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Stephen Cho Suh, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women’s and Ethnic Studies, Sandy Ho, Assistant Dean & Director of Student Affairs, College of Education Assistant Professor attendant rank of Languages & Cultures, Yang Wei, Associate Professor of History, and George Bayuga, Instructor of Anthropology took part in the town hall. Learn more by reading the recent article in the Communique, written by Mark Belcher. You can also watch a recording of the town hall.
LAS recently hired 2 Finance and Business Professionals. Beckie Munoz replaces Tish Fleener, who recently retired, in the Chemistry/Biochemistry department. Rosy Mora de Mondragon replaces Ruth Jackson, who retired, in the Biology department.
Keep reading to learn more about our newest staff members Beckie and Rosy…
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The LAS Staff Advisory Council is proud to award Margie Oldham the 2019-2020 LAS Outstanding Staff Award.
Read more about Margie and award selection below.
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Laura Martinez Chandler, Program Assistant for the Psychology Department, is among 6 LAS alumni who will participate as Silver Graduates in the Summer/Fall Commencement this year. Silver Graduates received their degree 25 years ago. Laura received her BA in Economics in 1995.
The other LAS Silver Graduates participating this year are Stephanie Bruhn (BA Psychology), Dawn Enger (BA Psychology), Dyanne Helms-Keller (McCaffrey) (BA History), Jennifer Lynne Rudis (BA Psychology), Tandy L. Zitkus (BA Biology).
Continue reading “LAS Staff Member Laura Chandler, a UCCS Silver Graduate, To Take Part in Commencement”
The UCCS Aging Center, housed within the Department of Psychology, has been awarded $247,141 by NextFifty Initiative to fund its one year project called “Next Steps: Identifying Barriers and Optimizing Independence of At-Risk Seniors.” Read more in the Communique story, “UCCS Aging Center receives NextFifty Initiative grant to advance independence for at-risk seniors,” written by Jared Verner.
The Aging Center is featured in the Indy Give campaign: UCCS Aging Center IndyGive page.
Several staff members in LAS were recognized by Clyde’s Kudos in August. Rose Johnson, Program Assistant for the English Department was highlighted 3 times! Four if you consider the broad shout out to all of our Program Assistants…
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The College of LAS thanks Rex Welshon for his service as Interim Dean, January 2019 through June 2020. To express your appreciation to Rex for his service, please post a Comment below.
From the UCCS Communique (April 1, 2020, written by Jared Verner):
“Lynn Vidler, an associate dean for the largest college at South Dakota’s flagship university, will be the next dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at UCCS. They will begin July 1, 2020.” Click here to read the story.
A sense of humor and furry or feathered friends can help move one tackle the challenge of moving to remote working conditions. Continue reading to learn more…
Continue reading “Remote Working: Making It Work”
In a continuing effort to build community during tough times, LAS community members share their love of favorite places with us. Read more below.
Continue reading “LAS Community: My Favorite Place in the World”