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Toku Kawata, a third-year piano performance doctor of musical arts candidate, spent a month in Paris this summer to research "En Vers" by Japanese composer and sometime Paris resident Akira Miyoshi. He shared his experience with CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's College of Music .

Have a question about the business minor? Thinking about adding a journalism degree? Can’t decide between a theater major or minor? Make an appointment to visit with your advisor by going to MyCUHub today. Also, be sure to take advantage of the campus-wide drop-in advising hours, available every Monday from 1 to 3 p.m. to access advising resources for any major or minor across campus.

As the first wave of midterms hits, I hope you're all finding time to do fun things during the week and get out of the study den for a bit. The theme this week is free events!

An interdisciplinary research team led by a Â鶹ӰԺ professor has won a major funding award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to uncover the behavioral and neurological processes that govern the deeply embedded science of smell.

The campus will conduct a test the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Alerts system on Thursday, Sept. 24, at noon to raise awareness of how the campus community will be notified in case of a campus emergency. The test will include text messages, emails, social media and website announcements. Annual testing of emergency notification systems is required by the Clery Act, a federal law.

A limited number of general admission Dalai Lama tickets for current CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty and staff will be available for $20 apiece beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, for the Oct. 20 event . There is a limit of two tickets per faculty and staff member. One of those tickets can be for a guest not affiliated with the university.

The Conference on World Affairs today unveiled a new strategic plan. The plan establishes a new oversight board and governance structure , sets bold new goals for faculty, staff and student involvement, and seeks to create long-term financial stability by building a $5 million endowment over the next five years. The plan is the culmination of work by a Strategic Planning Committee that was convened in June. CU-Â鶹ӰԺ Today sat down with CWA faculty director John Griffin and Peter Spear, former dean of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s College of Arts & Sciences and chair of the CWA’s Strategic Planning Committee, to discuss the plan and what it means for the future of the Conference.

The Â鶹ӰԺ welcomed its most academically qualified and diverse incoming freshman class in the campus’s history this fall, setting records for the second consecutive year.

In my ongoing effort to keep the community informed, I am providing our students, faculty and staff with an update on CU-Â鶹ӰԺ’s Title IX initiatives. As a part of the next steps with the Office for Civil Rights, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ is welcoming OCR representatives on campus this month to see first-hand the progress we continue to make with our Title IX programs.

CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Penina Axelrad , professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace Sciences, received the 2015 Aerospace Educator Award from the Women in Aerospace association.