{"id":154483,"date":"2024-02-22T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T20:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=154483"},"modified":"2024-02-26T10:43:22","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:43:22","slug":"recap-uccs-student-virtual-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=154483","title":{"rendered":"Recap: UCCS Student Virtual Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"740\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ovNjJn9TLBM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCCS Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet, together with UCCS Police Chief Dewayne McCarver, Provost &amp; Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Nancy Marchand-Martella, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance Kathy Kaoudis, Student Government Association Vice President Aidan Clark, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Carlos Garc\u00eda, Dean of Students Amanda Allee, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness Stephanie Hanenberg, and Executive Director of the Lyda Hill Institute of Human Resilience Charles Benight convened for a Faculty and Staff Virtual Forum on Tuesday, February 20 to share updates as well as answer questions from the student community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view the Faculty and Staff Virtual Forum recap, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=154480\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=RbVJ_-rLCJiZhQn5&amp;t=216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chancellor Sobanet<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chancellor Sobanet opened the forum with a few brief sentiments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy heart weighs heavy with the loss of Mia Brown, for Sam Knopp, and for Celie Montgomery,\u201d she said. \u201cI am heartbroken and join in grieving with the friends and family who knew and loved them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After her statements, Chancellor Sobanet turned the forum over to Police Chief Dewayne McCarver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=-vNVIlbAOcjrlmqv&amp;t=430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Police Chief Dewayne McCarver<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief McCarver\u2019s update included a summary of the events, from Friday morning when the police department received a shots fired call to how the investigation unfolded to the arrest of the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief McCarver also reiterated that the university\u2019s timeline of communications was subject to the instruction of the Colorado Springs Police Department and that, although it was difficult for everyone at UCCS to not have all of the information right away, this strategy did ultimately result in the arrest of the suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief McCarver then turned the forum over to Dean of Students Amanda Allee and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellness Stephanie Hanenberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=saOJ-aZo5SVSm2Xr&amp;t=685\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Dean of Students Amanda Allee and Assistant Vice Chancellor Stephanie Hanenberg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Allee and Hanenberg gave a brief update about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/alpine-village-incident\">resources available to the campus community<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum was then turned over to Student Government Association Vice President Aidan Clark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=qaONi491OCV_n552&amp;t=846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Student Government Association Vice President Aidan Clark<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I wish we were gathering for a different reason, but it is difficult moments like this that show just how strong our UCCS community truly is,&#8221; said Clark. &#8220;It\u2019s a strength I have seen and known long before this tragedy, and now I am so grateful for it. I\u2019m grateful for each one of you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum then transitioned to a question and answer format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=eyGHUri1cjuEpbUo&amp;t=1025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How can student safety be improved at UCCS?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=8UBOjkvWT8ZHdJnO&amp;t=1161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How are the UCCS Day of Healing events predicted to make a tangible impact on our community?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=fH_KARg4l169rKvo&amp;t=1242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why weren&#8217;t classes canceled for the entire week?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=sqRK1GibzWsMnFC7&amp;t=1496\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How can you have deemed the campus safe for students when you didn&#8217;t know where the suspect was?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=XlonUCUiJLFOuVLv&amp;t=1604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How can withholding details at this point help with investigation?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=J6qmOBK5FwThH09V&amp;t=1708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Are there plans to extend mental health services outside of just this week?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=1wmU9pJNatnwOUUR&amp;t=1794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Who can help me sign up with alerts? Why are the alerts an opt-in system and not an opt-out system?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=OfEWMWiAU6HuL9vO&amp;t=1927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How is it reducing stress when students have to handle assignments in addition to dealing with this tragedy?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=Vlk8p_JsJT6bz9mr&amp;t=2105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why are guns permitted in some dorms?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/ovNjJn9TLBM?si=vUGdp__ikxb0HULW&amp;t=2255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Will there be a withdrawal process and appropriate conversation for students who decide to withdraw?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To view the Faculty and Staff Virtual Forum recap, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=154480\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UCCS leadership convened for a Student Virtual Forum on Tuesday, February 20 to share updates as well as answer questions from the student community. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=154483\" title=\"Recap: UCCS Student Virtual Forum\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":154515,"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":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,12],"tags":[332],"class_list":["post-154483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-events","tag-more-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Communique-Featured-Image.png","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-EbF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154483","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=154483"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154543,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154483\/revisions\/154543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/154515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=154483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=154483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=154483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}