Albanesi named to leadership post
Heather Albanesi, associate professor and chair, Department of Sociology, was recently elected president of the Western Social Science Association. She will serve as president until April 2016. (More)
Albanesi named to leadership post
UCCS retains lofty spots in annual Best Colleges rankings
UCCS is tenth among Regional Universities of the West and engineering and business programs are among the nation’s best, according to the editors of U.S. News and World Report’s annual Best Colleges 2016 edition. (More)
Ceremony will commemorate 9/11 events
Members of the CU Board of Regents and UCCS leaders will participate in a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11 near Osborne Science & Engineering. (More)
Bike Jam encourages healthy lifestyle
Faculty, staff and students gathered on El Pomar Plaza Sept. 2 for a day of biking activities, prizes, vendors, giveaways and free food to celebrate Bike Jam, an annual UCCS event to encourages alternate methods of transportation, specifically bicycles, for the purpose of living more healthy and sustainable lives. (More)
UCCS to host CU Board of Regents
Members of the CU Board of Regents will conduct regular meetings Sept. 10 and 11 at UCCS. (More)
Theatreworks offers discounted tickets for “Private Lives”
Faculty and staff are eligible for discounted tickets for the opening performances of “Private Lives” which opens Sept. 10 and will continue through Sept. 27.
Photo Feature: 50th celebrations
As part of the university’s 50th anniversary, faculty and staff gathered on El Pomar Plaza Aug. 19 to recreate a photo taken in 1990, which was part of 25th anniversary celebrations. (More)
Whitehead named performance director
Glen Whitehead, associate professor and Music Program director, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, was recently named director of performance of the EcoSono Institute. (More)
16 fill staff positions
Sixteen people accepted non-teaching positions at UCCS in August, according to the Department of Human Resources. (More)
First fall Café Scientifique to explore gravity’s influence
At the Sept. 8 Café Scientifique, David Klaus, professor and associate chair for undergraduate studies, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, CU-Boulder will discuss how astronauts orbiting Earth offers a unique environment to study physiological and psychological effects of gravity, and the lack thereof. (More)