In the complex space ecosystem, cybersecurity is at the forefront of the frontier. This inaugural Space and Cyber Summit, sponsored by Deloitte and in partnership with UCCS College of Business, is dedicated to exploring the intersection of space operation and global security.
Esteemed speakers will discuss how space policy and security posture influence national security and critical infrastructure. This summit features some of the most distinguished minds in aerospace, defense, and the intelligence community to discuss current trends and pressing threats in space and security.
The summit will be held from 2–5 p.m. on Friday, November 15 at the Ent Center for the Arts with a reception and networking opportunity to follow. This free event is open to all UCCS students, faculty and staff, as well as all community members interested in better understanding space and cybersecurity.
About Deloitte
Deloitte serves the Government and Public Services industry by supporting all branches of the military, agencies of the Department of Defense, and intelligence community, as well as the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice. From cyber and logistics to finance and trustworthy AI, Deloitte is ready to meet you in the mission and drive bold and lasting results. Learn more.
About the UCCS College of Business
The UCCS College of Business was established in 1965 and has more than 1,300 undergraduates and 350 MBA students. The College of Business and Administration awards the Bachelor of Science in Business and Bachelor of Innovation degrees. The Graduate School of Business Administration awards the Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Accounting and Executive Doctor of Business Administration degrees. More than 10,000 alumni of the College of Business live and work around the world. For more information, visit uccs.edu/business.
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – October 28, 2024 – Palmer High School, a cornerstone of Colorado Springs’ history and community, is excited to host its second Town Hall on renovation plans tonight at 6:00 PM in the Palmer High School Auditorium. This event offers students, alumni, parents, faculty, and local residents a unique opportunity to provide input, ask questions, and explore conceptual designs that will shape the school’s future.
As we reimagine Palmer’s facilities, we’re committed to preserving the school’s historic legacy while ensuring a learning environment that meets the needs of future generations. Attendees will have the chance to review proposed design plans and engage in discussions with the architects, project leaders, and school representatives, who are eager to receive input from our dedicated community.
Event Details:
What: Palmer High School Renovation Town Hall
When: Tonight, October 28, 2024. Doors open at 6:00 PM
Where: Palmer High School Auditorium, Colorado Springs, CO
Be a part of shaping the future of Palmer High School! Your perspective and questions are invaluable as we work to enhance our facilities for generations to come. Join us tonight and help us create a school that supports the dreams and successes of all who call Palmer home.
The Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) and local industry leaders are committed to reshaping the future workforce through the power of apprenticeships, which offer students a pathway to high-quality careers while fueling the local economy and addressing critical workforce shortages. D11 is thrilled to invite media members to attend the Apprenticeship Career Fair on TUESDAY, October 29, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus on Afton Way in Colorado Springs. Hosted by D11’s Work-Based Learning & Peak Experiences in collaboration with the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment and The Office of the Future of Work: Apprenticeship Colorado, the event will connect over 300 high school students with top employers across the region, demonstrating the significant economic and educational impact of “earn while you learn” apprenticeships.
Media Opportunities:
Apprenticeship Career Fair Highlights: This event is designed to introduce high school students to viable career pathways while creating a pipeline for essential skills within Colorado’s growing workforce. The fair will include industry leaders from fields such as:
The Value of Apprenticeships to Students and the Local Economy
With the dual goals of empowering young adults and meeting workforce needs, apprenticeships offer a compelling solution:
D11 and its partners recognize apprenticeships as a crucial step in reimagining and growing the local economy. This event provides a unique platform for students to ask questions, explore available programs, and see how apprenticeships can lead to fulfilling in-demand careers.
Event Details:
For additional information or to arrange interviews, please contact D11’s Work-Based Learning & Peak Experiences at the contact information below.
Join us to witness how apprenticeships are shaping both the future workforce and the economic landscape of Colorado Springs!
Each fall, Fountain Valley School – an international, boarding, and day high school located in southern Colorado Springs – hosts an annual Unity Day celebration open to the members of its vibrant community of students and faculty representing over 20 countries and 20 states. On October 25, the School took an intentional pause from its structured academic schedule to host the day-long event, which pays tribute to various cultures and identities, and encourages students to embrace the concept of belonging.
