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.

January 8, 2020

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

Panel discussion at UNC discussed upcoming Colorado 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

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. March and Celebration, Monday, Jan. 20
SESS Plan Lunch & Learns: 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 "Undue Influence: Manipulation and Exploitation in Sex Trafficking, Cults and Gangs," Saturday, Feb. 8, in Loveland
UNC's sixth annual Future Teacher Conference, Friday, Feb. 21

UNC Presents Spring Concerts: A Far Cry, Colorado Symphony's Beethoven 2020 and Bailey Choral Festival
UNC•Greleey Jazz Festival, April 23-25
Spring Performing Arts Series: "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

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, "Examining Human Unipedal Quiet Stance: Characterizing Control through Jerk" was accepted for publication in the journal Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine.

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

Greeley-Evans Transit: New regional bus route available that connects Fort Collins-Windsor-Greeley. Show your UNC ID and ride for free
Greeley Tribune: Vegan line-up the focus of recent menu changes for UNC’s catering team
Denverite: New research maps where housing and health crises collide in Colorado
1310 KFKA: UNC President Andy Feinstein discussed 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 Colorado School Safety Resource Center to use $1-million grant 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, "What to Expect When Paying for College in 2020"