Questionnaire assesses strategic management shifts 
Drs. Ahmadian and Regassa of the Hasan School of Business have developed a questionnaire that will target Fortune 500 companies and their response to the changes in the current economic environment. The project will assess whether there are strategic shifts in management, marketing, and finance in light of the current accounting irregularities, governance structures, CEO compensation, agency problems and the like.

Professor wins Columbian National Fellowship 
Dr. Flor-Maria Rodriguez-Arenas has won a Colombian National Fellowship from the Mineserio de Cultura-Colombia that supports her research in nineteenth-century Latin American fiction. Professor Rodriguez-Arenas, a native of Colombia, was selected from among 2000 applicants. The Fellowship includes a 30 million peso award and four trips to Columbia to participate in symposia and research during the 2002-03 academic year.

Three year grant targets diabetes 
Dr. Carol Foust and Dr. George Dallam of Exercise Science, Health Promotion, and Recreation (EXHPR) co-authored a three-year grant that has been funded by the Colorado Trust for a total of $233,849. The funding will be used to implement a series of educational programs focused on the prevention of Type 2 diabetes. The grant proposal represents a collaborative effort of the University of Southern Colorado (USC) EXHPR Department, the USC Nursing Department and Parkview Medical Center in partnership with the Pueblo Chieftain Newspaper. The USC EXHPR Department will take leadership in the implementation of the project. In the first year of implementation, Pueblo Chieftain employees will serve as the target population. During the second and third years of the grant, additional Pueblo area employers will partner with the project and receive similar education and prevention services.

Study of Southeastern Colorado recreation needs planned 
Dr. Jeff Stuyt, Assistant Professor Exercise Science, Health Promotion and Recreation, met with representatives of the CSU Department of Local Affairs (Community Technical Assistance Program), the City Council of Trinidad and the County Commissioners of Las Animas County to approve plans for a study of recreation needs. A survey was approved to determine citizens' needs for parks, fitness centers, trails, and special events. In the same week, sponsorship was obtained from San Isabel Electric Company in Pueblo to fund this project.

Southern Colorado Magazine 
The faculty and students in English 440, Magazine Writing, have produced an on-line publication, Southern Colorado Magazine. This magazine, a prototype for a projected print version, features stories focused on the southeastern Colorado region, and is a collaborative venture by students in English and Mass Communication led by two English faculty members, lecturer Chas Clifton and assistant professor David Keplinger. Twelve of the 13 feature articles in the magazine are written by students, one by Professor Keplinger. The Department of English will continue producing the on-line magazine in English 440, involving students in actually writing, editing and producing a professional-quality production. The magazine is available on-line at http://chass.uscolo.edu/magazine/2002/.