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DEI inclusive belonging spotlight series with speaker ale ruiz

The Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is launching two new series: an “Inclusive Belonging Spotlight Series” and “DEI Munch & Learns.” These aim to ​create ​development opportunities and share ​resources around ​DEI ​topics ​for ​faculty, staff, students and the campus community.
Division of DEI One-Year Celebration
Division of DEI One-Year Celebration
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The inaugural Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion celebrated one year as a division this spring. On May 24 they celebrated their first year honoring UCCS’ commitment to DEI, thanking campus partners, departments, colleges and divisions for their work in creating authentic change, and to create a space of reflection and vision moving into the next academic year.
UCCS adopts land acknowledgement honoring Indigenous communities
UCCS adopts land acknowledgement honoring Indigenous communities
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Rame Hanna, Vice Chancellor for the Division of DEI, said this land acknowledgment is both a commitment to honoring the land on which we reside as well as a call for authentic restorative action.

“In the development of UCCS’s first land acknowledgment, we were committed to centering and honoring the past, present, and future of Indigenous communities of the Colorado Springs region, while evoking a strong sense of awareness, self-reflection, and advocacy across campus,” said Hanna.
 

UCCS community participates in Pikes Peak Pride
UCCS at Pikes Peak Pride
Group of UCCS student and staff at pride parade
UCCS saw over 60 participants who walked in the Pikes Peak Pride parade down Tejon St. to the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum. After the parade, a community reception with food and refreshments was held at UCCS Downtown, where over 150 people stopped by to grab a bite, be in community, and celebrate with UCCS and their loved ones.

UCCS saw over 60 participants who walked in the Pikes Peak Pride parade down Tejon St. to the Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum. After the parade, a community reception with food and refreshments was held at UCCS Downtown, where over 150 people stopped by to grab a bite, be in community, and celebrate with UCCS and their loved ones.
UCCS joins First Scholars Network
UCCS joins First Scholars Network
Center for First Generation Student Success
First-generation students arrive at UCCS from all kinds of backgrounds. Many self-identify as racially and ethnically minoritized identities or limited income. But what they all have in common is that they are the first in their families to pursue higher education. Over 20% of UCCS undergrads identify as first-generation, a number that continues to grow. Without the historical support of parents or guardians who themselves attained at least a bachelor’s degree, navigating higher education comes with unique challenges and barriers. These challenges require dedicated resources and cultural shifts to ensure the success of every first-generation student.
Queer Futures Symposium
Queer Futures Symposium
panel of speakers from queer symposium

On May 22 at the Ent Center for the Arts, the CU Faculty Council hosted The Queer Futures in Higher Education in the Rocky Mountain West Symposium in person for the first time since 2017. This one-day professional development, networking, and vision building symposium featured over ten presentations facilitated by students, faculty, and staff from the four CU campuses. The conference featured a wide range of workshops from “‘Unpacking the Alphabet’: Identities, Key terms, and Frameworks in Evolving LGBTQ+ Life,” “Eating Disorders in Transgender Youth,” and “Queering as a Verb.”
Juneteenth Lunch and Learn
Juneteenth Lunch and Learn
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On June 19, the Office of DEI Education and Outreach (in collaboration with International Affairs, MOSAIC & LGBTQ+ Resource Center) hosted a Juneteenth Lunch and Learn for over 40 students, staff and faculty. The Lunch & Learn featured traditional Juneteenth food provided by Luchals, a black owned business in Colorado Springs. The program focused on the history and traditions of the holiday and the significance of Juneteenth to our Colorado Springs community. It also featured One Body Ent, who hosts the citywide Juneteenth Festival, and provided participants the opportunity to engage with one another on their thoughts around what they had learned.
 

A tale of two cities: Jiménez to conduct research in Bogotá and Medellín during Fulbright
Christina Jiménez conducts research abroad
Christina Jimenez in Columbia
After several years of study and publications based on the history of city growth and urban politics of Mexican municipalities, Department of History professor and recent Fulbright scholar Christina Jiménez is setting her sights on Colombia to study their history of city growth and the politics around urban public space to see if comparable dynamics emerged in Mexico and Colombia between 1900 and 1950. As a Fulbright scholar, Jiménez will spend two months in Colombia in spring of both 2024 and 2025 researching historical archives in the cities of Bogotá and Medellín. She’ll also be collaborating with faculty and graduate students at local universities, namely University of the Andes in Bogotá and University of Antioquia in Medellín. Over these research periods, she will continue to teach and do her university service for UCCS remotely.
Heller Center hosts first Indigenous Fellow, Philip Deloria
Heller Center hosts first Indigenous Fellow, Philip Deloria
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The Heller Center for the Arts & Humanities will make history next month as it hosts its first Indigenous Fellow, Philip Deloria, Ph.D. Deloria is an author, historian, member of the Dakota nation and Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History at Harvard University. His research and teaching focuses on the social, cultural and political histories of the relations among American Indian peoples and the United States, Western American history and environmental history. Currently on sabbatical from Harvard, Deloria’s residency takes place over two weeks from Oct. 11 to Oct. 25.

The Heller Center for the Arts & Humanities will make history next month as it hosts its first Indigenous Fellow, Philip Deloria, Ph.D. Deloria is an author, historian, member of the Dakota nation and Leverett Saltonstall Professor of History at Harvard University. His research and teaching focuses on the social, cultural and political histories of the relations among American Indian peoples and the United States, Western American history and environmental history. Currently on sabbatical from Harvard, Deloria’s residency takes place over two weeks from Oct. 11 to Oct. 25.

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