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USGS research ecologist Sarah Reed honored at White House
U.S. Geological Survey research ecologist Sarah Reed (PhdEBio’08)is going to the White House Oct. 14 to accept a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the US government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of independent research careers.
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Two worlds collide

Brittany Conklin (Comm’01), CU-Boulder Alumni Association board member and a very proud Forever Buff (Comm ’01), stands in front of Mirror Lake on the Ohio State University campus with her boyfriend Ryan Ferguson who attended OSU. On their first date last year, he brought up the fact that CU would play OSU this season and they vowed to go.
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Washington State and Sugarloaf

Fans crammed Folsom Field for the Washington State game on Saturday, Oct. 1. Shown here is Folsom looking west to Sugarloaf Mountain in the distance.
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A Colorado wedding

Lucas Otten, (Econ’06) of Denver married Alisa Wohlfarth in Beaver Creek, Colo., on July 9, 2011.
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Celebrate CU in Seattle – Oct. 13

In celebration of CU’s campaign, Creating Futures, and our entry into the Pac-12, the CU-Boulder Alumni Association invites you to a special event for alumni, parents and friends at the Maritime Event Center at Bell Harbor in Seattle.
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Full-time job postings for CU-Boulder grads jumped 23 percent in 2010-11

For the second year in a row, the University of Colorado Boulder saw an increase in companies seeking to hire CU-Boulder graduates with full-time job postings on campus jumping 23 percent for the 2010-11 school year, compared with 2009-10.
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CU at the Longmont public library series – Longmont Senior Center Sept. 29

Join Professor Dennis Van Gerven for an evening of reading the clues and discovering the tales that the dead have to tell us about life and death in Ancient Nubia, an African region along the Nile River. Thursday, Sept. 29, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.
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2011 Residence Life Reunion

Join us for the 2011 Residence Life reunion, Oct. 21 – 23. This is also CU’s Homecoming weekend! Your $35 reunion fee includes residence hall tours, dinner at Folsom Field Club level on Friday night, pregame and watch party Saturday night, water bottle and a guaranteed great time with old friends.
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Football Mondays at the CU Book Store – get great savings!

Beginning Monday, Sept. 12, you will receive a 15-30% discount* on your entire purchase of CU Logoed Merchandise based on the number of touchdowns the football team made in their most recent game. (Regularly priced merchandise) One touchdown 15%; two touchdowns 20%; three touchdowns 25%; four or more touchdowns 30%.
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Southpark creators on 60 Minutes

Trey Parker and Matt Stone will be profiled on 60 Minutes this Sunday Sep. 25. You can see a preview of the segment here.
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Caroline Laurel McEntee

Rose and Tom McEntee (Fin’88) announce the birth of their daughter Caroline Laurel McEntee on May 1, 2011. She already has outstanding taste in toys! Congratulations Rose and Tom! Forever Buffs!
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Jeremy Bloom to headline at ‘Buff Essentials’ Sept. 26

The University of Colorado Boulder will host the Buff Essentials program Sept. 26-30 with numerous events designed to provide support for students a few weeks into the fall semester as they begin adapting and integrating into the CU community.
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Hawai’i Beach Buffs

Cassidy Bradford Mitchell (IntlAf’02) sent us this photo of a group of proud Buffs on Waikiki Beach before they headed over to Aloha Stadium to the CU-Hawai’i football game on Sept. 3. From left to right are Tara Curley (CivEngr’09) of Erie, Colo., Brendan Kline (Math’03) of Kansas City, Mo., Cassidy Mitchell and Thomas Mitchell (Chem, BioChem’03) both of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Erin Height Landry (Art’02) and Thomas Landry (Mktg’03), both of Los Angeles.
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Pac Up for 2011 CU football: pregame events on sale now!

In celebration of our inaugural year in the Pac 12, CU is planning pregame events at every away game for 2011! Our pregame is the place to be on game day.
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CU officials urge fans to be safe and responsible during CU-CSU game

University of Colorado Boulder officials are urging CU fans to behave responsibly and to take buses or carpool with a designated driver to the 11:30 a.m. Rocky Mountain Showdown football game between CU and CSU on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Sports Authority Field at Mile High stadium in Denver.
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CU on the weekend: Picture books for older children

This family program is targeted to parents and children from ages 6 to 12 who are interested in rekindling an interest in picture books, for they are not “just for babies!”
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CU vs. Cal: Ralphie’s Corral Pregame

Ralphie’s Corral is now on Benson Field! We are teaming up with athletics this year to bring you the best pregame experience on campus. Join us for great food and beverages, music, inflatable games for the kids, Ralphie, the CU marching band and more. Reservations not required. Event will begin three hours prior to kickoff.
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CU-Cal game ushers in Pac-12 era of safety, hospitality

The University of Colorado Buffaloes vs. Cal-Berkeley Bears football game at Folsom Field on Sept. 10 is technically a nonconference game, but most in the campus community recognize that it’s the beginning of a new era.
“The Pac-12 century has begun,” said CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano.
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Small CU world

Two Forever Buffs from different states discovered a strange coincidence- they share the same “Go CU” license plates. Scott Bauer, who graduated in 2002, stopped to snap this photo. He lives in Las Vegas and 1982 grad Doug Simpson lives in San Diego.
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Buffs in the grass (skirts)

Some 400 CU alum and fans plus the 80-strong football team enjoyed a luau at Paradise Cove at Ko’olina, on Oahu, this past Thursday before the game against Hawai’i.
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Simpson wins gold at world championships

