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Bayer, Witkowsky

Bayer, Witkowsky present at ACPA National Convention

Brad Bayer, senior executive director, Student Life and Leadership, and Patty Witkowsky, assistant professor, Department of Leadership, Research and Foundations in the College of Education and...
Six faculty members receive Compass Curriculum Course Development Grant

Six faculty members receive Compass Curriculum Course Development Grant

The UCCS Compass Curriculum program awarded six stipend awards to faculty members to address specific student needs within their colleges. Each person will be awarded the $1,000 stipend after the...
CU School of Medicine Colorado Springs Branch honors outstanding physician teachers

CU School of Medicine Colorado Springs Branch honors outstanding physician teachers

The University of Colorado School of Medicine Colorado Springs Branch and the El Paso County Medical Society Powered by ProPractice will recognize local physicians and health care leaders at the...
Three faculty earn Quality Matters certification

Three faculty earn Quality Matters certification

Three faculty members recently completed the Quality Matters certification for online courses.
Napierkowski

Napierkowski to lead faculty relations

Harriet Napierkowski, a long-time instructor in the English Department, will serve as the new faculty relations manager. Provost Tom Christensen made the announcement Feb. 28.
Holder

Holder no longer hides from his past

As a young boy, Curt Holder spent hours drawing maps, tracing over the family atlas with pencil onto white paper before adding roads, rivers, the largest cities. He made thousands over the years and...
Caudill

Caudill named co-editor of “Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice”

Jon Caudill, associate professor, School of Public Affairs, and director of the criminal justice masters program, has been named the co-editor of the journal “Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice,” a...
Aging Center director receives Makepeace Community Trustee Award

Qualls receives Makepeace Community Trustee Award

The Makepeace Community Trustee Award honors an individual whose consistent community leadership has created a long-lasting legacy that spans beyond the Pikes Peak region.
Gatlin

Gatlin named Employee of the Quarter

When a year-long program review was scheduled for the Office of Student Financial Services, Jacqui Gatlin, associate director, embraced the challenge of being one of the first in the administration...
Regent Kyle and Sally Hybl honored by governor’s proclamation
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Regent Kyle and Sally Hybl honored by governor’s proclamation

Jeff Foster/UCCS Regent Kyle and Sally Hybl, front; rear from left, Martin Wood, UCCS senior vice chancellor; Gov. John Hickenlooper; Venkat Reddy, UCCS chancellor; Joey Vijayam, UCCS student body...
Church

Church searches for untold stories

Minette Church has unearthed shards of ceramics, broken toys and other artifacts from people who lived long ago, trying to connect the past to the present.
Krakowlak

Krakowiak examines character traits in media

K. Maja Krakowiak, associate professor, Department of Communication, co-authored “Are Good Characters Better for Us? The Effect of Morality Salience on Entertainment Selection and Recovery Outcomes”...
Litchfield

Litchfield named new chief financial officer, vice chancellor at UCCS

An associate vice provost at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities will become vice chancellor for administration and finance at UCCS, university officials announced Jan. 11.
Landis

Landis receives True West Award

Kevin Landis, associate professor, Visual and Performing Arts Department, and director of the Academic Theatre Program, received a 2017 True West Award Dec. 20 from the Denver Center for the...
Murphy

Murphy joins board of directors

Megann Murphy, associate director, Event Services, was named to the board of directors for the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce in September 2017.
Dunn

Dunn to present at AEI conference Jan. 16

Josh Dunn, professor, Political Science Department, will join a panel discussion during a research conference at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. The conference, titled “Bush-...
Ferris

Ferris named College of Business dean

The director of a financial research institute and a professor of finance will be the new dean of the UCCS College of Business.
Williams

Williams’ personal tragedy leads to helping others

When Rhonda Williams needed help surviving the death of her baby, she found comfort in becoming a school counselor.
Killian

Killian earns Quality Matters certification

Eugenia Olesnicky Killian, assistant professor, Biology Department, recently completed the Quality Matters certification for her course BIOL 1350: General Biology II Introduction to the Cell. She...
Kasa recognized as shining star

Kasa recognized as shining star

Christi Kasa, associate professor, College of Education, received a Shining Star of Vocational Rehabilitation Award, Nov. 16 at the state capitol building.
Known for recognizing others, Rogers named Employee of the Quarter

Rogers named Employee of the Quarter

Whether it’s celebrating holidays or making personal flower deliveries across campus, Jevita Rogers will make sure she recognizes the hard work of others across campus. So when she was told she was...
Szpyrka, Fortune recognized as Women of Influence

Szpyrka, Fortune recognized as Women of Influence

Two UCCS leaders were honored Nov. 9 by the Colorado Springs Business Journal. The CSBJ named Susan Szpyrka, senior vice chancellor, Administration and Finance, as a 2017 Women of Influence award...

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