Biochemistry degrees now offered
The Colorado Department of Higher Education approved UCCS to offer Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Biochemistry Aug. 6. Beginning this fall, students will be able to select the degree as a (More)
Articles by Tom Hutton
New students receive high-level move in help
More than half of an anticipated 1,200-student UCCS freshman class had some high-level help when they moved to campus Aug. 17. Joining with resident assistants and other housing staff members were members of the campus (More)
Interim benefits counsel offered
A benefits counselor will be at UCCS five days during the fall semester to assist current and retired faculty and staff members. A counselor from Payroll and Benefits Services will be available from 9 a.m. (More)
Abrams’ convocation address offers freshman counsel
Gene Abrams shared insight gained from 29 years as a professor and nine years as a college student with UCCS freshmen Wednesday afternoon. “Let’s be clear about something,” Abrams said. “You’re not in high school (More)
Who’s New in August
Six new staff members recently joined UCCS. They are: Carley Ries, director, Campus Wide Extended Studies, effective July 1. Brianne Powell, program assistant, Engineering and Applied Science, effective July 6. Michelle Harper, residence hall manager, Housing, (More)
U.S. News 2011 Best Colleges Guide: UCCS seventh in the West, engineering lauded
Undergraduate engineering at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is among the best in the nation and the high-quality of all programs make UCCS among the best public universities in the Western United States, (More)
UCCS a 2011 military friendly school
G.I. Jobs magazine named UCCS to its 2011 list of Military Friendly Schools, an honor given to the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools working to embrace America’s veterans as students.
Criteria for making the Military Friendly Schools list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations. (More)
UCCS in the news, August 1 through 13
UCCS in the headlines from the first two weeks of August, 2010. This includes articles and stories from The Denver Post, Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs Gazette, Colorado Springs Business Journal, KXRM, KKTV, and more. (More)
Matrix Center honored
The Colorado Springs Diversity Forum honored the Matrix Center for Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion based at UCCS with its Inclusion Award Aug. 10. (More)
In Memory: Robert W. Wright
Former Office of Admissions and Records staff member Robert W. Wright died Aug. 4 at age 89. Services were Aug. 9. Wright worked in the Office of Admissions in the late 1980s following a distinguished (More)