Tag: colorado department of higher education
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Pikes Peak State College opens new pathway for students with disabilities
To continue providing options previously unavailable, Pikes Peak State College (PPSC) has expanded its programming for local students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through new funding. Building on its ASPIRE Scholars program, the college was awarded a grant by the Peyton-based nonprofit organization Disabling Barriers to give eligible students the option to enroll in…
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Polis names JB Holston as next head of Colorado Department of Higher Education
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday named JB Holston, former dean of the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Denver, as the next executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education. He will succeed Angie Paccione, who has led the department since 2019. Holston developed Colorado’s TechHubsNow! Initiative, which led…
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Colorado Higher Education Director Angie Paccione to step down
Angie Paccione, who has led the Colorado Department of Higher Education since 2019, is returning to the private sector, Gov. Jared Polis said. Paccione’s last day is Jan. 9. The governor’s office said Gov. Jared Polis would decide on the next executive director before she leaves. In his announcement, Polis called Paccione an “incredible leader…
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UCCS among many Colorado public universities to require COVID-19 vaccines for students, staff
Many major universities in Colorado announced Wednesday that they have joined the push to require all students and employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine before coming back to school for the fall semester. That includes the University of Colorado system, which operates campuses in Boulder, Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs; the Colorado State University system,…
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Colorado begins college savings accounts for those born after Jan. 1
For the next 20 years, any child born in Colorado after New Year’s Day will receive $100 toward a college savings account. “This new law will incentivize the use of these tools by providing birth or adoptive parents with $100 to kick start their child’s savings,” Gov. Jared Polis said. “We know that students with…