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College Calendar
FALL CAREER FAIR Tuesday, Oct. 10, 1-7 p.m., Coors Events Center.
Information:
http://careerservices.colorado.edu/
public.cs?studentFairs
ASTRONAUT
SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION
Oct. 12, 4-5 p.m., DLC Bechtel Collaboratory; scholarship
presentation and talk by Scott Carpenter.
ENGINEERING
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, Oct. 21, 7:30 a.m.-4:30
p.m., Engineering Center; one-day overview of the college and
engineering majors for high school juniors and seniors. Information:
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
prospective/open_house.htm
For more information about
college events, visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
EventCalendar/Calendar.aspx
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In the
News
Following is a list of recent press releases pertaining to the college. Click each
(story)
link to read the full news release, or visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/news/
current_news.htm
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CU-Boulder Students to Snag Bargains on
Business Clothing at ‘Suit Yourself’ Sale
(story)
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CU-Boulder Partnership with BVSD
Creates New Scholarship Opportunities for Centaurus Pre-Engineering
Grads
(story)
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CU Engineering Fast
Facts
CU replaced U of C as the preferred acronym for the university
around 1925. (Source: Sylvia Pettem, Coloradan)
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The University of Colorado has a
strong institutional commitment to the principles of diversity and takes
action to achieve that end. The university does not discriminate in its
educational and employment programs and activities on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, age, disability, creed, religion, or veteran
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Many CU engineering students
competed in the third annual Shell Campus Pit Stop Challenge Oct. 9. The
event, which challenges students to change the tire on a Ferrari in record
time, is a recruiting event held in conjunction with the Fall Career Fair.
Fall 2006 Enrollment
Undergraduate student enrollment in the College of Engineering and Applied
Science increased slightly this fall to 2,755 students from 2,739 enrolled
in fall 2005, according to official census information. Graduate student
enrollment also increased to 1,091 from 1,055 last fall, including
degree-seeking, distance-learning students in the Engineering Management
and Interdisciplinary Telecommunications programs.
Women make up 17.7 percent (489) of the undergraduate enrollment and 23
percent (251) of the graduate enrollment. The enrollment includes 205
underrepresented minorities at the undergraduate level, or 7.4 percent,
and 61 at the graduate level, or 5.6 percent. To view the
engineering enrollment breakdown by department and to look at trends, go
to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
overview/students.htm
and select the desired link.
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I-CUE Funds Strategic
Initiatives
The college
has committed to providing 10 four-year merit scholarships averaging
$2,000 per year to 2007 graduates of the Pre-Engineering Academy at
Lafayette’s Centaurus High School as part of the dean’s Investment in CU
Engineering (I-CUE) program. The program seeks to increase quality and
diversity in the college through investment in strategic initiatives. In
2008, the Centaurus offering will grow to 16 scholarships, while another
16 scholarships averaging $3,000 per year will be awarded to the first
four-year graduates of the Denver School of Science & Technology. The
college’s ITL Program has an ongoing outreach program with both schools.
In addition
to these K-12 diversity partnerships, interdisciplinary initiatives in
energy, materials, and space also will be supported by I-CUE. Support for
each of these areas will include new faculty and start-up funds, graduate
fellowships and assistantships, curricula and facilities development, and
undergraduate apprenticeships. A three-part approach to funding the
initiatives is being used, including reallocation of some college
resources, requests for new campus resources, and private fund-raising.
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Colorado Space Grant
Consortium
Colorado Space Grant Consortium
students were a bit disappointed by the failure of the first
commercial rocket flight launch from the New Mexico Spaceport Sept.
25. The UP Aerospace rocket carried a COSGC payload designed to
measure cosmic rays and microwave radiation. However, COSGC
Associate Director Bernadette Garcia says it was still a great
learning experience for everyone involved. The five CU students who
traveled to New Mexico for the launch were able to participate in
the payload integration and other pre-launch activities, and the
team, which is now working on its second payload scheduled to go up
with the next launch, hasn’t lost any of its drive and enthusiasm.
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Honors and Awards
Congratulations
to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements.
Faculty
Andrzej Ehrenfeucht
of computer science has been named a Distinguished Professor, joining a
prestigious group of CU faculty who are selected based on exemplary
teaching and distinguished scholarship. He is only the second CU
engineering faculty member to receive this distinction.
Christine Hrenya
of chemical and biological engineering has been selected to receive the
American Chemical Society’s PROGRESS/Dreyfus Lectureship Award in
recognition of her research accomplishments. The award is designed to
raise the visibility and promote the advancement of top women scientists
and engineers and will be presented at various research institutions
during the spring 2007 semester.
The
following Dean’s Awards were presented at the October faculty/staff
meeting. The awards were based on annual faculty performance evaluations
and include $5,000 in discretionary gifts funds to enhance the faculty
member’s career and the college’s mission:
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Janet deGrazia
of chemical
and biological engineering received
the Dean's Award for Outstanding Teaching in the college.
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Kamran Mohseni
of aerospace engineering sciences received the Dean's Award for
Professional Progress from the college.
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Zoya
Popovic
of
electrical and computer engineering received the Dean's Award for
Outstanding Research in the college.
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Will
Medlin
of chemical and biological engineering received the Dean's Award
for
Outstanding Junior Faculty in the college.
The
following faculty members have been selected to receive Provost Faculty
Achievement Awards, recognizing a published body of work that has made
significant contributions to their field. The awards come with a $1,000
grant for research/creative work and a plaque to be presented by Phil
DiStefano on Oct. 13:
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Keith
Molenaar
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
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Ryan
Gill
of
chemical and biological engineering
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Regan
Zane
of
electrical and computer engineering
Jack Zable
of mechanical engineering has been appointed to a new endowed faculty
position as Industry Professor of ME Design.
Students
Kennda Lynch
and
Ryan Kobrick,
graduate students in aerospace engineering sciences, were invited to
attend the Next Generation Exploration Conference in August at NASA Ames
Research Center. The conference invited 166 young space professionals and
students to give their input on the future of space exploration.
David King
of
chemical and biological engineering was selected to receive a NASA
Fellowship.
Paul Handke
of chemical and biological engineering was selected as the winner of the
Senior AIChE design problem award for his project last spring.
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Faculty and Staff
Welcome to
the following new college staff:
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Medford Moorer,
graduate student advisor, CEAE
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