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Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 03:30:08 -0600 (MDT) From: Buff Bulletin <memofrom@Colorado.EDU> Subject: Buff Bulletin 10/01/2008
SUBJECT: Buff Bulletin 10/01/2008
Buff Bulletin
01 October 2008, Wednesday
A Boulder Campus digest of current events
In this issue:
--- Start Homecoming Game with a Delicious Barbecue at the
UMC Kickoff, Saturday 3-5pm
--- AMRC Lecture Series
--- Homecoming - Go for the Gold!
--- Annual Staff Appreciation Breakfast and Non-Perishable Food Drive
--- "Evolution: Here and Now" Opening Reception and Scientists
Roundtable
--- Join the Green Stampede!
--- Spend Maymester in Rome: Info. Meeting Oct. 9
--- Fiske Planetarium News!
--- "Chile, Fulbright and Education"
--- Bursar's Office Opens at 9:15am on 10/3
START HOMECOMING GAME WITH A DELICIOUS BARBECUE AT THE UMC KICKOFF,
SATURDAY 3-5PM
Start off the game with a delicious barbecue! This gameday, the UMC
Kickoff starts at 3pm. Enjoy juicy grilled brats, buffalo burgers,
cheeseburgers, hot dogs, tofu brats, grilled corn on the cob, UMC
homebaked cookies and brownies, and ice cold beverages - all at
fantastic prices. This is the best deal on campus! Bring your family and
friends. It's at your UMC - a short, easy walk to the game. Everyone
welcome!
Contact: Events Planning & Catering 303-492-8833
Additional information: www.colorado.edu/umc/news/kickoff.html
AMRC LECTURE SERIES
The American Music Research Center invites you to the Second Annual
Robert and Ruth Fink Lecture, "Mr. Gershwin Meets the Blues: A Tale of
the Jazz Age," by Richard A. Crawford, Professor Emeritus, University of
Michigan. This event, presented by the AMRC with funding from Robert and
Ruth Fink, will be held on Monday, Oct 6, at 7:30pm in Chamber Hall
(C199), College of Music.
Contact: Lisa Bailey at 5-3645 or lisa.bailey@colorado.edu
Additional information: http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/amrc/
HOMECOMING - GO FOR THE GOLD!
Don't miss out on all the fun of Homecoming. The theme, "Go for the
Gold" honors CU and Boulder Olympians. This year's events will feature
the inaugural Ultimate CU Fan Competition on Wednesday, Oct 1 along with
the annual Friday parade and pep rally on the Hill starting at 5:15pm.
Then after the pep rally, catch the free concert on Farrand Field. For
a complete schedule: www.CUHomecoming.com
Contact: CU Homecoming
Additional information: www.cuhomecoming.com
ANNUAL STAFF APPREICATION BREAKFAST & NON-PARISHABLE FOOD DRIVE
Boulder Campus Staff Council invites all classified and professional
exempt employees to this year's complimentary Fall Staff Appreciation
Breakfast on Wednesday, Oct 8. The breakfast will be held in the UMC
Glenn Miller Ballroom from 7-8:30am. Bring your coworkers and your staff
ID. Non-perishable food items will be collected and donated to the local
food bank.
Contact: Lori jackson 2-5473
Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/StaffCouncil/specialevents
"EVOLUTION: HERE AND NOW" OPENING RECEPTION AND SCIENTISTS ROUNDTABLE
Tuesday, Oct 7 at 6:30pm Paleontology Hall Curators of the exhibit
"Evolution: Here and Now" will talk about their research and their
contribution to the exhibit. Light refreshments will be
served. Curators include: Dr. Shelley Copley, MCDB; Dr. Jaelyn Eberle,
Geological Sciences; Dr. Robert Guralnick, EBIO; Dr. Brian Hynek,
Geological Sciences and LASP; Dr. Matthew Sponheimer, Anthropology; Dr.
David Stock, EBIO
Contact: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History (303) 492-6892
Additional information: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu
JOIN THE GREEN STAMPEDE!
CU is striving for six zero-waste home football games this season, a
historic first for a large U.S. sports stadium! We are seeking 60+
volunteers for this weekend's game to defend zero-waste stations and
educate fans about the new process. Volunteers will receive a Green
Stampede shirt, hat, free stadium admission, and a free meal voucher.
Please RSVP now to volunteer from 2:30-7:30pm Saturday, Oct. 4, or for
future home games.
Contact: Molly Brown, earthelp@colorado.edu or 303-492-8308
Additional information: http://ecenter.colorado.edu
SPEND MAYMESTER IN ROME: INFO. MEETING OCT. 9
"Culture Wars in Rome" is an intense 14-day program led by Professor
Wayne Ambler, who lived in Rome for a decade. You can earn three
Humanities credits through lectures and visits to major sites in and
near Rome. Spend your Maymester walking, talking, eating, reading, and
writing in central Rome! Informational Meeting: Thursday, Oct 9 from
5-6pm in ECCR 155
Contact: Cindy Kraft (Cindy.Kraft@Colorado.EDU)
Additional information: http://culturewarsinrome.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
FISKE PLANETARIUM NEWS!
This week please join us Thursday and Friday night at 7:30pm for "One
Mile Nearer the Heavens: A History of Colorado Astronomy" with our own
Keith Gleason of Sommers-Bausch Observatory. Thursday night is free for
students with a CU ID! Friday night Lasers are Laser Queen at 9:30pm,
Pink Floyd: Welcome to the Machine at 10:45pm.
Contact: Suzanne Traub-Metlay
Additional information: http://fiske.colorado.edu
"CHILE, FULBRIGHT AND EDUCATION"
Dr. Denise Saint-Jean, Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in
Chile, will speak about current issues in higher education in Chile
including current educational reforms, and about Fulbright opportunities
to Chile for both students and faculty. Thurs, Oct 9, 2pm in ENVD 134
(reception following talk)
Contact: Kim Kreutzer (Kim.Kreutzer@Colorado.EDU
Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/OIE/ColloquiaFall2008.htm
BURSAR'S OFFICE OPENS AT 9:15AM ON 10/3
The Bursar's Office will open at 9:15am on Friday, Oct 3 so the staff
can attend a special training. Payroll checks will not be available
until that time.
Contact: bursar@colorado.edu
Additional information: www.colorado.edu/bursar
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