Join MOSAIC for Pride Week events all week long, celebrate World Book Day at the book swap, and go on a night hike at the Garden of the Gods with Campus Rec!
Looking for more? Check out the UCCS online calendar at Mountain Lion Connect or visit ClubMatch to find a group that’s right for you!
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Campus Events
MONDAY
Pride Week: Pride Week Kick-Off Breakfast
Monday, April 20 from 9 – 10 a.m. | MOSAIC Lounge
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
Pride Week: Meet and Greet with Guest Speaker, Lex Horwitz
Monday, April 20 from 10 – 11:30 a.m. | Student Life Lounge
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
Paws & Relax
Monday, April 20 from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. | University Hall – A Wing
Take a break and relax with us at Paws & Relax, a collaboration between BSNA and Canine Connections! Join us for a fun, low-stress hour with friendly therapy dogs, creative crafts and coloring to help you unwind before finals. We’ll also have cookies and a chance to connect with fellow students and faculty in a relaxed, welcoming space. We hope to see you there!
Anthropology Open House: Tour, Chat and Snack!
Monday, April 20 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. | Centennial Hall
Come tour the UCCS Anthropology Department. Learn about the amazing opportunities we have at UCCS and enjoy some snacks while we have a Q&A about Anthropology and student research opportunities.
Self-Defense
Monday, April 20 from 5 – 6 p.m. | Rec Center
Empower yourself with essential personal safety skills at this hands-on workshop! Whether you are looking to learn the basics or sharpen your existing skills, join us for this free event designed to help every student and member feel safer and more secure.
Pride Week: Serving Liberation with Lex Horwitz
Monday, April 20 from 7 – 8:30 p.m. | UCCS
As part of MOSAIC’s Pride Week, please join us for a thought‑provoking keynote with nationally recognized LGBTQ+ educator and award‑winning trans athlete Lex Horwitz. Lex will offer an insightful look at navigating sports, challenging misconceptions and advancing true inclusion. This event is free and open to all campus and community members. There will be beverages and cookies provided. Location will be provided after registration; please register here.
TUESDAY
Writing Roundtable and Budget Building
Tuesday, April 21 from 10 – 11 a.m. | Virtual event
Ready to workshop your proposal ideas? Want to brainstorm with colleagues? Need guidance on building a strong grant budget? The Research Development Institute has you covered! Join Drs. Kelly McNear and Debbie Baness King for the final RDI workshop of the spring. We’ll dive into small‑group discussions, hands‑on brainstorming and tailored guidance to support whatever stage of proposal development you’re in.
Arabic Conversation Pop-Up
Tuesday, April 21 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Excel Language Center – Dwire 270
Join the Excel Languages Center for the Arabic Conversation Pop-Up, where all levels are welcome to practice, listen and connect in a relaxed environment. No experience is needed—just drop in and participate!
Pride Week: Destigmatizing Asking for Help (Resources with First2Go)
Tuesday, April 21 from 12 – 1 p.m. | MOSAIC Lounge
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
Pride Week: Pride Week Convention Hall
Tuesday, April 21 from 12 – 4 p.m. | Berger Hall
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
The Sugar Code in Cell Signaling with Dr. Crystal Vander Zanden
Tuesday, April 21 from 4:30 – 6 p.m. | Clyde’s Gastropub
The “Sugar Code” is an emerging idea that cells display sugar molecules on their surface to communicate with other cells. These sugar patterns change when a cancer cell breaks away from a tumor, and there are at least 14 new drugs in clinical trials aiming to target the sugar code to control cancer cell behavior. We’ll discuss the historical perspective of sugars in biochemistry and explore the new role of sugars as coding molecules that are emerging targets in cancer treatment.
Deaf Culture and History Escape Room
Tuesday, April 21 from 12 a.m. – 11:45 p.m. | Excel Language Center – Dwire 270
Join us for the UCCS ASL Escape Room and put your teamwork, problem-solving and signing skills to the test. Teams are limited, so make sure to sign up for a time slot on MLC!
WEDNESDAY
Pride Week: Queer Tea Party
Wednesday, April 22 from 12 – 2 p.m. | Zen Den
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
Plogging with the UCCS Office of Sustainability
Wednesday, April 22 from 1 – 4 p.m. | UCCS Sustainability Demonstration House
Join the UCCS Office of Sustainability for a fun, active and eco-friendly way to help keep our campus beautiful! Plogging, the combination of jogging (or walking!) while picking up litter, is a great way to get moving and make a positive impact on our campus environment.
