UCCS: Coming of Age in the 21st Century
Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak
CU Board of Regents
Aug. 16, 2007
Honoring the Past
Inventing the Future
Honoring the Past
Professor James Busey
 UCCS founder
 UCCS professor of political
science 1965-1980
 CU-Boulder 1952-1965
 Campus memorial service July 30
Honoring the Past
Leslie Manning
Dean, Kraemer Family Library
27 years CU service
Campus builder
“How do we buy a book?”
86,000 to 1.2 million item collection
700,000 in-person and 1.3 million web visits
Honoring the Past
Professor Tim Tregarthen
 Professor of Economics, 1971-1996
 Computer-aided communication, scholarship
 First Dwire Hall dedication
-- Colorado Springs Gazette photo
Honoring the Past
Dwire Hall
 First true university building
 Constructed 1972
 $10 million remodel and expansion
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9 conference rooms
11 classrooms
77 offices
1 lecture hall
1 coffee shop
 1 p.m. rededication ceremony
Inventing the Future
Honoring the Past
Campus Recreation Center
 Features
 Pool
 Aerobic and fitness rooms
 Two gyms
 Green/LEED certification
 2:30 p.m. dedication ceremony
 Student fee-funded
Inventing the Future
Inventing the Future
New Programs
 Master’s of Engineering
 Games and Media Integration track
 Computer Science links to Geropsychology, VAPA
 Connect technology to people
 Doctorate of Nursing Practice
 Doctorate of Educational Leadership
 Bachelor of Innovation
 Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Inventing the Future
New Opportunities
Professor Tregarthen/Freshman
Seminar
Palisades at Broadmoor Park
Professor Michael Larson’s
MIND Studio
Enterprise Zone
Research and Innovation Park
Inventing the Future
New Challenges
10,000 students
 Increased diversity
 New partnerships
 Increased engaged
research
UCCS: Coming of Age in the 21st
Century