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Four Mile Canyon Fire

Photo by M. Douglas Wray

The Four Mile Canyon fire was clearly visible from Koenig Alumni Center. We could see and hear the slurry bombers shuttling back and forth from Denver.
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Wildfire in Boulder County Not Endangering CU-Boulder Campus

The Boulder County wildfire is northwest of the city of Boulder and does not represent a threat to the University of Colorado campus or the central city of Boulder. Classes and all university activities will proceed along a normal schedule on Tuesday.
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The CU Heritage Center is hiring an outreach coordinator

The outreach coordinator will increase awareness and visibility of the Heritage Center, the CU history museum, through written materials and programs, will do historical research, will research and write grants and will have regular museum duties.
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CU vs CSU on TV

There are two broadcast sites to catch the exciting first game of the CU football season vs. Colorado State this Saturday, Sept. 4! They are DirecTV channel 616 and American carriers of the Mountain West Network (CH. 411 on Comcast in Denver/Boulder for example).
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Ralphie runs to the top of Fox Sports’ list of coolest college mascots

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Colorado’s favorite buffalo received national attention when Fox Sports named Ralphie the coolest college football mascot on Sept. 1. The stampeding bison beat out other recognizable and popular contenders such as Mike the Tiger of Louisiana State University, Uga the Bulldog of the University of Georgia and Bevo the Longhorn of the University of Texas.
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CU-Boulder Law School Dean Announces Intention to Resign in 2011

David Getches, dean of the Law School at the University of Colorado at Boulder, has announced that he intends to resign as dean effective June 2011.
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Careers in the Fashion Industry

Hillary Fritz (Engl’78) will share advice and tips about how to get your foot in the door, how to make contacts in the industry and how to find internships and a job. She’ll also talk about the various jobs attainable in fashion: design, merchandising, buying, branding, sales, marketing, account management and so on.
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Committee will study the future of journalism education

On Wednesday, Aug. 25, the University of Colorado at Boulder announced the formation of an exploratory committee to consider the structure and organization of a new interdisciplinary academic program of information and communication technology.

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Boulder climber Glenn Porzak recovering

Glenn Porzak, an experienced climber, fell between 60 and 70 feet when the rock he was scrambling down near Little Pawnee Peak gave way. The accident occurred in the Indians Peaks Wilderness Area near Brainard Lake. Porzak suffered a broken pelvis, nine broken ribs and ‘lots of lacerations’ but is now stable and recovering in a Denver hospital.
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5,215 freshmen attend CU convocation

A veritable herd of new freshmen filled Folsom Field for the 2010 convocation ceremony.
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Buff football captains and new quarterback named

“I’m excited . . . it’s something I’ve worked long and hard for,” said Hansen, who started the final seven games of 2009 after supplanting Hawkins in early October.
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CU partners on telescope project in Chile

A planned $110 million telescope in Chile that the University of Colorado at Boulder is partnering on to probe distant galaxies and stellar nurseries has been named as the top construction priority for mid-sized, ground-based telescopes by the National Research Council in the coming decade.
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Welcome Alumni Association Executive Director

Deborah Fowlkes - July 2010

Please join us in welcoming our new Alumni Association Executive Director, Deborah Fowlkes. Deborah formerly served as assistant vice president for alumni relations and executive director of the Temple University Alumni Association in Philadelphia, PA, a post she held since 2005.
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Single game football tickets now on sale

Single game football tickets on sale

Single Game Tickets: Buy your 2010 CU football single game tickets now!. For all home games, Alumni Association tickets are located in section 215. For all away games, tickets are located in the visitors section.

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Archeological site workers are Forever Buff!

