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"Words to Stir the Soul: Readings From the American West," will be presented by the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Center of the American West in Â鶹ӰԺ on Tuesday, Aug. 27, and in Denver on Thursday, Aug. 29. The sixth annual event will be held at 7 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the Old Main Chapel on the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ campus, and at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 at the LoDo Tattered Cover Book Store at 16th Street and Wyncoop Street in Denver.

An ambitious effort to bring culture to Â鶹ӰԺ in 1937 has grown into a perennial provider of world-class performances from artists as stylistically diverse as Dave Brubeck and the Japan Philharmonic. Both the American jazz legend and the Asian symphony have performed in the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's Artist Series, now in its 65th season. Legendary violinist Isaac Stern performed six times in the series, and other past performers include Leonard Bernstein, Van Cliburn, Paul Robeson, Yo-Yo Ma, Branford Marsalis, Andres Segovia and Beverly Sills.

We are very pleased with the Â鶹ӰԺ County Commissioners' decision today to approve our application for the construction of 12 tennis courts and a parking lot on the 308 acre South Campus property. The Commissioners agreed that the university's application was in conformance with the county's land use regulations and met all other applicable requirements of the law. We are committed to being good stewards of the South Campus property, a state asset that will benefit generations of students. Construction of the tennis courts will begin as soon as design work is complete.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ law Professor Barbara Bintliff has been named a Nicholas Rosenbaum Professor of Law by law school Dean Harold Bruff. A ceremony to honor Bintliff will be held at the Fleming Law Building on Aug. 20 at 4 p.m. Bintliff has been director of the law library since 1989. A nationally prominent law librarian, she recently completed a term as president of the American Association of Law Libraries. She is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences and teaches a course in advanced legal research.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's A Matter of Degree program, other AMOD campuses and the American Medical Association have a suggestion for the public and media about the Princeton Review's "Top Party Schools" list: take it with a grain of salt. The AMOD group and the AMA claim the rankings, to be published next week in the Princeton Review's annual "Best Colleges" guide, are misleading and give college-bound students a skewed perception about partying on campus.

Congressman Mark Udall and The Home Depot will join University of Colorado students in promoting renewable energy as part of the world's first university competition to design and build an attractive energy efficient home that relies on solar power and today's energy efficient products for all its energy needs. The three entities will come together for a Renewable Energy and Green Building Technology Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the Home Depot, 1200 Dillon Road, Louisville.

Editors: Photographers are invited to campus as volunteers help students move into residence halls. Kittredge Complex (south of Fiske Planetarium and Regent Drive) will be busy and is the easiest residence hall to access. University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ students, faculty and staff will welcome new undergraduates to the campus and help them move into their residence halls on Aug. 20 and Aug. 22. More than 700 students and 200 faculty and staff members volunteered for the effort and will help from 8 a.m. to noon on Aug. 20 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 22.

While they're still unpacking and finalizing class schedules, new and returning students at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ will be able to participate in a wide range of welcome activities aimed at helping them learn about the campus and have fun in the process. Classes begin at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. Leading up to that date are dozens of events ranging from late-night movies and hiking the Flatirons to bicycle tours of Â鶹ӰԺ and several events for foreign and minority students.

The Office of Judicial Affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has completed action on the cases of nine CU-Â鶹ӰԺ students who were involved in an off-campus party last Dec. 7 resulting in violations of the Student Code of Conduct, said Ron Stump, vice chancellor for Student Affairs. Pending appeals in two cases, seven students have received sanctions resulting from Code of Conduct violations and two students were found not responsible for the charges against them.

Despite a troubled state and national economy, the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ received more than $229 million in sponsored research awards for the 2002 fiscal year, setting another campus record. For the first time since the 1997 fiscal year, the National Science Foundation outpaced NASA in dollars awarded to CU-Â鶹ӰԺ in sponsored research, said CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Contracts and Grants Director Larry Nelson. NSF provided the most award dollars to the campus - nearly $46 million - followed by NASA and its affiliates at slightly more than $44 million.