Campus generosity brightens holidays for 26 families
The UCCS community made a happy holiday possible for 26 families this year, providing gifts and food to celebrate the season. Donations increased during the final week and the Kraemer Family Library’s...
View ArticleFinalists announced for dean of College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Six finalists for the position of dean of the UCCS College of Letters, Arts and Sciences were announced Jan. 11 by Teri Switzer, dean of the Kraemer Family Library and search committee chair. The...
View ArticleFlorida math professor to lead College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
A mathematics professor who was recently an interim dean and the acting associate provost at the University of North Florida will be dean of the UCCS College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. Peter Braza,...
View ArticleChristensen feted at celebration of teaching
About 100 members of the UCCS campus community turned out to honor Tom Christensen, dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences (LAS), and wish him well on his return to full-time teaching. A...
View ArticleBotts chosen for post in Office of the Provost
Sheryl Botts – a veteran University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences staff member – recently was named executive assistant in the Office of the Provost. David Moon,...
View ArticleSix faculty members to join ranks of Distinguished Professors
The annual recognition goes to faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning.
View ArticleDropping names…
Three new staff members joined the University of Colorado Colorado Springs in November. They are: Stephen Cucchiara, assistant director of student activities, Department of Student Life and Leadership;...
View ArticleSneak a peek: Academic office building design shared
A new, five-story building with 100 faculty and staff offices is quickly taking shape. Gary Reynolds, executive director, Facilities Services, recently shared architectural renderings of the next UCCS...
View ArticleMore new faculty at UCCS
Eight new faculty members have joined the University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and Applied Science, Kraemer Family Library, and the...
View ArticleNew faculty at UCCS
More faculty have joined the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Public Affairs, and College of Education at UCCS. They are: Irina Kopaneva,...
View ArticleSloan joins UCCS Radio as staff adviser
Ben Sloan, media specialist, Information Technology Media Services recently was named the staff adviser for UCCS Radio. With six years’ experience as a radio DJ prior to joining UCCS, Sloan’s excited...
View ArticleLAS Lasting Legacies Lecture to honor Wynn
Tom Wynn, professor, Department of Anthropology at UCCS, will begin a new campus lecture series that honors retiring faculty members with a presentation, “The Mosaic of Cognitive Evolution,” at 11:30...
View ArticleWurtele serves on abuse-prevention task force
Sandy Wurtele, professor in the Department of Psychology at UCCS, and associate dean, College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, recently completed service as a member of the nine-person Safe Sport...
View ArticleKocher wins prestigious PEN Award
Ruth Ellen Kocher, professor of English and director of the creative writing program at the University of Colorado Boulder, recently won a prestigious PEN Literary Award. Kocher won the PEN Open Book...
View ArticleCU Achieve summer program helps students stay on track to graduation
By the end of last spring, Jessica Van der Linden was behind on credit hours — just two courses shy of being a junior as her sophomore year at the University of Colorado Boulder came to a close —...
View ArticleUCCS master’s program earns accreditation
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Master of Public Administration program is now independently accredited by the Network of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration, NASPAA. The program was...
View ArticleUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center among the best in cancer care
The University of Colorado Cancer Center’s clinical partner, the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) again ranks as the best hospital in the state, according to U.S. News Best Hospitals report. UCH...
View ArticleDecoding ethnic labels: Are you Chicano, Latino or Hispanic?
If you are of Latin American descent, do you call yourself Chicano? Latino? Hispanic? As an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Carlos Hipolito-Delgado, Ph.D., knew...
View ArticleTenure list: August 2014
At its meeting Wednesday at 1800 Grant St. in Denver, the CU Board of Regents approved four appointments with tenure.
View ArticleLaura Hansen Dean joins university as chief of Gift Planning
“Laura’s experience, savvy and service-oriented approach will be a great asset for us as we continue to evolve our centralized Advancement operation,” says Johnnie Ray, CU’s vice president of...
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