Hanna named UCCS Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Rame Hanna has been named Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Their tenure will begin March 1, 2022. (More)
December 2021
Philanthropist’s journey to the top of Microsoft started at UCCS | Scott Oki ’74
On March 1, 1982, UCCS alum Scott Oki started a job at a Seattle-based computer software company. On March 1, 1992, Oki retired from that company after helping build it into a billion dollar global corporation known as Microsoft. (More)
Photo Feature: Governor Polis Announces Appointment of a New CU Regent
Ken Montera was announced as the new CU Regent for the 5th Congressional District in a press conference held on the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus on Monday, Dec. 20. (More)
Photo Feature: Fall 2021 Commencement
A full album of the fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies will be available on the UCCS Facebook page in the week following Commencement. See some of the standout images below. (More)
Commencement Keynote: “Fuel your success with your passions,” says Schramm ’06, ’09
All things are possible with passion and hard work, said Jill Schramm MSN ’06, DNP ’09 as she addressed the graduates of the fall UCCS Class of 2021. But the key to creating a good life, she reminded graduates, is to also strive for balance. (More)
UCCS celebrates fall Class of 2021
UCCS conferred nearly 1,100 degrees to students during the first in-person Commencement ceremonies held since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, hosted at the Broadmoor World Arena on Dec. 17, 2021. (More)
Commencement Feature: Kobby Hanson sets his sights on Mars
Kobby Hanson, a graduating senior electrical engineering major at UCCS, will start full-time at Lockheed Martin Space in July 2022 after a scheduled deployment to Qatar in January as part of his service in the Air Force Reserves. (More)
Commencement Feature: Amity Warme ’20 climbs to new heights
Amity Warme ’20 is a rising star in the rock climbing world, and this fall, she will earn her second UCCS degree: a Master of Sciences in Sports Nutrition. (More)
11 UCCS staff and family members graduate in fall 2021
Among more than 1,000 graduates who will celebrate earning their degrees during the 2021 fall commencement ceremony, 11 are UCCS staff members and their relatives. (More)
Nine Silver Graduates take part in fall 2021 Commencement ceremony
This year, in celebration of 25 years since their graduation, UCCS will recognize nine ’96 Silver Graduates during the Dec. 17 UCCS Commencement ceremonies. (More)