Alumni profile: Enlightening the next generation
Medically discharged from the military, Marcus Pumphrey felt a bit lost about what path to pursue next. (More)
Education & Public Affairs
Heier, Leupp named to state’s Future Educator Honor Roll
Megan Heier and Shannon Leupp, who both completed the Alternative Licensure Program with the UCCS College of Education, were recognized as top teacher candidates in the state on the Future Educator Honor Roll by the (More)
Understanding Remote – UCCS students explore Colorado’s smallest schools
While many UCCS students were on winter break in January, a small group of students were exploring and learning about what it takes to be a rural teacher in some of Colorado’s smallest communities. (More)
Woodworth to talk research possibilities with NCES in April 4 Dean’s Distinguished Scholar Series
James “Lynn” Woodworth, commissioner for the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education, will speak April 4 as the second featured guest of the Dean’s Distinguished Scholar Series. (More)
Guiding juvenile offenders sparked Jonathan Caudill’s interest in teaching and researching criminal justice
Jonathan Caudill’s natural path seemed to be in criminal justice, having grown up in a law enforcement family. (More)
Department of Teaching and Learning celebrate new facilities in University Hall
he College of Education’s Department of Teaching and Learning celebrated the move into renovated facilities at University Hall with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours Feb. 21. (More)
New Accelerated Master’s Program develops public service leadership
UCCS political science majors will have a new opportunity to earn an accelerated master’s degree in public administration in a new program between the School of Public Affairs and the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. (More)
UCCS gains international exposure in China through Global Ambassador Program
More than 1,000 Chinese high school students learned about higher education in the United States, and specifically at UCCS, during the second event of the university’s Global Ambassador Program. (More)
Regents approve bachelor’s degree in human services
UCCS will meet the local demand for degree-certified professionals in social and human services with southern Colorado’s first bachelor’s degree in human services. (More)
Dunn’s TEDxMileHigh talk highlights need for diversity of thought
Josh Dunn, chair and professor of the Political Science Department, and director of the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual at UCCS, called on the TEDxMileHigh attendees to challenge themselves to different views in “What universities missed in their fight for diversity” Dec. 1 at Denver’s Bellco Theatre. (More)