Announcements

Professor among distinguished. An academic committee recently nominated three University of Colorado professors for the distinguished professor title, the highest honor CU bestows on its faculty members. (More)

Technology key for student retention. Student recruiters attended the Oct. 9 Faculty Assembly meeting to show how software used in the recruiting process can affect retention. (More)

Climate change brings senate powerhouse to campus.
It was a wistful John Warner, one of the nation’s foremost politicians and Washington pugilists, who visited UCCS Tuesday to talk about climate change and the importance of making it a national priority. (More)

Spirit shown in weekend festivities. A weekend of activities for students, parents of students, and UCCS alumni was dampened – but not extinguished -- by last weekend’s frigid and slippery weather. (More)

One millionth passenger gets surprise. The Transportation Services division of the Department of Public Safety recognized its 1 millionth shuttle bus passenger Tuesday. (More)

Colorado Combined Campaign begins. A $26,000 campus-wide campaign to help the region’s less fortunate began Tuesday and will continue through Nov. 17. Packets will arrive in campus mail. Questions? Contact Tina Collins, 255-3258, tcollins@uccs.edu or Iryse Naro, 255-3210, inaro@uccs.edu

Disability Awareness. UCCS will host an awareness fair from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 22 in the University Center Gym. Faculty and staff can participate in wheelchair basketball and register for prizes. At 5 p.m., in the Upper Lodge, athlete John Register will speak on “Hurdling Adversity, Celebrating Disability and Diversity.” 

Preparing to retire. Whether five months or five (or more) years from retirement, Payroll & Benefit Services is encouraging participation in its annual Preparing to Retire program which officially begins Monday. See a calendar of events PDF.

CU System updates. See President Bruce Benson’s update and the newest CU System newsletter

Kudos

Colorado Springs Mayor Lionel Rivera and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Graves thanked UCCS student Loren Buttenweiser and supervising faculty for maps of “hard to count” census tracts Thursday at a meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel. (More)

Mountain Lion golfers vaulted to ninth in the Golfstat Division II National Rankings released Wednesday. (More)

In the News

• The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote about the Intersections Film Festival in Film festival will bring Middle East closer to home
• The Colorado Springs Independent wrote about the Intersections Film Festival in Behind the burka UCCS unveils a brand-new film festival focused on the Middle East and its women
• The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote about the opening of the University Village in Costco No. 2 set to open Oct. 29
• KRDO aired a story about swine flu and quoted a UCCS faculty member in Swine flu economic impact
• The Boulder Daily Camera wrote about CU legal proceedings in CU asks court to bill Ward Churchill $52,000 for case fees
• The Denver Post wrote about tuition in Democrats seek illegal immigrant college tuition
• The Colorado Springs Gazette wrote about economic development and quoted a UCCS faculty member in Boom town? Fountain Valley hopes new troops will make it happen
• The Colorado Springs Business Journal mentioned a UCCS program in Springs-based Escalante Golf adds to boutique portfolio
• The Denver Post wrote about enrollment in CU president wants state to allow more foreign students
• Psychology Today wrote about the research of UCCS faculty in Libel in Fact For All Its Flaws, Was the Poll of Psychiatrists a Good Idea?
• The Washington Post wrote about student financial aid in Obama Aims to Boost Funding For Pell Grants by $40 Billion