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Aims Community College is making headlines. From student achievements and faculty innovations to groundbreaking programs and community impact, Aims is a driving force for education and opportunity in Northern Colorado.
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Aims is breaking down barriers to student success with its new $18.4 million Student Health and Wellness Center (SHWC). Explore how the facility provides affordable medical, dental and mental health services in one convenient location, helping students prioritize their health while pursuing their education.
Ken Salazar will appear at Aims for a presentation, meet and greet and book signing. A fifth-generation Coloradan, Salazar served in several government roles, including U.S. senator, Colorado attorney general, U.S. ambassador to Mexico and secretary of the interior. He also authored the new book “Borderlands: My Fight for an Inclusive America.”
The FAA’s Enhanced Collegiate Training Initiative (E-CTI) gives qualified students across the U.S. a faster pathway to aviation careers after graduation. Learn more about students enrolled in the program, including some from Aims.
The Greeley Dream Team, a community-based nonprofit, is helping about 1,800 students, many of them first-generation and from limited-income families, plan for college and careers. Many students plan to attend Aims.
Vertebrate paleontologist and adjunct faculty of geology John “Colt” Johnson led the National Fossil Day event at Aims. “Fossils are the scrapbook of our existence on this planet,” Johnson said. “When we find a fossil, we’re actually finding a memory. We’re finding a picture from the ancient past of where our ancestors came from.”
The AI Engaged Campus Designation gives a nod to schools that are getting out ahead of the brave new AI world on how to use it ethically. Six schools have earned the designation. Aims is the only community college in the inaugural cohort.
Guest column from Aims Board of Trustees member Rhonda Solis on Hispanic Heritage Month and student opportunity at Aims.
While most people are eligible to donate blood, very few actually do. Aims Community College hosted a blood drive in September and will hold another on November 30.
Aims Community College celebrated the opening of its Student Health and Wellness Center with Sunrise Community Health on September 25 on the Greeley Campus.
Aims students and their immediate family can now receive medical, dental and other healthcare services on the community college’s Greeley campus. The Aims Student Health and Wellness Center opened in August, and the community college held a ribbon-cutting and open house on September 25.
Andrea DeCosmo has been named vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Aims Community College. DeCosmo, who joined Aims in 2022, brings more than 25 years of higher-education experience.
Aims air traffic controller Professor Patti Phillips spent 30 years as an FAA air traffic controller. She began her shift at the Denver Air Route Traffic Control Center in Longmont not long after the first plane hit in New York. When the second plane hit the other tower, Phillips and her co-workers knew the situation was serious.