Fountain Valley’s 24th annual Unity Day began with a flag walk and assembly, including musical performances and guest speakers, in the School’s Lewis Perry Jr Chapel. In their closing remarks, three members of Fountain Valley’s Community Council, seniors Braulio Valenzuela (Pueblo, Colo.), Eva Muciño (Colorado Springs, Colo.), and Jianing “Leo” Lu (Beijing) said, “In a world that can sometimes feel divided, our ability to come together with a spirit of openness and collaboration is more important than ever. When we unite, we amplify each other’s strengths, create a space for diverse perspectives, and build a foundation of support that helps every individual thrive.”
Encouraged by these words from their peers, students spent the afternoon attending a variety of workshops with topics ranging from art, dance, and games to music, culinary delicacies, and accessibility. “Unity Day is something that not a lot of other schools do,” said co-organizer DeAnna Sandoval. “I think it’s really beautiful to have an entire day to fully listen to each other, to learn from one another, and to try something new.”
This special celebration concluded with a student-run international potluck dinner in the Dining Hall, enabling the School community to sample various culinary staples shared by Greek, Indian, and Chinese students, among others.
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Founded in 1930, Fountain Valley School of Colorado is a boarding and day school for grades 9-12. Situated on 1,100 acres of rolling prairie in Colorado Springs, the School provides a rigorous, global curriculum in academics, arts, athletics, and the outdoors to develop young adults who are courageous, open-minded, self-reliant, curious, and compassionate. Enrollment is approximately 240 students from 20 countries, 26 states, and the Pikes Peak Region. www.fvs.edu
Palmer High School Renovation Moves Forward with Strong Community Input: Town Hall Scheduled
Colorado Springs, CO – The Palmer High School renovation project is making significant strides, driven by extensive community engagement. With nearly 20,000 interactions the project has gathered invaluable feedback through a wide range of channels including workshops, digital communication, surveys, staff and student sessions and community discussions. This overwhelming participation is helping to shape a vision for Palmer High School that honors its rich history while fostering a forward-thinking, collaborative learning environment for future generations.
The design team, energized by this level of involvement, is excited to share some design concepts for the school. These concepts, which reflect the insights gathered through community feedback, will be presented at a public Town Hall meeting on Monday, October 28, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Palmer High School auditorium.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
This meeting marks a critical point in the project as the community’s voice continues to guide the design team through the next phase of concept development. All are encouraged to attend and contribute to the future of Palmer High School.
For more information about the project or to submit feedback, please visit the project website at https://www.d11.org/palmerrenovations/home.
This fall, the only Round Square partner school in Colorado, Fountain Valley, sent a delegation of five students and two faculty to Bogotá, Colombia for an International Conference centered on reflecting on one’s roots, learning from the past, and paving the path toward a better future.
FVS is among approximately 250 schools across more than 50 countries and territories – just one of only seven schools in the western United States – to partner with the Round Square network, which facilitates annual student and faculty exchanges, service projects, and global conferences abroad. Since 2013, FVS students and faculty have benefitted from this unique opportunity to engage in life-changing experiences aimed at fostering global citizenship and cross-cultural understanding.
Last month, Fountain Valley seniors Lily Christofferson (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Maddie Soteres (Colorado Springs, Colo.), Tyler Schaller Nisbet (Driggs, Idaho), Braulio Valenzuela (Pueblo, Colo.), and Somtso Mira (Tibet) – along with FVS Round Square Director Simon Walker and Dean of Academics Dorothy Strehl – attended the Round Square International Conference in Bogotá. Joined by individuals from around the globe, students dove headfirst into service-learning projects in the northern Andes, helping to construct earthquake-resistant chicken huts, restore soil, and plant trees.
For day student Soteres, this fall marked her third interaction with the Round Square program, having also participated in a student exchange in Bermuda in 2023 and completed service work in Thailand in July of 2024. “It changes people’s lives and you really appreciate every opportunity,” she said. “I’m beyond happy that I have taken part.”
Beyond service projects, the International Conference broadened participants’ perspectives through opportunities for cultural immersion and meaningful discussions on global issues such as gender inequality. Following a keynote from prominent Colombian human rights advocate and politician Juanita Goebertus, students representing a variety of countries broke into groups to share their unique points of view. “My group had a really good discussion [wherein] everybody participated, which I think is unusual in a topic like that,” Mira, an international FVS boarding student, shared. “It proves we’re all the same even if we come from totally different places.”
Schaller Nisbet agreed, “As a global citizen, it's important to accept others with open arms because we aren’t really all that different.”
Equally as important as networking among students were the connections made between like-minded Round Square peer schools. For FVS, this included talks of future collaborations with MLC School in Australia and Spanish-language schools throughout Bogotá, to name a few, as well as continued partnership with Markham College in Lima, Peru.
