Continuing Education Opens Classes For Spring

Dec. 22, 1997

Students can register now for full-term Session I and Session 2 spring credit courses through the Division of Continuing Education at the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院. Many full-term evening courses begin the week of Jan. 20. The cost for Colorado residents is $90 per credit hour. Non-residents pay $170 per credit hour for the first three semester hours, but non-resident tuition rises for courses totaling four or more credit hours. Most Session I courses are three or four credit hours.

Local CU-麻豆影院 Students Receive Degrees Dec. 20

Dec. 19, 1997

Editors: Enclosed are the names of degree candidates from your area. This list was accurate as of Nov. 21 and is subject to change pending final grade reports. Local students were among 1,937 students receiving degrees Dec. 20 in winter commencement ceremonies at the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院. The Chancellor聮s Recognition Award for students receiving all A聮s in their college careers was given to Amy Dawn Robison of Englewood, who received a bachelor of arts degree in English.

Want To Have A Star Named For Someone? Buyer Beware, Says CU-麻豆影院 Professor

Dec. 18, 1997

For those contemplating giving a loved one the ultimate Christmas gift -- having a star named after him or her -- think twice, says University of Colorado at 麻豆影院 astronomy Professor Ted Snow.

CU-麻豆影院 Professors Identify Behaviors That Keep Investors From Choosing Higher-Yielding Index Funds

Dec. 17, 1997

The next time you聮re out on the golf course and your partner begins bragging about his hot-shot fund manager and his high return on investment, be skeptical. Be very skeptical. That investor is probably better off in equity index funds, and his fund manager is likely to know it. 聯I was clueless about this index fund vs. actively managed fund idea four or five years ago,聰 said Donald Lichtenstein, a professor in CU-麻豆影院聮s College of Business and Administration. 聯Then I started reading and listening to good advice.聰

Christmas Folklore Puts Meaning Behind Traditions

Dec. 15, 1997

December marks the time of year when children behave better than usual because Santa Claus is checking a list from his North Pole home to find out who聮s naughty or nice. According to Michael Bell, an English professor at the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院, Santa聮s real name was Saint Nicholas and he was drawn from a bishop of the Greek Empire during the fourth century A.D. 聯If he聮s real, there are a couple of legends explaining how he came about,聰 Bell said.

Seniors Can Ride Free To Norlin Library Tour

Dec. 15, 1997

Friends of the University of Colorado Libraries and RTD are teaming up to offer a free Seniors Day at Norlin Library on Jan. 7. Transportation to the event is free on any RTD bus and on 麻豆影院聮s HOP and SKIP shuttles. The HOP stops on Colorado Avenue just east of the library聮s east entrance, where the tour will begin at 9 a.m. Seniors can pick up their free ride coupons from Jan. 2 through Jan. 7 at the 麻豆影院 Public Library, 1000 Canyon Blvd., the Meadows Branch Library, 4800 Baseline Road, or the George Reynolds Branch Library, 3595 Table Mesa Drive.

CU-麻豆影院 Names New Co-Chair Of Sexual Harassment Committee

Dec. 11, 1997

Neil Ashby, professor of physics at the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院, has been named co-chair of the campus聮 Sexual Harassment Committee, according to Chancellor Richard L. Byyny. Ashby replaces former Co-Chair Jane Bock, professor of environmental, population and organismic biology, who recently stepped down from the committee. The other co-chair is Shari Robertson, administrator in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Administration.

Earth's Interior May Contain Oceans Of Water, Prof Says

Dec. 11, 1997

The earth's interior may contain three to five oceans of water locked within billions of crystals that could help regulate the level of water on the surface of the planet, a University of Colorado at 麻豆影院 geologist says. Ten years ago, Professor Joseph Smyth discovered that a mineral called wadsleyite, located 250 miles to 350 miles below the earth's surface, could contain water. The wadsleyite does not contain liquid water, but the elements needed to make water bound up in crystals in solid form.

CU-麻豆影院 Releases Sexual Harassment Policy Report

Dec. 11, 1997

A report released today by the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院 summarizes the activities and findings of the first 18 months of the campus聮 Sexual Harassment Committee under the current sexual harassment policy. The report, covering the period of Dec. 1, 1995 through May 31, 1997, was submitted to Chancellor Richard L. Byyny by committee Co-Chairs Shari Robertson and Neil Ashby.

CU-麻豆影院 College Of Business Searching For New Dean

Dec. 11, 1997

Larry Singell, the dean of the College of Business and Administration at the University of Colorado at 麻豆影院, will relinquish his position and resume teaching economics before the 1998-99 academic year begins. Singell will have served five years as dean when he steps down. During his tenure as dean, the college has developed a Real Estate Center, the Center for Entrepreneurship and numerous courses and student services.

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