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Higher ed flexibility headed to governor's desk

Having received final approval from the Colorado House on Monday, May 10, the higher education flexibility bill has been passed to Gov. Bill Ritter for his...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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May 12, 2010
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CU System
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Bill maintaining health care choices for CU employees moves forward

Legislation clarifying that the University of Colorado may continue to offer existing health plan choices to its classified employees passed its second reading...
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Jay Dedrick
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May 12, 2010
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CU System
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Staff Council weighs in on proposed 'intellectual diversity' guideline

Saying an amendment to the University of Colorado's guiding principles that focuses on faculty "intellectual diversity" was too narrow, the University of...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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May 12, 2010
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CU System
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Five Questions for Connie Graham

Fundraising always has played an important role at the University of Colorado, but as state funding for higher education declines, donor gifts become even more...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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May 12, 2010
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CU System
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Chancellor's year in review turns attention to future

Dignitaries gather for the August dedication of the Science and Engineering building at UCCS. While university finances remain a top priority over the next 14...
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Staff
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May 12, 2010
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UCCS
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Toomre honored with largest CU-Boulder faculty award

Toomre Juri Toomre, a professor of astrophysical and planetary sciences and a fellow of JILA at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has been selected to receive the Hazel Barnes Prize, the highest...
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Staff
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May 12, 2010
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CU System
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UCCS Staff Council leaders elected

New members of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Staff Council executive board have been elected. Co-presidents-elect for the 2009-2010 term are Megan Broeren, program assistant, student...
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Staff
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May 12, 2010
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UCCS
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Workshops explain shift in thinking about fundraising

A new fundraising approach is taking root throughout the CU Foundation , and among campus and volunteer partners. "The old model of fundraising is us simply...
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Staff
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May 5, 2010
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Boulder campus gets Googled for mapping project

Thousands of campus denizens wander the University of Colorado at Boulder by bike or on foot, but later this year, the entire world will get to take the tour...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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May 5, 2010
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CU Boulder
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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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GUEST COLUMN: Understanding political, philosophical and intellectual diversity

Jim Geddes, M.D. Our greatest responsibility as a university is to provide our students a rich, ethical and diverse educational environment that promotes...
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Staff
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May 5, 2010
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus
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Educator to speak on U.S. security at National Press Club

Kurt Johnson Kurt Johnson, an educator at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs whose background includes providing legal counsel to senior military...
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Staff
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May 5, 2010
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UCCS
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Dropping names ...

Johnson Thomas E. Johnson, professor of molecular behavioral genetics at the Institute for Behavioral Genetics at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has received the Denham Harman Research Award...
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Staff
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May 5, 2010
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus, CU Denver, CU Boulder
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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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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
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Stimulus grant brings $15 million to biotechnology building

The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a $15 million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to be used toward the ongoing...
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Staff
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April 28, 2010
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CU Boulder
PEOPLE

Professor receives award from Council for Exceptional Children

Strain Phillip S. Strain, professor of educational psychology and early childhood special education at the University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development, received the...
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Staff
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April 28, 2010
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CU Denver
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Open Enrollment

With open enrollment under way, Payroll & Benefit Services (PBS) encourages employees to review materials, attend an open enrollment session, compare plans...
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Staff
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April 28, 2010
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CU System
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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
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Five Questions for Kerry Paterson

Kerry Paterson, executive chef at the University of Colorado at Boulder, gets cooking in the Kittredge Commons kitchen. Kerry Paterson has some extremely...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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April 28, 2010
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CU Boulder
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Five questions for Roxanna Winslow

Roxanna Winslow, right, and Mollie Young are transition project managers at the University of Colorado Denver. Moving can be a nightmare. The packing, the...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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April 21, 2010
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CU Denver
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Staffers honored for stellar service

From left, Alexis Kelly, Stephanie Hanenberg, Lisa Province and Donna Maes display their service excellence awards at the All Staff Council Conference on...
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Cynthia Pasquale
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April 21, 2010
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CU System
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Achievements in diversity celebrated by president's awards

Representatives of faculty, staff, students to be recognized at ceremony in May Five winners of the annual President's Diversity Awards will be recognized in a...
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Staff
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April 21, 2010
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CU Anschutz Medical Campus, CU Denver, CU Boulder
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International Festival offers tastes of global culture, foods

The 20th annual International Festival at the University of Colorado at Boulder promises a slate of sights, sounds and tastes from around the world, and will...
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Staff
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April 21, 2010
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CU Boulder
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Four energy leaders receive engineering award

The University of Colorado at Boulder will present the Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award to four influential leaders in the energy industry at the 45th...
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Staff
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April 21, 2010
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CU Boulder

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