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Stories about UCCS LAS Natural Science topics.
Every year the Fall semester gets off to an early start with pre-term courses. In fact some courses have finished before the official Fall term even begins. This week Eric Billmeyer, Senior Instructor of Geography & Environmental Studies, not only finished teaching LAS’s first course of the Fall 2020 semester during a pandemic, but he took his students out into the field.
Continue reading “Fall 2020 Begins: The Semester of Social Distancing & Masks”
Dr. David Weiss, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemisty, will be the President of the UCCS Faculty Assembly for the 2020-21 academic year. The UCCS Communique recently featured Professor Weiss, his leadership style, and his priorities in an article titled “Faculty Assembly to prioritize safety, equitable teaching evaluations for 2020-21 academic year,” written by Anna Squires.
Dr. Lynn Vidler, Dean of the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences (LAS), recently presented a webinar for incoming students and their parents. Dean Vidler provided an overview of our majors, our core educational model, and also earning trends for graduates with the majors we offer. They also answered questions submitted during the webinar about the Fall 2020 term and strategies for succeeding in online courses. You can watch a recording of the webinar to get up to speed on our College and what the Fall 2020 term will look like.
The Center for Student Research recently announced the 2020 Undergraduate Research Academy (URA) Awardees. LAS was very well represented, our faculty and students making up 80% of the awardees.
Continue reading “LAS Students and Faculty Take Part in Undergraduate Research Academy”
Dean Vidler shared the following by email to the LAS Community on July 22, 2020:
If there’s anything that the current pandemic and social upheaval have shown us, it’s that cutting-edge research is absolutely critical to support public wellbeing and progress.
Continue reading “Why Research Matters in LAS”
Four of 5 women faculty from UCCS recently featured on the national Academic Minute radio program are from the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences: Christine Biermann, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Oksana Bihun, former Associate Professor of Mathematics, Elizabeth Daniels, Associate Professor of Psychology, and Eugenia Olesnicky Killian, Associate Professor of Biology. The theme of the broadcast was “Women in STEM Takeover.” Jessi Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Professor of Psychology, selected the participants. More information is available from an article in the UCCS Communique.
LAS Peak Moments – YouTube Friday Release!
Meet Madison Fox, current UCCS student studying Pre-Med Biochemistry and a LAS Peak Ambassador, Cody Stein, UCCS Alum, previous LAS Peak Ambassador, and post-bac research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. James Kovacs, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCCS.
Continue reading “What Do You Know About COVID-19? We Asked OUR Experts”
Nine LAS students were selected to receive funding from the College of LAS this summer for their work on research projects directed by LAS faculty members. Students, faculty mentors, and project names are listed below.
Continue reading “LAS Students Awarded Summer Research Stipends to Work with Faculty”
More than 75 faculty in the College, along with representatives from the Career Center, Public Safety, and the B.I. program offer words of congratulation and encouragement in a video tribute to the graduating class of 2020. The video features original music composed and played by Colin McAllister from the department of Visual and Performing Arts, and closes with a message from Interim Dean Rex Welshon. Margie Oldham, LAS Director of Community Relations, lead the effort to create the video.
Click here to view the video, and congratulations to our 2020 graduates and their families!
| Dear LAS Faculty, Staff, and Students, Due to the current restrictions we are under, we are unable to host our traditional LAS Awards Ceremony and reception in honor of our many outstanding students and award winners. We are all saddened by this, and although we would prefer to be together as a college to celebrate these academic honors, the amazing accomplishments of our students deserve our celebration and recognition, nonetheless. It is with great pleasure that I announce on Friday, May 8th, LAS will launch a special website and video in recognition of our graduates and our departmental outstanding students and scholarship awardees. Please join me as we congratulate all awardees and all students of the Class of 2020. It is both a pleasure and an honor to serve you and the Class of 2020 as Interim Dean of the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. I wish our students all the best as they embark on their future professional and academic endeavors. Congratulations, graduating Class of 2020! Robert C. (Rex) Welshon Interim Dean College of Letters, Arts & Sciences |
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