“My student exchange in Lima was a transformative journey I will cherish forever,” said Valenzuela. “This exchange program not only allowed me to improve my Spanish-speaking skills. It also provided me with a broader perspective on the world. The warmth of my host family, the exposure to a new lifestyle and culture, and the eye-opening lessons about social issues have left an incredible mark on my life.”
Fountain Valley School’s engagement with Round Square continues to enrich the lives of students and faculty alike, empowering them to become thoughtful, engaged global citizens. As with each new Round Square experience, FVS’s International Conference delegation returned to Colorado Springs, Colo., with new ideas and a broader understanding of global issues. And, the group looks forward to sharing its newfound knowledge with the entire school community at events this academic year.
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Founded in 1930, Fountain Valley School of Colorado is a boarding and day school for grades 9-12. Situated on 1,100 acres of rolling prairie in Colorado Springs, the School provides a rigorous, global curriculum in academics, arts, athletics, and the outdoors to develop young adults who are courageous, open-minded, self-reliant, curious, and compassionate. Enrollment is approximately 240 students from 20 countries, 26 states, and the Pikes Peak Region. www.fvs.edu
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October 23, 2024
THE GREAT PUMPKIN DROP
XSCREAM DAY and Fall Festival on Campus
CSFD PARTNERS WITH THE COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL TO
SHOWCASE STEAM PROGRAM
The Annual Pumpkin Drop is back and expanded for 2024!
What does it take to engineer a system to keep a pumpkin intact despite sustaining a 75-foot free fall? That's what Lower and Middle School students at The Colorado Springs School (CSS) are hoping to discover during a STEAM-themed event called The Great Pumpkin Drop on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 1:45 p.m. The entire day is full of spooky-themed events titled “XSCREAM Day”, a new take on the annual STEAM-themed day for Halloween.
In 2024, this annual school day event has expanded to include a public event after school hours where the campus is opening up to the public participating as a city-wide 1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings COS to open campus for a new free Fall Festival: Trunk or Treat, Food Trucks, Lawn Games, and Revue (a student-driven talent show) in the Louisa Performing Arts Center followed by a bonfire.
During the school day portion, the Great Pumpkin Drop is a long-standing partnership with the Colorado Springs Fire Department to support students through this hands-on engineering project. Students are learning and putting into practice the Engineering Design Process – ask, imagine, plan, create, improve. Each class is broken into smaller teams to design a pod prototype to protect the pumpkin that will be hoisted up a CSFD fire truck ladder to 75 feet in the air and then dropped to the ground. Will it survive the fall?
Students teams have been provided with the same pod construction materials. Building on past year's success, students may use any additional recycled materials of their choice to construct their vessels, and they have been tasked with making a "window" through which 64 square centimeters of the pumpkin can be seen – integrating math into the engineering design process is intentional.
Students anticipate and observe the success of each pod and whether their pumpkin makes it safely to the ground (or not)! The engineering principles they learn here connect directly to real-world applications, as Experiential Learning is integrated into all aspects of education at CSS. Experiential learning such as The Great Pumpkin Drop has been the cornerstone of the CSS curriculum serving children from pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
The Great Pumpkin Drop is part of a broader campus-wide event called XSCREAM Day, a program to bring hands-on, steam-themed events that include Science, Culture, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math for all grade levels. Teachers and students will be rotating through seasonal and Halloween-themed stations throughout the day including Science Station - Human Skeleton, and Haunted Carriage House Art to name a few. During the evening, the campus is opened up to the public for various activities during the Fall Festival, a way to build community beyond the classroom. The Middle & Upper School students participate in a unique way to include community service-based activities off-campus that include places like Rocky Mountain Field Institute, The Humane Society, Head Start, Flying Pig Neighborhood Gardens, El Pomar Youth Park, Concrete Couch / Concrete Coyote, and Trails and Open Space Coalition.
In every grade level, students are consistently applying their learning out in the world with community partnerships such as this one with CSFD. We are engaged in the community and the region, and in the higher grades, on global projects. The anticipation for this year's event to put everything into practice is building now!
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About The Colorado Springs School (CSS)
The Colorado Springs School is an independent day school serving students from PreKindergarten through grade 12. Through superior academics and mentoring, CSS prepares students to think independently and to meet the needs of a dynamic world with leadership, ingenuity, problem-solving skills, and personal integrity through hands-on learning. Visit css.org. The school is located on a historic estate property of 28 acres at 21 Broadmoor Avenue, Colorado Springs, CO 80906.