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2012 CU Diversity and Inclusion Summit invites participants to ‘Amp it up’
Nov 5th
The organizing theme for this year’s summit is “AMP it up! Awareness, Movement and Practice.” Along with sessions on awareness, inclusiveness and classroom and campus diversity practice, a selection of events will focus on the physical embodiment of diversity. These sessions will include dance, martial arts, yoga and theater as physical opportunities to discuss and engage with diversity. Sessions with a focus on pedagogical best practices for inclusive classrooms are another highlight of this year’s summit.
“The planning committee has been a model of the kind of cooperation that Chancellor DiStefano recently called for in his State of the Campus address,” said Alphonse Keasley, CU-Boulder’s assistant vice chancellor for campus climate and community engagement. “The members have worked tirelessly to organize a summit that speaks to this year’s theme, ‘AMP it up! Awareness, Movement and Practice.’ We sincerely hope and expect that participants will gain much from the sessions for truly amping it up for diversity, inclusion and social justice.”
Peggy McIntosh, associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, returns to the summit and will share her new research in the keynote address “Using Privilege as a Catalyst for Change” on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 9:15 a.m. in the University Memorial Center’s Glenn Miller Ballroom. McIntosh is best known for her essay “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,” and last spoke in association with the summit in 2009, and on the Boulder campus in 2001.
Highlighted sessions during this year’s summit include:
— Tuesday, Nov. 13, 12:30 p.m., UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.
“When Green Means Money: Economic Diversity in Boulder,” presented by Boulder City Manager Jane Brautigam.
— Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m., UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.
Plenary: “Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: Recognizing the Difference for Low Income and First Generation Students” presented by Valerie Embry, director of the Academic Excellence Student Support Services Program.
— Wednesday, Nov. 14, 9 a.m., UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom.
Plenary: “Class, Race and Immigration in Higher Education” presented by CU-Boulder professors Melissa Hart and Ming Chen.
The educational and exploratory sessions highlight the research, talents and insights of faculty, students and staff and offer a view of diversity beyond the most common definitions. The event is hosted by the CU-Boulder Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement, the Chancellor’s Advisory Committees and the city of Boulder.
The Diversity and Inclusion Summit shares the most current and up-to-date best practices around matters of diversity, inclusion, equity and social justice. As a public forum, the summit provides content to inspire new members of the campus community and to sustain veteran campus members toward a greater pluralistic campus, introduce everyday skills and practices for fostering an inclusive campus and work environment, and advance the skill set of long-term practitioners of diversity, inclusion and social justice.
A complete schedule of diversity summit events is available in the CU-Boulder Events Calendar at http://tinyurl.com/CUDiversitySummit2012.
Local residents win Home Energy Makeover with EnergySmart
Nov 1st
Reichert family will receive $20,000 worth of energy upgrades
Boulder County, Colo. – John Reichert and his family received a pleasant surprise today when the Boulder County Commissioners and EnergySmart staffers visited to award them the Grand Prize in the EnergySmart Home Energy Makeover.
The Home Energy Makeover grand prize, valued at approximately $20,000, includes a new energy efficient furnace, air sealing and insulation upgrades to the attic and crawlspace/basement, an energy efficient water heater, cooling system upgrades, and $4,000 to use for recommended energy upgrades of the homeowner’s choosing.
John and Kathleen Reichert live in Boulder with their son, James, 6. They purchased their home intending to make it a more sustainable place to raise their family. “Have you ever been caught by a six-year-old for putting an aluminum can in the trash?” John said. Shortly after moving in, however, John’s position at work was eliminated and Kathleen’s hospice-care salary didn’t allow for the planned upgrades.
The Reichert family made it through three rounds of selection to win the grand prize. In round one, their home was identified as one of the top fifteen poorest performing homes having received an EnergySmart assessment.
In round two, the Reicherts submitted a short essay explaining why they needed a Home Energy Makeover, which was selected as one of three finalists by a panel of local energy expert judges. In round three, the three finalists were interviewed and the Reicherts were chosen as the best fit for the award.
Earlier this week, four homes won equal second place prizes, including a new energy efficient furnace, home air sealing and insulation upgrades, and $1,500 to use toward a recommended energy upgrade of the homeowner’s choice.
Contest prizes were largely donated by local contractors:
• Grand Prize package: Solar City
• Insulation/air sealing: EcoHandyman, ThermalCraft Insulation, EcoSmart Homes, ERC Insulation.
• Furnace installations: Service Experts, SAC Mechanical
EnergySmart focuses on improvements that will reduce energy waste, improve comfort, and produce cost-savings for both residential and business participants. Services include energy assessments and expert advisor assistance with finding contractors and all available rebates and financing options for energy efficiency upgrades.
Since the program’s launch in January 2011, EnergySmart has helped more than 6,600 residents and 2,200 businesses throughout Boulder County.
EnergySmart is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through the U.S. Department of Energy’s BetterBuildings grant program and is sponsored in partnership by Boulder County, the City of Boulder’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) tax, the City of Longmont, Xcel Energy and Platte River Power Authority. For more information, visit www.EnergySmartYES.com or call 303-544-1000 (for homes) or 303-441-1300 (for businesses).
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Boulder County drive-by ballot drop-off sites will open early
Oct 31st
Boulder County, Colo. – Due to the large number of mail-ballot voters returning their ballots this week, the Boulder County Elections Division is opening two of its drive-by ballot drop-off sites early.
Drive-by drop-off, originally scheduled to start Saturday, will begin Thursday at the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s main office, 1750 33rd St. in Boulder, and on Terry Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues in Longmont.
The Steinbaugh Pavilion in Louisville, 824 Front St., will also serve as a drive-by drop-off site beginning Saturday. Lyons Town Hall, 432 Fifth Ave., and the Nederland Community Center, 750 Highway 72 North, will offer drive-by drop-off on Election Day only.
Schedule for Boulder County drive-by drop-off locations:
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 1-2 (Boulder and Longmont only)
- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3 (Boulder, Longmont and Louisville)
- 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4 (Boulder only)
- 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 (Boulder, Longmont and Louisville)
- 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 6 (Boulder, Longmont, Louisville, Lyons and Nederland)
Through Tuesday, 69,014 Boulder County voters have returned mail ballots for the Nov. 6 election.
All voters except overseas and military voters must return their ballots to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day.
More election information and additional drop-off sites: 303-413-7740 or www.BoulderCountyVotes.org.
Key remaining dates for the 2012 General Election:
- Friday, Nov. 2: Last day to request a mail ballot for the General Election if the ballot is picked up at the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder’s office.
- Friday, Nov. 2: Last day for early voting.
- Tuesday, Nov. 6: Election Day. Polling locations will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. All ballots must be in the hands of the Boulder County Clerk & Recorder’s Office by 7 p.m.
-BoulderCountyVotes.org-
-On Twitter: @BoCoClerk–
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