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Five Questions for Steve Lekson

Steve Lekson has stirred up a lot of dust in his time. He's spent years researching prominent archaeological sites, including Chaco Canyon in New Mexico,...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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May 5, 2010
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CU Boulder
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Financial manager named UCCS Employee of the Quarter

Elyse Dunckley, right, receives her award from Shannon Cable, general professional in the Office of Financial Aid and Student Employment and co-president of the Employee of the Quarter committee...
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Staff
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May 5, 2010
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UCCS
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State budget-balancing measure leads to shift in PERA contributions

University of Colorado employees who are PERA members will see a 2.5 percent reduction in wages during the 2010-11 fiscal year in order to comply with a new...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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April 28, 2010
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CU System
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UPDATE: Flex bill clears first hurdle at Capitol

The Colorado legislative bill aimed at giving higher education institutions more flexibility in financial affairs and in setting tuition rates was unanimously...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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April 28, 2010
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CU System
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Guiding principles, presidential search go back to governance groups

Diversity was a central theme of last week's University of Colorado Board of Regents meeting as the elected officials discussed how to define the issue within...
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Jay Dedrick
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April 28, 2010
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CU System
STORY

Federal stimulus has brought $151 million to CU for research

From state fiscal stabilization funds, which enabled the university to backfill its budget amid state higher education cuts, to federal grants that will speed...
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Staff
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April 28, 2010
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CU System
STORY

Five Questions for Anita Head

Viewing children as empty vessels in need of filling was de rigueur in learning circles not so long ago. All of that has changed. Teachers now understand the...
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Staff
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April 14, 2010
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CU Boulder
STORY

CU announces latest budget-balancing measures

The second round of budget-balancing steps made necessary by cuts in state funding will total $22 million throughout the University of Colorado system. All...
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Staff
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April 7, 2010
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus, CU Denver, CU System, CU Boulder, UCCS
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Flexibility legislation expected to be introduced next week

A Colorado Senate bill aimed at increasing flexibility for higher education, anticipated since the start of the current lawmakers' session at the Capitol,...
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Jay Dedrick
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April 7, 2010
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CU System
STORY

Benson: Tuition increases will help preserve CU's quality, competitive edge

No one — from University of Colorado officials to students and families — likes the idea of tuition increases. But with CU faculty and staff continuing to work...
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Staff
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March 31, 2010
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CU Denver, CU Boulder, UCCS
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Details of state budget command focus at the Capitol

The long appropriations bill, the main legislation that will determine the state's budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year, was introduced in the Colorado House of...
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Jay Dedrick
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March 31, 2010
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CU System
STORY

Amid state funding shortfalls, CU raises tuition by up to 9 percent

The University of Colorado Board of Regents voted 8-to-1 on Monday to raise tuition by up to 9 percent on all four of its campuses starting this fall. Regent...
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Staff
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March 24, 2010
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CU System
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Job searches for new grads lengthening, says career services director

With a struggling economy still affecting the nation, college students graduating this spring are faced with long, competitive job searches, according to Lisa...
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Staff
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March 24, 2010
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CU Boulder
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General Assembly reaches halfway mark

If the Colorado General Assembly's 2010 session were a two-act play, it would be time for intermission, with audience members from the University of Colorado...
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Jay Dedrick
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March 17, 2010
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CU System
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Board of Regents receives grim budget outlook, plans March 29 tuition vote

By Deborah Méndez-Wilson The University of Colorado system is considering a proposal to raise tuition starting this fall by up to 9 percent for resident...
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Staff
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March 10, 2010
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CU System
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Kaiser Permanente grant to stimulate jobs, education

As Colorado faces historic unemployment rates, a new partnership between Kaiser Permanente and four state colleges and universities will bring hundreds of new...
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Staff
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March 3, 2010
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UCCS
STORY

CU Women Succeeding Symposium sets record attendance

The stark statistics and harrowing stories of women and girls incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and the sobering realities of higher education funding were among...
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Staff
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March 3, 2010
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus
STORY

Faculty Council budget committee offers guide to approaching cuts

The systemwide Faculty Council's budget committee has developed a set of written guidelines aimed at protecting what its members value most as campuses...
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Jay Dedrick
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March 3, 2010
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CU System
STORY

School of Public Affairs to provide law enforcement education

Colorado peace officers will be able to build on supervisor training courses through the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, according to an agreement...
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Staff
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March 3, 2010
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UCCS
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Biotech Building receives boost from $1 million gift

Jane Butcher Jane Butcher (B.A., International Affairs '66), who with late husband Charlie Butcher has played a key role in supporting the University of...
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Staff
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March 3, 2010
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CU System
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Leukemia Lymphoma Society honors professor

The stark statistics and harrowing stories of women and girls incarcerated in U.S. prisons, and the sobering realities of higher education funding were among...
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Staff
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March 3, 2010
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CU System
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Higher ed budget, tuition flexibility generate fresh discussion

Funding to higher education was spared in Gov. Bill Ritter's most recent budget-balancing plan, which was announced on Thursday, Feb. 18. Still, universities...
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Jay Dedrick
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February 24, 2010
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CU System, CU Boulder
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Bosley talks budget issues with Faculty Assembly

CU Board of Regents Chair Steve Bosley Praising a "fabulous leadership team" at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs for insight and optimism during...
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Staff
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February 24, 2010
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UCCS
STORY

Regents adopt guiding principles following robust debate about diversity

University of Colorado regents on Thursday, Feb. 11, adopted an overarching mission statement and a set of guiding principles that define CU's identity as an...
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Staff
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February 10, 2010
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CU System
STORY

Staff Council looks to boost participation

University of Colorado Staff Council considered ways to promote and raise its visibility; discussed the effects of House Bill 11-1301 and reviewed details of...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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August 25, 2011
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CU System

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