CU Archeology professor Payson Sheets and his crew

Anthropology professor Payson Sheets, in the middle with his arm raised, took Forever Buffs t-shirts to his excavation site at El Ceren, El Salvador last month. Ceren is a well-preserved ancient Maya village that was buried by deep volcanic ash 1,400 years ago. Payson discovered it in 1976.
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Stump leaves the grind

After two and a half years as interim executive director of the Alumni Association, Ron Stump will retire in mid-August. Prior, he worked in the office of student affairs, most recently as vice chancellor for student affairs, for 12 years. In the photo he shows off his classic hand gestures at a party thrown by the alumni staff for him in July. Staff person, Eva Kruger who organizes senior auditors registration, is at right.
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Arctic more sensitive to warming than thought

A new CU-led study shows the Arctic climate system may be more sensitive to greenhouse warming than previously thought, and that current levels of Earth’s atmospheric carbon dioxide may be high enough to bring about significant, irreversible shifts in Arctic ecosystems.
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Your alumni calendar is on its way

For those of you who have bought the 2010-11 Alumni Association wall calendar or those of you who are Lifetime Members and will receive it for free, the calendar will be mailed Monday, July 26. Please check your mailboxes in the next week – they’re on the way!

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Buffalo Bicycle Classic set for Sept. 12

Shervin Rahimpour’s family, which follows the Baha’i faith, fled religious persecution in Iran when he was 5 years old. He and his sisters could not have pursued higher education in Iran. In the United States, the Rahimpours were free to learn. Though finances could be a “tremendous obstacle,” he found financial help.
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Zeta Beta Tau fraternity reunion a hit

Zeta Beta Tau reunion

A reunion of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity May 21-22 in Denver, Boulder, Nederland and Black Hawk drew 70 members and spouses from across the country.
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Get your season football tickets here

Buff football season tickets are now available. The Buffs will be playing the following home games: Colorado State (at Invesco Field in Denver Sept. 4), Hawai’i (Sept. 18), Georgia (Oct. 2), Baylor (Oct. 16, Family Weekend), Texas Tech (Oct. 23, Homecoming), Iowa State (Nov. 13) and Kansas State (Nov. 20). Season tickets start at $235. Go here to order tickets online or call 303-49-BUFFS.
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Pac-10 picks Utah after CU

Folsom Field at sunset - photo by Jeff Caldwell

After CU accepted its offer of membership, the Pac-10 conference returned to the Rockies this week and recruited the University of Utah to become its 12th member after the Texas and Oklahoma members of the Big 12, lead by powerhouse University of Texas, spurned membership in the powerful West Coast-based conference.
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Regents approve move to Pac-10

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The CU Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday, June 11, to approve the momentous move by CU from the Big 12 athletic conference to the Pac-10. During the press statements by top officials that followed outside the club level at Folsom Field, the chair of the Rosebowl Management Committee (in photo) handed out roses to the officials, who are, from left, Steve Bosley (Bus’68, HonDoc’03), regent chair; Larry Scott, Pac-10 Commissioner; Mike Bohn, CU athletic director; Bruce Benson (Geol’64, HonDoc’04) CU president; and Philip P. DiStefano, CU-Boulder chancellor.
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CU to join Pac-10

CU to join Pac-10

The Pac-10 Conference announced today, June 10, that the University of Colorado at Boulder has accepted an invitation to join the Conference as its 11th member, the first new member since July 1, 1978. “On behalf of the University of Colorado students, faculty, alumni and fans, we are proud to accept this invitation from the Pac-10 and join the most prestigious academic and athletic conference in the nation,” says CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano. The official announcement of the dramatic change in CU athletics takes place Friday, June 11, 2010 at 11 a.m. MDT on the club level at Folsom Field in Boulder. Watch the press conference live.
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Get your 2010-11 CU wall calendar

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Our spectacular wall calendar with CU-Boulder scenes is back and better than before. For $12.49, you can purchase a calendar and enjoy the beauty and spirit of the Boulder campus from August 2010 to July 2011. Purchase your calendar here.
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Vice Chancellor Sallye McKee leaving CU-Boulder

