The University of Colorado at Boulder will present three panel discussions and celebrate its outstanding faculty and students during the fourth annual Fall Convocation on Oct. 16. The event will take place as part of Family Weekend.
The convocation will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the chapel of Old Main, and will include the Provost's Achievement Awards ceremony. All the events are free and open to the public.
"Fall Convocation provides us with an opportunity to recognize the incredible work of the faculty and the impressive accomplishments of our students," said Jeff Cox, associate vice chancellor for faculty affairs. "Throughout the day, we will provide visiting families with an opportunity to get a sense of some of the innovative scholarship and creative work being done on campus."
During the Provost's Achievement Awards ceremony from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., six assistant professors, six associate professors and 10 students will be recognized for an array of accomplishments and service to CU-Boulder. The ceremony also will celebrate faculty who recently received tenure or a promotion to full professor. CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano will make welcoming remarks.
The panels will take place before and after the awards ceremony with the following lineup:
-- 10 to 10:50 a.m., "Deja Vu? Why We're Not in a Great Depression Again," a panel organized by William Kaempfer, professor of economics and vice provost, and featuring Associate Dean Richard Wobbekind and professors Kenneth Bickers, Sanjai Bhagat and Ann Carlos.
-- 11 to 11:50 a.m., "Arts at CU -- The Digital Connection," a panel organized by Professor Mark Amerika of the department of art and art history and featuring associate professors Julie Carr and Michael Theodore.
-- 3 to 4 p.m., "From Bench to Bedside: How Science is Shaping Medicine," a panel organized by Professor Leslie Leinwand of the department of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and chaired by Russell Moore, interim vice chancellor for research. The panel will feature assistant professors Amy Palmer and Hubert Yin.
The Fall Convocation is part of the larger Family Weekend series of events being held at CU-Boulder Oct. 16-18. The popular Family Weekend enables parents and other family members to visit students on campus and to participate in a variety of activities. More information on Family Weekend is posted on the Web at / .
For more information about Fall Convocation contact the Office of Faculty Affairs at 303-492-5491 or e-mail melanie.evans@colorado.edu.