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Excavations of a Pueblo site in the Four Corners region linked to the Chaco culture that once dominated the Southwest indicate the site was still occupied well after the collapse of the ancient empire about 1125.

* The Bluff Great House excavation is a cooperative project involving CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, the Southwest Heritage Foundation and Abajo Archaeology, a private contract firm in Bluff. The foundation was begun in June 1994 when Indianapolis businessman Skip Lange purchased the land from a local Bluff resident specifically to support the great house excavations and preservation of the archaeological site. The foundation is a non-profit corporation and contributions are tax-deductible. The National Geographic Society has provided the primary research funding during the past two summers.

The Center for Environmental Journalism at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has selected five journalists as Ted Scripps Fellows in Environmental Journalism. They will embark next fall on a two-semester program, taking classes in environmental science and policy and conducting independent research.

Members of the CU Board of Regents have asked the Â鶹ӰԺ campus to delay implementation of the revised Sexual Harassment Policy to allow more discussion and consideration of proposed changes in the policy. Specifically, members of the Board asked for more information about the change in regard to amorous relationships between two people where an evaluative relationship exists, and about the addition of the position title "supervisor" to the list of employees who must report alleged incidents of sexual harassment.

The first students of the innovative Roaring Fork Teacher Education Project will graduate this week from the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The one-of-a-kind program houses future teachers in the Roaring Fork Valley near Aspen, Colo., where they live together and perform community service in addition to teaching. By being part of the community the students learn about the lives of their students outside of the classroom, according to Liz Meador, co-director of the Roaring Fork project.

Sven Steinmo, director of the University of Colorado Conference on World Affairs, today announced his resignation as conference director, effective June 30. A professor of political science at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, Steinmo has led the conference since 1995. Steinmo cited his wish to spend more time in teaching and scholarship, as well as his desire to spend more time with his family, as the major factors influencing his decision to step down.

NEWS TIP SHEET Gov. Roy Romer will deliver the keynote address at a special recognition ceremony for graduates of the University of Colorado School of Law on May 15 beginning at 2 p.m. in Macky Auditorium. The governor earned his law degree from the CU School of Law in 1952, and his son Tom is a member of this year's law school graduating class. Justice Alex Martinez, who was appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court in 1996 by Gov. Romer, will receive the Honorary Order of the Coif.

The sexual harassment policy of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has been revised, effective immediately, based on input from numerous individuals and groups on campus and review by legal counsel. Chancellor Richard L. Byyny recently approved the revised policy, which will continue to evolve with ongoing reviews and updates.

The former Office of Affirmative Action and Services at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has been merged with the campus' new Office of Diversity and Equity, effective May 1. The Office of Diversity and Equity, headed by Ofelia Miramontes, interim associate vice chancellor for diversity, is charged with providing leadership and direction for campus diversity activities. Within the new organization, Affirmative Action and Services will be called the Department of Equity and Access.

A $1 million parallel supercomputing machine donated to the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ by IBM will be used in part to help model issues associated with the reliability and safety of U.S. nuclear stockpiles. Donated to the applied mathematics department in the College of Arts and Sciences and the computer science department in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, the machine is a smaller version of the massive machines at U.S. Department of Energy research laboratories.