UCCS: Coming of Age in the 21st Century Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak CU Board of Regents Aug.
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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
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