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Delores Etter, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, has been appointed U.S. deputy undersecretary of defense for science and technology by President Clinton. Etter will manage the budget of the Department of Defense Science and Technology Program and serve as the U.S. representative to the NATO Research and Technology Board. Her responsibilities will include developing technologies for the U.S. military and oversight of all federally funded Research and Development Centers.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty, staff and students and Community Food Share volunteers will harvest the first crop of vegetables from a garden planted on campus in early June and donate the food to needy Â鶹ӰԺ County people. Campus and Community Food Share volunteers will harvest the first crop of lettuce, radishes and beets on Monday, July 13, beginning at 10 a.m. The Food Share garden is located near the front door of the CU Recreation Center.

Thirty students from CU-Â鶹ӰԺ will spend their summer vacation working in a Denver homeless shelter and helping revitalize a small fishing village in Mexico as part of the International and National Voluntary Service Training Program. The INVST program is a two-year commitment combining community service with academic work and leadership training. Most students who are a part of the program are juniors or seniors.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS MBAs The University of Colorado's Center for Entrepreneurship, the largest university entrepreneurial internship program of its kind in the country, has placed scores of student interns with Denver-Â鶹ӰԺ area businesses and beyond in 1998. Strong relationships with new emerging growth companies, combined with dynamic business students have made this program a success, said Denis Nock, director the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ center headquartered in the College of Business and Administration.

The Colorado Center for Chaos and Complexity has formed a business network that is expected to draw participants from local and national companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations. Based at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, the interdisciplinary center has applications for real-world problems ranging from earthquakes, landslides and weather to climate systems, superconductors and the stock market.

A new exhibit titled "CU In Space" that chronicles the University of Colorado's contributions to the nation's space program will open July 8 at the CU Heritage Center. CU-Â鶹ӰԺ alumnus Scott Carpenter, a former Mercury astronaut, will attend a preview ceremony at the center at 5 p.m. July 7 for exhibit supporters and special guests.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Printing and Copying Services has received certification as a Partner for a Clean Environment for its excellence in pollution prevention. The PACE certification program is a no-cost, local, voluntary and non-regulatory program that provides a free pollution prevention assessment. It also provides technical assistance specific to a company's business needs, access to innovative financing opportunities and public recognition of the organization's efforts to improve environmental conditions at its work site.

Three University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ professors have received 1998-99 Fulbright Awards to teach and conduct research at universities in Africa, South America and Europe. Two CU-Â鶹ӰԺ students also received Fulbright Awards to study in other countries. Thomas Zeiler, assistant professor of history, will use his Fulbright Award to teach courses on U.S. diplomatic history and international economic history at the Universidad Di Tella in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Phil DiStefano, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, was appointed to the permanent post on June 25 by the CU Board of Regents. DiStefanoÂ’s appointment was recommended to the board by Chancellor Richard L. Byyny, following a national search. DiStefano has served in the interim position since October 1997.