Library Zine Workshop
Wednesday, April 22 from 4 – 6 p.m. | Kraemer Family Library 2nd floor Apse
Zines are small, handmade publications that celebrate creativity and self‑expression—and they can be about anything you want, from art and poetry to personal stories, fandom, or social issues. Join us for a drop‑in zine workshop where you can explore the basics of zine‑making and create your own unique piece to take home. No experience is necessary and all supplies will be provided!
Grocery & Essentials Bingo
Wednesday, April 22 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. | Roaring Fork
Join us in Roaring Fork for Bingo- with special guests from Clyde’s Cupboard & Clyde’s Clothing Corner! Get Bingo and win groceries & other essentials!
Pride Week: Queeroke & S’mores
Wednesday, April 22 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. | Clyde’s Gastropub
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
Night Hike at Garden of the Gods
Wednesday, April 22 from 7 – 10 p.m. | Garden of the Gods
Join Campus Recreation for a night hike at the Garden of the Gods!
THURSDAY
Commuter Lunch – Meatballs & Lemonade
Thursday, April 23 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | West Lawn
Join Student Life for their Monthly Commuter Lunch featuring Meatballs and Lemonade. There will be lawn games for students to play, hang out and enjoy the April weather.
Pride Week: Art Hours with QSA & Pride Committees
Thursday, April 23 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. | MOSAIC Lounge
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
World Book Day – Book Swap
Thursday, April 23 from 12 – 4 p.m. | Multiliteracy Center – Columbine 316
Don’t know what to read next? Building your summer TBR? Celebrate World Book Day by stopping by the Excel Multiliteracy Center to swap out an old favorite for a new (to you) book. Or just come get a free book! There will be free food and drinks, so stop by between classes to chat about your favorite books and characters while you’re choosing a new favorite read.
Pride Week: MOSAIC Dialogue Circle
Thursday, April 23 from 1:30 – 4 p.m. | MOSAIC Lounge
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
Pride Week: LGBTQ+ Alumni Panel
Thursday, April 23 from 6 – 8 p.m. | Kettle Creek
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
FRIDAY
Grab ‘N Go – Clyde’s Clothing Corner
Friday, April 24 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | UCCS Sustainability House
Looking for a wardrobe glow-up that’s easy on the planet (and your wallet)? Come hang out at the Sustainability House for our Grab ‘N Go – Clyde’s Clothing Corner pop-up! We’re bringing you free clothes, sustainable style and nothing but good vibes.
ASL Conversation Table
Friday, April 24 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. | Excel Language Center – Dwire 270
Join our ASL student support for sign language practice in real time!
Spanish Conversation Table
Friday, April 24 from 12 – 1 p.m. | Excel Language Center – Dwire 270
Come practice listening, speaking and vocab with our Spanish tutors!
Pride Week: Suns Out, Blooms Out Gardening 101 with UCCS Farm
Friday, April 24 from 12 – 2 p.m. | UCCS Farm
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
ClyPoWriMo: Poetry & Writing Circle
Friday, April 24 from 12:30 – 2 p.m. | Multiliteracy Center – Columbine 316
Do you want to write poetry? Are you working on a story, thesis, screenplay, paper, fanfiction, DnD campaign, Haiku or just want to write more in general? Join us in the Excel Multiliteracy Center for Clyde’s Poetry Month of Writing Motivation: ClyPoWriMo! This is a weekly writing circle in April with group goals, incentives, plus free coffee, tea and snacks. Students can join any week in April. Don’t miss this opportunity to build your community of fellow writers!
Sustainable Speaker Series
Friday, April 24 from 12 – 3:45 p.m. | Berger Hall
Join the UCCS Green Action Fund for an evening of insightful discussions, networking and celebration of sustainability efforts on campus and beyond! The Sustainable Speaker Series brings together students, faculty, staff and industry professionals to explore innovative sustainability solutions in Colorado Springs and beyond. This is a great opportunity for students, faculty and staff to learn about sustainability efforts at UCCS, discover ways to get involved and engage with local sustainability leaders. Please RSVP on MLC here.
Bloom Bar
Friday, April 24 from 1 – 3 p.m. | University Center
Stop by our Bloom Bar and create your own mini bouquet!
