Brewing diversity and fostering community | Richard Fierro ’21
Richard Fierro, MBA ’21, is a UCCS alum and local small business owner credited with helping subdue the gunman in the Club Q mass shooting in November of 2022. (More)
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Leading a community during crisis | Susan Wheelan ’97
UCCS alum Susan Wheelan is the director of El Paso County Public Health. She was at the helm of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping our community navigate the complexities of the crisis. (More)
UCCS ‘makes things happen’ at the community level | Matt Carpenter ’06
As executive vice president, chief operating officer and corporate secretary for the El Pomar Foundation, UCCS alum Matt Carpenter understands the value of giving back. (More)
UCCS ‘magic’ gives alum confidence to defy the odds | Evelyn Hernandez-Sullivan ’86
Evelyn Hernandez-Sullivan, a 1986 graduate of UCCS, retired in 2016 after 19 years serving El Paso County as a law clerk and magistrate judge. (More)
UCCS support system creates professional confidence | Jill Schramm ’06, ’09
As Jill Schramm began her career as a family nurse practitioner, she was able to overcome the anxiety she felt after graduation with the help of her support system at UCCS. (More)
Philanthropist’s journey to the top of Microsoft started at UCCS | Scott Oki ’74
On March 1, 1982, UCCS alum Scott Oki started a job at a Seattle-based computer software company. On March 1, 1992, Oki retired from that company after helping build it into a billion dollar global corporation known as Microsoft. (More)
Watch: Virtual walkthrough and time-lapse of the making of “The Windmill Project”
Watch a time-lapse video of the making of the Windmill Project, a collection of 2,000 eight-foot tall posts with wind-activated components, that form “a living body of light” at UCCS. (More)
2021 State of the Campus Address: “We can do extraordinary things if we are true to ourselves”
In his Oct. 7 State of the Campus address, Chancellor Venkat Reddy demonstrated that — in the midst of an extraordinary year, full of challenges and triumphs alike — the UCCS community found success because it stayed true to the university’s spirit. (More)
Perez and Ho win diversity, equity and inclusion awards
The Mountain Lion spirit is strong in Colorado Springs: Sandy Ho, Assistant Dean and Director of Student Affairs for the College of Education, was named the winner of the 2021 Colorado Springs Independent Champion Award, which celebrates the community’s diversity, equity and inclusion leaders. (More)
Faculty Feature: Heather Littleton
In this Faculty Feature, Dr. Littleton shares why she chose UCCS and briefly explains a new research project she is working on aimed at building resilience in LGBTQ+ youth. (More)