Month: November 2019

LAS Student Accomplishments: GeoClub Wins Third Straight Title

GeoClub teammates Hannah Daugherty, Alex Blanco-Castano, Giselle Rangel, and Natalie Luther

The UCCS Geography and Environmental Science Club (GeoClub), from the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (GES), joined six other teams on Saturday, 2 November at SGA to compete in the 7th Annual UCCS National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT). GeoClub was the only group to participate in all five rounds, losing only one round. After a quick playoff round, GeoClub faced the Dinos in the semi-finals and JT’s Team in the final (their one loss in the competition). In the end, it was the popular culture knowledge of the GeoClub’s teammates that ensured their win over JT’s Team (whose members have been in the final against GeoClub for the previous two years).

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Why I Engage in Service

Stephen Cho Suh

In this installment of “Why I Engage in Service” we hear from faculty members in Sociology, Women’s and Ethnic Studies, Communication, and Psychology.

Stephen Cho Suh, Assistant Professor of Sociology & Women’s and Ethnic Studies

I engage in service to support UCCS’ commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusivity. Service also allows me to get connected to the students, staff, and faculty who comprise the UCCS community.

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Creative Programming by LAS Faculty: The Yard

“Shareholders (Routine)” by David Grainger
“Untitled (Study of Charring Wood and Burning Structures II)” by Laura Lappi

Assistant Professor of Visual Art Ben Kinsley and Visual Art Instructor Jessica Langley were awarded a 2019 INSITE Fund grant to support the 2020 season of programming in The Yard. As part of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Regional Regranting Program, administered by RedLine Contemporary Art Center, the fund supports projects by artists living along Colorado’s Front Range. If you’d like to read more on The Yard, Denver’s Westword has written an article on Ben and Jessica’s grant.

Jessica Langley and Ben Kinsley, Department of Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA)

Go see The Yard in person:

Located in a residential front yard in the Divine Redeemer neighborhood of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Coordinates: 38.847596,-104.799216

Written by Michaela Steen, Lecturer and Director, Visual Resource Center, [email protected]

Submit story ideas to Mike Kisley, [email protected]

Faculty-Student Co-Authors: Katie Granier & Dan Segal

In this installment of Faculty-Student Co-Authors we feature collaborative work and a publication by Psychology graduate student Katie Granier and her faculty mentor Dr. Dan Segal.

Katie Granier and her faculty mentor, Psychology professor Dan Segal

Katie Granier is a second-year clinical psychology M.A. student in Dr. Segal’s Aging and Mental Health Lab within the Geropsychology concentration. Her primary research interests are in anxiety and worry in older adults, aging and mental health, and protective and risk factors for cognitive decline in late life. At UCCS, she is currently completing a Master’s thesis on the multifaceted characterization of worry in relation to anxiety in older adults. She is also participating in clinical practicum at the UCCS Aging Center providing individual psychotherapy and memory clinic services to older adults in the Colorado Springs community. Katie is currently planning to graduate with her M.A. from UCCS in May 2020 and pursue doctoral studies in the 2020-2021 academic year.

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