AMP: ENSURING SUCCESS FAR INTO THE FUTURE
The Academic Master Plan is the latest – not the last – step in a mammoth Downtown Denver Campus and Denver community effort to assess not only the goals of the campus, but what it will take to attain them. (Click for Full Story)

OPEN HOUSE: WARM WELCOME, TERRIFIC TURNOUT

Students from the Office of Admissions and the College of Arts & Media gave tours every half hour to potential students and their families during Open House March 6. (Click for Full Story)

FIESTA KICKS OFF ONE BOOK, ONE DENVER EVENTS
One Book, One Denver events kicked off in festive fashion March 26 with a fiesta, compliments of the Business School’s Judy Chavez. Between mouthfuls of posole (pork and hominy stew), biscochitos (anise cookies) and boillios (bread), readers chatted about Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros. The novel was selected by the Mayor’s Office for the second annual One Book, One Denver community reading event. (Click for Full Story)

ADMISSIONS' RAMSBURG GEARING UP FOR FINAL FRONTIER
There will be some up-close and personal stargazing in Doug Ramsburg’s future, but there will be a couple of years and some intense preparation leading up to it. Ramsburg, a transfer credit evaluator at the Office of Admissions, won a three-hour flight into the Earth’s atmosphere as part of a Volvo XC90 promotion advertised during Super Bowl XXXIX. (Click for Full Story)

RAMPING UP FOR RESEARCH & CREATIVE ACTIVITIES DAY
It’s that moment when all the hard work, sweat, systems, formulas and algorithms come together. It’s “The Eureka Moment,” and it’s too good not to share. (Click for Full Story)

THE SOURCE ON OUTSOURCING: SERAPIO TALK IS APRIL 20
Manuel Serapio, associate professor of marketing, conducted a comprehensive survey for CIT on outsourcing and its effect on Colorado. He published his study findings in November 2004 and will hold an open discussion on the conclusions and their meaning in the short and long term April 20, 7:30-10 a.m. in the Executive Programs room 150. (Click for Full Story)

MEDEMA EARNS NEH SUMMER STIPEND
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced last week that Steven Medema, economics professor at the Downtown Denver Campus of the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, received a 2005 NEH Summer Stipend award. (Click for Full Story)

WIRTH CHAIR ANNOUNCES AWARDEES TO BE HONORED AT LUNCHEON
The Wirth Chair at the Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, has announced the winners of the 8^th annual Wirth Chair Awards. The statewide awards, which focus on sustainable development, are given in three categories: excellence and depth of media coverage of sustainable topics; community projects or persons which foster sustainable principles; and businesses which feature sustainable strategies as part of their daily operations. (Click for Full Story)

CAM FACULTY, STUDENTS, PROGRAMS IN WESTWORD'S 'BEST OF DENVER'
It’s no secret on the Downtown Denver Campus that the College of Arts & Media is outstanding, and with interaction and positive impact throughout Denver, it’s no secret to the community either. But lest anyone doubt it, Westword, a Denver weekly known for cutting right to the chase, made it official. (Click for Full Story)

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RAISES BIGGEST RUCKUS EVER
The Alumni Association disproved any notion about “unlucky 13.”  As a matter of fact, the association’s 13th annual Rock Bottom Ruckus was arguably the best ever. (Click for Full Story)

ERISMAN TO PERFORM 'THREE B's' AT KING CENTER
The Music and Entertainment Industry Studies program at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center's (UCDHSC) College of Arts & Media presents the Three B's Concert featuring Zoe Erisman. (Click for Full Story)

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APRIL 2005