Former University of Colorado standout Jenny (Barringer) Simpson won gold in the 1,500-meter run on Thursday at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics.
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“Bird Shift” exhibit opens at CU Museum of Natural History

“Bird Shift: The Anthropogenic Ornithology of North America” is a multi-media exhibition featured at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, on Boulder’s Long JUMP buses, at bus stops and on the Internet. The museum exhibition will be on display from Monday, August 22 through Saturday, December 31, 2011.
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New partnership brings powerful neuroimaging scanner to CU-Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder has partnered with the Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, N.M., to bring to campus a state-of-the-art magnetic resonancescanner that will significantly enhance the neuroimaging capabilities on campus.
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CU senior auditor registration for fall semester set for Aug. 29-30

Are you a Colorado resident 55 and over? Satisfy your curiosity and learn something new with the Senior Auditors Program at the University of Colorado Boulder.
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Go to the Fiske Planetarium
FISKE PLANETARIUM EVENTS Week of Aug. 29-Sept. 4 Evening Starshows: $7 Adults, $3.50 Children/Seniors Students/faculty with ID free on Thursday and $5 on Friday Thursday: CO Skies (Dawn Mission)-7:30 pm Friday: Many Faces of Hubble-7:30 pm Friday Night Laser Shows: $7 general admission AC/DC-9:30 pm Beastie Boys-10:45 pm Saturday Matinees: $6 adults, $3.50 Children/Seniors Space
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Fall Shakespeare classes for kids
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival offers fall theatre classes for kids and teens. All classes held at Wesley Chapel and are taught by CSF professionals. Classes include Stage Combat (ages 11-18), Beginning Shakespeare (ages 6-10) and Advanced Shakespeare (ages 11-18). Earlybird prices available until Sept.1. Call 303-492-1973 to sign up. Additional information: http://www.coloradoshakes.org/education-outreach/school
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Are you pregnant and feeling stressed, anxious or down?
The CU-Boulder Dimidjian lab is conducting a study investigating the feasibility of yoga to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression for women during pregnancy. The classes last for eight weeks. Participants in the study will be asked to fill out questionnaires, take part in weekly classes and complete an interview. Please contact campstudy@colorado.edu for more information! Read more about
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Buffs set to compete at world championships

University of Colorado junior Emma Coburn and five former Buffs are set to compete at the 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics Aug. 27-Sept. 4 in Daegu, South Korea.
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TeachAIDS founder Piya Sorcar recognized as top innovator

Piya Sorcar (Bus, Econ, Jour’01) has received a major award for her work on TeachAIDS, a nonprofit startup she founded out of Stanford, which has created new technology to address numerous persistent problems with HIV education around the world.
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Buffs reach new heights

Shanghai, China-based Ryan McMunn (Bus’02) exults on top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which he climed in June. He was fortunate enough to climb to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal with CU alums Grant Burgess (Bus’08, MBA’11) and Leon McBroom (Comm’05, MBA’10) in June 2010.
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Aloha football frosh

At least three true freshmen – and possibly a fourth – will be in the University of Colorado’s starting lineup when the Buffaloes open the 2011 football season on Sept. 3 at Hawai’i.
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Tunneling Buffs

CU-Boulder Alumni Association online community manager Matt Duncan (Bus’92) captured CU-Boulder’s incoming students walking through the Alumni Association’s Forever Buffs arch after convocation on Friday, Aug. 19.
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Buffalo Bicycle Classic helps CU-Boulder scholarships

Thousands of riders in Buffalo Bicycle Classic will help CU-Boulder students with scholarships.
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Aspen blooms in Alumni Center

Volunteers come in all shapes, sizes and ages – Aspen Lee Csaszar has put on the Forever Buffs t-shirt and jumped right in to help!
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Through Soviet Jewish Eyes: Photography, War and the Holocaust

Although World War II is one of the most documented conflicts of the twentieth century, western audiences have had little exposure to Soviet photographs of that war. Through Soviet Jewish Eyes, based on CU-Boulder professor David Shneer’s critically acclaimed book of the same title, presents over sixty images that concern Soviet aesthetics and narratives of World War II.
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Saving power at Koenig Alumni Center

Barb Banta was recently lauded by Moe Tabrizi, Campus Sustainability Director for her efforts to reduce power consumption at the Alumni Center. Electricity consumption has dropped 14% compared to last year, netting an $8,000 savings for the university.
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CU-Boulder entrepreneurs go the extra mile for fuel economy

Chemical and biological engineering students and faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder have launched several innovative technologies that are fueling Colorado’s economy by creating jobs and drawing significant funding to the state, including a $155 million investment in Sundrop Fuels in July.
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Basketball, volleyball practice facility grand opening set

The University of Colorado will officially open its newest athletic facility, a basketball and volleyball practice facility adjacent to the Coors Events Center, during a ceremony on August 20.
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Career Services seeking donations for suit collection

Each year, Career Services at CU-Boulder partners with the Engineering BOLD Center (formerly the Multicultural Engineering Program) and the Multicultural Business Students Association to collect clean, gently worn business attire during the summer months.
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Wendy ROCK ‘n ROLL

The CU community mourns the loss of a great friend to rock and roll: Wendy Kale (Comm’79). Program Council staff remember her fondly as ‘Wendy ROCK n’ ROLL’ and recall her enthusiasm for her work.
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