June 19 with key findings and recommendations made by state agencies and organizations.

CSU Presidential Finalist Forum Today, June 15

Members of the Colorado State University community and other stakeholders will meet with Interim President Tony Frank (left) today, June 15, to discuss CSU's current and future operations.

CU Film of Famous Legal Mystery to be Screened June 18

The death of John Hillmon (left) 130 years ago that generated two exhumations, six separate trials and two rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, one of them a landmark decision on admissible forms of evidence, is the subject of a new University of Colorado documentary.

Churchill to be Featured in HBO Free Speech Documentary

HBO television will premiere a documentary June 29 prominently featuring controversial former University of Colorado Professor Ward Churchill and academic-misconduct case that ultimately resulted in a $1 judgment against the university early this year, according to a report in The Daily Camera.

African-American High School Students to Attend CSU’s Black Issues Forum

Dozens of African American high-school seniors will come together to research issues pertinent to the African American community during the 17th annual Black Issues Forum at Colorado State University June 16-20.

ACC’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts Accepts Submissions

The Colorado Gallery of the Arts at Arapahoe Community College is accepting submissions for the annual Kaleidoscope Juried Exhibition.

WSC Computer Camp June 21 to 27

Western State College is hosting the Colorado Computer Camp, June 21 through 27 for eighth through 10th-grade students on the WSC campus in Gunnison.

New Study Links Breastfeeding to Better Academic Performance

Breastfeeding leads to better academic achievement in high school and an increased likelihood of attending college, according to a new study from the University of Colorado Denver and American University.

$2.4M Kaiser Permanente Grant to Steer More Health Care Pros to Rural Areas

Kaiser Permanente made a $2.4 million grant to establish the University of Colorado Denver’s Interdisciplinary Rural Training and Service Program (IRTS), an innovative solution to the rural health care shortage.

UCD Architecture Prof Receives Two National Awards

Kevin Krizek (left), an associate professor of architecture and director of the PhD program at University of Colorado Denver's College of Architecture and Planning, has a passion for how the environment affects physical activity and now that passion has brought him two national awards.

Two Metro Undergrads Receive Prestigious Scholarships for International Travel

Metropolitan State College of Denver junior Chanelle Libunao and sophomore Clevis Taylor have won prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships for study abroad.

DU Biz College Appoints New Alumni Relations Director

Elizabeth Leenhouts (left) has been appointed as director of alumni relations for the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business.

CCA, School of Mines Provide Hands-On Activities for Tech Camp Participants

“Tech Camp 101,” two weeks of free summer technology camp for Aurora Public Schools middle school students, will be held at Community College of Aurora’s Lowry Campus from June 15-19 and June 22-26.