Faculty get grants to improve teaching
Four UCCS faculty members recently received $500 grants to assist them in improving their classroom teaching. (More)
November 2015
Photo feature: Snow day not a day off for everyone
While most UCCS faculty and staff enjoyed a day off Tuesday, crews from the Physical Plant Department worked diligently to get parking lots and sidewalks cleared of a heavy, wet end-of-fall snow. Using pickups and (More)
Emergency management updates weather notification processes
With forecasts for an early blast of winter weather this week, the Department of Public Safety provided guidance about campus operation during periods of bad weather. Generally, according to Brian McPike, chief of police, Department (More)
Paintings celebrate campus anniversary
Denver artist and UCCS alum Joe Ziegler recently turned plywood into artwork to commemorate the university’s 50th anniversary. Ziegler, Communication ’07, used pointillism – painting a single dot a time – to create three pieces (More)
Chancellor Memo: Campus environment community conversation
Nov. 12, 2015 While troubling, the recent events at the University of Missouri, and at other schools, can serve as important reminders of the importance of ongoing discussions about inclusive diversity on campus and in (More)
International Education Week comes to UCCS
The Global Engagement Office and The Global Intercultural Research Center will kick off a weeklong celebration of international education with a Parade of Nations and Chinese Dragon Dance at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 16. The event will signal the start of International Education Week, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education scheduled for Nov. 16-20. (More)
Four students named University Innovation Fellows
Four UCCS students were recently named University Innovation Fellows by the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation. The UCCS students, all currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Innovation Program, were among 150 students representing (More)
Marchers sought for Festival of Lights Parade
Volunteers are needed to spread holiday cheer at the 31st annual Colorado Springs Festival of Lights Parade Dec. 5 in downtown Colorado Springs. Brad Bayer, executive director, Department of Student Life and Leadership, encouraged faculty, (More)
Photo feature: Veteran’s Day roll call
Veteran’s Day was noted at UCCS this week with faculty, staff and students participating in a Remembrance Day Roll Call from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 11. (More)
Athletics names Hatton as first women’s lacrosse coach
Christine Hatton, a coach with national tournament experience in the National Women’s Lacrosse League and who helped secure women’s lacrosse as a national championship sport in the NAIA, will be the first head women’s lacrosse coach at UCCS. (More)