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Although Wall Street has faced hard times in recent months, CU-Boulder Leeds School of Business students are investing -- and coming out ahead. During the fall 2001 semester, on an original investment of $180,000, they showed earnings of almost $30,000 or a return of 15.23 percent. As part of the Leeds School's Seminar in Investment Management class, finance students have access to the Rollé Student Investment Fund to gain real-world experience making investments and apply financial knowledge gained at the school.

CEOs and founders of Noodles & Co., eBags, Target Corp. and other leading companies will discuss lessons learned from their successful business careers with CU-Boulder students in lectures throughout the spring semester. The Fortune 500 executives and entrepreneurs will speak during class lectures of the Profiles in American Enterprise course beginning Jan. 22 and running though April 30.

The Friends of the Libraries at CU-Boulder will present the fourth annual Information Day on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The day offers the public an opportunity to become familiar with the contents of Norlin Library and how to use them. The event will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Center for British Studies in CU-Boulder's Norlin Library. It is free and open to the public.

Local students were among the 1,898 students who received degrees Dec. 21 during fall commencement at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The ceremony was held in the Coors Events/Conference Center on the CU-Boulder campus. The Chancellor's Recognition Award for students receiving all As in their college careers was given to Nikhil Mankekar of Boulder, Colo., who received a bachelor's degree in finance.

Demolition of the Hunter Science Building at the University of Colorado at Boulder will begin the morning of Dec. 21, according to Mike Martens, project manager with the university's Facilities Management department. The 93-year-old building is being removed to make way for future construction of the ATLAS building and expansion of the Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building. The ATLAS program -- the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society -- supports technology use across campus.

Toothpaste, ketchup and water are just some of the fluids that will be analyzed during the next CU Wizards show "Go With the Flow" on Saturday, Dec. 29, at 9:30 a.m. in the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building, room 140. University of Colorado at Boulder faculty members Janet deGrazia, of chemical engineering, and Brian Argrow, of aerospace engineering, will investigate the mysterious properties of several kinds of fluids, some of which move very slowly and others that move at supersonic speeds.

Because an estimated 10,000 people are expected to attend commencement exercises at the University of Colorado at Boulder Dec. 21, those attending should plan to arrive early. Commencement begins at 9:30 a.m. in the Coors Events/Conference Center. The majority of parking for the commencement ceremony will be in the Regent Drive Autopark, just south of Colorado Avenue. Free parking for guests also will be available in other lots near the Coors Events/Conference Center and at campus meters.

Two University of Colorado at Boulder professors were named winners of this year's Colorado Book Awards. "Messages from Frank's Landing" by law Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson and "Crucible of War" by history Professor Fred Anderson took the awards for the "Colorado and the West" and "History and Biography" categories, respectively. A third book, "Riverwalk," written by William Wylie and published by University Press of Colorado, was the winner in the pictorial category. CU-Boulder is one of the member organizations of the University Press of Colorado.

University of Colorado at Boulder alumnus Peter B. Teets has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to the post of Under Secretary of the Air Force, the second highest position in that branch of the military. Teets, 59, is a native of Denver and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in applied math, a program of the College of Engineering and Applied Science at CU-Boulder, in 1963 and 1965, respectively.

Despite layoffs and dampened consumer confidence, the Colorado economy will continue to grow in 2002, although at a slower pace than during the 1990s, according to CU-Boulder economist Richard Wobbekind.