Prehistoric Tour with Dr. Martin Lockley
September 22, RSVP by September 7
Join us for a walk through prehistoric history with acclaimed CLAS paleontologist and dinosaur tracker Dr. Martin Lockley. Either meet us at Dinosaur Ridge to participate in the free tour only or come early to campus for a tour of the UCD Dinosaur Tracks Museum, a chartered bus to Dinosaur Ridge and a picnic lunch. The bus will return to campus following the tour. Parking passes for campus will be provided if you take the bus. For full appreciation of Dinosaur Ridge, we suggest walking about a ½ mile. The hike is not strenuous, but there are moderate short inclines to negotiate. Please wear hiking boots or comfortable walking shoes. The event is rain or shine. No refunds will be given. This event is sponsored by the Alumni Association and is open to all university faculty, staff, alumni and students.
Dinosaur Tracks museum tour (10:00 am): FREE
Bus Ride to Dinosaur Ridge (11:00 am) and Lunch (11:30-12:30): $10 for adults; $5 for children
Dinosaur Ridge Walking Tour (12:30-3:30pm): FREE
Please RSVP by September 7. Contact Katy Brown with questions about how to RSVP.
New name for UCD
Open forum with Chancellor Wilson, Thursday, Aug. 23
Learn what the firm Swanson & Russell found in their research to rename our institution, and participate in a discussion about the pros and cons of each option. Your feedback is important.
Possible names under consideration:
University of Colorado Denver
University of Colorado at Denver and Aurora
University of Colorado Metro Denver
University of Colorado Denver
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Lawrence Street Center
2nd Floor Terrace Room
Request for syllabi copies
Submit by Friday, Sept. 7
Due to students recreating and changing syllabi to support their requests for special consideration, it is necessary for the Dean’s Office to retain a copy of each syllabus for your classes. Chairs and faculty, please send a copy for each syllabus this semester to Associate Dean Charlie Ferguson by Friday, Sept. 7. He does not plan to review them for content; he plans to keep them filed to cross-check student claims.
3rd Annual First-Year Experience Symposium
Undergraduate research, internships and experiential learning
This year the symposium will be held on Friday, Oct. 5 in St. Cajetan's from 8:30am until 3:30pm. There will be three guest speakers this year, Eugene Alpert, Washington (DC) Center for Interns and Academic Services, Mary Crowe, Undergraduate Research at University of North Carolina - Greensboro, and Lynne Montrose, Experiential Education, Regis University. They will jointly be presenting strategies for implementing undergraduate research, internships, and experiential learning.
For more information, contact Liz Pruett.
CLAS Dean's Office
Whom do I contact?
With the addition of Associate Dean Brenda J. Allen and Assistant Dean Kuan-Yi Rose Chang, the leadership team of the college has juggled some of their responsibilities. Please see the organization chart and responsibilities chart to help you find the right person to answer your questions. Also for your reference, here is a contact list for the Dean’s Office staff.
Chancellor's Employee Development Program
UCD Human Resources is pleased to announce the Chancellor’s Employee Development Program (EDP). The goal of the EDP is to increase job skills and opportunities for advancement by funding awards for professional development activities.
This program will be managed through Human Resources and is intended to supplement department/school resources. Mandatory training and/or certification programs should be covered by the department/school. The University tuition waiver program should be used for work-related courses. The award committee will consist of one classified and one exempt professional employee each from DDC, HSC and the consolidated administration for a total of six members, plus one representative from Human Resources.
University fiscal policies on business and education expenses apply.
Eligibility: Full or part-time classified and exempt professional employees.
Awards: Awards are limited to one award per employee per fiscal year. The award amount is limited to no more than $500 per award.
Type of Awards: Job-related and professionally enriching workshops, courses, seminars and conferences are permissible. Awards may cover travel (in- or out-of-state), registration fees, lodging, meals and materials.
Timing: Application must be received and approved before the employee professional development program occurs. Applications must be received by the end of each month. The committee will meet the second Tuesday of the following month to review applications received by the deadline. The form can be found here.
Payments: Payments for activity should be made by the department/school or employee. If the award is granted, expenses will be reimbursed through appropriate university process to the employee or the department/school.
Contact the Human Resources Office with questions at 303.315.2700.
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, Friday, Sept. 28.
Faculty News
3 million-year-old primate teeth missing from Auraria
Denver Post, 8/11
Assistant Professor Charles Musiba, Anthropology
All that's needed before anthropology professor Charles Musiba's study is ready to publish are high-resolution photos of fossilized primate teeth 3 million years old.
But there's one problem: The teeth are missing.
Fossils stolen from CU research lab
KWGN-TV CH 2 (CW2) Denver, 8/14
Assistant Professor Charles Musiba, Anthropology
Fossils more than three million years old have been stolen from a lab room at the UCDHSC. One anthropology professor is desperately trying to find the missing artifacts so he and his students can continue their research.
Reminders & Events
Important
Please send corrections to Tammy Stone for the graduate faculty list and departmental workloads as soon as possible.
Mixed Taste: Tag Team Lectures on Unrelated Topics
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
Colorado Center for Public Humanities Lecture Series
Thursday, Sept. 6
Michael Berube, Paterno Family Chair in Literature at Penn State University
“Intellectuals and Publics”
Tivoli Turnhalle
12:00 noon &
“What Happened to Cultural Studies”
The Laboratory of Art & Ideas, Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
6:30pm
Thursday, Oct. 4
Stephen Prothero, the chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University
“Religious Literacy: What Americans Need to Know”
Tivoli Turnhalle
12:00 noon &
The Laboratory of Art and Ideas, Belmar
404 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
6:30pm
Poetry Festival, hosted by the Copper Nickel
Thursday, Oct. 18
King Center Recital Hall
5-9pm
Friday, Oct. 19
King Center Concert Hall
12-5pm
Final Exhibition
Friday, Oct. 19
The Lab at Belmar
4004 S. Upham Street, Lakewood
7-10pm
More event details to come. Contact Jake Adam York with questions.
UCD Fall Open House
Sunday, Oct. 28
11:30-2:30pm
PE/Event Center
IN THIS ISSUE:
Prehistoric Tour
New name for UCD
Request for syllabi
3rd Annual First Year Experience Symposium
CLAS Dean's Office
Chancellor's Employee Development Program
University Scholarship Team Grants
Faculty 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