Among nearly 600 graduates who will celebrate earning their degrees during the 2022 fall UCCS Commencement ceremonies, two are UCCS staff and family.
Staff who will earn degrees as part of the fall class of 2022 include:
- Zanyar Zohourianshahzadi, Senior Professional Research Assistant, EPIIC, earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a thesis titled “Improving Neural Attention for Image Captioning”
Relatives earning degrees include:
- Kelsie McCallum, wife of Kyle Gruenhagen, Academic Affairs Financial/HR Specialist in the Office of the Provost. Kelsie will be graduating with her Master of Arts in Leadership in Education. Kelsie is also an Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year.
If you are aware of an addition to be made to this list, please email the Office of University Communications.
Many staff take advantage of the tuition benefit provided to CU employees and qualified dependents. UCCS employees can waive up to nine credits per academic year for undergraduate and graduate courses. For additional information, visit CU Employee Services.
About the UCCS Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremonies
The UCCS fall 2022 Commencement ceremonies will celebrate degrees conferred to more than 1,000 graduates. More than 550 will attend the ceremony at the Broadmoor World Arena on December 16, 2022, along with family and friends. See the full Commencement program online. View the livestreamed ceremony on YouTube.