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There's something special every day at the UMC Connection!
The Connection's lineup of popular activities this year includes a new event that will truly ROCK --a FREE Wii Battle of the Bands competition on Thursday nights! The Wii is a new addition in the Connectionand it's free to play, so students can practice all week long for the Wii Battle of the Bands competition.
Also new at the Connection are Date Night on Wednesday nights with 2 hours unlimited bowling, shoe rental and popcorn for $10/couple and Team Pool League on Thursday nights. The professional pool tables have been fully refurbished!
The Connection will continue their popular activities from last year: Monday Night Bowling,Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments and Disco Bowl on Tuesday nights, Drop-in Pool Tournaments on Thursday nights, and Recreational and Competitive Bowling Leagues on Sundays. There's also HDTVs to watch sports, with food and drink. Check out all the details on the Connection web pages >>
What’s for dinner at the UMC?!?
The UMC’s Alferd Packer Grill has new later hours Monday-Thursday, starting August 25! We’re serving up burgers, fries, grilled favorites and grab ‘n’ go until 9PM (‘til 4pm Fridays), international and comfort cuisine 4:30-6:30PM (‘til 4pm Fridays), and our delicious homemade soups and chilis until 6PM (‘til 4pm Fridays). Plus get gourmet coffee and bakery treats at Baby Doe’s until 10pm (5pm Friday). Eat on campus or get it to go- it’s hot and fresh at the UMC!
Meet UMC Food Service Director Andrelino Cardoso
(August 12, 2008) Andrelino Cardoso, UMC Food Service Director, is drawing on his love of international cuisine and innovation to create an exciting mix of traditional favorites, international tastes, food events, exhibition-style cooking and expert service. Read more about Andrelino and his plans for the UMC Alferd Packer Grill. Click here >>
UMC Staff Volunteers Take Action
The University Memorial Center exemplifies its core values of leadership, diversity, and service through its programs and organizations. The UMC staff is also dedicated to pursuing these values on a consistent basis. Read about a few of the ways>>
The UMC Connection Receives a
2008 Diversity Service Recognition Award
(February 29, 2008) On February 18, the UMC Connection Games Area (located in the University Memorial Center at CU-Boulder) was awarded a 2008 Diversity Service Recognition Award. This award is sponsored by the CU
Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs (CACMA) and is given to campus units in recognition of their continuing efforts to create a diverse and supportive, learning, working, and living environment, as well as their commitment to promoting an understanding of multicultural issues....The Connection won the award due to its commitment to provide a welcoming place for all persons to relax, kick back and have fun. By going out of their way to create an environment conducive to inclusiveness, openness and acceptance, the Connection flourishes as a diverse place for students and public groups to enjoy themselves. They have particularly gone out of their way to make the facilities accessible for those with disabilities and limited mobility ... Read more>>
The UMC and UMC Board congratulate scholarship recipients!
(February 18,2008) The UMC and the UMC Board congratulate the recipients of the UMC’s $1000 James E. Schafer Leadership Scholarship: Amy Cathleen Harris, Christina Jones, Sarah Martinez, Joshua Maynard, Elizabeth Stuurmans, and Michelle Yan. The UMC Board would like to thank the terrific group of student leaders that applied for the 2008 scholarships.
In addition, the UMC and the UMC Board congratulate the recipients of the UMC’s $500 Director’s Scholarship: Jacqueline Doyle, Tommy Nguyen, Kaitlyn Otto, Emily Poulos, and Ramon Rodriguez. The UMC Board would like to thank these fine UMC student employees for helping to make the UMC a great place!
And, a big thanks goes to the UMC vendors, Advantage Rent-A-Car, Celestial Seasonings, Dominos, Jamba Juice, STA Travel, Subway and Wok & Roll for their generous contributions to the UMC scholarship fund.
