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As Jill Schramm began her career as a family nurse practitioner, she was able to overcome the anxiety she felt after graduation with the help of her support system at UCCS. (More)
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)
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)
Jill Schramm MSN ’06, DNP ’09, a nationally recognized diabetes and chronic disease specialist and a graduate of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at UCCS, will address UCCS graduates and their families at the fall 2021 Commencement ceremonies. (More)
After graduating from UCCS with degrees in communications and psychology, Cornelius started racking up awards and honors for her poetry. Her most recent honor came in October 2021, when she was named the Pikes Peak Library District’s Poet Laureate. (More)
While pursuing his degree, Kyle Lee would take the summers to commercial fish. It was during this time he found his desire to make fresh fish available to everyone. (More)
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) calls Olympic City USA home — and for good reason. UCCS-affiliated Olympic athletes brought home six of Team USA’s 113 medals in the pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. (More)
There are times in life when our plans seem inevitable. We expect everything to go a certain way — but then it all changes. For Katherine Latona, an Arts History alumna, life after graduation didn’t go as planned. But Latona landed on her feet, and is now an archivist for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. (More)
Cynthia McGrath has hard evidence that getting a graduate degree can help you do more. In her case, earning a Master’s of Public Administration gave her a nearly 30-year career as a Special Agent of the FBI. (More)
Listening, understanding and empathy. These are traits that may be lost on some, but not recent Human Services graduate Leslie Reyes-Ortiz ’21. (More)
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