2020: The Year in Review
There is no simple way to sum up 2020 – but the top stories and most memorable photos from the last year paint a picture of resilience, perseverance and hope at UCCS. (More)
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7 Questions with Colin McAllister, editor of “The Cambridge Companion to Apocalyptic Literature”
Colin McAllister, assistant professor of music and winner of the 2020 College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award, answered seven questions on his new book, which underlines the relevance of apocalyptic literature in modern times. (More)
Theatreworks and UCCS dramaturgy students present “Elections at Altitude”
While Theatreworks has been rehearsing the streaming production of “House Arrest,” a group of UCCS dramaturgy students worked to replicate Anna Deavere Smith’s process here in Colorado Springs. (More)
GOCA and VAPA Art History & Visual Art announce “Virtual Visiting Artists & Critics Series”
The UCCS Visiting Artists & Critics Series enters its eighth season with a fall lineup of virtual presentations by artists of national and international significance with a goal to foster understanding and appreciation of contemporary art through dialogue and critical conversations. (More)
New student ethics ambassador program provides engagement opportunities, partnership with ethics experts
Students across UCCS are now able to pursue principle-based ethics projects with a paired UCCS Ethics Fellow – and get paid while doing it. (More)
14 UCCS faculty and staff selected as Ethics Fellows
Each fellow is selected based upon their proposal to encourage learning opportunities in ethical thought and decision making to their respective college and area of focus. (More)
Photo Feature: Student sculpture project
On June 17, 2020, as part of the Visual Arts Program’s annual student sculpture project, UCCS student Niki Puigdevall installed eleven sculptures at the University Village Center. (More)
Lee, Stewart named Heller Fellows for 2020-21
Dohee Lee, a recent winner of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and Christine Stewart, the poet laureate for the state of South Dakota, will serve as Heller Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year. (More)
Virtual studio visit: JD Sell
A UCCS alumnus, JD Sell has been on the Pikes Peak Arts Council board of directors, collaborated on the free form artist collective and meet-up called Nonbookclubcookclub, and exhibited in cities across Colorado. (More)
12 faculty earn CRCW Seed Grants
Twelve faculty received seed money for 11 unique projects in the 2020 Committee on Research and Creative Works grant awards. (More)