Success Stories: Missy Uveges ’19
For Missy Uveges ’19, being an ICU nurse is about rigor, autonomy, trust, teamwork and intensity – and decisions that mean the difference between life and death. She couldn’t imagine a better career. (More)
Health & Wellness
New dashboard tracks status of COVID-19 at UCCS
A new dashboard will provide updates on the number of tests conducted and confirmed COVID-19 cases reported through the UCCS Wellness Center (More)
Merna adapting to learning athletic training during pandemic
Nick Merna, a master of science in athletic training graduate student, is closing in on the finish line to graduation. (More)
Opening of William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center begins new era for sport research, education, treatment and training
A first-of-its-kind facility, designed with intentional “collision spaces” for collaboration between medical doctors, faculty researchers and students, will celebrate a vision six years in the making when the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center fully opened Aug. 24, 2020. (More)
Positive Impact Points (PIPs) program returns for fall semester
The PIPs program encourages students to earn points for activities that support their wellbeing – earning rewards, including matching scholarships, along the way. (More)
Online on-campus food ordering comes to UCCS
Using the Transact Mobile app, students, faculty and staff can order meals to go from on-campus eateries including Clyde’s Gastropub, Sanatorium Grounds and the Hybl Cafe. (More)
Katie Gordon: Emotions of Returning to Campus
In a guest column, Katie Gordon, wellness promotion manager for the Gallogly Recreation and Wellness Center, offers three tips to support mental health as many students, faculty and staff return to campus. (More)
Seven steps to creating resilience during a pandemic
Even in the midst of a pandemic, there are plenty of strategies individuals can employ to regain a sense of control, stability and resilience. (More)
Benight on resilience: “We’re going to get through this”
In a recent “5 Things You Need to Know” interview, Benight, director of the National Institute for Human Resilience, shared why the COVID-19 pandemic creates so much anxiety and how resilience can be a key to overcoming it. (More)
El Paso County Educational Community COVID Recovery Town Hall to be held Aug. 4
A panel of health and education leaders from across the Pikes Peak region will offer a moderated Q&A, discuss the latest updates on COVID-19 guidelines and share how schools and universities can reopen safely. (More)