{"id":20809,"date":"2015-09-25T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T23:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=20809"},"modified":"2018-06-01T10:25:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:25:55","slug":"its-official-cucharas-la-plata-and-roaring-fork-dedicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=20809","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s official: Cucharas, La Plata and Roaring Fork dedicated"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20824\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_3838.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20824\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_3838-300x420.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3838\" width=\"150\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_3838-300x420.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_3838-666x933.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_3838-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_3838.jpg 914w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak unveiled the cornerstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sunglasses were a must-have at a Friday afternoon dedication ceremonies for the newest additions to UCCS, Cucharas and La Plata residences halls and the Roaring Fork dining hall.<\/p>\n<p>University dignitaries including CU Regent Kyle Hybl, Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Vice Chancellor Susan Szpyrka, Associate Professor Michele Companion, Executive Director Megan Bell and Resident Assistants Carissa Cotter and Jacob Christiansen officially dedicated spaces for 292 students to live and eat before a crowd of 75 faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>The new residence and dining hall have been in use for more than a month but formal festivities were delayed as crews dodged summer storms and worked overtime to complete the project for Aug. 18 student move in.<\/p>\n<p>Summer rains and just-in-time delivery were but a memory for Shockley-Zalabak who praised those who made move-in possible and arranged for Friday&#8217;s weather.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never grow tired of the continuous invention of the future,&#8221; Shockley-Zalabak said &#8220;This time, by creating first-class residential facilities for our students.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With the opening of Village at Alpine, 1,417 students now live on campus. Next fall, 223 more students will live on campus when San Juan House is completed.<\/p>\n<p>A Colorado river theme was chosen for Alpine Valley with each of the residence halls bearing the name of Colorado tributaries. The water theme is carried through to the Roaring Fork Dining Hall which boasts a river of colored tiles and symbols of Colorado terrain, history and wildlife. Among them is a depiction of human lungs, a nod to the university&#8217;s history as a tuberculosis sanitarium.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20810\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication01.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20810 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication01-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication01\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication01-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication01-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 75 faculty, staff and community members attended the dedication ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20811\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication02.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20811 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication02-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication02\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication02-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication02-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication02.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Susan Szpyrka, vice chancellor, Administration and Finance, acted as emcee during the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20812\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20812\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20812 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication03-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication03\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication03-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication03-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication03.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CU Board of Regents Chairman Kyle Hybl praised the new housing village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20813\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication04.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20813 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication04-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication04\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication04-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication04-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication04.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mich\u00e8le Companion, associate professor, Department of Sociology, discussed the first year experience program<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20814\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20814 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication05-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication05\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication05-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication05-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication05.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senior Residence Hall Advisors Carissa Cotter and Jacob Christiansen spoke on behalf of the housing students that call La Plata and Cucharas houses home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20817\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20817 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication08-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication08\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication08-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication08-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication08.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Megan Bell, executive director, Auxiliary Community and Learning Initiatives, gave the history of dedicated cornerstones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20818\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20818 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication09-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication09\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication09-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication09-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication09.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">More than 75 faculty, staff and community members attended the dedication ceremony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20821\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20821\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20821 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication12-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication12\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication12-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication12-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the ceremony, faculty, staff and community members toured the new residence halls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20822\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20822 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication13-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication13\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication13-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication13-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attendees take in the view of Pikes Peak and Pulpit rock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20820\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20820 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication11-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication11\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication11-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication11-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">University delegates pose with cornerstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20823\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20823\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20823 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication14-666x444.jpg\" alt=\"AlpineDedication14\" width=\"666\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication14-666x444.jpg 666w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AlpineDedication14-150x100.jpg 150w, 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