Five members of the Colorado College faculty and staff — four of whom are also CC alumni — have been nominated for 2011 Pikes Peak Arts Council awards. They are: Dance: Patrizia Herminjard ’96, dance instructor, for “The 12 Steps of Physical Intimacy” Poetry, Literary Excellence: David Mason ’78, professor of English (and Colorado Poet Laureate) …
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President Tiefenthaler Begins ‘Year of Listening’
As a first step in becoming part of the Colorado College community, President Jill Tiefenthaler is working with a small group representing trustees, faculty, staff, students, and alumni to help her transition into her new role. The Temporary Transition Advisory Committee will serve through the summer. Tiefenthaler’s presidency began on July 1. “My most important …
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Learn about CC President-Elect Jill Tiefenthaler
Read the announcement about CC’s 13th president, as well as her biography and speech; check out the photo gallery and videos; and send her a welcome message. Check back for new content, all here.
Udis-Kessler Blogs on LGBT Spirituality for Tikkun Daily
Amanda Udis-Kessler, CC’s director of institutional research, has become a regular LGBT spirituality blogger for the interfaith Tikkun Daily, which aims to provide “a spiritual progressive perspective on politics, art, religion, and activism.” Tikkun Daily is the multimedia blog site of Tikkun, the bimonthly Jewish and interfaith magazine associated with the Network of Spiritual Progressives. Udis-Kessler’s first …
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Prof. David Mason named Colorado’s poet laureate
Colorado College Professor of English David Mason is Colorado’s new poet laureate, Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter announced at the state capitol on July 1. Mason co-directs CC’s creative writing program. His poetry books include “The Buried Houses,” winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize; “The Country I Remember,” winner of the Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award; and …
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Alumna’s commercial airs during Super Bowl
“CASKET,” the Super Bowl Doritos commercial for which CC alumna and English film track major Char Lee ’09 was casting director, was one of four in the Crash the Super Bowl commercial competition that aired during the game. There were 4,000 entries, and Lee’s was one of six finalists; four of those advanced to the grand …
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CC’s new mobile website is live
CC’s new website optimized for mobile browsers is live. Now you can quickly access the campus directory, campus map, events, news, game scores, CC on YouTube, CC on Facebook, KRCC and emergency info via your smartphone. The site is intended to make information easier to access when you’re away from your computer; it’s not meant …
Budget outlook: Swallowing ‘the bitter pill’ last year puts CC in better position now
After a year of staff reductions and $8 million in budget cuts, “the broad outlook for CC is stable,” President Richard Celeste told attendees of an Open Budget Forum on Dec. 17. While cautioning that the college’s financial condition is subject to economic changes, Celeste said he sees no reason for further reductions in staff. “We are …
Working Group on Staff Compensation and Classification presents new salary concept
The Working Group on Staff Compensation and Classification, a group formed this year, presented a concept for one part of staff compensation in a Staff Council Hot Topics open session on Dec. 16. The group is seeking staff input on the concept, which would apply a fixed cost of basic goods and services — rather than a percentage — as …
Bookstore Advisory Committee recommends outsourcing
The Bookstore Advisory Committee, working since September 2009 on the question of whether the CC bookstore operations should be outsourced or return to a self-operated model, on Dec. 10 presented a unanimous recommendation to President Celeste and Vice President for Finance and Administration Robert Moore in favor of outsourcing. The committee, which included faculty, staff and students, said: “The committee unanimously recommends that the college negotiate an outsource …
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