Alumni Association

Dear Alum,

We’re thrilled to welcome Deborah Fowlkes as our new executive director. She’s the first female director of the Alumni Association since its inception in 1882. She hails from Temple University in Philadelphia and before that Duke. She grew up in Boulder and went to Boulder High.

“I’m delighted to be back home in Boulder as a member of the CU family,” she says. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to share the exciting things going on at the campus, from innovative research to stimulating classroom topics to great athletic performances. I look forward to getting to know our alumni and helping us reconnect them to one another and the university.”

Deborah can be reached via e-mail or at 303-492-8484.

If you’ve moved or changed e-mail addresses, let us know.

And don’t forget, you can always find the latest alumni happenings at cualum.org. Connect with other alums and access our Ask a Buff service at the online Forever Buffs Network (see information on the right).

Marc Killinger, editor

Programs

Help a new tradition grow

Join us for the newest Forever Buffs tradition! We will welcome freshmen on Friday, Aug. 20 following their convocation at Folsom Field by forming a human tunnel with hundreds of alumni and students. The tunnel will form between the physics building and Farrand Field for half an hour starting at 11:45 a.m., plus you’ll get lunch after. Interested? E-mail Melanie.

Come to our pregame before the CSU game

Going to the CU vs. CSU Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday, Sept. 4? Get your pass for our pregame here. It starts at 9:30 a.m. Kickoff is at noon. See Athletics section below for football ticket information or call the Athletic department at 800-872-8337 or 303-492-8337.

There are watch parties coast to coast!

Many Buffs will be keeping a close eye on the gridiron this fall, and even our small alumni chapters often gather to watch a football game. The season starts Saturday, Sept. 4 against Colorado State in Denver and ends Friday, Nov. 26 against Nebraska in Lincoln, unless we go to a bowl. Go here to find a chapter in your area having a watch party.

Attend the Cal-Berkeley big away game

• Friday, Sept. 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Welcome party, Westin Hotel, Market Street, San Francisco
• Friday, Sept. 10, 8:30 p.m., Buff bash: Join CU fans for drinks and appetizers at the Thirsty Bear at 661 Howard St., San Francisco
• Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m. Pregame party, Underhill Field (view campus map), Berkeley. Kickoff 12:30 p.m.
• For more information and links for reservations and tickets go here.

Other events around the Big Away Game

• Meet other journalism alumni and dean Paul Voakes on Thursday, Sept. 9, 6-8 p.m. at an informal get-together at the Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco. Brent Cannon (Jour’84), NBC Bay Area morning anchor and former CU punter, will be on hand. Please R.S.V.P. to Beth.
• Leeds alumni invited to reminisce: Thursday, Sept. 9, 7-9 p.m. join other Leeds alums for a two-hour sunset cruise on San Francisco Bay. Hors d’ oeuvres, a drink and amazing views will be provided. For additional information and to R.S.V.P. go here.
• Our Fall Preview in Berkeley: Part of a national series (see below) to acquaint prospective students and their families with CU-Boulder, the Berkeley event is Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the Claremont Hotel. There’s an alumni networking gathering 5:30-7 p.m., then a prospective student event 7-8:30 p.m. Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano and astrophysics professor Michael Shull will be talking about CU. Please R.S.V.P. by Sept. 1. Go here to register. For more information contact Becky at 800-492-7743.

Join a Fall Preview in one of 14 cities

You’re invited to help recruit area high school students while sharing your CU experiences. Our Fall Preview Program is a joint effort to generate awareness of the University of Colorado among prospective students, their parents and alumni in key out-of-state markets. Some alumni will have the opportunity to speak about what made CU special for them. Learn more here or contact Becky at 303-492-2879 or 800-492-7743.

We’re hiring!

The CU-Boulder Alumni Association is hiring an online community manager. The position will oversee the association’s social media channels, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter and Forever Buffs Network. Go here and search postings for #811018 to learn more and apply. The deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 18.

D.C. gets our “Featured Chapter” nod

One of our most active and loyal chapters, the D.C. Buffs are this month’s featured chapter. They have graciously hosted Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano twice this year for receptions, plan fantastic watch parties, sports leagues for local alumni and do a great job celebrating CU for the large alumni base in the District of Columbia area. They are also championing the first CU license plates outside of Colorado – Marylanders can now get Buff license plates. For information on these plates and upcoming events check out the DC Buffs here or on Facebook. You can also e-mail chapter president Geoff Davis (Econ’94) – congratulations!

