Campus changes tactics in fight against impaired driving
UCCS will take a new approach to alcohol education this year, utilizing positive messages and heavy use of media to close the gap between perceived and actual behaviors. (More)
August 2016
New faculty join campus
Forty-nine new faculty members joined UCCS for the fall semester. Over the next few weeks, those who hold instructor, assistant professor, associate professor and professor positions will be introduced to the campus. Today’s introductions include 12 assistant, associate and professors from the College of Business, College of Education, College of Engineering and Applied Science, College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences. (More)
Longtime faculty member to lead Aging Center
Sara Qualls, Kraemer Family Professor of Aging,was recently named director of the UCCS Aging Center, a community-based nonprofit mental health facility. (More)
Chief McPike to join El Paso County Sheriff; interim leadership named
Marc Pino police lieutenant, will serve as interim chief, and Clay Garner, police lieutenant, will serve as interim deputy chief following the resignation of Brian McPike, executive director, Department of Public Safety, and chief of police. (More)
Creating community through commuting by bicycle
The UCCS Office of Sustainability will put a twist on the 8th Annual Bike Jam, happening 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 1. (More)
Donor shares personal story during statue rededication
The donor of a mountain lion sculpture shared a history lesson and love story during Aug. 23 rededication ceremonies. (More)
Garbovskiy named senior member
Yuriy Garbovskiy, lab manager, Biofrontiers Center, was recently named a senior member of the Optical Society of America. (More)
First fall forum to focus on sports medicine, cyber security
Two campus vice chancellors will lead the first Chancellor’s All-Campus Forum for the fall semester. Charles Sweet, vice chancellor, Strategic Initiatives, and Martin Wood, senior vice chancellor, University Advancement, will provide updates on the Sports (More)
Galleries of Contemporary Art to open interactive exhibit
The work of Boulder-based multimedia artist Michael Theodore will be displayed Sept. 9 – Nov. 19 at the Gallery of Contemporary Art at the GOCA campus gallery. Theodore will take over the 2,800 square foot (More)
Photo and video feature: Student move in, Mountain Lion Rally, GPS
The largest group of students in campus history moved into UCCS residential housing Aug. 16-17 as the campus opened the new San Juan House in the Village at Alpine Valley and debuted a renovated Lodge dining facility. (More)