Partnership for Music
Associate Professors James Austin and Janet Montgomery, College of Music
Amount Awarded: $1,060
Target Audience high school students from the Denver Public Schools
Students are invited to the CU-Boulder campus to participate in Music Career Day.
Literacy and Learning for Life
Associate Professor William McGinley, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $10,000
Target Audience Elementary schools in Downtown Denver, Five Points neighborhood
This is an after-school program using undergraduate education students to provide literacy instruction for children.
Simply the Best!
Professor Margaret Eisenhart, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $7,500
Target Audience middle school students, Denver’s Five Points neighborhood
This project features a series of after-school science and computer classes for middle-school girls.
Chancellor’s Leadership Residential Academic Program
Professor Richard Kraft, director, Chancellor’s Leadership Residential Academic Program, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Target Audience Grades K-12, Boulder/Denver metro area
Undergraduate students working with community service programs, mostly schools with significant minority and underserved populations (with CU’s INVST program).
CU in the House
Assistant Professor Shuaib Meacham, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $8,000
Target Audience Middle and High Schools, Northeast Denver and Five Points neighborhoods
Mentoring and poetry instruction and performance practice for African American and Latino youth from metro Denver.
Science Discovery Advisory Meeting
Director Carol McLaren, Science Discovery, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $980
Target Audience Grades 5-8, Statewide
The project involves the formation of an ad-hoc advisory group to assist Science Discovery in planning the future direction of its Science Explorers program.
Science Explorers
Director Carol McLaren, Science Discovery, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $10,000
Target Audience Elementary and Middle Schools, Statewide
Science workshops that allow students and teachers from around the state to participate as teams and then take the information back to their home schools.
Science from CU
Project Coordinator Christine Morrow, Science Discovery, School of Education
Amount Awarded: $9,981.66
Target Audience K-12, Statewide
A series of science programs presented in schools that supplements and addresses state content standards.
Southern Ute Education and Tribal Court Outreach
Instructor Jerry Dwyer, Department of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences with Director Sarah Krakoff, Indian Law Clinic, School of Law
Amount Awarded: $8,000
Target Audience Grades K-12 in the Ignacio School District (SW Colorado)
The goal of the project is to enhance Ignacio science, math and civics programs with instructors and mentors from the CU campus.
Growth in the High Country
Research Associate Kathryn Mutz, School of Law
Amount Awarded: $4,700
Target Audience General public and professionals, Western Colorado
This project hosts several local forum and lectures for University personnel, community leaders and the public to share expertise regarding growth management.
Journalism Summer High School Development
Instructor Ramon Chavez, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Target Audience High School, primarily Boulder/Denver metro area
This summer residential program on the CU-Boulder campus interests minority students in media careers.
Reaching Secondary Journalism Students
Lecturer Barbara Plungy, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Target Audience High Schools in Haxtun and Durango, CO
CU-Boulder Press Day conference for high school journalists visits schools and students from rural communities in Colorado who are unable to attend the CU-Boulder Press Day hosted on campus.
Colorado Press Association Conference
Associate Professor Bruce Henderson, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Target Audience Professional Journalists, Statewide
Workshops and professional development provided on campus for members of the Colorado Press Association.
Return to Rostock
Associate Professor Marguerite Moritz, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Amount Awarded: $5,000
Target Audience All ages, statewide and nationally
A documentary showcasing the return of Jewish people to reunified Germany.
University Libraries Outreach
Professor Keith Gresham, University Libraries
Amount Awarded: $6,000
Target Audience Middle and High School/Professional Development, Statewide
A program to help Colorado teachers and students incorporate the resources of the CU-Boulder Libraries into their curriculums and research projects.
Expanding Your Horizons
Director Laura Border, Graduate Teacher Program, Graduate School
Amount Awarded: $7,600
Target Audience Middle School/Professional Development, Statewide
This program promotes math and science careers to middle school girls (also involves parents and K-12 teachers).
Off-Road Vehicles and Water Quality
Associate Professor Joe Ryan, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Amount Awarded: $8,000
Target Audience Residents of Jamestown, Colorado
This program allows for the testing of the hypothesis that off-road vehicles are exacerbating the turbidity problem in drinking water supplies. Findings will have implications on local land use as well as National Forest use.
Exploring Engineering Workshops
Program Coordinator Robyn Sandekian, Women in Engineering Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science
Amount Awarded: $2,810
Target Audience grades 1-6, statewide
Workshops provide an opportunity for students to learn science, math or engineering concepts. Focus is placed on young women.
CU Theater Caravan
PhD Candidate Craig Rosen, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $10,000
Target Audience Ages 8 to 16, and general community members, Montrose and surrounding towns
A 2-week children’s summer theatre seminar as well a community tour of a full-length play featuring CU-Boulder and local students.
Kids in Space
Senior Instructor Katy Garmany, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $6,000
Target Audience Elementary Schools, Statewide
Fiske Planetarium designed this program to assist teachers with classroom activities about space and the solar system.
Living Shakespeare
Professor Richard Devin, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $7,500
Target Audience All ages, Statewide
This is a performance-based touring Shakespeare program presented by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
Decorative Arts of West Africa
Program coordinator Barbara Kelly, CU-Boulder Natural History Museum, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $4,000
Target Audience K-12, Boulder and Denver metro schools with minority populations
A CU Museum sponsored workshop and visits to public schools about African art and culture.
K-8 Exploratory Foreign Languages
Director Rose Chang, Anderson Language and Technology Center, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $6,500
Target Audience Grades K-8, Chaffee County School District
This program exposes students to a variety of foreign languages and cultures during two-day visits to the schools.
