{"id":140160,"date":"2022-05-24T15:31:08","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T21:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=140160"},"modified":"2024-02-07T16:11:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T23:11:21","slug":"photo-feature-hoops-scoops-service-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=140160","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: Hoops &#038; Scoops service project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4032\" height=\"1933\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140164\" data-id=\"140164\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-Photo.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-Photo.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-Photo-300x144.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-Photo-900x431.jpg 900w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-Photo-1536x736.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Group-Photo-2048x982.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4032px) 100vw, 4032px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140166\" data-id=\"140166\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-2.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-2-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-2-844x1125.jpg 844w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students work on vision boards for their academic goals.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1121\" height=\"1030\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140161\" data-id=\"140161\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Auditorium.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Auditorium.jpg 1121w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Auditorium-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Auditorium-900x827.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1121px) 100vw, 1121px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1148\" height=\"1720\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140165\" data-id=\"140165\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mascots.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mascots.jpg 1148w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mascots-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mascots-751x1125.jpg 751w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Mascots-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1148px) 100vw, 1148px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Clyde and Bamboo the Panda, Queen Palmer Elementary School&#8217;s mascot.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140167\" data-id=\"140167\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-3.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-3-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-3-844x1125.jpg 844w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Vision-Board-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students work on vision boards for their academic goals.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2796\" height=\"1800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140163\" data-id=\"140163\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Basketball-skills.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Basketball-skills.jpg 2796w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Basketball-skills-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Basketball-skills-900x579.jpg 900w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Basketball-skills-1536x989.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Basketball-skills-2048x1318.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2796px) 100vw, 2796px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Students learn basketball skills.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"1143\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-140162\" data-id=\"140162\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group-900x680.jpg 900w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group-326x245.jpg 326w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, the GPS 1010 class &#8220;March Madness&#8221; hosted a service project in collaboration with Queen Palmer Elementary School entitled &#8220;Hoops and Scoops.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The class, which utilizes a variety of basketball-related themes to stimulate the pursuit of academic, professional, and personal goals, developed and facilitated a free basketball and academic motivation clinic for Queen Palmer Elementary&#8217;s fourth and fifth grade students. The event concluded with a celebratory ice cream social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis service event gave me a better understanding of the area and the socioeconomic status that varies from neighborhood to neighborhood,&#8221; said UCCS student Patrick Corkery. &#8220;The project helped me realize that it&#8217;s not hard at all to serve the community, and you can have fun doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in the GPS class were divided into four groups, including coaching, marketing, professional development and event management, and through their combined work on the event hoped to inspire academic success in the elementary students, while gaining applicable skills themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt reminded me that giving back means a lot more than just a simple event,&#8221; said UCCS student Sam Dawrant. &#8220;It\u2019s about being able to put a smile on someone\u2019s face and have an impact on their life that they will never forget.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Earlier this month, the GPS 1010 class &#8220;March Madness&#8221; hosted a service project in collaboration with Queen Palmer Elementary School entitled &#8220;Hoops and Scoops.&#8221; <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=140160\" title=\"Photo Feature: Hoops &#038; Scoops service project\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":140162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[332,197],"class_list":["post-140160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","tag-more-news","tag-photo-feature"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Baasketball-Group.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-AsE","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140160"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154207,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140160\/revisions\/154207"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/140162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}