{"id":19654,"date":"2015-09-09T15:02:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T21:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=19654"},"modified":"2015-09-22T12:37:16","modified_gmt":"2015-09-22T18:37:16","slug":"village-at-alpine-valley-and-roaring-fork-to-be-dedicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=19654","title":{"rendered":"Village at Alpine Valley and Roaring Fork to be dedicated"},"content":{"rendered":"
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La Plata House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Sept. 25<\/a> dedication ceremony will celebrate the completion of UCCS\u2019s newest residence halls, Cucharas and La Plata, and a state-of-the-art dining center, the Roaring Fork.<\/p>\n

The event is scheduled to start at 2 p.m. outside La Plata and will include brief remarks by university dignitaries and resident advisers, a photo booth and a special appearance by the UCCS mascot, Clyde.<\/p>\n

Following the ceremony, faculty, staff and students will have the opportunity to tour the new residence halls and try samples from the Roaring Fork.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an important step for our campus and a great way to celebrate taking our residential housing to the next level,\u201d Megan Bell, executive director,\u00a0Auxiliary Community and Learning Initiatives, said.\u00a0\u201cThe Village at Alpine Valley symbolizes the transition of UCCS to a more residential campus that values student\u2019s on-campus living experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cucharas and La Plata houses include space for 292 students, as well as additional academic programming areas. A second phase, scheduled to open in Aug. 2016, will include space for 223 more students to live. When completed, UCCS will have space for 1,640 students to live on campus.<\/p>\n

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Roaring Fork Dining Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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