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Colorado Confessions and I convinced the creator to make a board for colorado. I'm trying to get more people to use it to make it more interesting. Try it out. The guy said it was fine if alumna/professors wanted to use it.

CU Film & Animation Alumni!

 Got Films? Want them distributed? 

Submissions for undistributed films to the Philadelphia Film-A-Thon are still open! The Winner of "Best Feature" will receive a screening at the International House Philadelphia Theater, a copy of Toon Boom Storyboard Pro, the Official Philadelphia Film-A-Thon trophy, waived entry into next year's festival, and an international distribution offer by Polychrome Pictures through Warner Bros Worldwide Home Video/DVD. Visit www.ProjectTwenty1.com for more info.   

Note: Short films & animations will also receive screenings & awards at year's Film-A-Thon, but we do not have a promise from PC/WB to distribute them BUT YOU NEVER KNOW! If you have something exceptional, please send it our way, and we will do the best we can it in front of the right eyeballs! 

[x-posted to find the best film possible!]

The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition is pleased to announce the release of its 2008 GENIUS Survey in partnership with Ernst & Young.  GenderPAC works to ensure that classrooms, communities and workplaces are safe for everyone to learn, grow and succeed.

 

The Gender Equality National Index for Universities & Schools (GENIUS), GenderPAC’s most recent effort to end discrimination and promote awareness, encourages colleges and universities to recognize the benefits of a GenderSAFE^tm campus - supportive equitable and protective for all students. Choosing to participate in GENUIS sends a strong public statement that bullying or discriminating based on the race, sex or gender of a student, faculty, or staff member is not tolerated at your institution

 

Fill out the survey at:  www.gpac.org/GENIUS2008survey, and make sure that we have data for as many schools as possible. Your voice will help us continue to work towards a safe and welcoming environment for every student.

 

While we greatly appreciate the interest taken in GENIUS by students, staff and faculty at academic institutions outside of the United States, at this time GENIUS is only able to track schools based in the United States.

Last year, alumni & student Teams from Hawaii, Japan, Michigan, Miami, Philadelphia and all over the US signed up to create an original animation or film based on one common secret "Element" in just 21 Days. Where was Colorado? Instead of spending three weeks skiing, why don't join us and represent your State in our International 21-Day Filmmaking Competition! :)

Team Signups:
Production runs from July 19-August 9, and the qualifying films will screen at the Philadelphia International House Theater from October 4-5. As a bonus, the top films will receive awards, recognition, DVD distribution. You do not need to be local to participate, but if you decide to visit us, you will also get to met a TON of award-winning industry professionals, talent, and other filmmakers at our networking events.

Let Project Twenty1 give you a kick in the pants to create the short animation or film you've always envisioned, help you promote it, and get it seen by international audiences! Heck, last year winners even received copies of Toon Boom Studio along with trophies and awards! Visit www.ProjectTwenty1.com today and see some of last year's competition for FREE online!

Call for Entries:
In addition to screening a ton of brand new films, Project Twenty1 is hosting the 2008 Philly Film-A-Thon! If you have an original short or feature you would like screened at the International House, visit www.NotJustaFilmFestival.com ASAP! Currently, features and shorts of all genres are being accepted, but slots are filling quick!

You can be a Team AND submit a film if you wish!

You know, CU has had its issues, and the Max Karson/Campus Press story is one that deserves more nuanced attention than it has received so far.

Imagine my disappointment when Westword decides to engage in catfight journalism instead of actually illuminating its readers. We don't really need this, you know?

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I read this in the chronicle of higher education today. It doesn't look good.

BUFFALO STANCE: Despite loud protests from faculty members and students, the governing board of the University of Colorado voted last week to approve Bruce D. Benson as the system's next president.

Mr. Benson, an influential Republican who owns an oil-and-gas company and has been a donor and fund raiser for the university, was the sole finalist forwarded for consideration by the Board of Regents after a four-month search.

But he faced heavy criticism about his qualifications. The Boulder Faculty Assembly voted 40 to 4 this month against a resolution backing Mr. Benson for the post. The legislative council of the university's student union also passed a resolution calling for the regents to reconsider other candidates. And a further barrage of 1,200 e-mail messages met the board before the final vote.

Yet the nine-member Board of Regents opted to stick with Mr. Benson. The 6-to-3 vote by the board, whose members are elected, followed party lines, with all three Democrats opposing. Colorado's new president has already pledged not to meddle in academic affairs. His political connections and his ability to raise money are seen as his strengths.

What are some big questions that you'd wished someone would have asked you the semester before you graduated?




What are some questions do you wish you would have asked?

The official CU announcement on Ward Churchill  --

http://www.colorado.edu/news/repor… 

I'm surprised about two things:

1) No one's posted anything about today's vote.
2) Only one voted to terminate the guy outright.

I heard from a usually reliable source that CU has bought up most of the commercial space on the Hill and is planning to tear it down to build housing. Can anyone confirm or deny?

If so, this makes me sad.