{"id":5494,"date":"2011-12-09T09:17:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T16:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=5494"},"modified":"2011-12-09T09:21:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T16:21:35","slug":"faculty-and-staff-feted-at-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=5494","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and staff feted at reception"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5502\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4249.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5502\" title=\"IMG_4249\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4249-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4249-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4249-555x370.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception guests enjoy the festivities in Berger Hall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Peg Bacon, provost, and Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak welcomed guests to the annual UCCS Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception Dec. 7. \u00a0Bacon read a passage from Dr. Seuss&#8217; &#8220;How the Grinch Stole Christmas&#8221; to honor the season and Shockley-Zalabak thanked UCCS faculty and staff for their efforts and encouraged all to enjoy food, drink, music and each other&#8217;s company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5503\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5503\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4254.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5503\" title=\"IMG_4254\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4254-555x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4254-555x370.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4254-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A jazz ensemble of VAPA students performed at the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5504\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5504\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4258.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5504\" title=\"IMG_4258\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4258-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4258-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4258-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Guests sample entries to the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception Holiday Cookie Competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5505\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4262.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5505\" title=\"IMG_4262\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4262-555x370.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4262-555x370.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4262-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">VAPA students formed the chorus that sang at the Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5506\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4268.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5506\" title=\"IMG_4268\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4268-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4268-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4268-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara Qualls, Kraemer Family Professor of Aging and Daniel Segal, professor, Psychology, and director of clinical training, at the annual UCCS Faculty and Staff Appreciation Reception.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5507\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5507\" title=\"IMG_4273\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4273-555x833.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4273-555x833.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/IMG_4273-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ellen Pettijohn, assistant director, and Barbara Gaddis, executive director, Student Retention and First Year Experience,  model  aprons won in the annual Holiday Cookie Competition. Pettijohn and Andy Burkhart, IT technician, Computing Services, won the best looking cookie award for their ginger snaps. Gaddis&#39; oatmeal raisin earned best tasting honors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5501\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5194.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5501\" title=\"DSC_5194\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5194-555x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5194-555x368.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5194-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5194.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wendy Haddad, director, Campus MBA Program, College of Business, receives the UCCS Annual Holiday Cookie Competition grand prize for her winter-themed candy cane bars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5497\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5497\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5190.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5497\" title=\"DSC_5190\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5190-555x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5190-555x368.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5190-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5190.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrea Cordova, deputy chief of staff, Chancellor&#39;s Office, announces the winners in the annual Holiday Cookie Competition while Megan Gallegos, events and e-communication specialist, University Advancement, prepares to hand out the awards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5499\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5499\" title=\"DSC_5192\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5192-555x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"555\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5192-555x368.jpg 555w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5192-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/DSC_5192.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 100vw, 555px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nancy Gadachy, program assistant, Student Health Center, accepts the Holiday Cookie Competition award for best-intentioned entry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8212; 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