CU Connections

UCCS program director understands the importance of investing in youth because she’s been on the other side of the fence.

Faculty, staff and students were recognized for outstanding contributions and service to the campus community at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs Campus Awards Ceremony on May 2. Although Provost Peg Bacon is known and highly respected for being prepared and speaking with great skill, she was clearly flustered when Pam Shockley-Zalabak gave her the [...]

The late Ron Wisner’s words of encouragement never left Branden Williams, counselor, Office of Financial Aid, and a candidate for a master’s of arts in leadership. “Dr. Wisner introduced me to the student affairs in higher education program,” Williams recalled recently. “When I told him I wanted to work for UCCS someday – an idea [...]

Patricia Moritz, dean of the College of Nursing, recently signed a five-year international cooperative agreement with the Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing. The signing symbolizes the next phase of the ongoing relationship between the two schools. Hiroshima College of Nursing President Sachie Shindo and Moritz inked the partnership during ceremonies at the school. [...]

Anthony Shull, director of the Office of Global Programs, College of Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, recently was named executive director of the Office of International Affairs, which will coordinate UCCS efforts to make the campus more international in its outlook as well as to recruit more international students and provide study [...]

The council also honored two of its members with Distinguished Service Awards.

In an effort to reduce late afternoon congestion and ease parking problems, evening classes at UCCS will start 15 minutes later this fall. Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak recently implemented a concept developed by the Alternative Class Schedule Task Force to better utilize campus facilities and ease campus parking congestion. Among the ideas studied by the group [...]

An autism study by researchers Phil Strain and Ted Bovey from the University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development was selected by the Interagency Autism Coordinating Council as one of 20 studies in 2011 that represented significant progress in the field. The council is a congressionally created entity to advance autism research [...]

Honor recognizes significant achievements of individuals and administrative units toward developing a more culturally diverse, competent and inclusive university community.

Beginning Monday, May 7, PBS will be conducting OE sessions, and representatives from the university’s and state’s group insurance plans will be hosting Carrier Fairs on each campus to help in your decision making.