UCCS staff members receive UCSC Staff Excellence Award
The University of Colorado Staff Council recently honored two exceptional employees from UCCS with the 2025 Staff Excellence Awards. (More)
April 2025
Mountain Lions shine in 2025 Campus Awards Ceremony
The UCCS community celebrated faculty, staff, students and alumni in the annual Campus Awards Ceremony, held on Apr. 17 in Berger Hall. (More)
UCCS Downtown hosts Spanish class for legal professionals
In a fantastic showing of partnership with local organizations, UCCS Downtown held a course to teach Spanish language basics to staff members of the District Attorney’s Office, taught by Édgar Cota-Torres, Ph.D. (More)
Open Enrollment: Greater CU contributions prevent rate increases for 3 of 4 medical plans
Putting together a winning team requires drafting the right players, and CU’s annual Open Enrollment is more likely to be a success if you start scouting now. (More)
Federal Transition Update 04.25.25
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives has launched a UCCS Federal Transition Team along with a corresponding informational webpage. (More)
Campus Highlights | Week of 04.21.25
Each week, Communique will be highlighting a series of campus wins, accomplishments and accolades. Please explore the list below to check out what other teams are up to, and help celebrate their good work! (More)
UCCS earns top two spot, tenth straight Military Friendly Gold ranking
Continued commitment to the success of military-affiliated students has led to the university’s tenth consecutive Gold distinction in the annual Military Friendly schools rankings. (More)
Upcoming Campus Events: April 28 – May 4
Learn about the sonar abilities of bats, attend the ROAR awards, check out some trivia and join EPIIC for a networking night! (More)
Basketball enrichment, community building and more | Hillside Connection
Founded by local resident Terrell Brown to leverage the game of basketball and create pathways to opportunity for youth in Southeast Colorado Springs, Hillside Connection is a widely respected and admired program within the community for its positive influence on youth. (More)
UCCS computer science faculty receives Quantum Research Translational Seed Grant
Armin Moin, Ph.D., received a new $50,000 seed grant that will jumpstart innovation at the intersection of Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Software Engineering. (More)