Updates and Announcements

  • March 18, 2026
  • Provost Proceedings

Please send any accomplishments, announcements, etc. to provost@regis.edu or directly to Jake Bucher.

  • Save the date/time for April 9 (3 p.m.) for an Academic and Student Affairs townhall.

  • Commencement News:

    • Ken Salazar has been awarded the Civis Princeps honor and will provide the commencement address at our graduate and doctoral ceremony on May 2. Sr. Sen Nguyen has been selected as our Honorary Doctorate recipient and will share an address at the undergraduate ceremony on May 3. More to come!

    • With immense gratitude for Marie Friedermann’s history as nomenclator, we are taking a tag-team effort this year with Delia Greth and Jonnia Torres-Carolan calling our students across the stage.

    • There will be opportunities to volunteer to support commencement efforts – please find ways to take part in these joyous days.

  • To stay informed on University Senate, please check this link for updated minutes.

  • Please access updates from Teaching and Learning Excellence. Read news and announcements about the TurnItIn Draft Coach integration with Microsoft Word and the new D2L course homepage widgets.

    • Additionally, we are looking to add an AI detection component to our TurnItIn license.

    • We did not get any takers for our workshop/office hours on compliance for accessibility. This is important due to our commitment to accessibility, as well as changing federal law about accessibility in our courses. Please consult Accessibility Resources.docx to learn what you need to do for your courses. And please reach out to Ling Thompson or Jonnia Torres-Carolan for more information.

  • Your Immigration Status and Personal Data, What Regis Collects and How We Keep It Safe: Knowing how your personal information is handled matters. As a university committed to our community, Regis has established an immigration protocol that defines what personal information we collect, how we protect it, and how we uphold Colorado state law. Read more here.

  • Opportunities to learn and contribute around immigration issues:

    • Friday, March 27, noon-4 p.m. in Main Hall 417 – Good Trouble in Action: Tools for Faith, Immigration and Advocacy. A half-day gathering exploring the connection between faith, immigration and advocacy through dialogue, learning and action. Lunch followed with opening remarks from Bishop Jorge Rodriguez and breakout sessions.

    • Thursday, April 2, 4-6 p.m. in Mountain View Room – Worlds Apart, Together: Bridging Community Through Language & Service. Join us for an inspiring conversation with Project Worthmore on how language and service learning can become powerful tools for solidarity and social impact. This event highlights meaningful opportunities to engage with refugee and immigrant communities in Denver, particularly within Francophone and Hispanic contexts. Discover how service learning connects academic study, intercultural competence, and professional development, followed by interactive activities and dinner!

    • Friday, April 10, 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the Regis Chapel – Immigration: An Interfaith Panel Discussion. Join the First Year Experience community at Regis University to learn how different faith traditions shape how people think, feel and act regarding immigration

    • Tuesday, April 21, 3:30-4:45 p.m. in Mountain View Room – Reflection/Action Workshop on Migration. Join for a workshop recalling on our experiences of learning about migration in March and April, reflecting on the significant moments from those experiences, and translating meaning into loving action.

  • Congrats to the School of Rehabilitative and Health Sciences (RHCHP) for receiving reaccreditation for our residency program. Thanks to Stephanie Albin, Heidi Eigsti, Cameron MacDonald, and all involved.

  • Early save the date: we will plan to have our annual workshop to kick off the academic year on Aug. 17.

  • Ksenia Polson (Anderson College), who had two recent journal publications: “Exploring the Invisible: Examining the Experiences of Non-binary Gendered Individuals with Unsupervised Machine Learning and Sentiment Analysis”, Journal of Computational Social Science, and “Different Take on Acute Care Nurse Burnout: A Study of Burnout, Motivation and Psychological Well-Being”, Nurse Leader (with co-authors).

  • A reminder that the Provost has open office hours each Monday 9-10 a.m. and Thursday 2-3 p.m. at the main campus, and Thursdays 5-6 p.m. at the Thornton campus. If those times are not convenient, please reach out to set up a time to connect.


  • Mike Ghedotti (Regis College), and co-authors had their work “A shot in the dark: Comparative morphology of the bioluminescent tube organs in tubeshoulders (Platytroctidae)” published in PLoS One 21(1), and another piece “Bacterial bioluminescent wavelengths elicit biofluorescent emissions in the ponyfish Genus Deveximentum” published in Marine Biology.

  • The New Federal Administration working group continues its regular meetings to ensure Regis is protected and proactive regarding changes from the federal government. Recent areas of focus include Campus Access Policy, Federal Immigration Enforcement Encounter Form, and Policy on Collection & Restricted Release of Protected Personal Information.

  • Madhu Rao (Anderson College) had a piece co-authored with the business dean from Loyola Marymount and the dean emeritus from Seattle University, “Creating an Ecosystem for Research with Social Impact: Lessons From 22 US Jesuit Business Schools” accepted for publication in the Journal of Social Impact in Business Research.

  • Delia Greth (CoBe) was awarded the Don Quixote de La Mancha Scholarship, one of 25 nationally awarded faculty scholarships offered through the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the University of Castilla-La Mancha in Toledo, Spain. This one-week program is designed for U.S. faculty teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language and focuses on Spanish language pedagogy, cultural immersion, and institutional exchange. The experience is intended to support faculty who are exploring Toledo and UCLM as potential study abroad destinations for their students.

  • Jerry Goings (Regis College) worked with the CEEDAR (Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform) to prepare and present two separate workshops on Inclusive Leadership in Educational Leadership Preparation Programs.

  • Colleagues in DML have found over 15,000 items via open access to replace cost-bearing resources.

  • Bianca Calderon, Hannah Herriott, Andria Hinds, and Linda Osterlund (RHCHP) had their presentation proposal accepted for the Ignatian AI conference later this year at Fordham University.

  • Brian Drwecki (Regis College) and co-author had their paper “The push of political violence: How exposure to violent political action impacts perceived violence, and political support” published in Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy.

  • Rick Blumenthal (Anderson College) had his article, “An AI Useless Case: A Need for Curricular Cultural Computing Literacy”, published in ACM Inroads, Vol: 16(4).

  • Here are the upcoming spring performances from Loretta Notareschi (Regis College):

    • March 21: In una voce grave e pericolosa, performed by the North Shore Symphony Orchestra, Adelphi University Performing Arts Center, Garden City, NY, 7:30 p.m.


    • March 28: We Give Our Thanks, Spirit Feast, UU Church of Brunswick, Brunswick, ME, 5 p.m.

    • April 11: Suite Francesca, performed by Nicholas Ross, (World premiere), Otterbein University, Westerville, OH, 7:30 p.m.


  • For any soccer enthusiasts (or even those not terribly enthusiastic), we’re holding our third annual Faculty/Staff vs. Students Soccer Friendly on April 8. If you’re interested in playing – please reach out to Fredricka Brown.

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