Largest Kosher Dinner Ever Served in Boulder County at UMC
(February 1, 2008) On Friday, February 1, University Memorial Center Food Service in conjunction with CU’s Hillel and the Chabad House prepared a kosher Shabbat meal for 500 people. In order to prepare the meal, the UMC kitchen went through an extensive kashering process to ensure the meal was in accordance with the dietary specifications defined in the Torah. Rabbi Yisroel Wilhelm of the Chabad House and Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman of Hillel supervised the process which entailed utilizing blow torches on the metal surfaces, dipping all metal used in cooking and serving in giant vats of boiling water and leaving the oven on for two hours at five hundred degrees. The section of the UMC kitchen used to prepare the meal was completely kashered prior to cooking. In addition, the UMC Events Planning and Catering managers have been fully trained in kosher service and are able to provide this service for other kosher events. Read more, photos included>>
See the Noise
(April 24, 2007, Colorado Daily, by John Motsinger) UMC Gallery Manager Kris Anderson wants to challenge the traditional assumption of what
going to see art looks and feels like.
When you walk into most art galleries, you can usually count on finding art displayed on
white walls in large rooms with paintings spaced far apart from each other. He wants to
know, “what does that space do to people's conceptions of what they're seeing?” Anderson, a master's student in Museum Studies, designed the new exhibit, “Visual Noise”, with a radically different format in mind. Read more>>
Connecting Cultures.
(April 3, 2000) Putting the mission of the Dennis Small Cultural Center (DSCC) into a paragraph-long, standard ‘Mission Statement’ cannot fully express what the DSCC brings to student life at the University of Colorado. The DSCC is devoted to the missions of all cultural and underrepresented student groups on campus, doing what it can to support them and help them flourish. The DSCC is a place for student groups, where they can meet or hold events for strengthening cultural and diversity awareness at CU. Read more about DSCC and check out the exciting events - happening right now and coming soon>>
Help! Alfie needs his stuff back!
(April 10, 2007) Alferd needs your help! The Alferd Packer Grill misses their plates, silverware, and trays. If you find any of Alferd’s stuff lying around your house, classrooms, offices or buildings, please bring it back to the Grill’s tray returns; no questions asked. If you have too much to carry, we’re happy to send somebody to pick them up – just call us at 303-492-6578. Help Alferd be environmentally friendly! Thanks for your support.
UMC Food Service Satellites close
(December 21, 2006) After many years of offering delicious food around campus, as of Dec. 22 UMC Food Service will no longer operate the Real McCoy- Engineering, the Board Room- Business School, DNA Café- MCBD, Norlin Underground-Norlin and the East End Café-ARCE. The UMC Food Service satellites have enjoyed serving the campus for 30 years and we thank all of our customers for their support and patronage. Have a great break; we’ll see you soon at the UMC! Please note - Alferd Packer Grill and Baby Doe's are here to serve you at the UMC, 1st floor.
UMC and CU staff and student graphic designers win 6 first place and 2 second place ribbons
(October 1, 2006) UMC (University Memorial Center) and CU-Boulder staff and student graphic designers won big in the 2006 Udidwhat? Region 13 ACUI (Association of College Unions International) annual graphic design competition. They received awards for poster, brochure, logo, Web site and promotional campaign graphic designs... Read more >>
University Memorial Center Obtains LEED-EB Silver Ranking:
First LEED Certification for CU-Boulder
(July 13, 2006) The University Memorial Center (UMC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder has proven to be more than just a place where students relax, dine, and socialize-it is one of the greenest buildings on campus. Read more>>
Life is Like a Game of Pool
(August 28, 2006) Women’s Professional Billiards Association player Laura Smith returns to the UMC Connection to teach pool to CU-Boulder students. When she visits the UMC Connection, students line up for the challenge of playing with a champion.Laura began playing pool as a college student and has played professionally since 1980. Laura is ranked 28th in the nation ... Read more>>
UMC Food Service Concocts Recipe for Success
(March 28, 2006) UMC Food Service embraces an interactive relationship with its customers to satisfy the wants and needs of CU-Boulder students, faculty, staff and administration. Read more>>
In the Spotlight with Carlos García, UMC Director
(Sept. 13, 2005) The architectural beauty of the Boulder campus is world renowned and our buildings often are viewed as the face of the university. In this series, "In the Spotlight," we ask CU-Boulder building directors to give us a behind-the-scenes look at the facilities and programs they manage - along with a glimpse into their personalities.
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