Alumni Association

Dear Alum,

Wow! The staff at the Heritage Center, the CU history museum, has absolutely outdone themselves with the mounting of their new, three-part exhibit on China, including an exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service exhibit called Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change, is only here until mid-August. Learn more below under “Programs.”

Campus quiets down for the summer, or does it? It turns out 7,500 students study at CU during the three plus warm months! Find out more here. Photo by Casey A. Cass.

If you’ve moved or changed e-mail addresses, let us know. And don’t forget, you can always find the latest alumni and CU happenings at www.cualum.org. Connect with other alums at My CU Network. If you’re having trouble viewing this e-mail newsletter, you may view it online here.

Marc Killinger, editor.

Programs

View our slideshow about student-alumni unity

Forever Buffs is the Alumni Association’s new plan to create lifelong CU relationships that begin when a freshman is admitted and continue for a lifetime. Membership dues are no longer required to participate in our programs and services. Watch the slideshow to learn more.

Family Camp is soon!

Still looking for a great summer outing for the whole family? Load up the gang and head for an all-inclusive week at CU Family Camp in the Rockies. Dates are July 5-12 and we have two mini-camp dates as well. Check it out here, give a call at 303-492-0635 or e-mail Ryan to reserve your space.

Attend the big away football game

Grab your boots and cowboy hat and join other CU fans in the live music capital of the country, Austin, Texas! Enjoy a classic Big 12 match up as the Buffs take on the Longhorns. Go here for more information on travel and event packages or contact Premier College Sports, a new Alumni Association partner, at 800-416-1829.

Go golfing at CU’s new course

Join the Hispanic Alumni Association at its annual Chile Open Golf Tournament on June 27 at the Colorado National Golf Club (formerly Vista Ridge) in Erie, Colo., now CU’s golf course. Shotgun is at 8 a.m. For more information please go here or contact Nita Vela at 303-667-0334.

Head for the hills with the Directors Club

The Directors Club, a group of loyal, engaged and fun CU alumni and friends, heads to Breckenridge for the annual Summer Meeting June 19-21, featuring great CU speakers and food, new friends and old, and time off to relax in the clear mountain air. Check here before saddling up.

Take the Spring Tree Walk

Explore the beauty of the campus arboretum with grounds specialist Alan Nelson on May 19 and May 20. Free tours depart at 5 p.m. from the south entrance of the University Museum. Light refreshments will be served at the CU Heritage Center following the tour. Read more about the tree walk.

Heritage Center’s China is stunning

Documenting China: Contemporary Photography and Social Change, a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service show, features 57 dramatic photographs by Chinese photographers. This exhibit was developed by the Bates College Museum of Art and made possible by funding from Crystal Cruises. See it with a long-term exhibit, Americans in a Changing China: 1920-2008. The exhibits are open on the third floor of Old Main 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday plus Saturday, June 6 noon-4 p.m. Call 303-492-6329.

Catch the CU outreach tour in the Rockies

Join Chancellor Phil DiStefano, two outstanding students and other CU community members in Salida on May 27, Gunnison and Durango on May 28 and Montrose, Grand Junction and Basalt on May 29. E-mail Ally for event locations and details.

Check out these engineering alumni events

May 13 and 14, Los Angeles area, details and RSVP here.
June 4, San Francisco area, details and RSVP here.

Attend law school events

• Racial Disproportionality in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice, May 21 at the CU law school, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Western water law, policy and management: Ripples, Currents and New Channels for Inquiry (NRLC summer conference), June 3-5, CU Law School

Navajo weaving on display

On May 29 the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History opens a new exhibit, Navajo Weaving: Diamonds, Dreams, Landscapes showcasing the Joe Ben Wheat Southwestern Textile Collection, considered one of the world’s best collections of Navajo textiles.

Leeds entrepreneurship near tops in nation

The Robert H. and Beverly A. Deming Center for Entrepreneurship at the Leeds School of Business is ranked 17th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. It moved up three spots from last year and has been ranked among the top 20 programs nationally for the last decade. Learn more about Leeds. Here’s the Forbes.com article.

Giving back to CU

Center for Community underway

Last month ground was broken on the new Center for Community building east of Regent Hall. A dynamic student center, the building will house most student services plus a dining hall. Watch a video about the new center here.

Golf to help a business student

Bring your golf skills to sunny southern California and support a Leeds School student at the Jaime Frantz Memorial Golf Tournament in southern California. All proceeds benefit an out-of-state student attending the business school. The Jaime Frantz Memorial Business Scholarship is 100 percent supported by proceeds from the tournament. Learn more about the scholarship or go here for golf course and sponsorship information.

Remember to match your gift!

If you’ve made a gift to CU this year and work for an employer who will match your gift, send in your matching gift form. Go here if you have questions or need assistance from the CU Foundation. If you haven’t made your gift yet, do so now!

Athletics

Check out Plati’s all things CU

Associate athletic director Dave Plati (Jour’82) is back on track and has cranked out his May Plati-‘Tudes, bouncing around all things CU as usual, including CU’s U.S. Open winners Hale Irwin (Mktg’67) and Steve Jones (A&S’81) returning to help dedicate the Colorado National Golf Club.

2009 CU football season tickets on sale

Don’t miss the excitement as CSU, Wyoming, Missouri, Kansas, Texas A&M and Nebraska all come to Folsom Field this year! Season tickets start at $180. Go here to purchase your season tickets today or for questions, call 303-49-BUFFS.

Buff Photos

Alum collects impressive oriental rugs

Bob Brunner (PolSci’60, MBA’63) , on the left in the photo, got interested in oriental rugs when he retired in 2001 and decided to research his roots, particularly his two grandfathers. One grandfather was a direct descendant of the great Scottish poet Robert Burns.

The other came to the U.S. from Armenia in 1886. He brought with him a Persian rug, which Bob inherited in 1997. In the last eight years Bob has collected 80 rugs from all over the world. He says he considers the rugs whose photos are on this page this most spectacular.

Send your photos and stories for this section to Marc Killinger.

Contest Corner

Participate in this contest testing your campus memories and be entered to win the photography book, Boulder Yesterday & Today. Question: Which campus building is shown in the photo? A. UMC; B. Hale Sciences; C. Sewall. Good luck!

Last month the correct answer was C. for Stearns, which is not a RAP, or Residential Academic Program. The winner was Alexi Morrison Schnell (EnvDes’87), of La Jolla, Calif., who commented, “Always great to dive into Buffalum Notes.”

Join our syndicate!

Have you found out about Really Simple Syndication (RSS) yet? Buffalum Notes is part of the CU alumni syndicated ‘feed.’ If you’re using a ‘newsreader’ like FeedDemon (for the PC) or NetNewsWire (for the Macintosh), you’ll get the latest edition the moment it’s posted.

Also, you can follow CU alumni events and news with news feeds so you don’t miss a thing. The best part of using a newsreader (also known as an aggregator) is that you can follow more sites yet spend less time looking for the latest updates.