{"id":148911,"date":"2023-06-21T14:55:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T20:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=148911"},"modified":"2023-06-21T15:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T21:28:28","slug":"photo-feature-colorado-capital-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=148911","title":{"rendered":"Photo Feature: Colorado Capital Conference"},"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=\"864\" height=\"648\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-148998\" data-id=\"148998\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0200.jpg\" 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2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-148945\" data-id=\"148945\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PF3-1200x800.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PF3-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PF3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PF3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/PF3-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/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\">The University of Colorado co-hosted the 2023 Colorado Capital Conference in Washington, D.C., from June 13-15, with UCCS students Crystal Gasser, MPA graduate student in the College of Public Service; and Isabella Polombo, Communications student in the College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences, attending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The annual Colorado Capital Conference provides Colorado residents the opportunity to meet national leaders in D.C., get more insight into the federal legislative process and learn more about the U.S. government and how to engage with and affect public policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Along with CU, other conference partners included Colorado Mesa University, Colorado State University and U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper. Students from the fellow CU branches attended as well. From CU Anschutz, there was Nicholas Dawson and Gamlet Oganesean, with Chase Cromwell of CU Boulder and Kayla Gabehart of CU Denver participating as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I\u2019m so incredibly grateful for this opportunity to attend the Colorado Capital Conference,&#8221; said Gasser. &#8220;Getting to be here in our capital, meet the amazing Coloradans in attendance, and hear from so many of our leaders has been the honor of a lifetime. It\u2019s been an invaluable learning experience that I will carry with me as I progress in my education and career.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CU students were selected from an application process, from which only 100 Colorado citizens are chosen to attend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the UCCS College of Public Service<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UCCS College of Public Service is one of the premier schools of public administration in the Rocky Mountain West. Its relevant and flexible programs prepare students for leadership in the public and nonprofit sectors, including criminal justice and social work. The College of Public Service offers both traditional and accelerated undergraduate and graduate programs, with options to earn dual degrees and graduate certificates. <a href=\"https:\/\/spa.uccs.edu\/\"><strong>Learn more about the College of Public Service<\/strong><\/a> at UCCS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the UCCS College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences&nbsp;at UCCS is the university\u2019s largest college, enrolling nearly 6,000 students across 21 departments and programs. The college offers 19 majors and 53 minors in the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Students can also choose from five accelerated bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees, nine full master\u2019s degrees and three Ph.D. degrees, as well as pre-medical and pre-law programs. The mission of the college is to position graduates for success in their personal and professional lives, with a focus on thinking, creating and communicating \u2014 skills vital to employers and graduate and professional schools. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/degreesandprograms\/college-letters-arts-and-sciences\"><strong>Learn more about the College of Letters, Arts &amp; Sciences<\/strong><\/a> at UCCS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The University of Colorado co-hosted the 2023 Colorado Capital Conference in Washington, D.C., from June 13-15. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=148911\" title=\"Photo Feature: Colorado Capital Conference\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":149125,"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_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,12,13],"tags":[86,39,332,197],"class_list":["post-148911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-events","category-photo-features","tag-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences","tag-college-of-public-service","tag-more-news","tag-photo-feature"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/CCCFI.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-CJN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148911","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\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=148911"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148911\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149126,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148911\/revisions\/149126"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/149125"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}