Transition to Blackboard as UCCS’ primary online class assistance program E-Companion, one of UCCS’s current online systems, will soon be completely replaced by Blackboard. While some professors currently refuse to adapt to the new system, by spring semester, changes will be made permanent.
The UCCS Copy Center has recently relocated to the bottom floor of the University Center next to the MOSAIC office. Luke Boilini, the copy center’s assistant manager, hopes this “more centralized location” will increase student and faculty usage.
Located on the bottom floor of the University Center, UCCS’s most recent architectural project has taken shape. Clyde’s, formerly known as the Pub, is named after Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s captive mountain lion and UCCS’s renowned mascot.
Parking has never been easy at UCCS, and this year is no exception. Though parking is more limited than ever this semester due to higher enrollment rates, parking lots 3, 4 and N (at University Hall) were renovated, repaved and repainted over the summer to allow for smoother, clearer traffic.
The UCCS bookstore is for the first time this semester presenting students with the option of renting many textbooks instead of paying full price to buy one new or used. Renting, though, does entail some additional reasonability. Students who do not take proper care of their books may want to disregard the option of rental.
Since the summer adaption of the ISIS system, the student number system and freshman class alike have experienced many unprecedented changes and difficulties.
Over the summer, Centennial Hall, previously known as the Science Building, experienced a complete transformation.