University Relations
April 25, 2008 Communique
Announcements
Tuition to increase. Full-time Colorado-resident undergraduate students at UCCS will pay $150 to $200 more tuition per semester beginning next fall, according to plans approved this week by the CU Board of Regents. (More)
Kane Family Scholarship expands. The Kane Family Foundation will expand its merit-based college scholarship program, one of the most generous in Colorado, to include students at four southern Colorado community colleges. (More)
College of Business receives Community Enhancement Award. The Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation awarded its 2007 Community Enhancement Award to the UCCS College of Business this week. The award recognizes people or organizations that contribute to the economic vitality of the greater Colorado Springs area. (More)
April Chancellor’s Forum date set. The April Chancellor’s Forum is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the UC Theater. Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak will provide an update on the university budget and actions by the Colorado General Assembly. (More)
Faculty and Staff Games . . . what the heck? Everyone at the Recreation Center is very “hush-hush” about the specifics of the first-ever Faculty and Staff Games scheduled for 2-5 p.m. Friday, May 2, at the UCCS Recreation Center. (More)
UCCS gets close to recycling goal. The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is not the trashiest among more than 400 universities participating in a national college campus recycling contest, RecycleMania. (More)
Annual campus fete scheduled. The 2008 Campus Awards Ceremony is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. May 6 at the Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theatre in University Hall. The event provides annual recognition for faculty, staff and students. Refreshments will be served.
Who’s New
- Jeff Foster, multi-media marketing coordinator, University Relations, effective April 21.
In the News
- The Colorado Springs Independent wrote about tuition hikes in UCCS sees in-state tuition hike
- FOX News produced a story about a meeting on campus in Autism Society of the pikes peak region autism awareness conference
- The Boulder Daily Camera wrote about events at the Boulder campus in CU’s 4/20 pot smoke-out draws crowd of 10,000
- The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote about tuition hikes in AVERAGE TUITION TO JUMP 7.5% AT UCCS
- KRDO 13 produced a story about tuition increases in Tuition increases despite referendum C money
- The Colorado Springs Gazette quoted UCCS Professor Jim Burkhart in BARRY NOREEN: Scare tactics shouldn’t keep us from using nuclear power
- The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote about events sponsored by a UCCS center in OUR VIEW
- The Denver Post wrote about higher education funding in Fixing the state's colleges
- The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote about efforts by the UCCS-based Troops to Teachers Program in D-49, D-11 can hire troops to teach 2 years in advance
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