Community Forms balances art and infrastructure
The Community Forms art installation in RiNo, designed by Matt Barton, Associate Professor of Visual Art, combines skateboarding, public art and flood water mitigation. (More)
Articles by Kody Pedersen
Hybl Center’s altitude chamber brings athletes to new heights — literally
At the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center, athletes of all kinds are using the facility’s altitude chamber to take their training to another level. (More)
Ashley Cornelius ’13 named Pikes Peak Poet Laureate
After graduating from UCCS with degrees in communications and psychology, Cornelius started racking up awards and honors for her poetry. Her most recent honor came in October 2021, when she was named the Pikes Peak Library District’s Poet Laureate. (More)
Q&A: Actor Hossein Forouzandeh ’21, main cast of “Witch”
With the opening night of “Witch” marking the first performance in the Black Box theatre for nearly two years, we sat down with Hossein Forouzandeh ’21 to discuss his feature role in the production. (More)
UCCS Downtown Director Earns 2021 Star Award
UCCS Downtown Director Stephanie Adams was honored on Sept. 16 with a Star Award, given by the Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs to “spotlight some of the champions, innovators, visionaries, and problem solvers who make (More)
Employee of the Quarter Rita Martinez spreads cheer one cup at a time
For many people at UCCS, their day doesn’t start until they get a cup of coffee. More than that, their day doesn’t start until they get a cup of coffee from Rita Martinez. Martinez, a barista and food service worker at Sanitorium Grounds in the University Center, is renowned for a contagious enthusiasm that’s only surpassed by her relentless work ethic. (More)
EPIIC Venture Attractor scales startups to $1 million
A UCCS professor wants to make Colorado Springs the global center for business ventures in the sports and outdoors, health innovation, and human performance industries — and UCCS students and alumni are helping him get the job done. (More)