Wesley to move to PPCC position
Homer Wesley, vice chancellor, Student Success and Enrollment Management, will accept a position at Pikes Peak Community College during the spring semester. (More)
Articles by Tom Hutton
Equestrian photos to honor former instructor
A new effort to remember former UCCS instructor Margaret “Marge” Mistry is underway. Andrea Herrera, professor, Women’s and Ethnic Studies Program, in coordination with the Office of the Chancellor, is leading a campaign to raise (More)
Controller to retire; staff promoted
The Division of Resource Management will reorganize following a retirement, two promotions and a new hire. (More)
Acknowledging life outside of classroom equals success for Philosophy Department
For Raphael Sassower, professor and chair, Department of Philosophy, the challenge of retaining students at UCCS looks like the 7-page double-spaced APA style academic paper he found under his office door after returning to campus following the holidays. (More)
Provost to become chancellor’s special assistant, return to faculty
Mary Coussons-Read, provost and executive vice chancellor, Academic Affairs, will become special assistant to Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak and executive advisor to the acting provost effective Feb. 1. Beginning fall 2016, she will continue as special assistant to the chancellor and will also assume faculty duties in the Department of Psychology, where she holds an appointment as professor. (More)
Swasey scholarship reaches halfway mark
More than $50,000 has been raised toward a $100,000 goal for the Officer Garrett Swasey Scholarship Fund, according to UCCS Office of Development. (More)
Wurtele contributes to WHO handbook
Sandy Wurtele, professor, Department of Psychology, was recently recognized for her contributions to “Implementing child maltreatment prevention programmes: what the experts say” a handbook published by the Centre for Public Health and the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Violence Prevention at Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, England. (More)
Chancellor Memo: Student retention ideas from the campus
In response to my request for ideas about how to improve the retention of students at UCCS, hundreds of ideas were shared. I am extremely pleased by both the quantity and quality of the responses. (More)
Attorney general honors UCCS, other first responders
Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman honored Colorado Springs law enforcement and first responders during a Jan. 12 ceremony at Colorado Springs City Hall. Coffman recognized the UCCS Police Department, the Colorado Springs Police Department, (More)
U.S. News: UCCS online graduate business, education, engineering, nursing programs among nation’s best
Four online graduate programs at UCCS are the best in Colorado and among the best in the nation, according to the editors of U.S. News and World Report magazine. (More)