UCCS:
Inventing the Future in
Tough Times
Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak
Feb.11, 2010
Enrollment: Trends
Enrollment: Spring
• 7 percent increase in SCH
• 6 percent increase in headcount
• 29 percent increase in transfers
• 14 percent increase in minority
student enrollment
• Students served 13,289
Largest enrollment in history
Partnerships/Collaborations:
Daniels Fund
• $1.25 million business ethics
grant
• Eight university consortium
• Colorado, New Mexico, Utah,
Wyoming
• Campus and community-wide
Partnerships/Collaborations:
Cybersecurity
• National Homeland
Defense Foundation
• Air Force
Academic Innovations: UTeach
• Education, Letters, Arts and
Sciences collaboration
• University of Texas-based program
• First wave of expansion from
Research 1 universities
• Privately funded
Academic Innovations: Reality
• UCCS graduation rates on par with similar
universities
• Better than peer minority graduation rates
• 42 percent fewer staff
• 21 percent lower expenditures per student
• More of budget devoted to instruction
Source: IPEDS
Academic Innovations: General
Education Requirements
• Co-chairs from
English and
engineering
• Survey will lead to
draft goals approved
by faculty
Academic Innovations:
Community Leaders
• Beth-El College of Nursing
faculty member Nanna Meyer,
two graduate students attend
winter Olympics
• Partnership with U.S. Speed
Skating
Academic Innovations:
Community Leaders
• Don Klingner, professor,
School of Public
Administration
• Third UCCS distinguished
professor
Facilities: Science
• $17 million renovation of
1980-era science building
underway
• Federal Mineral Grant Lease
funded
• Night demolition to avoid
classroom disruption
• Aug. completion
Best science labs in region
Maybe a
picture of
Kirsten here?
Facilities: Heller Center
• Heller Center for Arts &
Humanities
• Estate of Larry and
Dorothy Heller
• Private funding from
estate of Betty Taylor
• Renovation underway
– Utilities
– Foundation
Facilities: Science and Engineering
• Aug. 2009 opening
• Largest campus building
• Research mission
infrastructure
Facilities: GOCA 121
• Downtown presence
• Space for lectures,
meetings, gallery
• Donated space
Facilities: Gallogly Events Center
• Jan. 22 opening
• Boost for athletics, conferencing
initiative
• Named in honor of Gallogly family
– Tom Gallogly
– Seven children are UCCS
alums
– Jim Gallogly gift
Jim Gallogly