Darlene Crow, lead solutions manager at UIS, and the CU-SIS team received the CollegeSource Sourcie Award for Exceptional Implementation for the successful implementation of uAchieve 5.2.1.

“[UIS] teams worked closely with CollegeSource to deliver enhanced degree capabilities for students across the system,” said CollegeSource in its announcement.

The uAchieve Degree Audit upgrade [3], completed Nov. 15, 2025, introduced new accessibility enhancements and responsive design user interfaces to the degree audit software. The University of Colorado became the first on-premise uAchieve institution to successfully implement the 5.2.1 planner solution.

Art Figel, UIS director of Student IT Services, praised the entire team: Darlene Crow, Brian Schaffer, Siva Jaligama, Yuki Busch, Ben Saleh, Timothy Thomas, Om Tandukar, Heather Tasca, Sharon Bychowski Price, Jean Navarro, Manali Agrawal and Doug Douglass. Figel said, “This recognition is a testament to the exceptional talent, collaboration and commitment that UIS brings in support of our campuses and students,”

“A sincere thank you to the entire CU-SIS UIS team for their dedication and hard work in delivering a successful upgrade,” said Crow. “I would also like to highlight the campus Degree Audit/Transfer Credit (DATC) offices for their collaboration and feedback throughout the upgrade.”

The CollegeSource annual Sourice Awards recognize higher education institutions and professionals who leverage CollegeSource solutions to remove barriers, strengthen transfer pathways and improve access to educational opportunities. Read the CollegeSource press release [4].