Sallye McKee, Vice Chancellor CU-Boulder 2010

The University of Colorado at Boulder today announced that Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement Sallye McKee has resigned from her position and will leave the university for personal and family reasons. The move is effective June 30. CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano will appoint an interim successor to McKee in the coming days. “I want to thank
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Boulder magnet for startups

Sixty engineers, entrepreneurs and financiers were sipping yerba mate tea at a coffee shop down the street from a bong-and-lingerie store on a recent sunny Tuesday in Boulder, and discussing how Boulder — usually seen as an enclave of hippies, marijuana dispensaries and rock climbers — has become a hotbed of capitalism.
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CU in Atlantis

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NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis will make its final flight May 14 carrying three University of Colorado at Boulder-built biomedical payload devices, including one to help scientists understand how and why slimy and troublesome clumps of microorganisms flourish in the low-gravity conditions of space.
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Do we have your correct contact information?

Update your profile in the online Forever Buffs Network, so we have your up-to-date information on. Network registration and log-in features are offered to the right or click here.
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Buff lacrosse

Come see some great lacrosse and cheer on your Buffs at the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association Championship Tournament! Runs from May 11-15 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, with special alumni discount for the Championship Games on May 15! Tickets available here GO BUFFS!
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Running in the Hall of Fame

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Former University of Colorado cross country and track and field standouts Adam Goucher, Shayne Culpepper and Danny Reese were inducted into the Colorado Running Hall of Fame on Tuesday night at the Denver Athletic Club.
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Commencement Ceremonies

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Commencement is coming up! Here’s a comprehensive list of ceremonies, times and locations as well as a parking map and a stadium map. If you have any questions, check the CU-Boulder commencement website. Forever Buffs!
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Hit or myth

Click & Drag, the hi-tech duo the whole country is talking about!

Click and Drag sit in front of a computer at an internet café, lattes in hand. Let’s listen in as Click teaches Drag how to tell if a juicy email is a true story or just an entertaining urban myth.
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80th anniversary of annual awards ceremony

George Norlin Award Medal

The CU-Boulder Alumni Association’s 80th anniversary of the annual awards ceremony, one of CU’s longest-standing traditions, will be held on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at 7 p.m. in Old Main Chapel.
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Room to Read at CU

John Wood, founder of the international nonprofit organization Room to Read

John Wood, founder of the international nonprofit organization “Room to Read,” will give the commencement address during the University of Colorado at Boulder’s spring graduation ceremony on Friday, May 7, beginning at 8:30 a.m. at Folsom Field.
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CU-Boulder gets $15 million

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The University of Colorado at Boulder has received a $15 million grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be used toward the ongoing construction of a revolutionary biotechnology and biomedical research facility where faculty and students will tackle a variety of human health challenges.
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Chayla Rowley wins Udall scholarship

Chayla Rowley - Photo by Casey Cass

Chayla Rowley, a junior in civil engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder who plans to work with tribal nations to provide healthy water supplies, has been awarded a national Udall Scholarship.
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Director of Science Discovery

The Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder invites applications for director of the Science Discovery Program. Science Discovery is one of CU-Boulder’s signature science education outreach programs. Its mission is to stimulate scientific interest, understanding and literacy among Colorado’s youth, teachers and families by bringing university resources and academic expertise to communities.
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Dick Tracy’s wrist radio is here

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I remember reading about Dick Tracy in the funny papers when I was a boy. I always marveled at his nifty-neato wrist radio that sent pictures too. Years went by and I dabbled in all sorts of communication media, eventually finding my way to the wonderful world of webcams.
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CU tornado chasers rev up for spring

Tornado image courtesy of NOAA

University of Colorado at Boulder faculty and students will join a storm-chasing science team for the second year in a row across the nation’s infamous “Tornado Alley” this spring in an effort to understand how and why tornadoes form and evolve in order to improve warning forecasts of the violent events.
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