UCCS Student Life

10/19/2026

Join Student Life on Oct 27 from 6pm-7:30pm in UC room 307 for a trivia night centered around Harry Potter!

Enjoy the prized Harry Potter favorite Butterbeer, enjoy the vibes and have a chance at winning some cool prizes! 🎃🧙✨

10/13/2026

Join the UCCS Office of Sustainability for plogging this Thursday, October 15th! 🌎💛

Help keep campus clean while walking or jogging, with a chance to win UCCS Campus Store gift cards! All participants receive free handmade goat-milk soap!

Meet us at the UCCS Farmhouse anytime between 11 AM and 3 PM to participate!

10/09/2026

Culture Fest is TONIGHT!

Come celebrate the cultures that make up the UCCS community with a night of food, dancing, performances, and more!

Here’s what’s happening:
🍴 6 PM — Free food + hangout
🪶 6:30 PM — Rocky Mountain Indigenous Dancers
💃🏽 7:15 PM — All in One Dance Company
🎶 8 PM — Hawak Kamay Dance Company

Upper Lodge, 6–9 PM
Free + open to the UCCS community

Come early! The first 100 students to check in will get a global-themed giveaway celebrating 30 years of Global Education at UCCS.

Bring your friends and come experience Culture Fest! 🫶🏽

10/08/2026

Hey Mountain Lions! 🦁 Homecoming isn’t over yet! Don’t miss these FREE events!

TODAY, Oct. 8
🏈 Tailgate | 5:30–7 PM | Mountain Lion Stadium: FREE Famous Dave’s BBQ, UCCS bandanas & live music!
🔥 Bonfire | 9–11 PM | Lot by Mountain Lion Fieldhouse: DJ, mechanical bull, food & FREE UCCS crew socks for the first 200 students!

FRI, Oct. 9
🌎 Culture Fest | 6–9 PM | Upper Lodge: FREE food from local restaurants, live performances & multicultural clubs!

SAT, Oct. 10
🎰 Casino Night | 8–11 PM | Kettle Creek: Casino games, prizes, mocktails & s’mores!

Come celebrate Homecoming with us! 💛🖤

10/07/2026

Fall graduation is getting closer, Mountain Lions! 🎓✨

Fall 2026 Grad Fair is your one-stop shop for getting commencement-ready. Stop by the UCCS Campus Store to grab your regalia, check out grad gear and bundles, connect with campus resources, and get your graduation questions answered.

October 28 & 29
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
UCCS Campus Store | University Center

You did the work, now it’s time to get ready for the big day. 🖤💛

🎓❤️

10/05/2026

Homecoming week starts today! 🎉

Show your Mountain Lion pride at all these awesome events planned throughout the week. 🏔️🦁💛

09/30/2026

Mountain Lions! 🏔️🦁

Homecoming starts next week! 🎉

Get ready to show your Mountain Lion pride as we celebrate 30 years of Campus Housing, 30 years of Global Education, 10 years of of Veteran and Military Affairs and McCord-Herbst Student Veteran Center, and 10 years of The Gallogly Recreation and Wellness Center! 💛

09/29/2026

05/15/2026

Here are some summer updates regarding the Student Life Lounge. We will be closed for construction May 18th - July 31st, during this time Clyde’s Cupboard will be operating out of the Zen Den in the Wellness Center. We look forward to seeing everyone next semester and sharing the new lounge space. Have a great summer Mountain Lion’s!!!