CU STUDENT GOVERNMENT PRESIDENT TO MEET RUSSIAN LEADERS IN MOSCOW AS PART OF U.S. DELEGATION
Nov 10th
Will Taylor, president of the University of Colorado Student Government, will travel to Moscow Nov. 13-20 as part of a delegation of 15 U.S. university student leaders selected to visit the country at the invitation of the Russian Federal Agency on Youth Affairs.
Taylor, a CU-Boulder senior, joins student leaders from Harvard, Stanford, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Georgetown and several other universities. The trip is designed to better acquaint future U.S. leaders with Russia and give them insight into Russian leaders’ decision-making processes.
“I am very excited to participate in this unique and groundbreaking opportunity,” Taylor said. “I look forward to working with fellow student leaders to learn more about Russian government and culture and also share our American perspectives with our hosts. I am honored to have the chance to meet with high-ranking Russian officials and students and am confident that it will be an educational experience for all involved.”
While there, Taylor and the other students will meet with top Russian leaders of all branches of government, visit Russia’s top universities and meet with their Russian counterparts. The trip is completely funded by the Russian Federal Agency on Youth Affairs.
Taylor was selected for the trip through a competitive process that sought university student leaders expected to help shape future U.S. policies.
SOURCE: CU MEDIA RELEASE
VOAKES RESIGNS AS DEAN OF CU SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION
Nov 10th
Paul Voakes, dean of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, today announced he will step down as dean and return to the teaching faculty of the school, effective June 30, 2011.
“Leading the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at CU-Boulder has been an honor and a privilege,” said Voakes, who assumed the post in 2003. “I believe over the last seven years we have confronted profound transformations in journalism and mass communication, ushered in important changes in journalism education, and produced a new generation of journalists and communicators ready to meet still more challenges and changes.
“I now look forward to returning to the faculty and continuing this important work with our students,” Voakes said.
In accepting the resignation, CU-Boulder Provost Russell L. Moore praised Voakes’ service to the school.
“Paul Voakes has led our journalism program in the most difficult time in its history,” said Moore. “He has done so with character and compassion, while being a key part of the academic leadership of CU-Boulder. We thank him for his dedicated service to the university and welcome him back to the classroom.”
Moore said he will begin work on seeking interim leadership for the SJMC after Voakes’ departure as dean next summer.
“It will be valuable to have Dean Voakes in place through the conclusion of both the program discontinuance review currently under way and the completion of the work of the Exploratory Committee on Information, Communication and Technology,” Moore said. “This will provide us continuity as we examine all of our options and recommendations that ensure our course and degree offerings meet the needs of students, the labor market, our campus mission and the communications needs of a rapidly changing global society.”
SOURCE: CU PRESS RELEASE
CU IS “GOLD” IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
Nov 10th
The University of Colorado at Boulder is the first in the nation to rank “gold” for its environmental leadership through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Ratings System, or STARS.
“This accomplishment is the result of a lot of hard work by countless people in all areas of campus,” Vice Chancellor for Administration Frank Bruno said of the rating announced today. “I am honored to help facilitate the efforts of such a dedicated campus community.”
STARS is a self-reporting method developed by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, with broad participation by the higher education community. It provides colleges and universities a common set of measurements for gauging progress toward sustainability. The system also facilitates information sharing and builds diversity in the campus sustainability community. Since its launch in January 2010, 234 schools have registered with STARS.
CU-Boulder’s ranking, which was submitted with a letter of affirmation by Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano, rated high in all three categories of the STARS assessment including operations, education and research, and planning, administration and engagement.
“Even with our growing campus, we are on track to meet the aggressive 2012 conservation goals outlined in the Governor’s Executive Order,” said campus conservation officer Moe Tabrizi. “STARS has helped us pinpoint necessary work, benchmarks and improve our performance going forward.”
STARS also functions to better inform the many rankings, grades and opinions offered each year by various magazines and organizations.
“Our STARS gold rating is based on credible, transparent data that documents CU’s leadership and dedication to sustainability,” said Dave Newport, CU Environmental Center director and STARS team leader. “We look forward to the near future when all organizations use STARS to guide their efforts and benchmark with peers.”
Other universities currently collecting data to submit for a STARS assessment include Yale, Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Rice and UCLA.
To view a list of STARS registrants, available reports and confirmed ratings, visit https://stars.aashe.org/institutions/.
SOURCE: CU PRESS RELEASE