Humanities and the Arts
Professor Jeffrey Cox, director, Center for the Humanities and Arts, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $4,000
Target Audience High School/Professional Development, Boulder/Denver metro area
The Center for Humanities and the Arts presents various activities in the community and schools under this year’s theme “Rethinking Time.”
Carnivorous Plant Project
Instructor Thomas Lemieux, Department of EPO Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $1,790
Target Audience Elementary Schools, Boulder Valley
Classrooms host carnivorous plants for a week, learning from the materials that accompany each plant.
Urban Rural Mock Divorce
Director Tom Precourt, Center of the American West, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $4,000
Target Audience High Schools, Rural Colorado
The Center of the American West sponsors a mock divorce court that illustrates the complex relationship between urban and rural interests.
High School Preview
Instructor Steven McDonald, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Target Audience high school teachers from across Colorado
This project produces study guides and workshops that highlight department productions. Materials are provided to high schools across Colorado.
Hughes Initiative Teacher Workshops
Associate Director Samantha Messier, Hughes Initiative, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $415
Target Audience K-12, Delta and Buena Vista, Colorado
Hands-on science education provided to students and teachers by CU-Boulder graduate students.
K-12 Science Kits
Outreach Director Dr. Alex Weaver, CIRES, College of Arts & Sciences
Amount Awarded: $9,716
Target Audience K-12, Statewide
These activity-based kits aid university scientists in preparing age-appropriate presentations to classrooms around the state.
Hughes Science Squad
Science Educator Kristin Swihart, Hughes Initiative, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $8,893
Target Audience K-12, Statewide
Graduate students develop science presentations based on their research for K-12 audiences.
Partnerships in Earth System Science
Outreach Director Dr. Alex Weaver, CIRES, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $5,088
Target Audience Middle School/Professional Development, St. Vrain School District
Assistance is provided for teachers as they integrate new Earth science content standards.
Materials Science from Space
Assistant Professor Joe Maclennan, Department of Physics, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $3,300
Target Audience Grades K-8, Statewide
This program features classroom presentations focusing on physical science concepts.
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Teleconference
Professor Del Elliott, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $3,000
Target Audience All, Statewide
A statewide broadcast of the conference keynote address.
Bridging the Gap Between High School and College Math
Instructor Mary Nelson, Applied Math, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Target Audience High School/Professional Development, Statewide
A program to share mathematical knowledge with high school mathematics teachers in order to better prepare their students for college level math courses.
Colorado Humanities Course
Associate Professor Christian Kopff, Honors, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $5,250
Target Audience Low-income young adults, Downtown Denver
An Honors Program for low income, mostly minority young adults, to enable them to make a transition to post-secondary education.
Colorado Regional Ocean Science Bowl
Outreach Director Dr. Alex Weaver, CIRES, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $4,835
Target Audience High School, Statewide
Assistance and resources are provided to students as they prepare for and participate in oceanography and marine science competition.
Community Literacy Outreach
Professor Lisa Menn, Department of Linguistics, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $4,835
Target Audience Adults, Boulder County area
Partnership with CU-Boulder undergraduates in linguistics and the Boulder County Library’s adult illiteracy program provides improved literacy skills.
History Day Outreach in the San Luis Valley
Professor James Jankowski, Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $6,170
Target Audience grades 7-12, San Luis Valley schools
CU-Boulder faculty provides student and teacher assistance in order to help them prepare for History Day competitions. Resource material and regular communication with participants is also given via a web site.
CU This Summer Dance
Associate Professor Nada Diachenko, Department of Theatre and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $5,925
Target Audience grades K-12 from the Montrose School District
CU Contemporary Dance Works, a graduate student dance touring company, will spend a week in residence in Montrose conducting classes and workshops.
East Asian Languages and Civilizations (EALC)
Senior Instructor Kyoko Saegusa, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $6,000
Target Audience high school students from the Denver metro area
High school students who are currently enrolled in Japanese classes gather to participate in cultural activities and a speech contest.
Making Available Electronic Reconstruction of Ceren Archaeological Site
Professor Payson Sheets, Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $2,800
Target Audience grades K-12 and college students, professionals, and the general public
This project creates a web site featuring three-dimensional views of artifacts and architecture at the Ceren archeology site.
Navajo Weaving Kit
Anne Cornell, CU-Boulder Museum of Natural History
Amount Awarded: $550
Target Audience Grades K-8, Professional Development, Statewide
This project develops an outreach kit about Navajo weaving. The kit loaned from the CU Museum to K-12 schools.
Partnerships for Teaching (UWRP)
Instructor Rebecca Dickson, University Writing Program, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $2,000
Target Audience high school teachers from rural Colorado
Sharing an approach and resources to teaching composition writing.
Prison Writing: Literacy: Colorado and Beyond
Assistant Professor Bruce Holsinger, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $6,486
Target Audience Young adults and adults, Denver metro area
This project features an educational liaison service among the CU-Boulder campus community and populations of Denver area jails and correctional facilities.
Shakespearience 2000: CSF Young Scholars
Professor Richard Devin, Department of Theater and Dance, College of Arts and Sciences
Amount Awarded: $8,425
Target Audience High School, Professional Development, and Statewide
An effort to bring elementary and secondary students and teachers to Boulder for activities associated with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
CU Out on Campus
Program Director Ian MacGillivray, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center
Amount Awarded: $725
Target Audience High School Juniors and Seniors, Statewide
This project aims to demonstrate the safe climate for GLBT students on the CU-Boulder campus.
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