UCCS to conduct lockdown drills Jan. 23-29, Feb. 8
UCCS will conduct lockdown drills during the first weeks of the semester to provide students, faculty and staff an opportunity to practice procedures in the event of a campus emergency. (More)
Articles by Jared Verner
Laudner named new dean of Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences
A nationally-respected shoulder expert with a history of success in academic leadership will be the new dean for the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences. (More)
Dunn’s TEDxMileHigh talk highlights need for diversity of thought
Josh Dunn, chair and professor of the Political Science Department, and director of the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual at UCCS, called on the TEDxMileHigh attendees to challenge themselves to different views in “What universities missed in their fight for diversity” Dec. 1 at Denver’s Bellco Theatre. (More)
Kelly receives CU Advancement’s McCord Award
Beau Kelly, associate director of development, was recognized as the UCCS recipient for the CU Foundation’s McCord Excellence in Fundraising Award. (More)
Two UCCS productions earn Telly Awards
The Communication Department’s “The Bluffs” won its first silver honor and “The Investment,” a production between faculty and alumni, won the people’s award in the 39th Annual Telly Awards. (More)
Researchers show value to understanding juvenile psychopathic traits for public safety
As schools and law enforcement officials continue to look for warning signs to prevent acts of violence, researchers at UCCS looked at the presence of psychopathic traits as a tool to identify serious and violent juvenile offenders in a new chapter in the “Routledge International Handbook of Psychopathy and Crime.” (More)
UCCS adopts Microsoft Teams as designated collaboration platform
Microsoft Teams, a collaboration platform available to all faculty, staff and students, will be adopted and supported by the UCCS Office of Information Technology Jan. 14. (More)
More than 2,000 students earn President’s and Dean’s List honors
UCCS announced the names of 2,028 students who achieved academic success during the fall 2018 semester with President’s or Dean’s List honors. (More)
Photo feature: Hybl Center construction – Dec. 21, 2018
With mild winter conditions, crews working under general contractor J.E. Dunn started leveling the site for the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center. (More)
UCCS alumni unearthing artifacts of Springs founder Palmer
A team of archaeologists, including three UCCS alumni, led the excavation or a site near Garden of the Gods and in the process learned new details about how Colorado Springs founder Gen. William Palmer lived near the turn of the 20th century. (More)