Higher Ed Press Clips August 2007

 

August 31, 2007

Denver Post:

• Air Force Undersecretary, Former Astronaut Joins CSU
  

Daily Camera:

• Black Enrollment Soars
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU Aids Financially Needy Students
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-P, PCC Announce Staff Additions
  
• CSU Plans to Offer Online Learning Program
  
  

August 30, 2007

Denver Post:

• Front Range CC Closed in Westminster
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Campuses Screening New Workers
  

Daily Camera:

• CU Dorms Lose Power
  

Chieftain:

• CSU Planning Online University
  

August 29, 2007

Denver Post:

• Bioscience Sector Eyes New Funding
  
• CU Searches for Ralphie’s Successor
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• CU Clamps Down After Stabbing
  
• Community College on Track for New Leader
  

Daily Camera:

• Extensive Employee Checks Pondered at CU
  

Coloradoan:

• Leaders Champion Biosciences
  
  

August 28, 2007

Denver Post:

• CU Student Stabbed on Campus
  
• Attack: Ex-Mental Patient Held
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• Two Close Calls at CU
  

Daily Camera:

• Student Stabbed at CU
  
• University will Begin Checking Backgrounds After Attack
  
• Text Subscriptions Double After Stabbing
  
• Bohn: Build Program Foundation on Donations
  

Gazette:

• Jurors Side with College
  

August 25-27, 2007

Coloradoan:

• CSU Launches Online University
  

Chieftain:

• Campus Enthusiasm – Editorial
  
• Hispanic Education Group Distributes Record Amount of Scholarships
  

Sentinel:

• CMC Prepares to Open $12.5 Million West Garfield Campus
  
• $3 Million Bestowed on Western State
  
  

August 24, 2007

Denver Post:

• TB Test Urged for 50 at CU
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• CU sets up Alert System
  
• 6 In Class Advised to get Tested for TB
  

Daily Camera:

• University of Colorado Research Associate Positive for TB
  
• CU students to get text messages in a crisis
  
• CU to get $92M to study space weather
  
• Funding focus of Hank Brown's last address
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU to Test Text Messages for Emergency Alert System
  
• Office Guides Minority Students
  
• CSU Resident Halls Doing Right Things to Avoid Fires
  

Chieftain:

• CSU Board to Vote on Renovations
  

Gazette

• Recreation Center Fit for a University
  

August 23, 2007

Rocky Mountain News:

• Better than you Think – Editorial

Daily Camera:

• DA’s Won’t Prosecute Karson Over V-Tech Comments
• Officials Show up at Students’ Doors to Promote Public Safety
  
• Rank Rankings – Editorial

Colorado Daily:

• Pell Grant Increase
  

Coloradoan:

• Ivory Tower Opens Door to Research Partnership
  
• CSU Police Give Joint Welcome
  

Chieftain:

• CSU-P, PCC Rush to Fill Seats
  

Tribune:

• CSU Faces Another Tight Budget Year
  

Sentinel:

• City Apologizes to College Over Inaccurate Letter
  
  

August 22, 2007

Daily Camera:

• CU Freshman Start Move-in
• A Tighter Ship at CU – Editorial

Coloradoan:

• New 'Supercluster' Ready

Craig Daily Press:

• Governor to Address Education Reform
• College Campus Looking to Expand

 

August 21, 2007

Denver Post:

• AFA Number 7 on List of ‘Sober Schools’
• Audit Fueled Change for Better at CU
• A Cash Boost for Higher Ed – Guest Commentary

Rocky Mountain News:

• CU Athletic Spending Makes Strides, Needs Work
• Some College Rankings Rankle

Daily Camera:

• CU off List of Party Schools for Third Year Running
• Audit: CU Foundation Getting Back on Track
• CU Spruces Up Dorms for Incoming Class

Coloradoan:

• Textbook Payments Perplex Some Students

Chieftain:

• PCC President Outlines New Approach
• PCC Learning Center No. 1 on State Funded List
• CSU-P President Opens Year with Optimism

Tribune:

• Aims Christens New Health and Science Building

 

August 18-20, 2007

Denver Post:

• School of Mines Ranked Top Colorado College

Rocky Mountain News:

• Panel to Quiz CU Officials on Reforms Since ’05 Audit
• What Grades are For – Editorial

Daily Camera:

• CU Stem Cell Work Forges Ahead
• More Taking ‘Gap’ Year Between High School and College

Coloradoan:

• Magazine Ranking Puts CSU in Top Tier

Gazette:

• Sunday Letters- State Didn’t ‘Cave-in’ on Admission Standards

 

August 17, 2007

Denver Post:

• Three Universities Forming School of Public Health
• Mixed Results for CU’s Diversity Push

Rocky Mountain News:

• Regents Okay Expansion at CU
• Colorado Schools Rank High

Daily Camera:

• CU Faces Painful Decisions on Growth
• Student Hub Building Gets Regents’ Approval

Coloradoan:

• Incoming CU Students Hyped up for Four Year Ride
• Extra Patrols Assigned for Influx of Students
• All Moved in Waiting for CSU Classes to Start

Chieftain:

• Educators Support Temporary Lower Admissions Standards

Tribune:

• UNC, CSU Part of New Colorado School for Public Health

 

August 16, 2007

Denver Post:

• CU Plan Targets Needs of Students
• CU System May Test on Basic Skills
• Tuition Tyrant Should Reread Constitution – Columnist
• Right, Wrong on Immigrant Tuition – Editorial
  

Rocky Mountain News:

• CU’s Fight Against Grade Inflation Deflates Overall GPA
  

Daily Camera:

• CU Grades Slipping Leaders Cheering
• Some Regents Not Sold on Student Hub
  

Coloradoan:

• CSU Officials Move to Pull Investments from War Torn Sudan
  

Sentinel:

• Housing Short at Mesa State Next Semester
  

Gazette:

• Beating a Retreat College Admissions Standards Being Watered Down – Opinion