GOCA 121 announces first exhibition: Point A
POINT A: a place to start, the first exhibition scheduled at the new UCCS new downtown gallery, GOCA 121, will open with a public reception scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Feb. 5 at 121 South Tejon. (More)
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Finals now end on Saturday
A UCCS tradition, the so-called “wrap around Monday” finals schedule, ended with the start of the spring semester. Provost Peg Bacon announced Jan. 5 that finals will begin Monday May 10 and end Saturday May (More)
Author Helen Thorpe to visit
The author of a critically acclaimed book that traces the lives of four Mexican girls living in Denver will have a book signing and lead a discussion beginning at 5 p.m. Feb. 3 at the (More)
Excel Centers help make better students
The Project Excel Centers for Excellence annual report for Academic Year 2008-2009 offers statistical evidence that students who make use of the centers are more successful than those who don’t. Importantly, the report shows that (More)
Motorcycle conference scheduled for June
An academic conference populated by Hell’s Angels might provoke an unusual image, but that’s because scholarly pursuits aren’t often among the stereotypes and long-held conceptions about motorcycle enthusiasts. Yet, according to the International Journal of Motorcycle (More)
UCCS launches effort to build science teachers
UCCS will join other leading universities working to increase the number of math and science teachers in the U.S. by offering the nationally regarded UTeach program this year. UCCS was recently selected as an expansion site for UTeach, a successful program developed in 1997 at the University of Texas. (More)
UCCS alum donates $1 million to name new event center
The new, 1,250-seat UCCS event center will bear the name of a family of eight UCCS alums. James L. “Jim” Gallogly, a 1974 graduate, and his wife, Janet, on behalf of the Gallogly family, have pledged to donate $1 million to the CU Foundation. The donation will be used to help fund the $9 million campus event center scheduled for a 4 p.m.today grand opening and for other campus needs. It is the first full UCCS building named in honor of a campus alum. (More)
College of Business awarded $1.25 million ethics grant
The UCCS College of Business was awarded a $1.25 million grant this week to help further instill a high standard of ethics in students attending the university.
Venkat Reddy, dean, College of Business announced the grant from Denver-based Daniels Fund during a Tuesday press conference at the Daniels Fund offices in Denver. (More)
UCCS has ties to Winter Olympics
Watching the competitions on TV and cheering for a favorite athlete is the closest most people get to the Olympic games. Nanna Meyer, assistant professor, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, isn’t most people. (More)
CU asks employees to verify benefit eligibility
At home addresses, UCCS faculty and staff should receive letters this week from the CU System asking for verification of dependents receiving benefits such as health insurance from the university. (More)