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If all campus councils agree, the council could use a Boulder document to draft a systemwide resolution urging the Board of Regents to provide support for classified staff raises.

The daylong slate at St. Cajetan’s Church at the University of Colorado Denver on the Auraria Campus included speakers, multimedia presentations and group discussions.

The most important factor in retaining a UCCS student from their freshman to sophomore year and ultimately through graduation is relatively obvious, said Barbara Gaddis, director, Office of First Year Experience and Student Retention, during an Oct. 9 all-campus forum. “It’s you,” Gaddis said to the approximately 60 faculty and staff members who attended the [...]

Accessing Higher Ground: Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference is set for Nov. 12-16 at the Westin Westminster. The conference focuses on the implementation and benefits of Accessible Media, Universal Design and Assistive Technology in the university, business and public setting. The event draws experts from around the country and across the globe in the [...]

Do you know if you have saved enough to be secure in your retirement? Do you know how to maximize the retirement plans available to you through the university? Are you prepared? CU Payroll & Benefit Services invites faculty and staff to the “Knowledge Is Financial Health” investment strategy seminars, preparing to retire seminars and [...]

Sabrina Wienholtz recently was named assistant director of the Office of Student Life and Leadership at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. In the position, Wienholtz will work closely with student clubs and organizations and will advise the UCCS Student Government Association. A member of the UCCS staff since 2007, Wienholtz served as program assistant [...]

The CU Foundation recently hired three professionals to work on University of Colorado Colorado Springs fundraising priorities. Margo Hatton was named director of development, Melinda Hageman was appointed associate director of development, and Judson Carter accepted a position as assistant director of development. Hatton, of Pueblo, previously served as manager of development and education partnerships [...]

Victoria S. Pelak, an associate professor of neurology and ophthalmology and director of the Residency Training Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, recently received the Helen J. Ginsburg Visionary Award from AWARE, an all-volunteer auxiliary of the Alzheimer’s Association, Colorado Chapter. Pelak’s research investigates cortical visual processing, with a particular interest in [...]

Al Ramirez, a professor in the College of Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, recently completed “Financing Schools and Educational Programs: Policy, Practice, and Politics,” a 256-page book outlining how U.S. public schools are financed and how other funds are raised for educational programs in elementary and secondary schools. The book is considered [...]

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.

Katie Kaukinen, associate professor, School of Public Affairs, will share the results of her research into domestic violence at a noon Monday presentation, “The Changing Extent, Nature and Context of Intimate Partner Violence” in Dwire 204. Kaukinen will explain data taken from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the National Crime and the National Violence [...]

Do you know if you have saved enough to be secure in your retirement? Do you know how to maximize the retirement plans available to you through the university? Are you prepared? CU Payroll & Benefit Services invites faculty and staff to the “Knowledge Is Financial Health” investment strategy seminars, preparing to retire seminars and [...]

If you have not had the chance to schedule your free health screening and flu shot, you’re encouraged to sign up and take advantage of this great opportunity to learn about your body. Knowledge is health! There are still several opportunities for you to participate. We will be at the Anschutz Medical Campus on Oct. [...]

Kirk Samelson has been named the managing senior associate with University Counsel for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Samelson has served as a district judge in Colorado’s 4th Judicial District for the past 12 years, five of them as chief judge. He handled civil, criminal, juvenile and domestic matters. “I’m excited for the opportunity [...]

More than a dozen University of Colorado Colorado Springs faculty members were honored Oct. 11 for their contributions to the university’s research mission. Awards included recognition for entry into a coveted class of UCCS researchers, those who have received $1 million or more in sponsored research grants, as well as those faculty members receiving their [...]

The Journal of Organizational Change Management recently recognized a trio of University of Colorado Colorado Springs’ College of Business faculty members for having one of the 10 most highly cited articles in the past 25 years of the journal’s publication. John Milliman, Andrew Czaplewski, and Jeff Ferguson – all professors in the College of Business [...]

The lives of Japanese Americans who were interned in a southeast Colorado camp during World War II will be remembered in a special exhibit at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs opening Monday and continuing through Nov.5. “Connecting the Pieces: Dialogues From the Amache Archaeology Collection” will be displayed at the Heller Center for Arts [...]

Math professor Muge Kanuni Er from Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, is at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs to work on a project, “Algebras on Discrete Structures,” involving her areas of specialty as part of the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program. She will spend six months at the university, hosted by Gene Abrams, professor, Department of [...]

Suzanne MacAulay, professor and chair, Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, will serve as the first faculty director for the Heller Center for Arts and Humanities. In addition to managing the artist/scholar-in-residence program and reviewing and approving the guest house applications, MacAulay will answer classroom-related questions about the [...]

Brenda J. Allen, associate vice chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Colorado Denver, has been announced as the keynote speaker for CU Women Succeeding, the 11th annual professional development symposium. The website for the women’s symposium, free to faculty and staff across the system, has more information on the event, which this [...]

Matt Gianneschi, deputy director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, spoke to the University of Colorado Faculty Council during its recent meeting at system administration offices.

A new systemwide symposium sponsored by the University of Colorado Faculty Council aims to “check the pulse” of the CU community regarding issues and challenges affecting the gay community.

The Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation hosted three leading U.S. senators Sept. 25 for a town hall meeting at the Lodge regarding defense spending and possible spending reductions. Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak welcomed Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz.; Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H.; and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.; members of the U.S. Senate Armed [...]

Vanessa Delgado, a former graduate assistant in the Office of LGBTQA Resources and Support at Northern Arizona University, is the new LGBT program director for the Multicultural Office for Student Access, Inclusiveness and Community (MOSAIC) at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. As a graduate assistant at Northern Arizona, Delgado helped establish the first LGBT-specific [...]

The Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP) is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Excellence in Leadership Award. ELP is a university sponsored leadership program that seeks to develop high-potential individuals as effective leaders. Supported by the Office of the President, in the past decade 373 university faculty, staff and CU Foundation affiliates have completed the [...]

“One of my biggest goals is to make sure people know they have access to affordable health care,” says Hanenberg. “We’re also educating the campus by sending out messages on preventative measures.”

Military students interested in careers in science and technology will be eligible for a new scholarship. The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will offer about 30 scholarships annually for past and current military service members interested in pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics. Lisa Hines, assistant professor, Department of Biology, and Jugal Kalita, [...]

The President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative hosted a poster session Sept. 17 on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Director Mary Ann Shea welcomed presentations from the following faculty researchers: John Basey, Marylou Robinson, Carmen Stavrositu, Anne Becher, Ronica Rooks, Sonja Braun-Sand and Elaine Cheesman, Matthew Hallowell, Deborah Hollis and Amanda Brown, and Rebecca Webb. The collaborative [...]

Two University of Colorado Colorado Springs professors have recently published books. Dorothea Olkowski, professor in the Department of Philosophy published “Postmodern Philosophy and the Scientific Turn” in April. The book, published by Indiana University Press, shows the historic link between science and philosophy and that mathematics plays a fundamental role in the development of worldviews [...]

The Faculty Council Women’s Committee announces a call for proposals for the CU Women Succeeding 11th Annual Professional Development Symposium. The 2013 symposium starts at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, and concludes at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. It will be held at the University Memorial Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. The committee [...]