KRCC Receives $15,000 Grant from El Pomar Foundation for Programming

KRCC, Colorado College’s NPR-member radio station, has received a $15,000 grant from the El Pomar Foundation. The grant will be used to produce local news shows for the community and provide additional political coverage on the state legislature in Denver, both of which have been requested by KRCC’s member stations. “These programs are vital components …

Winners of Lewis Award for Student Film of the Year Announced

The winners of the Lewis Award for Student Film of the Year have been announced. Arielle Gross ’12 took first place with “Contact: The Eye,” and received a $500 prize. Nick Wellin ’10 took second place for “Showdown,” and received $300. The other two finalists were Connie Jiang ’12 for “Love Song of J. Alfred …

Two CC Students Named Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars

Colorado College students Rachel San Luis ’10 and Rakhi Voria ’11 have been named Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars. San Luis graduated cum laude as an English/film studies major and Spanish minor; Voria is an international political economy major and journalism minor. The Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, awarded by The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, provides a $26,000 grant for …

CC Shoes Sent Walking Worldwide

CC’s Soles4Souls shoe drive was a resounding success, as many faculty, staff, and students stepped up and donated their old shoes. The campus-wide project was launched in conjunction with a children’s book published by Charlotte Blessing, CC’s director of international programs. The book, “New Old Shoes,” is told from perspective of a pair of shoes, …

Board of Trustees Meeting Actions

The CC Board of Trustees met May 13-15 on campus and conducted the following business. Voted to approve: Isabel Werner ’08 as the first “young alumni trustee.”  She will serve a non-renewable two-year term. Renewal of terms for trustees Neal Baer, John Chalik, Eben Moulton, Adam Press, Jane Rawlings, Bob Selig, Mike Slade, and Hans …

‘Wait, Wait’ a Huge Success for KRCC

Colorado College’s NPR-member radio station KRCC was hugely successful in bringing the popular radio show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” to Colorado Springs. KRCC Program Manager Jeff Bieri said the event had been two years in the making, dating from 2008 when Bieri contacted NPR’s main office in Washington, D.C., asking to host the Saturday …

State of the Rockies Photo Displayed at DIA

Traveling through Denver International Airport this summer? If you’re going out of Terminal A, be on the lookout for a photo taken by Steve Weaver, CC’s technical director of geology. The image, which appears on this year’s State of the Rockies Report Card and poster, is of a herd of grazing bison with the Crestone Peaks …

Jim Lewis ’79 Nominated for Tony Award

Jim Lewis ’79, a history and philosophy major at Colorado College, has been nominated for his work on “Fela!,” the Broadway musical that has received 11 Tony Award nominations. Lewis and Bill T. Jones were nominated for “Best Book of a Musical,” which is awarded to librettists of the spoken, non-sung dialogue, and storyline of a musical …

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