MEDIA ADVISORY
July 23, 2007
Media covering the special meeting of the University of Colorado Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday, July 24, at the University of Colorado at Boulder's University Memorial Center should be aware of the following information. CU-Boulder Professor Ward Churchill has requested a hearing in front of the Board of Regents based on CU President Hank Brown's recommendation to dismiss him. Regent policy provides Professor Churchill an opportunity to request a hearing before the Board during executive session. Media should note the following:
o All media representatives of news agencies must present identification and proof of media affiliation. These would include a Colorado Press Association ID card or an agency-specific ID card with photo, or photo ID to supplement a press ID that lacks a photo. This includes beat writers, broadcasters, columnists and photographers;
o Due to the high volume of accredited media requests to cover the meeting, only accredited members of the news media will be afforded access to the press conference hosted by President Brown and Regents' Chair Pat Hayes following the board's vote in public session. Independent journalists, independent filmmakers (those unaffiliated with media networks or organizations), bloggers and Web site hosts are free to observe the morning public session of the board at 8 a.m. and the board's public session later in the afternoon. Individuals who fit in these categories are also free to view the press conference by CU President Hank Brown and CU Board of Regents Chair Pat Hayes online at the CU System Web page at .
o Media check-in will begin at 6:30 a.m. in University Memorial Center room 235. Please have your credentials ready to present to CU media relations staff at that time. Again, photo identification is required, please do not rely upon visual recognition of staff or past familiarity to gain entrance to the day's events;
Video and Audio Stream: A video stream of the Board of Regents public session and afternoon public session and press conference can be accessed at . Background archival information on the Churchill matter can be obtained by visiting .
Any questions on these or other parameters of media coverage should be directed to Bronson R. Hilliard, director of media relations, University of Colorado at Boulder, at (303) 818-7496.