Higher Ed Press Clips August 2010

August 1-4, 2010

Denver Post:

• Estate pledges vault at CU, CSU
  
• Local MBA, global focus
  
• DPS had 350 more graduates in 2010 than previous year
  

Daily Camera:

• CU reviewing, trimming core curriculum
  
• Should CU-Boulder offer P.E. for college credit
  
• Five scholars from CU-B picked for Fulbright awards
  

In Denver Times:

• Higher ed panel wrestles with tough questions
  

Durango Herald:

• Bill: Feds would aid tuition waiver
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU works to boost its Denver profile – Editorial
  

August 5, 2010

Chieftain:

• Hispanic Education Foundation moving forward to aid students – Guest Opinion
  

August 6, 2010

Denver Post:

• Hickenlooper taps CSU-P president as running mate
  

Daily Camera:

• CU faculty attracts $847M in sponsored research
  

Ed News Colorado:

• CCHE can’t pull trigger on funding plan
  

August 7-9, 2010

Daily Camera:

• Strings attached: Nearly all CU donors have say in how money is spent
  
• CU faculty attracts $847M in sponsored research
  
• Ex-CU official’s report raises hackles with tuition-hike alternatives
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU’s among Best in the West
  

Chieftain:

• Garcia wants to stay until at least Election Day
  
• Expanded gaming: Black Hawk ahead
  
• CSU-P may face another presidential search
  

Aurora Sentinel:

• CU nursing college gets federal cash for master’s program
  

Canon City Daily Record:

• PCC launching capital campaign
  

August 10, 2010

Denver Post:

• CSAP scores released today – quietly
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder welcomes students with convocation, food, fest, concert
  

Chieftain:

• Board to review Garcia status Wednesday
  

Wall Street Journal:

• Student loan debt surpasses credit cards

August 11, 2010

Denver Post:

• CU won $847 million in research funding last fiscal year
  
• CSAPs are in: Colorado students' scores stay flat again
  

PRWeb:

• Colorado State University–Global Campus Adopts Starfish to Bolster Success Efforts for Online Students
  

9News:

• Colorado universities offering new textbook options
  

Chieftain:

• Local ACT scores drop slightly from last year
  
• Schools show mixed CSAP results
  

Daily Camera:

• CSAP growth scores give fuller achievement picture
  
• Boulder Valley, St. Vrain Valley CSAP scores flat overall
  

August 12, 2010

Chieftain:

• Frank wants CSU-Pueblo to keep moving forward

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder unveils $84.4M student hub, 'Center for Community'

Albany Herald:

• Expert: More focus needed on college juniors and seniors
  

Forbes:

• Deep In Debt
  

KKTV:

• Garcia Granted Leave Of Absence From University President Position

Colorado State University:

• CSU System Board Develops Transition Plan for CSU-Pueblo President Joe Garcia
  
• Colorado State University Launches New, Innovative Executive Sustainability Program
  

August 13, 2010

Sentinel:

• Garcia will take leave for campaign season
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo language lab gets new look, name
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder education and technology conference draws record turnout
  
  

August 14-16, 2010

Denver Post:

• Denver Public Schools cuts ribbon to newest campus
  

Daily Camera:

• Phi Kappa Tau fraternity makes bid to return to Boulder
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Fort Lewis president seeks growth
  

Chieftain:

• University to spring to life
  

August 17, 2010

Denver Post:

• Greene: CSU fosters love of print journalism
  
• Colorado school districts a study in reform
  
• Big grants fund Colorado teacher-training programs
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder slips to No. 13 in Sierra Magazine's green ratings
  
• CU-Boulder among partners looking to build Chilean telescope
  

Chieftain:

• New PCC president vows hands-on role
  
• Enrollment going up, up, up at campuses
  

Denver Post:

• Colorado schools ranked in U.S. News 2011 best-colleges guide
  
  

August 18, 2010

Denver Post:

• For-profit Westwood College hit with lawsuit
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder offers new certificate program in renewable energy
  
• CU-Boulder's 5,200-strong freshman class starts moving into dorms
  
• U.S. News and World Report ranks CU-Boulder No. 39 among public schools
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo opens two new dorms
  
• Garcia: Full speed ahead
  

Other:

• Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity: Colorado State University Engineering Students to Compete in 12-Hour 1Mpact Challenge on August 19
  

August 19, 2010

Denver Post:

• As classes start, DPS middle schools get positive marks
  

Chieftain:

• Old hall OK for some
  

Other:

• Colorado State University Residence Halls Expected to Open at Full Capacity
  
• Popular Science Ranks Colorado State University Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory Sixth Among National University Labs
  

August 20, 2010

Chieftain:

• CSU-Pueblo bustling with more students
  

Camera:

• Enrollment booming at Colorado's community colleges
  

Coloradoan:

• New students begin moving into dorms
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Mesa State ponders new building
  

Post:

• South High in Denver embraces diversity
  

August 21-23, 2010

Steamboat Pilot:

• US Sen. Mark Udall: Let’s set the standard
  

El Paso Times:

• With few NM students available, NMSU goes out of state to recruit
  

 The Denver Post:

• U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor to speak at DU
  
• Private donations to CSU up 6.6 percent
  
• Corpse research at Mesa State may have new home
  
• CSU to trim tuition for middle-, low-income students
  

Education News Colorado:

• College fees soar; flaws found in system
  

GJ Sentinel:

• Mesa State starting classes with new projects, faculty, costs, amenities
  
• CMC leases Parachute site for classes, wants comment about what to offer
  

Daily Camera:

• Back to campus: CU-Boulder students gear up for fall semester
  
• College students gamble on grades
  

August 24, 2010

9 News:

• CSU makes promise to low- and middle-income students
  

Denver Post:

• New Westminster High set to open with new teaching approach
  

Daily Camera:

• CU-Boulder eases into the new semester
  

Ed News:

• Colorado out of Race to the Top
  

August 25, 2010

Denver Post:

• "Race to the Top" judges perplexed by local control, O'Brien says
  
• Loss dredges up pain over contentious fight for reform
  

Chieftain:

• Colorado ‘Race’ report card mixed
  

Ed News:

• R2T rejection leaves a sour taste
  
• What next for Colorado?
  

Rocky Mountain Collegian:

• A transition from meal plans to budget issues
  

August 26, 2010

Ed News:

• Slow going for higher ed panel
  

Camera:

• CU-Boulder takes steps to close journalism school
  

Denver Post:

• Mapleton school district will try for bond issue — again
  

Other:

• Colorado State University: CSU's School of Global Environmental Sustainability Announces New Global Challenge Research Teams
  

August 27, 2010

Ed News:

• Slow going for higher ed panel
  

Camera:

• CU-Boulder registration software causes waitlist problems
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU, Fort Collins land New Energy grants
  

7 News:

• Colorado Community Colleges Get $6 Million From Gambling
  

Post:

• Lack of union support cited in Colorado's loss of Race to Top education funds
  

CSU News:

• Colorado State University Among Top Military Friendly Schools in the Nation
  

KUNC:

• The Governor's Energy Office Announces Energy Efficiency Grants Across the State
  

August 28-31, 2010

Denver Post:

• Hickenlooper: Retool CSAP, close achievement gap
  

Ed News:

• Hick: No new money for education
  

Sentinel:

• Technology keeps teachers up-to-date
  
• School board to forgo bond issue on ballot
  

Camera:

• Students say goodbye to satellite flown by CU-Boulder for seven years