Colorado Springs ranks 18th best for STEM professionals

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Feb. 2, 2015. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Students graduating in STEM disciplines often move out of the area, although the Front Range area was once the “little silicon valley” in the 80s. Last December, UCCS attempted to address this issue in a higher education conference, inContinueContinue reading “Colorado Springs ranks 18th best for STEM professionals”

Temporary employment may pose undesirable working conditions

This article was originally published in The Scribe, UCCS’s student newspaper, on Nov. 17, 2014. By Eleanor SkeltonNews Editor Students often seek out temporary or part-time employment between a full course load to pay bills or for some extra cash. Flyers with pull tabs asking students to sell knives or make commission-based sales calls have peppered the bulletinContinueContinue reading “Temporary employment may pose undesirable working conditions”