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University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Professor Bernard Amadei has been awarded the American Association of Engineering Societies' Norm Augustine Award in recognition of his passion and commitment to training globally responsible engineering students. Amadei is the founding president of Engineers Without Borders-USA, a nonprofit organization that partners with developing communities to meet their needs for water, sanitation and energy systems.

Local businesses will have an easier time tapping into the innovative ideas of Leeds School of Business students and faculty, thanks to a new center being established by the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The Center for Business Integration is being created to connect students and faculty from the systems division with local businesses looking for help with some of their toughest problems. James Marlatt, a Leeds School of Business senior instructor and former Arthur Andersen partner, will direct the center.

Leisurely walking for distance combined with low-impact cardiovascular activity appears to be the best formula for obese people seeking to get into shape and stay healthy, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ study.

Editors: Diane Conlin will be on the CU-Â鶹ӰԺ campus and available for interviews through Thursday, June 16. She will then be accessible by e-mail through June 21 before beginning the field school. For photos call Mike Liguori, (303) 492-3117. A Roman emperor's most ambitious and personal building project will be uncovered and analyzed by a team of students and scholars from the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ when a new excavation and field school in Italy begins June 26.

Philip DiStefano, interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will meet with officials from the Steamboat Springs RE-2 School District and northwest Colorado legislators June 15-16 as part of a Western Slope tour. Joining DiStefano will be faculty and students who represent some of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's exceptional educational programs and outreach projects.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students and their parents will encounter a much-changed program at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ when they arrive on campus from June through August for New Student Orientation. Changes have been implemented in a variety of areas to bolster existing sessions, such as the interactive theater workshop, with new ones that fill in gaps and respond to changing campus issues, according to Jim Davis Rosenthal, director of orientation and Ralphie's Resource Center.

High school juniors from throughout Colorado will sharpen their business skills and get a taste of college life during a weeklong University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ program on campus June 19-25. The 30 students will take part in the Business Leadership Program, sponsored by CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's Leeds School of Business Diversity Office. Participating students are prospective first-generation college students whose parents did not attend college, students who are economically disadvantaged or students who are members of underrepresented groups at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ.

Philip DiStefano, interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will meet with Grand Junction officials from Mesa State College, the Mesa County Valley 51 School District and area legislators June 14-15 as part of a Western Slope tour. Joining DiStefano will be faculty and students who represent some of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's exceptional educational programs and outreach projects.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has joined with the Â鶹ӰԺ Police Department and Â鶹ӰԺ County Crime Stoppers to establish a process for people to contribute to a reward for information about a racially motivated attack on a CU-Â鶹ӰԺ student last Friday.

Philip DiStefano, interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will meet with Montrose officials from the Montrose Rotary Club, the Montrose County RE 1-J School District and Montrose area legislators on June 13-14 as part of a Western Slope tour. Joining DiStefano will be faculty and students who represent some of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's exceptional educational programs and outreach projects.