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With about 20,000 people expected to attend University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ commencement exercises May 16 at 9:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium, carpooling and alternative transportation are recommended for anyone planning to be on campus. The Hop shuttle and RTD buses will be on regular schedules that day. Visitors are advised to arrive early because many parking spaces will be occupied by staff and faculty during regular working hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the first day of summer hours.

Special commencement activities will be held by the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Alumni Association and several schools and colleges in addition to the main commencement exercises on May 16 at 9:30 a.m. in Folsom Stadium.

Twelve CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty members received the highest honor given by their peers May 7 when they were named winners of the 1996-97 Awards for Excellence from the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Faculty Assembly. Up to four recipients are nominated and selected by their colleagues each spring in each of three categories: teaching, service, and research, scholarly or creative work. Each award includes $3,000.

Â鶹ӰԺ 3,800 students will receive diplomas May 16 from the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ in outdoor commencement exercises in Folsom Stadium. Of the diplomas to be presented, about 2,700 will be for bachelorÂ’s degrees, 700 for masterÂ’s degrees and 400 for doctorates. Forty-eight students will earn two diplomas and about 356 will receive their degrees with honors.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ English department will host an international scholarly conference on contemporary or “urban” legends from May 21 to May 24 at the Hotel Â鶹ӰԺado.

Professor Charles Wilkinson of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ School of Law has been named the 1996-97 Teaching Excellence Award winner by a vote of law school students. The award, which has been given to top teaching faculty for the past eight years, carries a $1,000 stipend from the Student Bar Association and the DeanÂ’s Fund for Excellence.

A book authored by Kenneth Hammond, a retired University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ psychology professor and a leading expert on human decision-making, has received an award from the American Educational Research Association as the publication making the most significant contribution during the past year.

Lamar will host an exhibit on Greek culture of more than 9,000 years ago as part of the CU This Summer cultural outreach program of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The exhibit, “Chaeroneia: 6000 Years B.C.,” will be May 24 through Sept. 1 at the Lamar Public Library, 104 Parmenter St. Exhibit hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free. The local sponsors are KLMR/KSEC Radio, the Lamar Daily News and the Friends of the Library.

Estes Park will host an exhibit of art and photography as part of the CU This Summer cultural outreach program of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The exhibit, “Exploring Our Place in Nature,” will be shown from June 5 through Sept. 7 in the Estes Park Conference Center, sponsor of the exhibit, at 201 South St. Vrain. Hours are Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

The management division of the College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will co-sponsor a Lessons in Leadership workshop via live closed circuit on Wednesday, May 14.