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		<title>Faculty working to develop Lane Center plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 with faculty representing nursing, health sciences, biology, psychology, the CU Center on Aging, and the Trauma, Health and Hazards Center, recently began discussing how the various units that will eventually be in the Lane Center will cooperate with each other and with community organizations that will occupy the space. The goal, Coussons-Read said, is to have UCCS faculty help identify and “flesh out” education and research opportunities that benefit both students and the community. “The group is working on how to outline – how to parlay &#8212; this great opportunity we have in this building to do something new,” Coussons-Read said. “What we have is unprecedented.” While the group is far from having the details worked out, Coussons-Read is excited about the potential to increase the research mission of the campus and the potential to affect the lives of people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cragmor improvements include UCCS parking discussion</title>
		<link>http://communique.uccs.edu/?p=10922</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 engineering representatives detailed where new sidewalks, curbs, gutters, intersection improvements and asphalt street overlays are planned. And while there may be temporary inconvenience, none of the improvements will cost homeowners. Local and federal grants will be used to pay for the improvements. But that good news was soon tempered by what really frustrates many Cragmor neighbors who attended the meeting – speeding, illegal parking and litter blamed on UCCS students. “We have a new form of government and a new council,” Tim Roberts, a senior transportation planner for the City of Colorado Springs, said. “They have recognized the problem. Our goal is to get students out of the neighborhood.” During the next several weeks, city officials will meet with Cragmor neighbors in an attempt to reach consensus about how to reduce illegal parking and driving behaviors. Options include permit-only parking, time managed parking, and increased law enforcement. The area will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountain Ranger Battalion to commission 28</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 03:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 Command and United States Northern Command will be the guest speaker and will assist U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and professor of military science Mark Thompson in administering the oath of office. UCCS officials will also attend. The cadets completed the requirements of the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and are scheduled to graduate from area universities this May. Of the 28 cadets, eighteen will graduate from UCCS and ten from other area universities including Colorado State University-Pueblo, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Christian University, Devry University and National American University. UCCS spring graduation ceremonies are scheduled for May 24 at the Colorado Springs World Arena. Since 2012, Whitlock has served as deputy director of strategy, policy, and plans for NORAD and USNORTHCOM at Peterson Air Force Base. Previously, he was deputy joint base commander at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey and Executive Officer to the Chief of the Army [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Provocative HBO documentary to be screened on campus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 21:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Denman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” Fracking is method of natural gas drilling. The controversial process has been a topic of both national and local debate. According to Linda Watts, associate professor, Department of Anthropology, the movie opens the conversation about hydraulic fracking, which has local implications. “In Colorado Springs, efforts are underway to place a charter amendment on the ballot this fall about whether to allow hydraulic drilling within city limits,” Watts said. “Boulder and Fort Collins have both already banned the practice.” After the screening, Fox will answer audience member questions regarding the filming process and fracking. “Gasland Part II” will premier July 8 on HBO. For more information about “Gasland Part II,” visit http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/.]]></description>
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		<title>First Friday exhibitions at GOCA 121 and Colorado College to feature photography, food, music</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 the American West, Photographs by Robert Adams” at Colorado College’s IDEA space in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, 825 N. Cascade Avenue. At 5:30 p.m., Curator Jessica Hunter-Larsen will give a brief introduction to the exhibition followed by a poetry reading by Jane Hilberry, a Colorado College English professor. A performance in the gallery by musicians featured in the Colorado College Summer Music Festival will conclude the program. For more than 40 years, Robert Adams’ photographs have celebrated the beauty of the American West. He often focuses his attention on overlooked subjects and vistas such as the quiet streets of small towns, the wide-open prairies of the plains, or the junctures of wilderness and urban development. Inherent in his images is the recognition of the relentless absorption and transformation of nature by human development. The exhibition will run through June 15. At 7 p.m., UCCS GOCA 121 will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo feature: Regent emeritus Bishop feted at campus event</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 and leader to describe the legendary 78-year-old legislator from Grand Junction. But it was Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak who recognized Bishop as a hometown hero, noting that both Tillie and Pat Bishop were raised in Colorado Springs and attended Colorado Springs High School – now Palmer – before moving to the Western Slope where they made a lasting impact. For more than 30 years, Tillie Bishop held administrative positions at Colorado Mesa University, dating to a time when it was a two-year college. Pat Bishop spent more than 30 years as a public school educatior. Calling his wife the “speaker of the house” as well as “chair of the budget committee,” Tillie Bishop shared credit for his success with Pat and cited their 60 year marriage as a cornerstone of his personal and professional success. He also cited the faculty each of the CU campuses for building a great university. Tillie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commencement ceremony splits to accommodate large class size</title>
