Tag: University Of Northern Colorado
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Colorado’s new economic and cultural hot spot? Believe it or not, it’s Greeley
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GREELEY — John Hall couldn’t be certain, but he had a hunch, an intuition, so to speak, as to how things might play out in front of the Greeley City Council on April 15. Sitting behind his desk on a late spring Friday morning, the then…
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New FAFSA delay is a ‘gut punch.’ What can Colorado families do now?
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Colorado students who plan to go to college this fall are facing yet another financial aid delay. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education announced it wouldn’t be able to send Institutional Student Information Records in batches to colleges and universities until “the first half of March,” adding more frustrations to a new Free Application…
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Son of University of Northern Colorado president dies in avalanche
The son of University of Northern Colorado President Andy Feinstein died in an avalanche on Saturday while skiing with his father, who survived the avalanche without serious injury despite being buried. In a statement, the president’s chief of staff, Jennifer Almquist, confirmed Feinstein and his 22-year-old son, Nick, were caught in an avalanche while skiing…
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Metro Moves: Regis University names new president
Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New president Regis University named Salvador D. Aceves as its new president effective Jan. 1, according to a news release. Aceves, the university’s first lay…
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Metro Moves: University of Northern Colorado names new chief of staff
Welcome to The Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. New hires The University of Northern Colorado hired Jennifer Almquist as its new chief of staff, according to a news release. She’s scheduled to start…
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Over 60 scholarships approved by state board
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative board on Wednesday approved 66 scholarships worth more than $4.9 million. The scholarships will go to 2,900 Colorado students and are part of the board’s matching student scholarship program that assists under-resourced students by matching community scholarship dollars. “These awards…
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Polis: Full steam ahead on new University of Northern Colorado medical school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis Wednesday signed into law legislation that gives the green light to the University of Northern Colorado to start an osteopathic medical school. Senate Bill 22-056 won unanimous approval through the General Assembly at every step of the way. The need for the…
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University of Northern Colorado seeks legislative approval for medical school
The University of Northern Colorado will seek permission from state lawmakers to start up and operate an osteopathic medical school. It will be the second public medical school in the state, according to state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, R-Sterling, who will sponsor the bill, along with Senate President Leroy Garcia, D-Pueblo. In the House, the sponsors…
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Colorado Buffaloes debut newest mascot, pre-teen, 500-pound buffalo donated by Nebraska rancher
A 500-pound star is born. As the chant “We want Ralphie” thundered through Folsom Field in Boulder, a pre-adolescent buffalo calmly waited in her pen, taking in the hoopla. Then Ralphie VI introduced herself to the world, with dark brown fur and doe eyes and tiny horns that have inches to go before becoming the…
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Many higher-education institutions, including CU and CSU, will require vaccines
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most of Colorado’s largest colleges and universities announced Wednesday that all students, faculty and staff will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before returning to campus this fall. The announcement was made in a joint statement by the University of Colorado and Colorado State…