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Ofelia Miramontes, associate vice chancellor for diversity and equity at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, was selected to receive a Latino Americans Who Make A Difference award for 2000 from the Urban Spectrum newspaper. Miramontes is also an associate professor of education. She was cited for her efforts in developing public education programs for second language learners of English. She was one of 11 recipients of this yearÂ’s award, which honors Latino Americans "who are dedicated to making a better world for everyone."

Three University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ students won first place in the print discipline at the One ClubÂ’s Young Creative Professionals advertising competition held in New York City. The CU-Â鶹ӰԺ team of David Baker, Farrah Ferguson and Laura Hauseman competed against professional advertising agencies and graduate portfolio schools from around the country. The award is quite a coup, according to David Slayden, associate professor at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and director of the Lab for New Media Strategy and Design, an Omnicom-funded project.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ alumnus Jim Voss is slated to make his fourth journey into the heavens on Friday, May 19, when NASA's space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from Cape Kennedy, Fla. Originally slated for launch April 16, the flight has been delayed three times. Carrying a seven-person crew, Atlantis is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station to unload a ton of cargo and perform maintenance on the orbiting habitat as its assembly continues, said NASA officials. Launch is slated for 4:12 a.m. MDT.

The CU-Â鶹ӰԺ School of Law is the No. 1 state law school in the country and fourth overall for placing graduates in judicial clerkship positions. Out of the top 50 law schools listed in U.S. News & World ReportÂ’s "Best Graduate Schools, 2001 edition," CU-Â鶹ӰԺ, with a 24 percent placement rate, trails only Yale (46.3 percent), Harvard (27.1 percent) and Stanford (24.2 percent). Judicial clerkships are a key educational quality indicator.

The Campus Safety, Health and Environmental Management Association announced that the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ has been awarded the National Safety Council President's Citation Letter for its Complete Safety Program. The NSC's Complete Safety Program is intended to encourage and recognize outstanding efforts in designing and implementing safety programs and incorporating novel ideas in compliance with standardized regulations at the university level.

Chancellor Richard Byyny has appointed Ronald J. Stump to the position of vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. He will assume the position June 12, pending approval by the CU Board of Regents on June 9. Stump has held the position on an interim basis for the past year and was one of four finalists to interview with campus constituents last month. He also served as associate vice chancellor and dean of students at CU-Â鶹ӰԺ for three years prior to his interim appointment. The proposed salary will be $130,000.

Local children can discover how common lasers are in everyday life, from Sega Dreamcasts to CD players to digital cameras, at the next CU Wizards show "Lasers and Light" on Saturday, May 27. Dana Anderson, optical physicist and professor of physics at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ, will explain the marvels of lasers and light at 9:30 a.m. in the Duane Physics building, room G1B30. The free hour-long presentation is intended for children in grades five through nine.

A conference and music festival celebrating the cultural diversity of the American West through its music will be offered Aug. 10-13 by the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ. The conference titled "Listening to the West: Music in the Soul of a Region" will feature free music performances on the lawn of Â鶹ӰԺ's historic Chautauqua Park including Tish Hinojosa, Antonia Apodaca, Ramblin' Jack Eliot, Calvin Standing Bear, the Hot Club of Cow Town and many more.

Editors: A complete schedule of events is available by calling (303) 492-4007. This event is not open to the public but reporters are welcome to attend More than 110 school and community officials from throughout the state will gather in Â鶹ӰԺ May 17-19 for a seminar on safe school planning offered by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ.

People planning to attend commencement at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ on Friday morning, May 12, are encouraged to leave ample time for driving, particularly people arriving via U.S. 36. Traffic volume is expected to be about half of game-day traffic during CUÂ’s football season, which sometimes clogs the Turnpike even without construction delays. Because of construction work along U.S. 36, similar tie-ups could result, although all lanes reportedly will be open.