COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — Ten Colorado Springs-area students who possess the ability, but not the finances, to succeed in college will have the opportunity to reach their academic peak at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs as part of a donation from Colorado Springs Utilities. Colorado Springs Utilities has agreed to donate $50,000...
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When the space shuttle Endeavor lifts from its Florida mooring Nov. 10, United States and university history will be made. On board the Endeavor, scheduled for an 11-day mission, will be John Herrington, the nation’s first American Indian astronaut and a 1983 CU-Colorado Springs graduate. The seven-member crew of Endeavor will travel to Space...
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October 11, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Hutton, 262-3439 Margo Baker, 262-3832 Editor’s note: A photo of Sheila Tobias is available upon request. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN FOUNDER VISITS CU-COLORADO SPRINGS COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — Sheila Tobias, a founding member of the National Organization for Women (NOW), will lecture on feminism in America...
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September 25, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tom Hutton, 262-3439 Margo Baker, 262-3832 CU-COLORADO SPRINGS TO HOST CUBAN ARTISTS COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — “Café II: The Journeys of Cuban Artists,” a multi-media exhibit curated by Cuban artist Leandro Soto, opens with a reception from 5 – 8 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Gallery of...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — Feel like traveling around the world in 60 minutes? Learning about the changing role of the President? Or watching a normally staid group of professors lay down a few chords of classic rock n’ roll? Fall Fest at CU-Colorado Springs will offer these activities and much more beginning at 9...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — A record number of first-time freshmen lead CU-Colorado Springs to its highest-ever enrollment, according to official enrollment figures released this week. A total of 910 first-time freshmen enrolled for the fall semester, boosting total enrollment to 7,407, an 8.4 percent increase from fall 2001 when 6,835 students enrolled. Freshman enrollment...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is one of the top Western-United States public universities, according to the editors of U.S. News and World Report. In its 2002 college rankings edition, “America’s Best Colleges,” the magazine’s editors ranked CU-Colorado Springs eighth among top public universities in the West. In...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO — Prisoners of war and those listed as missing in action will be formally honored during a ceremony at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. The first-ever campus POW/MIA Recognition Day will be at noon Sept. 20 at the flagpole in front of Main Hall. The ceremony is free and...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO Six community leaders recently joined the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Chancellor’s Leadership Class Community Board. The sixteen-member board helps identify leadership opportunities for students enrolled in the Chancellor’s Leadership Class, a highly selective, four-year leadership program that helps students develop leadership skills, engages students in meaningful community service, and...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO A boy diagnosed with a terminal illness was scheduled to have his right leg amputated until his father called a local technology company. With a few clicks of a mouse, the father received the latest medical information data that helped spare his son’s leg. Technology is alive and well in Colorado...
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