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100

When did UCCS open?

1965

100

Who's offices are in the Pentagon?

The admissions counselors

100

What is the most popular second language in the US?

Spanish

100

What building are the cadaver labs located in?

Hybl

100

Are students allowed to borrow the skulls in the Science Excel Center for Shakespeare recitals?

No

200

What was the name of UCCS's giraffe mascot?

Stretch

200

Where are the four Sanatorium Grounds locations?

UC, Columbine, Dwire, Hybl

200

What is the largest theater in the Ent Center?

The Shockley-Zalabak Theater

200

In what facility, do nursing students get hands on experience  treating patients in a realistic health care environment?

The Sim Lab

200

What biology lab has a hippo skull from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo?

The mammalogy lab

300

What two English landforms did Dr. Edwin Solly name his sanitorium after

Crags and Moors

300

How many floors does Osborne have?

Five (including the penthouse)

300

What does AACSB stand for?

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

300

What company operates the first floor of the Hybl Center?

Centura Health

300

Who is Sue McClernan?

EAS Career &Industry Outreach Program Director/ EAS Internship Coordinator/ EAS Internship and Outreach Program Director

400

Who was the last owner of the Cragmor Sanitorium?

George Dwire

400

Where is the Freedom Shrine Located?

In the library stairwell closest to the UC

400

What campus location hosts fellowships, salon talks, exhibits, workshops, theatrical performances, a small art gallery/studio, a 34-acre nature preserve, and an art and artifact collection?

The Heller Center

400

What company was headquartered in the building that would eventually become UHALL?

Compassion International

400

What accreditation does the college of engineering have?

ABET

500

What three Native American Tribes are known to have lived in this area before settlers?

Ute, Arapaho, Cheyenne

500

Where are the two official time capsules buried on campus?

Outside Cafe 65 and outside the Engineering Building

500

How many universities in the world have programs accredited by the AACSB and PGA?

19

500

What is SWELL an abbreviation for?

Sustainability, Wellness & Learning.

SWELL is a campus food initiative to promote wellness through hands-on learning and skill building in sustainability

500

What physics lab on the first floor of Osborn has all the equipment for the production and characterization of electo-optical devices and materials research. 

The Liquid Crystal Lab