Regents to conduct regular meetings at UCCS June 21-22
The CU Board of Regents will meet at UCCS June 21 and 22 as part of the board’s regular meeting schedule. Open sessions of the meetings will be 1:30 p.m. to approximately 5 p.m. June (More)
Events
Marquez Scholars “go away to college”
Twenty students from 18 Denver public high schools participated in the Marquez Scholars Summer Institute at UCCS May 31 to June 11. The Institute included a three-credit college class on social change, visits with local (More)
Summer social media training scheduled
Training sessions for UCCS staff members responsible for maintaining or creating department social media sites are scheduled for June and July. Stephanie Blake, a former Department of Communication faculty member, will lead interactive training sessions (More)
Governor to sign laws affecting campus on Tuesday
Governor John Hickenlooper is expected to sign two bills into law Tuesday afternoon at UCCS.
At 5 p.m. Tuesday, Hickenlooper is expected to sign House Bill 1301 regarding higher education efficiency and Senate Bill 260, the Allen Rose tow truck safety act, in brief ceremonies located in parking lot four in the center of campus. (More)
Middle schoolers put science into action at UCCS summer program
Middle school students will be able to decode their own DNA to designing robots as part of a series of real life science workshops June 8 and 9 at UCCS. About 300 students from the Pikes Peak region and southwestern Colorado will visit UCCS June 8 and 9 to participate in hands-on experiences designed to stimulate interest in science, technology, engineering and math. (More)
Goodwill drive nets furnishings and food
A couch a UCCS student purchased from a Goodwill store, along with other household furnishings, carpeting, clothes and electronic devices destined for the dumpster filled will be used again thanks to the May 9-14 campus (More)
Conference brings disaster experts together
A 21st century disaster can rely almost as heavily on digital volunteers as those willing to pick up a shovel and dig someone out from under a fallen building, according to a UCCS disaster researcher. (More)
Chancellor Q & A opportunity scheduled
The UCCS Staff Council Executive Board will sponsor a question and answer session with Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak beginning at 10:30 a.m. May 23 in University Center Room 302. The chancellor will respond to previously submitted (More)
UCCS to celebrate Cuban diasporic artists
“Cuba Transnational,” a project conceived and coordinated by Andrea Herrera, professor, Department of Women’s and Ethnic Studies, will highlight creativity in the Cuban diaspora.
The first series of events are five art exhibitions including a photography installation at Kraemer Family Library and four public multimedia art exhibits opening May 28 at Pueblo’s Sangre de Cristo Arts Center. (More)
Crossover applications symposium demonstrates education technology
Supporters of improving education for the blind will take part in demonstrations of new technology May 14 at UCCS as part of the second annual Crossover Applications Symposium. The symposium’s organizers are Sudhanshu Semwal, professor, (More)