Tag: pikes peak state college
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Springs Ensemble Theatre’s ‘POTUS’ delivers a chaotic day inside the White House
A collective gasp echoes across the room in one of the most high-profile homes in the U.S., the White House. Diplomats’ jaws drop. Journalists raise their recorders. Some of the nation’s top officials begin whispering amongst themselves. “Did he really just say that?” He, being the country’s president. And just like that, the women behind…
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Pikes Peak State College celebrates Native American scholarship graduates
In the days ahead of Pikes Peak State College’s commencement ceremony, graduating student Margo Condon would be the first person to tell you she didn’t think she’d be there two years ago. A 42-year-old, first-generation student who sustained a brain injury during her time in the military, she admitted that she only began attending because…
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Canvas system is online after a cyberattack. CU system isn’t confident moving ahead
Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack had earlier knocked it offline, throwing schools and universities into turmoil. Canvas was embraced by the University of Colorado system about a decade ago and quickly became a mainstay of the educational —…
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Pikes Peak State College, Colorado College announce transfer pathway
Colorado Springs’ community college and private liberal arts college are coming together to create a new pathway for their students. Starting in fall 2026, Colorado College will begin enrolling up to two students from Pikes Peak State College each year. Students who earn an associate degree with a grade-point-average of 3.3 or higher will be eligible…
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Former PPSC lecturer accused of sexually assaulting student makes first court appearance
A former Pikes Peak State College lecturer on Tuesday appeared in an El Paso County courtroom for the first time on 77 counts of sexually assaulting a child while in a position of trust. Jason Gunderson, 48, is accused of having an illegal 13-month sexual relationship with one of his American Sign Language (ASL) students…
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As new teacher training options develop, workforce gaps begin to close
On a Friday morning, to start the day at French Elementary School, second-year teacher Brynn Johnson’s first graders led the way, reading in unison, through their morning reading before recapping the book’s material and themes. While Johnson gravitated toward teaching at an early age, whether through role-playing as one or her own passion for reading,…
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‘I’d sacrifice my freedom for you’: Pikes Peak State College instructor allegedly had sexual relationship with minor student
Deputies arrested an American Sign Language faculty member at Pikes Peak State College on Friday after he allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a minor student for over a year. Jason Gunderson, 48, is accused of grooming one of his 16-year-old students and illegally beginning a 13-month sexual relationship with her after turning 17,…
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D-11 board discusses health care innovation school
Colorado Springs District 11’s board of education discussed a proposal to potentially expand its school portfolio and fill an ongoing workforce gap. The board was presented with a possible innovation school in partnership with Pikes Peak State College to expand early college and career learning in health care during a March 18 work session. If…
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Colorado community colleges, students adapt to fill vital workforce gaps: ‘We need more, we need more’
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” – Teddy Roosevelt The famous quote by United States’ trailblazing president, delivered during a 1903 speech to farmers in upstate New York, is a messier maxim for those living in a post-pandemic age, under the rising…
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Colorado Springs area cooking classes and events starting Feb. 25
CLASSES Baon Supper Club — Registration: baon-restaurant-group.square.site. • Lumpia Rolling Party, 5:30 p.m. March 7, Care and Share Kitchen, 2605 Preamble Point, $75. Chefs’ Kitchen — 1753 S. Eighth St. Registration: chefskitchencos.com/events. • Sourdough Part II: Beyond the Loaf, 4-6:30 p.m. Saturday, $105. The French Kitchen — 4771 N. Academy Blvd., call or go online for prices.…