Faculty/Staff Edition - Dec. 1, 2016
Chancellor's Corner: Embracing free speech and listening to different viewpoints
You may have seen that conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos will be coming to CU º£½ÇÉçÇø on Jan. 25 at the invitation of two student groups, the College Republicans and Turning Point USA. Some of you have expressed your concerns on social media, in letters to my office, and to me in person that CU º£½ÇÉçÇø is allowing such a controversial speaker to hold an event in a campus building.
Campus & Community
MacIntyre named 2016 Walter Camp Coach of the Year
CU head coach Mike MacIntyre has been named the Walter Camp 2016 Coach of the Year, joining Bill McCartney (1989) as the only coaches in Colorado history to be named the National Coach of the Year.ÌýThe honor for MacIntyre comes on the heels of being named the Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year on Tuesday.
Develop and refine leadership skills in CU employee certificate program
The CU º£½ÇÉçÇø Department of Human Resources and Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program have partnered to offer a graduate leadership and management certificate for CU employees, which is now open for spring 2017 enrollment.
Join Research Computing for tour of new supercomputer
On Thursday, Dec. 8, Research Computing will be hosting a meet-and-greet event that will include a tour of their new supercomputer,ÌýSummit. They will be conducting multiple tours that day from 11:30 a.m. toÌý1 p.m.
Senior math wiz lands prestigious scholarship to study in the UK
Engineering senior Matthew Hurst has been awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship to study in the United Kingdom for two years. A lifelong mathematician with a dream of being an astronaut someday, Hurst is developing computer models that could someday help engineers design aircraft and spacecraft more efficiently.
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