COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Matthew Kahle was a poor-performing middle and high school student who earned C’s, even in his favorite subject, math. But a chance opportunity to participate in a Russian-style math competition at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs helped change the now 40-year-old’s perspective. “As an eighth grader, I received a...
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April 16, 2013 To the Campus Community: Campus safety was ensured this afternoon following action by Campus Police officers. At about 12:30 p.m., a male passenger from a city bus approached a UCCS police officer and asked if he could have a gun on campus and removed what appeared to be a gun from...
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WHAT: Neil deGrasse Tyson, one of the world’s leading astrophysicists and former host of “Nova Science Now,” will speak with local media members before giving a presentation at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. WHO: Neil deGrasse Tyson will answer questions about his career and current projects. UCCS Office of Student Activities staff members...
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DENVER – Undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs will pay an extra $14 per credit hour next fall, a six percent increase from fall 2012 tuition rates, according to plans approved Tuesday by the CU Board of Regents. Meeting in downtown Denver at a special meeting, the Regents approved tuition increases...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Donna Orender, recognized as one of the most powerful women in sports, will share lessons in ethical leadership during April 15 and 16 events at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The UCCS Daniels Fund Ethic Initiative and the UCCS PGA Golf Management Program are co-sponsors of Orender’s visit. Both...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs Graduate School, in conjunction with the UCCS Office of Research and Innovation, recently awarded $75,000 in graduate fellowships to 15  students. Each year, the Graduate School invites university faculty to nominate students for the fellowships based on merit and the student’s commitment to engage in...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Pop singer and Colorado native Nina Storey will perform at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs at 7 p.m. on April 2 at Clyde’s. The concert is sponsored by the UCCS Office of Student Activities and UCCS Radio. The show will start at 5 p.m. and is free and open to...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. —The master’s degree program in counseling and human services at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs recently received a 2012 Professional Identity Award from the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. NBCC, based in Greensboro, N.C., is the premier counseling certification organization in the United States and certifies more than 52,000...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Chuck Murphy, founder of Murphy Constructors, will receive the 2013 University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Business Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award at an April 19 campus luncheon. Murphy will be recognized for his local entrepreneurial success and for his outstanding community volunteer contributions. Murphy founded Murphy Constructors in 1960, originally...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two of the most influential groups in European and American contemporary music will perform during a Pioneers of Music Festival April 2-13 at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The festival is part of Peak FreQuency, a resident faculty organization in the UCCS Department of Visual and Performing Arts Music...
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