Space ISAC and UCCS Present: Students in Space & Cyber Career Exploration Event
Friday, April 24 from 1 – 3 p.m. | UCCS Cybersecurity Center
As a long-standing partner of UCCS, Space ISAC has provided many internship & fellowship opportunities to UCCS students. Get a behind-the-scenes look at space and security operations, learn a bit about Space ISAC
and tour both the Space ISAC Watch Center and Cybersecurity Vulnerability Lab — where many Space ISAC industry partners are housed. You will also be able to learn and ask questions of the Space ISAC Cyber and Space Workforce Panel, where members of industry and UCCS students now working at Space ISAC will share their experiences and answer your questions about careers and industry. The event is free, but registration is required. Register here.
Pride Week: Pride Prom with QTPOC & QSA
Friday, April 24 from 7 – 10 p.m. | Kettle Creek
Join MOSAIC for a week of LGBTQ+ celebration, educational activities and community hangout events. For every Pride Week event you attend, you get a unique keychain. Collect them all!
SATURDAY
Colorado Spring Undergraduate Research Forum (CSURF)
Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Pikes Peak State College Downtown Campus
Students from all disciplines and all colleges are invited to join other undergraduates from the Pikes Peak Region (UCCS, CC, PPSC, USAFA) to present their research and creative works at this one-day conference.
WiCyS and ISSA Women in Security Meetup
Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. | UCCS Cybersecurity Center
On Saturday, April 25th, ISSA Colorado Springs is joining forces with the UCCS WiCyS Club to help aspiring UCCS students find their path. Parking is free and ample. All are welcome. There will be coffee and breakfast food! The event is free. Registration is required; please register here.
25th Annual Student Short Film Festival
Saturday, April 25 from 12 – 6 p.m. | Dwire 121
The 25th Annual Student Short Film Festival highlights UCCS student achievements in filmmaking! Short film submissions from recent semesters are welcome and encouraged from any discipline and major. The festival showcases different genres such as horror, comedy, animation, documentaries, music videos and social issues, all through the lenses of student filmmakers and featuring local actors. Bring your friends, family and anyone you’d like to this wonderful celebration of cinematic works across campus on “the big screen!” Light bites and refreshments will be served, along with a chance to vote for your favorite film and network with these extraordinarily talented student filmmakers.
Athletics
Baseball
MSU Denver at UCCS
Friday, April 24 at 3 p.m. | Mountain Lion Park
MSU Denver at UCCS
Saturday, April 25 at 12 p.m. | Mountain Lion Park
Doubleheader!
MSU Denver at UCCS
Sunday, April 26 at 12 p.m. | Mountain Lion Park
Arts & Culture
Mariachi Ensemble
Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. | Ent Center for the Arts
Come celebrate the premier concert of UCCS’s first mariachi program for an evening of impassioned singing and playing of mariachi classics. The UCCS Mariachi will be joined by Mariachi Diamante, who has been mentoring our new program and passing on the beauty of this tradition to the next generation of learners and advocates. This event is free and open to all, but ticket reservation is required.
University Choir: Media Madness
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. | Ent Center for the Arts
University Choir presents Media Madness! Hear some of your favorite movie themes, Academy Award-winning songs, video game favorites, with a few surprises along the way. Directed by Solveig Olsen. This event is free and open to all, but ticket reservation is required.
Picasso at the Lapin Agile
Runs from April 24 – May 3 with various showtimes | Ent Center for the Arts
Steve Martin’s long-running off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism. A reflection of the twentieth century and beyond, the two men engage the bar in discussions ranging from the nature of genius to the passion of a one-night stand. “This is the night the world fell quiet and listened to a conversation!” Purchase your tickets here.
Romeo and Juliet
Runs from April 9 – May 3 with several showtimes available | Ent Center for the Arts
These violent delights have violent ends. A love story as old as time—but never quite like this. In honor of Theatreworks’ very first Shakespeare production in 1976, we return to Romeo and Juliet with a bold and thrilling new staging directed by Max Shulman (An Iliad, Free-for-All: Pericles, Henry IV & V) in his first directorial outing as Theatreworks’ Artistic Director. Passion, violence and poetry collide in Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy, proving that the story of star-crossed lovers remains as urgent and relevant as ever.
Chrysalis Exhibition
Open from April 10 – May 16, Gallery Hours: Thursday – Saturdays from 1 – 6 p.m. | Ent Center for the Arts
The Department of Visual & Performing Arts and GOCA present the 2026 capstone exhibition by Visual Art majors at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. CHRYSALIS marks a moment of transformation and renewal; a vibrant mix of works coalescing into a new era of growth.
For more events on campus, check out Mountain Lion Connect, our central campus events calendar.
