University Scholarship Team Grants
Call for proposals, due September 28
The Office of Research Services and the Center for Faculty Development at the Downtown Campus of the University of Colorado Denver announce a new grant program, The University Scholarship Team Grants, with total funding up to $18,000. The purpose of the UST Grant program is to provide resources for collaborative, scholarly and creative work. Funding will support teams composed of faculty and students who identify scholarly or creative problems of mutual interest and who jointly seek solutions to these problems in informal environments outside of the classroom. Teams may be disciplinary or interdisciplinary and are encouraged to involve members from both campuses.
Applications must be received by the Research Services Office, Lawrence Street Center 300 (Campus Box 120) by 5 pm, Sept. 28.
Policies and Forms web page
New CLAS web page resource
Having trouble finding all the important university forms and policies in one location? Now you can thanks to JoAnn Porter and Teri Hoyer. They have created a new web page for CLAS faculty, staff and students to easily find all the forms and policies frequently used. If you don't see one that you think should be included, request a new link by using this form.
Social Justice, Civic Engagement and Critical Consumption
Signature Area planning retreat: August 17
CLAS faculty and students interested in working on the new interdisciplinary initiative, Social Justice, Civic Engagement and Critical Consumption, are invited to participate in the planning retreat to be held Friday, August 17 in KC 503 from 9am to 3pm. Participants will receive a $100 honorarium. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Jana Everett or at 303.556.3513.
Faculty in the News
Professor Brenda J. Allen was a seminar leader for the National Communication Association’s (NCA) Annual Doctoral Seminar, hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder (July 5-8). The event sponsored 37 competitively selected graduate student members of NCA in an intensive program devoted to advancing their scholarship and enhancing their professional development as scholars. Additionally, Professor Allen was a case facilitator for a conference (July 29-31) at the Given Institute in Aspen on “Engaging Theory: Transforming Organizations.” She was one of a group of scholar-practitioners who provided in-depth case analyses for representatives of the National Wildlife Federation, the Memphis Child Advocacy Center and Wachovia.
Associate Professor Richard Miech received notification that a National Institute of Health grant proposal he wrote will be funded. The final level of funding is yet to be determined, but the original request was for $964,686.
The Colorado Historical Society held a teaching trip on the Dolores River in Cortez, Colo. in June. Professor Tom Noel from the history department accompanied the expedition to teach about historic sites along the way. The trip was highlighted in the Durango Herald on July 8.
Professor Herman Sievering from the geography and environmental sciences department was highlighted in the Swiss newspaper Tages Anzieger on July 27 for his research on air quality and pollution. (Note: The article is in German.)
Professor Diana Tomback from the biology department was quoted by the Seattle Post Intelligencer on July 17 for an article discussing how grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are impacted by the mountain pine beetle’s attack on whitebark pine.
Health and Behavioral Sciences has received external funding from National Science Foundation for two pre-doctoral positions that will be paid $40,000 each, out of which the selected students will pay tuition.
Reminders & Events
CLAS course syllabus requirements
The syllabus inclusion information for Fall 2007 is now posted on the Faculty Resources web page. If you have any questions, please contact Charlie Ferguson.
Spring 2008 Course Schedule
Review Edits for the Spring 2008 course schedule are due to Beverly Andes by Friday, August 3.
Lunch, Learn & Link lecture: August 7
Richard Miech Ph.D., Health and Behavioral Sciences
Why are People in Colorado so Healthy?
Skyline Park off the 16th Street Mall by the Clock Tower
12:30-1:15 p.m.
Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures on Unrelated Topics
August 9: Maria Talero of the Philosophy Department will speak on Existentialism. She is paired with a lecture on Soul Food.
August 23: Philip Joseph of the English Department will speak on Zora Neale Hurston. He is paired with a lecture on Japanese Anime.
August 30: Gillian Silverman of the English Department will speak on Marxism. She is paired with a lecture on “Kittens, Kittens, Kittens”
6:00 pm, $10/$5 members
The Lab at Belmar
404 S. Upham St., Lakewood
Contact: Jake Adam York
UCD Fall Open House
Sun., October 28
11:30-2:30pm
PE/Event Center
IN THIS ISSUE:
University Scholarship Team Grants
Policies & Forms Web Page
Social Justice Planning Retreat
Faculty in the News
Reminders & Events
ARCHIVES:
Past issues since Jan 21, 2007.
USEFUL LINKS:
Campus News (PostExpress archives)
The CLAS Deans' Notes is a weekly newsletter
for department chairs and staff.
EDITORS:
Rick Wilson
303.556.2557
Rick.Wilson @cudenver.edu
Katy Brown
303.556.6663
Katy.Brown @cudenver.edu