		<link>http://communique.uccs.edu/?p=10864</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philip Denman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 3:30 p.m. ceremony will feature bachelor&#8217;s, master’s and doctoral degree recipients from the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, the College of Business and Administration, the School of Public Affairs, the College of Education and the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The new format will ensure that the number of guests each graduate can bring is not limited. “Many of our students bring 10 or 12 people to commencement,” Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak said. “I simply refuse to limit the number of family members and friends who come to commencement to celebrate our students’ success.” According to the Office of Admissions and Records, almost 1,200 students completed degree requirements during the spring semester and are eligible to participate in the formal ceremonies. CU and UCCS dignitaries attending will include members of the CU Board of Regents, CU President Bruce Benson, Shockley-Zalabak and Tucker Hart Adams, a local economist and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCCS scores in RMAC All-Sport Competition Cup</title>
		<link>http://communique.uccs.edu/?p=10933</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 15:34:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jared Verner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 matched the finish from the 1998-99 season. UCCS scored 652.5 points and was led by an RMAC championship in men’s golf. The Mountain Lions also recorded top-five conference finishes in men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball and women’s basketball. UCCS also scored points in the core sport of men’s basketball and the wildcard sports of softball and men’s outdoor track and field. The RMAC All-Sport Competition Cup uses finishes from four core sports of football or men’s soccer, volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball. The competition then uses the top three finishes in men’s and women’s wildcard sports, which are any other sports that the conference sponsors a championship in. The regular season finish is used for the sports of soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball, while the conference championship finishes are used for cross country, track and field and golf. The Mountain Lions had five teams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beth-El College of Nursing class of 1963 to return to campus, Memorial Hospital</title>
		<link>http://communique.uccs.edu/?p=10851</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 behind-the-scenes tour of Memorial Hospital at 10 a.m. May 24. Each graduate spent at least one year studying at the hospital in fields ranging from labor and delivery to surgery, yet many have not set foot on the site in almost 50 years. The Beth-El College of Nursing was previously part of Memorial Hospital before it merged with UCCS in 1997. During the tour, the golden graduates will visit some of the locations where they worked as students, most of which are now unrecognizable due to renovations and technological advances. Following the tour, the graduates will enjoy a private luncheon with Memorial Hospital CEO Mike Scialdone. &#8220;Memorial and Beth-El have served this community together for generations and share a common and proud history,&#8221; said Memorial Hospital CEO Mike Scialdone. &#8220;It is a privilege to welcome these wonderful nurses back after so many years and show them the many exciting things [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UCCS Confessions Page prompts questions, answers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:44:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Hutton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sexual exploits, pranks, and claims about the amount of alcohol consumed or marijuana smoked are not the type of things found on any university-sponsored websites. But the line between what is and isn’t sponsored can be blurry in the free-for-all world of social media. One such social media site has gained the attention of many UCCS students, faculty and staff. The UCCS Confessions Facebook page was created anonymously in February 2013 to provide UCCS community members a place to share over-the-top and often explicit exploits. Unlike most Facebook pages or even comments on popular sites, the posts are completely anonymous. The administrators use online survey tools to bypass standard Facebook protocols to receive salacious details of last night’s party or musings about the ideal date. There are no names and there is no fact checking. While such postings sound like bathroom stall writings to earlier generations, the pages are popular on college campuses – both CU-Boulder and CSU Fort Collins have them. They are also becoming popular with high school students for exactly the same reasons. Anonymous – and presumably fictional – postings are far more interesting than real life. Social media specialist Philip Denman answered specific questions about the [...]]]></description>
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