Spring Class of 2025 donates $5,100 to scholarship and vital programs
With scholarships and student programs in mind, the spring UCCS Class of 2025 has donated just over $5,100 to the annual class gift so far. (More)
Alumni
Q&A: Bringing joy to Colorado Springs with Happy Hour Donuts | Gabby & Ryan Main ’16
Happy Hour Donuts, owned by alumni Gabby & Ryan Main, offers a variety of delicious donuts and fun drinks in a bright, vibrant local setting. (More)
Pursuing change through practice & prevention | Sophie Hovis ’21
Sophie Hovis does as much as she can to advocate for health awareness and resources for both her patients and fellow healthcare workers. (More)
Eleven Golden Grads join Commencement
This year, UCCS will recognize eleven Golden Graduates, each of whom graduated from UCCS in 1975. (More)
Doster and Porter featured in 40 Under 40
Staff members Luke Doster and Seth Porter were recently honored with the 40 Under 40 designation from Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest. (More)
Navigating machine learning and a master’s degree | Tay Tallerday ’24
Tay is an engineering alumna, with a master’s in mechanical engineering. Funded by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Tay’s research focused on leveraging machine learning techniques to assess similarities in polymer performance under different synthesis conditions. (More)
UCCS faculty and alumna reunite for mental health training
Joe Wehrman, Ph.D., Interim Dean of the College of Education, and Elizabeth Burgin, Ph.D., Military Behavioral Health Child Counselor, partnered to pilot a new curriculum for the National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation. (More)
Making history in naval and space flight | John Herrington ’83
Two decades after his graduation from UCCS, John B. Herrington became the first citizen of a Federally-recognized tribe to fly in space. (More)
From UCCS to the Olympic Training Center to the University of Kansas | Allika Pearson, MS, RDN ’24
A 2024 graduate of UCCS with a Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics, Allika has been instrumental in helping others thrive, from her internship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center to her current role at the University of Kansas. (More)
A fulfilling life of financial consulting paired with wildlife photography | Zita Quentin ’99, ’05
UCCS alum Zita Quentin has successfully balanced a thriving career in financial software consulting with a deep passion for wildlife photography, capturing stunning images of big cats all over the world. (More)