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Faculty and staff should mark calendars in anticipation of annual campus holiday festivities on campus and in the community Dec. 4 and 7.<\/p>\nFaculty and staff should mark calendars in anticipation of annual campus holiday festivities on campus and in the community Dec. 4 and 7.<\/p>\n
At 4 p.m. Dec. 7 at Berger Hall, the annual Campus Appreciation Reception is planned. Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak will provide beverages served at the event and Sodexo will provide heavy hors d\u2019oeuvres.<\/p>\n
Attendance confirmation by Dec. 1 is requested. Please visit http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/~rsvp\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n As part of the festivities, a cookie exchange and contest is planned with awards for taste, appearance, good intentions, and winter theme. Faculty and staff are also encouraged to donate a new or good condition used book to support the Literacy on the Go project coordinated by Barbara Swaby, professor, Education.\u00a0 Books for pre-school children to grade 3 are requested. LOGO distributes books to low-income families in the region.<\/p>\n At 5 p.m. on Dec. 4, the UCCS Alumni and Friends Association will provide hot cocoa, cookies and a good vantage point to watch the 26th<\/sup> Annual Festival of Lights parade at GOCA 121 at 121 S. Tejon in downtown Colorado Springs. Parking in the Plaza of the Rockies garage will be free of charge.<\/p>\n Faculty and staff interested in attending should call 255-3637 or send email to alumni@uccs.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"