Events

Join us on Monday, October 3rd from 9am-12pm to help cleanup the Templeton Gap Floodway. The University adopted a segment of the creek through the City of Colorado Springs' adopt-a-waterway cleanup program. Three times a year, we invite volunteers to help us cleanup this precious resource. 

Must RSVP here for free lunch. Volunteer buffs and other prizes will be given out at the event. 

Creek Week Cleanup

Mon, 10/03/2016
09:00 AM

Bike Clinic

Sat, 09/17/2016
12:00 PM

Come to the S.O.L.E. Center from 12:00pm-1:00pm to learn more about creative commuting, bike maintenance, and general bike knowledge.

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Stop by our table at Columbine or the S.O.L.E. Center from 7:30-9:00am to receive your free bagel and schmear! Stay motivated to bike with a little extra breakfast with good friends.

Bike for Bagels

Sat, 09/10/2016
07:30 AM

Thursday, September 1, 2016 at 7:30am to 1:00am 
El Pomar Plaza 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

 

Bike Jam is an annual UCCS event that encourages alternate methods of transportation, specifically bicycles, for the purpose of living healthier and sustainable lives! Bike Jam kicks-off our UCCS Bike Month Challenge, in which faculty, staff, and students can participate to win great prizes by riding for recreation or by commuting to and from UCCS
 

Clean the Stream

Sat, 08/13/2016
09:00 AM

 

Join the Office of Sustainability for a morning in the fresh air, cleaning our adopted waterway. Bring work clothes, gloves, and lots of water and come ready to make our waterway beautiful!

Meet in Lot 100 near University Hall and we will walk down to the site as a group.

Colorado Bike to Work Day is Wednesday, June 22nd. Join us in celebrating commuting via bicycle to work! 
Sign up HERE for free breakfast. 

Breakfast will be served at 10 locations throughout Colorado Springs. See the map below for more information. Breakfast will be served from 6:30-8:30am at each of the locations including bagels, coffee, fruit, and water.

Bike to Work Day

Wed, 06/22/2016
06:30 AM

Colorado Springs Bike Summit

Friday, June 3 at 11:00am to 7:00pm 

Berger Hall 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Colorado Springs Bike Summit

Fri, 06/03/2016
11:00 AM

UCCS Ditches the Dumpster and Donates

Wed, 05/11/2016
10:00 AM

         Tessa Bronner

Extra-long twin sheets, a Keurig, couches, lamps, shoes - all of these items could be found at the 2016 UCCS Ditch the Dumpster and Donate. Students, staff, and community members came together May 11 - 16 at the event to help divert waste during dormitory move-out at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs.