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January 8, 2020

Campus News from Over Winter Break

Catch up on campus news you may have missed over 2019 winter break including Athletics, PVA, in the news and more.

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Catch up on campus news you may have missed over the 2019 winter break including Athletics, PVA, in the news and more:

UNC 2019 Year-in-Review

Legislative & University

  • Panel discussion at UNC discussed upcoming ºÚÁÏÉçÇø legislative session and UNC’s efforts at the state level
  • Governor Jared Polis appoints three to UNC Board of Trustees: Patricia Barela Rivera, Maia Babbs and UNC alumnus Shashwata Prateek Dutta, Ed.D.
  • Dr. SherRhonda “Sher” Gibbs will become the next dean of the UNC Monfort College of Business starting this July

Events

  • Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Celebration, Monday, Jan. 20
  • : Ask questions and discuss how you can support the SESS Plan in your campus role (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Jan. 23, Jan. 24, Feb. 25 and Feb. 28)
  • William Woody, professor of Psychological Sciences at UNC, part of conference on “,” Saturday, Feb. 8, in Loveland 
  • UNC’s sixth annual Future Teacher Conference, Friday, Feb. 21

PVA

  • : A Far Cry, ºÚÁÏÉçÇø Symphony’s Beethoven 2020 and Bailey Choral Festival
  • , April 23-25
  • : “The House of Bernarda Alba,” “A Chorus Line” and MacBeth
  • UNC School of Music graduate student selected to perform in Sisters in Jazz Collegiate Combo in New Orleans

Research

  • Article by Matthew Semak, professor of Physics and Astronomy, Jeremiah Schwartz, UNC student in Physics and Astronomy, and Gary Heise, professor of Sport and Exercise Science, titled, “” was accepted for publication in the journal Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine.  

Athletics

  • Wrestling: Four Bears  as UNC has historic performance at Southern Scuffle; two former Bears were  into the Division II National Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame
  • Men’s Basketball: The team  MSU and improved to 8-5 overall and 1-1 in conference play; the team also  Montana its first conference loss of the year
  • Women’s Basketball: The team  Montana and improved to 2-1 in the Big Sky and 6-6 overall
  • Baseball: UNC baseball  a challenging 2020 schedule
  • Volleyball: Two team members  program’s first AVCA honors since 2011
  • As we enter a new decade,  at the 2010s for UNC Athletics

In the News

  • Greeley-Evans Transit: New regional bus route  that connects Fort Collins-Windsor-Greeley. Show your UNC ID and ride for free
  • Greeley Tribune: Vegan line-up the focus of  for UNC’s catering team
  • Denverite: New research  where housing and health crises collide in ºÚÁÏÉçÇø
  • 1310 KFKA: UNC President Andy Feinstein UNC’s 2030 vision, putting students first and the hiring of former Broncos wide receiver Ed McCaffrey on a recent “Mornings with Gail” show
  • Campus Safety magazine: Collaboration between UNC, CU Boulder and the ºÚÁÏÉçÇø School Safety Resource Center to  to evaluate the state’s school safety protocol and training program
  • U.S. News & World Report: UNC Director of Financial Aid, Marty Somero, interviewed in article, ““