CC Students on Alternative Spring Break Featured on Texas Television

A group of 10 Colorado College students participated in one of the alternative spring break trips sponsored by BreakOut, a student-led, student-organized association that coordinates service trips during Block and Spring breaks. The students drove four hours south to volunteer their time at a Texas animal shelter. While there, they were featured on the local …

Alumni Gift Launches New Center for Intercultural Leadership

By Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi, interim director of the office of minority and international students The office of minority and international students is pleased to share some wonderful news! Construction will begin this summer on the Ellis U. Butler Jr. Center for Intercultural Leadership (the current working title), which will be located in the ground level of the Lennox/Glass …

Eric Perramond Publishes New Book on Mexican Cattle Ranching

Eric Perramond, associate professor of Southwest studies and environmental science, has published a new book, “Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico: Private Revolutions.” The book, published by the University of Arizona Press, examines the Río Sonora region of northern Mexico, where ranchers own anywhere from several hundred to tens of thousands of acres. Perramond …

Recipients of Named Professorships Announced

Colorado College has announced the recipients of the Reed, McKee, and Hochman named professorships. Each faculty member was chosen based on exemplary teaching and scholarship. They are: Marc Snyder, professor of biology, is the Thomas M. McKee Professor in the Natural Sciences. Paul Myrow, professor of geology, was appointed the Verner Z. Reed Professor in …

Chili Cook-Off Stirs Up Competition, Camaraderie

By Jane Newberry, executive athletics  assistant  March 17 heralded the celebration of not only St. Patrick’s Day, but also the Second Annual Colorado College Athletics Department Chili Cook-Off. An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed a wide variety of chili styles, including the green chili entered by Cecelia Gonzales of facilities services, which took first prize.  Closely following …

Colorado College Accepts Gift of $13,443 from Woman’s Club

The Woman’s Club of Colorado Springs presented a check for $13,443 to Colorado College on Wednesday, March 24, in a ceremony in Slocum Hall. The money will be added to a scholarship fund the Woman’s Club established at CC in 2002. Jim Swanson, director of financial aid, accepted the gift on behalf of Colorado College. …

CC’s Interdisciplinary ‘Art Bus’ Project Wins Davis Project for Peace Award

Three Colorado College students have been awarded the Davis Project for Peace for their project featuring traveling art workshops serving homeless and impoverished communities. Shire Brown ’10, an English major; Jody Joyner ’10, a studio art major; and Eddie Hazera ’11, a biology major, have received $10,000 for their collaborative project,  “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Da …

Senior Jody Joyner Receives Watson Fellowship

Jody Joyner ’10, a studio art major from Tucson, Ariz., has been awarded a Thomas J. Watson Foundation fellowship for her project, “The Art of Place: Where We Are.” Joyner will travel to the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Japan, and Canada to study how artists visually convey their perceptions of and connections to the …

Changes Aim for Better Utilization of CC Legal and Business Resources

As a result of the substantial improvements in dining services and the bookstore, and with a desire to use college resources even more effectively, CC is reallocating oversight responsibilities for several of the college’s auxiliary functions. In 2006 the positions of legal counsel and director of business were combined when Legal Counsel Chris Melcher joined …

Ed Eng to leave CC at the end of June

For personal and family reasons, Ed Eng has decided to leave Colorado College at the end of June 2010.  A search committee will be formed to select a qualified individual to replace him as the director of facilities services.  In his  tenure at CC, he was able to shepherd the Long Range Development Plan through …

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