Education & Public Affairs – Page 2

Commencement Profile: For Hayner, “quitting was not an option”

April 21, 2020

Battling through the skepticism and fear, Naomi Hayner took a leap of faith into higher education. As a first-generation student, she had to fund her way through education with scholarships and perseverance. (More)

Faculty Feature: Cortny Stark, assistant professor of counseling and human services

March 11, 2020

Stark sat down to discuss her work on positive identity development for transgender and gender-expansive youth and how research can promote positive social change. (More)

Scott Kupferman: The UCCS Globetrotter

March 4, 2020

When school or government officials in Asia, Europe, South America or Africa, are looking at ways to make education more accessible, Scott Kupferman is usually on the short list to help. (More)

Stutey, Wehrman and Stark receive Colorado Health Foundation grant for Campus Connections

January 31, 2020

Diane Stutey, Joe Wehrman and Cortny Stark from the Department of Counseling and Human Services, received a $77,610 grant award for the Campus Connections Community Program. The award was provided by the Colorado Health Foundation. (More)

UCCS hosts first El Paso County Suicide Prevention Conference

January 24, 2020

A crowd of 500 filled the Gallogly Events Center on Friday, Jan. 17 for the first El Paso County Suicide Prevention Conference with one topic in mind: reducing the number of deaths by suicide in El Paso County by 20% in the next five years. (More)

Taylor receives Technology Student Association grant for UNITE

January 23, 2020

Vicki Taylor, STEM outreach professor for the Pre-Collegiate Support and Success Center, received a $34,590 grant award for UNITE 2020-2021. The award was provided by the Technology Student Association. (More)

Dunn analyzes Supreme Court decision and impact on the Lemon Test in winter 2020 issue of Education News

January 1, 2020

Josh Dunn published an article titled “Supreme Court Partially Junks a Lemon: American Legion Cross Case May Make It Harder to Sue Schools over Religion” in the winter 2020 edition of Education Next. (More)

College of Education teams up with Colorado school districts to find solutions to rural teacher shortage

November 22, 2019

Creative solutions generated by UCCS faculty and the Colorado Center for Rural Education abound. (More)

Van Kampen celebrated for spearheading funding for local cybercrime investigators

October 10, 2019

Janet Van Kampen, program director for the School of Public Affairs’ Public Safety Initiative, was recognized for her work to direct over $148,000 in state funding to bring cybercrime resources and training to Colorado public safety officials. (More)

School of Public Affairs celebrates first-place win in faculty and staff giving challenge

October 9, 2019

The School of Public Affairs celebrated winning first place in the 2019 faculty and staff giving challenge during a fête at the Ent Center for the Arts. (More)