News & Events

April 22, 2025 - EVENT

Green Action Fund presents: Sustainable Speaker Series, 4:30 - 7:45 pm. Berger Hall, UCCS. Learn more and RSVP here.

April 18, 2025 - EVENT

2025 UCCS Sustainability Summit: Our Power, Our Planet, April 18, 2025, 8:30 AM-3:00 PM, Berger Hall, UCCS. Learn more and RSVP here.

April 2, 2025 - CONGRATS

Micah Vacco, a senior majoring in GES with a minor in Anthropology, is the recipient of the 2025 Ron Wisner Human Spirit and Leadership Award! Congratulations to Micah!

April 1, 2025 - EVENT

GES to host all-student Pizza Party! Learn about GES Clubs, careers, and meet faculty and other majors. FREE FOOD! Noon -1:00 pm in Columbine Hall, rm. 334.

March 27, 2025 - CONGRATS

James Baginski, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor in GES, wins 2025 Campus-Wide Outstanding Instructor Award! Congratulations to Dr. Baginski!

March 14, 2025 - EVENT

Spring 2025 GES Colloquium: "How and When Was Grand Canyon’s Inner Gorge Cut?" Presented by CU Boulder's Lon Abbott. Friday, March 14, 1-2 pm Columbine Hall, rm. 329.

March 11, 2025 - EVENT

Cafe Scientifique is back! UCCS' Dr. Helen Davies will present, "Old Texts, New Worlds: Uncovering Lost Texts with Multispectral Imaging" Tuesday, March 11, 4:30 - 6:00 pm at Clyde's Gastropub (on campus).

March 1, 2025 

Read Professor John Harner's column in the Colorado Springs Independent: Unearthing the El Paso Canal: "The Forgotten Waterway That Built Colorado Springs." This is a recurring column - stay tuned for more from Dr. Harner!  

January 22, 2025

GES now offers an opportunity to earn a BA and a MA in Applied Geography through our Accelerated Master's Program (AMP). Eligible UCCS GES majors can complete both degrees in a streamlined manner, within five years. Schedule a meeting with Graduate Director, Dr. Dao (tdao@uccs.edu) to discuss the program and confirm your eligibility.

November 11-16, 2024

Interested in learning about the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (informally known as COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan? Rebecca Theobald, associate research professor, attended the first week of the conference from November 11th through 16th as an observer for the United States League of Women Voters. Explore her photo of the day and update - follow this link for more information. Thanks to the Green Action Fund and the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, as well as the Colorado League of Women Voters for providing travel and planning funding.