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Deans Notes - May 14, 2020

Celebrating our Outstanding Students, Staff, and Faculty

We were scheduled to honor the recipients of fall 2019 and spring 2020 college awards, as well as recognize university award winners and retiring faculty and staff, at a reception earlier this month.  All of our outstanding winners have accomplished much and deserve our acknowledgement and appreciation; I’m sure you will agree after reading more about all of their achievements here for students and here for faculty and staff.

If you work with or had the privilege of teaching any of them you might take a moment today to reach out and congratulate them via email. It can’t replace the fellowship we would have created by celebrating them in person, but it means so much these days when we find ways to connect in spite of our challenges.

Outstanding Bachelor of Arts
Esther Asherit Bellinsky (International Studies) Fall 2019
Alyssa Romero (English Writing and Philosophy) Spring 2020

Outstanding Bachelor of Science
Anna Karymeé Jensen (Integrative Biology) Fall 2019
Shaely Folger (Integrative Biology) Spring 2020

Outstanding Master of Arts
Kaylyn Mercuri (History), Fall 2019
Katherine Bleakley (Economics), Spring 2020

Outstanding Master of Science
Thu Ly (Chemistry), Fall 2019
Marianne Elizabeth Davenport (Integrative Biology), Spring 2020

Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
Elizabeth Rose Pansing (Integrative Biology), Fall 2019
Holly K. O’Donnell (Clinical Health Psychology), Spring 2020

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Awards:
Maren T. Scull (Sociology) Instructional, Research and Clinical Faculty
Audrey E. Hendricks (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
Adam Lippert (Sociology)
Annika C. Mosier (Integrative Biology) Campus Award Winner

Excellence in Research and Creative Activities Award:
Emily Wortman-Wunder (English) Instructional, Research and Clinical Faculty
Gregory Ragland (Integrative Biology)
Daniel Rees (Economics)
Xiaojun Ren (Chemistry) Campus Award Winner

Faculty Leadership Service Award:
jimi adams (HBS)
Peter Anthamatten (GES) Campus Award Winner
Amanda Charlesworth (Integrative Biology)

Outstanding Staff Award: Angela Beale (MHMSS)

Partner in Philanthropy Award: Anthony Fontana

Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award: Sarah K. Fields (Communication)

University of Colorado President’s Teaching Scholar: Laurel Hartley (Integrative Biology)

Retiring Faculty and Staff:
Sharon L. Coggan (Philosophy/Religious Studies)
Paula A. Espinoza (Ethnic Studies)
Rebecca A. Hunt (History)
Steve Koester (Anthropology)
Steven L. Maxson (Physics)
Carol Rivas Morken (CLAS Academic Advising)
Thomas Jacob Noel (History)
Catherine Ann Wiley (English)

As we conclude this challenging semester I want to thank all of you again for the fantastic work you’ve done. Information about our virtual Commencement Ceremony is below in the events section, and I encourage all of you to help me in celebrating our graduates in this new way on Saturday.

Be Well everyone,

Pam

News

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Ernest Boffy-Ramirez on Graduating During a Recession

News

Ernest Boffy-Ramirez, Assistant Professor CT of Economics, discussed the importance of job mobility for graduates entering the labor market during a recession and says, "If you graduate during a recession and start at a lower earnings trajectory, one of the only ways for you to make up lost ground is...

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Relationship Advice for Boundaries with Your Therapist from Mitch Handelsman

News

According to Psychology Professor Mitch Handelsman, sometimes clients ascribe power to the therapist that they shouldn’t. “It’s important for clients to understand what proper boundaries look like in therapy,” he said. “Just like in any professional relationship, the more you know in advance, the more you will get out of...

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Sarah Horton on COVID-19 Response Issues for Undocumented Populations

News

Sarah Horton, Associate Professor of Anthropology, weighs in on why public officials must open state and county emergency rental assistance funds to all residents, regardless of legal status.

Guest Post: Provide Colorado's immigrant families rental relief
Colorado Independent, May 1

She also writes that the federal stimulus payment...

Spotlight

Clayton Buck, Mike Hinke, and Charles Viss receive Graduate School Awards

Spotlight

Clayton Buck, Master’s Student in Sociology, is being honored for Distinguished Service.

Michael Hinke, Interim Director and Information Technology Coordinator, Facility for Advanced Spatial Technology (FAST), is receiving the Award for Mentoring Master’s Students.

Charles Viss, a recent graduate of the Mathematical and Statistical Sciences PhD program in Applied Mathematics,...

Richard Ashmore Wins Director’s Award in Juried Photographic Competition

Spotlight

Richard Ashmore, Lecturer of Geography and Environmental Science and national award-winning photographer, has had work selected for the photographic exhibition Trees at PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont (opening this month). Ashmore’s photograph entitled Adrift, which also won the exhibition’s Director’s Award, was selected by jurist Wendi Schneider, a Denver-based visual...

Greg Cronin Produces Educational COVID-19 Rap

Spotlight

Associate Professor of Integrative Biology Greg Cronin recently produced a rap video PSA to educate Haitians about COVID-19 pandemic. The PSA encourages people to social distance, wash hands with soap and water, notice symptoms, and avoid contamination. This transdisciplinary effort occurred a decade after he produced a PSA...

Julien Langou Awarded New NSF Grant

Spotlight

Julien Langou has been awarded NSF award for a proposal that was submitted in collaboration with the University of Tennessee and the University of California, Berkeley. Starting next moth and running through 2024, the project ``Collaborative Research: Frameworks: Basic Algebra LIbraries for Sustainable Technology with Interdisciplinary Collaboration (BALLISTIC)”, through...

Events

Virtual Spring Commencement Ceremony, May 16

Events

At 9:00 am, CU Denver will be hosting its first virtual commencement ceremony - degrees will be conferred, remarks will be presented by University Leadership, and student names will be read. Ceremony links will be emailed to graduates the morning of the ceremony and will also be posted on the commencement...

Upcomming Center for Faculty Development & Advancement and Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning Upcoming Events for Faculty

Events

Sustaining Your Writing in Challenging Times
Wednesday, May 20
12:00-1:00          

Writing Retreat 
Friday May 29
12:00-2:00pm and 3:00-5:00pm      

Learn more and join by visiting www.ucdenver.edu/CETL

Deans Notes

Editor: Tracy Kohm
Marketing, Communication and Outreach Professional
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
tracy.kohm@ucdenver.edu

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