Directors Club set for pregame

Directors Club members: it’s almost time for the annual pregame party on Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. at Koenig Alumni Center! Kickoff is 1:30 p.m., Buffaloes vs. Hawai’i. Learn more here or contact Barb at 303-492-3005 or 800-492-7743.

Train with others for the bicycle classic

The 2010 Buffalo Bicycle Classic is just around the corner, Sept. 12. There’s still time to train for the distance of your choice, making your support of student scholarships (more than $1.2 million so far) both easy and fun. Some riders are organizing informal training rides on the Buff Classic’s Facebook page. Join them! Learn more and register for the ride here. See you on the road!

Denverites raise fun and funds

Congratulations to the Denver Young Alums for hosting their first ever Poker Run on Saturday, Aug. 7. Over 200 alumni attended and $2,500 was raised in scholarship funds for incoming students. Rumor has it the CU fight song could be heard throughout LoDo! Check out DYA upcoming events here or contact Dan Palm (Fin’05).

Alumni board to meet in September

The alumni board of directors welcomes new board members at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 16 and Friday, Sept. 17 on campus. The next time to apply for the board is in December. For information go here or contact Deb at 303-735-2382 or 800-492-7743.

Attend a wireless broadband conference

Wireless Broadband conference: Markets, Models and Spectrum, Sept. 8, 1-6:30 p.m., CU Law School.

Looking for continuing education?

Personal enrichment classes called CU on the Weekend and lasting just part or an entire Saturday are offered this fall on the CU campus by Continuing Education. Learn more here.

Donate to Suit Yourself

Help a student by dropping off gently worn, clean clothing at Koenig Alumni Center, 1202 University Ave., Willard Hall and all Art Cleaners stores in Boulder through Sept. 15. The clothing will be sold by CU Career Services at modest prices to students in need of appropriate job interview clothing. For more information visit here or e-mail Lisa.

Contribute to CU

Law class of 2010 gives back

The law class of 2010 contributed $13,635 for the “Class of 2010 Clock” that now graces the Wolf Law Building courtyard. The class did not stop there, making an additional gift of $5,000 to benefit the Law Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which assists law graduates working in public service positions in defraying school loan debt. To make a gift to the law school go here.

Donate to CU-Boulder now.

Athletics

All things football

• Buy your 2010 CU football alumni single game tickets now! For all home games, Alumni Association tickets are in section 215. For all away games, tickets are in the visitors section. Here’s a map of Folsom Field.
• Season tickets: Purchase your football season tickets and enjoy the Colorado State game at Invesco Field plus six exciting home games. Call 303-49-BUFFS or go here.

Go to see fired up women’s basketball

The Linda Lappe (Mktg’02) era in women’s basketball at CU-Boulder officially starts Friday, Nov. 12 against Regis College, time TBA. The complete schedule is here.

The men are fresh too

Tad Boyle begins his first season with his men’s basketball team playing 16 games in Boulder. The schedule is here.

The site for all CU sports tickets is here.

A new kind of retirement community is coming soon to Boulder.

Buff Photos

Archaeological workers are Forever Buff!

Anthropology professor Payson Sheets, in the lower middle in the photo, 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 that Sheets discovered in 1976. The men in the photo do the excavation work, and the women help in the lab cleaning artifacts and cataloging them. “And a few of their children were so excited,” Sheets says, “to be a part of the photo and get a CU t-shirt that there was no way I would have excluded them.”

Buffs Photo Store has your CU photos

Purchase stunning CU athletics and campus photography from the Buffs Photo Store, the official photos store of CU Athletics. Go here to order and receive 25 percent off your purchase― use discount code GOBUFFS at checkout. Offer ends Oct. 1, 2010.

They hiked all the way to Crested Butte!

Our annual Aspen to Crested Butte hike was a great success this year, led by Kent Zimmerman (Edu’80, MPubAd’90) his wife, Christine Lanier Zimmerman (Ger’80, MEdu’90). It’s a 12-to-15-mile hike, depending on the route taken, full of stunning wild flowers and beautiful vistas. See 40 more photos of the hike. For more information about Roaming Buffs trips go here.

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