Philip DiStefano, interim chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder, will meet with Durango officials from Fort Lewis College, the R-9 School District and southwestern Colorado legislators on June 13 as part of a Western Slope tour June 13-16.
Joining DiStefano will be faculty and students who represent some of CU-Boulder's exceptional educational programs and outreach projects.
DiStefano will meet with officials from the various organizations to solicit their input on academic programs of importance to southwestern Colorado and to provide information about CU-Boulder programs and opportunities for incoming undergraduate and graduate students.
DiStefano also will share information on ways in which the Boulder campus positively impacts Colorado through its educational programs and the economic benefits of spin-off companies that result from research developments and student- and faculty-generated businesses.
"I am interested to hear from people in southwestern Colorado about how CU-Boulder can better serve their needs through education, research and outreach," said DiStefano. "But I also want to reacquaint people with the positive resources of the university that benefit the entire state, from creating an educated populace to driving innovation in technology and new businesses that benefit the state as a whole."
DiStefano will begin the day's activities in Durango at a 7:30 a.m. breakfast at Bistro JP, 701 E. 2nd Ave., to meet with alumni, students, parents and donors. For more information call (303) 492-4471 prior to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 10.
The series of morning and early afternoon meetings will wrap up at the Durango Herald before DiStefano departs for Montrose the afternoon of June 13. Other Western Slope cities in the tour besides Durango and Montrose include Grand Junction and Steamboat Springs.
