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CU-Boulder

• Center to partner with Montbello to reduce youth violence

UCCS

• Chancellor in White House spotlight as ‘Champion of Change’

CU-Denver

• Faculty, staff asked to provide input on Auraria class schedule revisions

Anschutz Medical Campus

• Campus hosts visit from U.S. commerce secretary

• Nominees sought for university’s high honors
• President’s Fund for the Humanities offering grants

Top Stories

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  Merchant resigns from Board of Regents

  Under state law, the governor appoints a successor to serve until the next general election, set for November 2012.

• Six faculty members receive Distinguished Professor designation

  President Benson reviewed nominations from colleagues and deans and, with the unanimous recommendation of a committee of Distinguished Professors, forwarded the candidates for the award to the Board of Regents.
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  Optimism in a challenging fiscal environment

  President Bruce D. Benson was optimistic and complimentary during his first campus town hall meeting of the fall on Sept. 20 while advising that neither Colorado nor CU are out of fiscal danger.

• Online health assessments available starting Monday

  A confidential, online health assessment tool launches on Monday, Oct. 3, as part of Be Colorado.

• Conversations continue about future of journalism education

  Representatives from eight faculty discussion groups listened to ideas and addressed questions from the public concerning a new CU-Boulder entity that will replace the School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

• Faculty Council continues work on severance policy recommendation

  Faculty Council Chair Mark Malone and other council leaders have begun making presentations to campus faculty assemblies.

• Five questions for David Clough

  There’s no doubt he’s a sports fan, but his biggest rooting interest is the students – athletes and nonathletes – whom he helps educate at the University of Colorado Boulder.

• University of Colorado Hospital tops in quality of care

  The latest distinction for University of Colorado Hospital is the Quality Leadership Award given annually by University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC).

• CU-Boulder physics professor named Presidential Early Career Award Winner
• UCCS accounting professor honored by alumni fundraising
• Three CU business school deans celebrate alumni at landmark event
• Weir named chief information officer for UIS
• Cain to lead national group of family physicians
• Dropping names …
• Lakin takes regulatory compliance post at CU Denver