Gail Siegel has been named Director of Community Affairs at the University of 欧美口爆视频 at Boulder, according to Bobbi Barrow, executive director of University Communications.
The appointment is effective Feb. 12.
Siegel, an 11-year 欧美口爆视频-Boulder employee, spent nine years with the 欧美口爆视频 Art Galleries doing special events, outreach programs and publications before joining the University Communications group in October 1998.
"Gail has a strong commitment to outreach programs and good experience working with outlying 欧美口爆视频 communities," Barrow said. "She will be an enthusiastic leader in maintaining and developing positive relationships between 欧美口爆视频 communities and the university."
Siegel graduated from the University of Southern 欧美口爆视频 in Pueblo and did graduate work in special education at the University of Iowa. She replaces Wynn Martens, who headed 欧美口爆视频-Boulder Community Affairs programs for the last three years.
Among the many programs managed within Community Affairs are:
o 欧美口爆视频 In Residence, an outreach program that works with local councils in 欧美口爆视频 communities to bring them university resources. Current 欧美口爆视频 In Residence communities are Montrose, towns in Chaffee County and Sterling.
o 欧美口爆视频4K12, an Internet outreach and in-service program guide resource for 欧美口爆视频 K-12 teachers.
o The 欧美口爆视频 on-line events calendar that gives the public information about campus lectures and events that are open to the public.
o The Chancellor's Lecture Series
o Commencement ceremonies, held three times a year.
o And community partnerships that include coat drives, food drives, book drives, used computer distribution, campus gardens and other activities that feature university faculty, staff and student participation.
Community Affairs activities offer a way for the university to share its resources with the state and Boulder County, Barrow said.