UCCS celebrates Class of 2018 at spring commencement ceremonies
UCCS conferred degrees to 1,433 students and more than 10,000 family, friends, faculty and staff joined the graduates in a pair of ceremonies May 11 at the Broadmoor World Arena. (More)
May 2018
Bartel wins inaugural Mountain Lion Grad Slam Three Minute Thesis
Alisa Bartel only needed three minutes to present her graduate thesis “Different Not Damaged” to win the top prize in the first Mountain Lion Grad Slam 3MT competition. (More)
Men’s golf qualifies for national championship
Colin Prater and Tanner Comes each tied for third and led UCCS men’s golf a fourth-place team performance at the NCAA Division II West / South Central Region Championships May 7-9. (More)
Two UCCS students recognized on state’s Future Educator Honor Roll
Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne recognized Katlyn Bell and Marcus Pumphrey, two students in the College of Education, as members of the Future Educator Honor Roll. (More)
UCCS, UCHealth partner to address shortage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses
The first class of 24 registered nurses will complete their bachelor of science in nursing degree in a new agreement between UCHealth Memorial and the UCCS Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences. (More)
Commencement profile: Failure inspires success for business student
Justin McConnell persisted. For eight years, through financially tough times, after a car crash, through uncertainty. (More)
Eight join UCCS in April
Eight people accepted teaching and non-teaching positions at UCCS in April 2018, according to the Office of Human Resources. (More)
Graduate students share research in second showcase event
Forty UCCS graduate students presented their results on a variety of topics in the 2018 Graduate Student Research Showcase May 4 at the Gallogly Events Center. (More)
Commencement profile: Undocumented student perseveres to earn degree
If you ask Nayda Benitez about who she is and what motivates her, some of the first words out of her mouth are “I’m an immigrant and I’m undocumented.” (More)
Cherry Creek’s Mazenko, Fairview’s Chen win first prize at 35th Colorado Mathematical Olympiad
Cherry Creek High School’s Austen Mazenko and Fairview High School’s Hongyi Chen won top honors among 186 competitors in the 35th Colorado Mathematical Olympiad. (More)