Making a difference in military mental health | Elizabeth Burgin ’15
After her own experience as a military spouse, Elizabeth Burgin, Ph.D., changed her career path to improve the lives of others with military family and affiliations. […]
May 2025
Funding crickets in space: Tackling big questions with a tiny payload
Why do you send crickets to space? To test a high-protein, low-cost, low-weight, self-sustaining food source for space travel. How do you get the crickets to space? On a sounding rocket. […]
Photo Feature: 2025 Spring Commencement Caps
Graduates from the Class of 2025 showed off creative and compelling mortarboards at UCCS’s spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies. […]
UCCS celebrates Spring Class of 2025
UCCS conferred more than 1,600 degrees to students from the Class of 2025 on Friday, May 16, with just over 1,100 graduates in attendance for the Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies at the Broadmoor World Arena. […]
Commencement Feature: Bridging the gap between research and action | Aiyanna Quinones
Being a college student is often about discovering what you don’t want to do just as much as finding your interests. Aiyanna Quinones, sociology graduate, Student Achievement awardee and commencement speaker, considered education and pre-med […]
Commencement Feature: Conquering coding and computer science | Ashley Judson
Like many college freshmen, Ashley Judson wanted to get out of her hometown. UCCS was initially too close for the computer science graduate and she first attended CU Boulder, but COVID forcing her classes online […]
UCCS names three new deans
New deans have been selected for the College of Education, the College of Public Service, and the College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. “I am impressed with the collaboration and coordination across the entire campus […]
Spring Class of 2025 donates $5,100 to scholarship and vital programs
With scholarships and student programs in mind, the spring UCCS Class of 2025 has donated just over $5,100 to the annual class gift so far. Created by the Class of 2015, the annual gift has raised $99,174 […]
Commencement Feature: A calling for caregiving | Madeline Metzger
After her experience acting as a secondary caregiver for family, Madeline Metzger knew nursing was her calling. […]
Commencement Feature: Defying expectations with determination | Mandy Horvath
Graduate, mountaineer, public speaker, writer – Mandy Horvath has many titles, including seven-time world record holder. […]