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University of the Rockies was founded on June 18, 1998, as the Colorado School of Professional Psychology (COSPP) [1] in Denver, Colorado. In 2007, Bridgepoint Education (now Zovio) purchased COSPP and changed the school's name to University of the Rockies. [7] In 2012, the university opened a new location in downtown Denver, Colorado. [8]
The school's colors are blue and gold. The school's mascot is the scorpion which originated from a school-wide competition in 2004. [citation needed] The schools athletics uses the slogan "Scorpion Strong". The Scorpions field teams compete in the 3A Tri-Peaks East League in the Colorado High School Athletics Association (CHSAA).
Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum is a historic, cultural, and educational museum about the Southern Ute people in Ignacio, Colorado. [3] The museum, surrounded by gardens, was built by Southern Ute tribe members in 2011, many of whom donated or loaned artifacts for the museum.
Southern Ute is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in southeastern La Plata County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Durango, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Southern Ute CDP was 158 at the United States Census 2020. [4] The Ignacio post office (ZIP Code 81137) now ...
The Ute were estimated at 6,000 in New Mexico in year 1846 (and also 6,000 in 1854), 7,000 in Colorado in year 1866 and 13,050 in Utah in 1867, for a total of around 26,050 in the mid-19th century. In 1868 it was reported that 5,000 Ute lived on the Colorado reservation. Later Ute population declined rapidly.
Englewood Schools is a school district located in Englewood, Colorado, United States, in the Greater Denver area. The district includes the majority of Englewood and sections of Cherry Hills Village and Littleton .
The Ute people used the Poncha Springs area as camping grounds during the winter months on the eve of European settlement of the region. Juan Bautista de Anza led a military expedition over Poncha Pass in 1779, which is about 6 miles (10 km) south of the present-day town. Following the Spanish exploration, French trappers and fur traders moved in.
Early history of Fremont County, Colorado includes Native Americans, such as the Ute people, and later the establishment of the Colorado Territory by European explorers and settlers. Paleo-Indians came into the Arkansas River Valley of Fremont County, Colorado more than 10,000 years ago and left evidence of their being there.