UC Colorado Springs’ hopes of building a 6,000-seat track and soccer arena where Olympic hopefuls as well as disabled athletes can train have been placed on hold as a result of the wobbly economy. The project, which would have been built below Pulpit Rock, on property the university owns along Nevada Avenue, was conceived in 2007 [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: July 23,2010
Tags: disabilities, DSoft, UCCS
Colorado Springs businesses are collaborating with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and K-12 educators to provide educators with examples of how technology can assist blind and visually impaired students. Funded by DSoft Technology, the first crossover applications symposium held demonstrations of screen readers, games for the visually impaired and learning environments for the blind. [...] [...]
by Becky Hurley Published: July 13,2010
Tags: $1 million gift, El Pomar Foundation, UCCS
An atrium in the Science & Engineering Building on the UCCS campus was named in recognition of the El Pomar Foundation, which donated $1 million to its construction. CU President Bruce Benson and UCCS Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak were both on hand to unveil the plaque noting El Pomar’s gift, created by Carolyn Fox, architect, Facilities Services. The [...] [...]
Whittney Coon first ventured onto the Lusk, Wyo., Niobrara Country Club golf course at the age of 2. It was where locals like her parents and oil-and-gas industry executives met and played. Coon was soon hooked and began playing alongside other members. By her sophomore year in high school, she had landed a summer job working [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: April 20,2010
Tags: UCCS
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will honor Bruce Shepard with the 2010 UCCS College of Business Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award A luncheon ceremony is scheduled for noon, April 30, at the University Center ballroom at UCCS. Shepard is co-founder of Village Seven neighborhood and the Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. and also served on the Colorado Springs City Council, the Greater Colorado Springs [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: January 29,2010
Tags: Dr. Fred Crowley, Small Business, UCCS
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs economist and instructor Fred Crowley is looking for small businesses that want some free advice. Senior finance students, taking the Case Study Class, Finance 410, are ready this semester to analyze a small business’ operations and help take it to the next level. “It’s a capstone course for finance majors — [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: January 19,2010
Tags: Daniels Fund, UCCS, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs College of Business
Today, the Daniels Fund awarded a $1.25 million grant to the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs College of Business to help further instill a high standard of ethics in students. The grant is part of an initiative of eight universities in four states that will collaborate on developing ethics programs. UCCS College of Business Dean Venkat [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: January 11,2010
Tags: Center for Homeland Security, National Institute of Science Space and Security Centers, UCCS
New certificates are available for first responders, military personnel and volunteers or workers in the public health sector. The Center for Homeland Security – part of the National Institute of Science, Space and Security Centers – at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is offering two new certificates in disaster public health and security intelligence [...] [...]
by Rebecca Tonn Published: December 4,2009
Tags: marketing, One-Way Transmission, UCCS
UCCS team polishes up transmission shop Marketing principles taught at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs have increased traffic and revenue for a local business. One-Way Transmission, at 3470 Chelton Loop, N. Unit E, was a typical automotive shop — cluttered and devoid of visual appeal — before several students at UCCS descended upon the shop [...] [...]
by Staff Writer Published: October 30,2009
Tags: One on One, Thomas Duening, UCCS
After growing up playing streetball and fighting neighborhood grass fires with brooms, being accepted to graduate school changed Thomas Duening’s life. Although he could out-jump his college teammates and dunk two-handed, these days he uses his highly analytical mind to study the theories of economics. Duening is fascinated by economic conditions and how wealth is created. Experience [...] [...]
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