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Faculty working to develop Lane Center plan

May 17, 2013
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Faculty working to develop Lane Center plan

Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series of articles about academic planning for the Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences. As construction crews work to complete the physical structure for the Lane Center for Academic Health Sciences on North Nevada Avenue, faculty members are working to define what will happen inside the space. Provost Mary Coussons-Read, along…

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Cragmor improvements include UCCS parking discussion

May 17, 2013
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Cragmor improvements include UCCS parking discussion

The Cragmor neighborhood south of Austin Bluffs Parkway is scheduled for millions of dollars in improvements beginning this summer, residents learned during a Tuesday night meeting at Berger Hall. A crowd of about 150 including faculty and staff members who live in the area attended a neighborhood meeting where city…

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Mountain Ranger Battalion to commission 28

May 16, 2013
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Mountain Ranger Battalion to commission 28

Twenty-eight graduates of UCCS and five other area colleges and universities will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army during official ceremonies at 9 a.m. May 25 at Berger Hall. U.S. Army Brigadier General Joseph Whitlock, deputy director for strategy, policy and plans at North American Aerospace Defense…

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Provocative HBO documentary to be screened on campus

May 16, 2013
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Provocative HBO documentary to be screened on campus

The UCCS Department of Anthropology will host an advance screening of the HBO documentary film “Gasland Part II” at 6 p.m. May 23 in Gallogly Events Center. Directed by Josh Fox, the 120-minute long film is the follow-up to the 2010 Emmy-winning “Gasland.” In Part II, Fox examines the long-term impact of…

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First Friday exhibitions at GOCA 121 and Colorado College to feature photography, food, music

May 16, 2013
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First Friday exhibitions at GOCA 121 and Colorado College to feature photography, food, music

Free food, art, music and poetry will be highlighted during a First Friday exhibit scheduled for 5:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. June 7 at UCCS GOCA 121 and IDEA at Colorado College. The First Friday adventure begins with a 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. reception “A Place Apart: Colorado and…

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Photo feature: Regent emeritus Bishop feted at campus event

May 16, 2013
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Photo feature: Regent emeritus Bishop feted at campus event

CU Regent Emeritus Tillie Bishop was honored for his 38 years of public service during a reception Thursday in Dwire Hall. Bishop and his wife, Pat, were toasted by current and former members of the Board of Regents, elected officials, and UCCS administrators who used words such as statesman, mentor…

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Commencement ceremony splits to accommodate large class size

May 16, 2013
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Commencement ceremony splits to accommodate large class size

For the first time in UCCS history, colleges will be split between two commencement ceremonies at 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. May 24 at the Colorado Springs World Arena. The 11:30 a.m. ceremony will feature bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree graduates from the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. The…

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UCCS scores in RMAC All-Sport Competition Cup

May 16, 2013
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UCCS scores in RMAC All-Sport Competition Cup

UCCS athletics matched the best finish in school history with a sixth-place finish in the 2012-13 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference  All-Sport Competition Cup announced May 15 by the conference office. It’s the first time the Mountain Lions have finished higher than No. 10 in the last 10 years and it…

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Beth-El College of Nursing class of 1963 to return to campus, Memorial Hospital

May 14, 2013
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Beth-El College of Nursing class of 1963 to return to campus, Memorial Hospital

Ten members of the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences at UCCS will return to their alma mater later this month to celebrate the golden anniversary of their graduation. Traveling from locations across the country, the golden graduates will return to Colorado Springs where they will participate in a…

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