Faces of UCCS

November 29, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Katie Pritchard, Turning a Regret into an Accomplishment

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. A regret motivated Katie Pritchard to pursue her […]
October 28, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Isaiah Watkins, Opening up to new possibilities

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. Isaiah Watkins believes a UCCS degree is a […]
September 21, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Karel Hernández Bandrich, Finding a supportive community at UCCS

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. Karel Hernández Bandrich always knew he wanted to […]
August 24, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Emily Aragon, Crafting a future in healthcare

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. Attending UCCS opened Emily Aragon’s eyes to a […]
June 21, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Nicholas Dindyal, Pursuing his life goals

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. For Nicholas Dindyal, attending college had to feel […]
May 24, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Connor Clay, Combining a passion for business and computer science

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. Connor Clay came to UCCS in 2019 with […]
April 26, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: William Ross, Shifting Expectations

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. William Ross wanted to play […]
April 7, 2021

FACES OF UCCS: Sandra Curry, Never Losing Sight of her Dreams

Written by Tiyana Hardney Vela as part of our Impact Stories series, highlighting students impacted by philanthropy through scholarships at UCCS. Many high school seniors eagerly […]
March 30, 2020

FACES OF UCCS: Carrena Boone, First-Generation

Health science senior Carrena Boone has been working at the Family Development Center since she was a freshman at UCCS in the spring of 2016. When […]
March 6, 2020

FACES OF UCCS: Morgan Lavender, Teaching Resiliency

In 2018, local leader and healthcare CEO Margaret Sabin (who also just so happens to be the recently-announced Karen Possehl Women’s Endowment’s 2020 Unstoppable Woman) approached […]
February 17, 2020

FACES OF UCCS: Katie Schumacher, Juggling Commitments

Behind the UCCS Campus Recreation’s carefully curated Instagram account is one Katie Schumacher, resident social media assistant for all things going on at the Gallogly Recreation […]
January 24, 2020

FACES OF UCCS: Ryan Maikell, Positive Change through Sustainability

At the start of this spring semester we’re halfway through another schoolyear at UCCS, barely dipping our toes into a new decade, and six months from […]
November 14, 2019

FACES OF UCCS: Vanessa Obetz, Balancing Act

“It’s like the job was written for someone that wants to do exactly what I had planned“ Being a mom isn’t easy. Being a single mom […]