September 2015 – Page 4 – UCCS Communique

Morgan to be keynote speaker

September 9, 2015

Leann Morgan, assistant professor, Department of Counseling and Human Services, College of Education, will be the keynote speaker the fall conference of the Colorado Career Development Association Oct. 23 at the Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada. (More)

Village at Alpine Valley and Roaring Fork to be dedicated

September 9, 2015

A Sept. 25 dedication ceremony will celebrate the completion of UCCS’s newest residence halls, Cucharas and La Plata, and a state-of-the-art dining center, the Roaring Fork. (More)

Albanesi named to leadership post

September 9, 2015

Heather Albanesi, associate professor and chair, Department of Sociology, was recently elected president of the Western Social Science Association. She will serve as president until April 2016. (More)

UCCS retains lofty spots in annual Best Colleges rankings

September 9, 2015

UCCS is tenth among Regional Universities of the West and engineering and business programs are among the nation’s best, according to the editors of U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best Colleges 2016 edition. (More)

Ceremony will commemorate 9/11 events

September 4, 2015

Members of the CU Board of Regents and UCCS leaders will participate in a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11 near Osborne Science & Engineering. (More)

Bike Jam encourages healthy lifestyle

September 3, 2015

Faculty, staff and students gathered on El Pomar Plaza Sept. 2 for a day of biking activities, prizes, vendors, giveaways and free food to celebrate Bike Jam, an annual UCCS event to encourages alternate methods of transportation, specifically bicycles, for the purpose of living more healthy and sustainable lives. (More)

UCCS to host CU Board of Regents

September 3, 2015

Members of the CU Board of Regents will conduct regular meetings Sept. 10 and 11 at UCCS. (More)

Theatreworks offers discounted tickets for “Private Lives”

September 3, 2015

Faculty and staff are eligible for discounted tickets for the opening performances of “Private Lives” which opens Sept. 10 and will continue through Sept. 27.

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Photo Feature: 50th celebrations

September 3, 2015

As part of the university’s 50th anniversary, faculty and staff gathered on El Pomar Plaza Aug. 19 to recreate a photo taken in 1990, which was part of 25th anniversary celebrations. (More)

Whitehead named performance director

September 3, 2015

Glen Whitehead, associate professor and Music Program director, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, was recently named director of performance of the EcoSono Institute. (More)