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More than 300 students, faculty and alumni of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's MBA program will volunteer their time to various non-profit organizations on National Make a Difference Day, Saturday, Oct. 24. Eight Â鶹ӰԺ County agencies – including Â鶹ӰԺ Valley Schools, the Humane Society and Â鶹ӰԺ Community Safe House – have designed projects for the MBA teams to work on. "The College is fortunate to have a group of graduate students so committed to community service," said Interim Dean Dipankar Chakravarti. "They are a bright and active group."

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s Delbert Elliott, a leading expert on youth violence, on Oct. 14 will announce the release of a groundbreaking book on the causes of youth violence and strategies for preventing it. "Violence in American Schools: A New Perspective," is co-edited by Elliott and includes chapters written by more than 20 experts from a range of disciplines – including criminology, public health and developmental psychology. Elliott will be part of a news conference introducing the book at 10 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Washington, D.C.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will air the 15th annual World Food Day satellite teleconference live on Friday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a discussion led by CU economics Professor Charles Howe. The teleconference and discussion will be held in room 4 of the Coors Events/Conference Center on the CU campus. The public is invited to attend the free event.

University of Colorado football fans will have a chance to help Â鶹ӰԺ’s needy families while they cheer on the Buffs by donating food at the Oct. 17 home game. CU-Â鶹ӰԺ and Community Food Share will host a food drive at Folsom Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 17, when the Buffs take on Texas Tech. Canned and other non-perishable food or money contributions will be collected by student athletes and various CU coaches as fans enter the stadium. A free pass to a CU menÂ’s or womenÂ’s basketball or volleyball game will be given to each person who makes a contribution.

Distinguished Professor Carl E. Wieman of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has been named the recipient of the 1999 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science from the American Physical Society. The prize recognizes outstanding contributions to basic research that uses lasers to advance knowledge of the fundamental properties of materials and their interaction with light. The prize is named for the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who played a major role in developing the laser and its applications and includes a $10,000 award.

Dipankar Chakravarti, the Ortloff Professor of Business at the College of Business and Administration at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, has been named interim dean of the college, while a committee begins a search this fall for a permanent dean. Chakravarti replaces Larry Singell, who has returned to a faculty position in the economics department.

A look at the future of Colorado's tourism industry and an analysis of the state's economic dependence on tourism will be among the topics discussed at the 1998 Colorado Travel and Tourism Conference, Oct. 29 and 30. The conference, which will be held in the University Memorial Center on the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ campus, is sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Tourism, a research and service center in the College of Business and Administration, and the Colorado Travel and Tourism Authority.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will hold its annual Study Abroad Fair on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The fair is designed to give students general information about study abroad programs including program costs, scholarship opportunities and financial aid. Students and faculty who have participated in a study abroad program will be at the fair to discuss their experiences. Foreign students from countries where CU-Â鶹ӰԺ offers programs also will be present to answer questions.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ anthropology Professor Dennis Van Gerven, known for his lively classroom presentations and his research on Nubian mummies, has been named the 1998 Colorado Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

The Student Organization for Alumni Relations selected six outstanding CU-Â鶹ӰԺ students during Homecoming weekend Sept. 25-27 to receive awards for academic acheivement, leadership and community service. Two students received Academic Excellence awards, psychology majors Adrienne Ellis and Joseph Urgemah. Ellis, a senior, has a grade-point average of 3.99 and holds positions with the Campus Crusade for Christ and Alpha Phi Omega.