Would you like to meet brand new CC staff members, share all of your favorite parts of CC, and build relationships across campus? That’s what members of the inaugural class of CC ambassadors have been doing over the past year. “I want them to know immediately that they are welcomed into the college and that …
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Dana Cronin ’17 Racks Up Miles, Experience at 91.5 KRCC
By Alana Aamodt ’18 Dana Cronin ’17, has spent a large portion of her CC career interning with 91.5 KRCC , Colorado College’s NPR-member station. From pitching stories to interviewing sources, Cronin’s internship has introduced her to all aspects of radio, giving her the opportunity to write, record, and produce her stories. “Throughout my two …
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Professor Emeritus Gamer Finds Composition Inspiration in CC Logo
By Alana Aamodt ’18 The open skies and towering mountains around Colorado Springs have long inspired artists — Katharine Lee Bates, while working at CC, found inspiration from them to create her famous poem, “America the Beautiful,” for example. The new CC logo, introduced in January, takes the same inspiration, incorporating these mountains and clear …
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IDEA Space Looks Inside the Criminal Justice System
By Laurie Laker ’12 Colorado College’s IDEA Space, the InterDisciplinary Experimental Arts Space, is currently hosting an exhibition titled “Incarceration Nation.” “It addresses a crucial topic in the American landscape,” says Briget Heidmous, assistant curator of the IDEA Space. “The mass incarceration of human beings is an epidemic in this country,” explained Heidmous. “Currently, there …
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Meet Filmmakers at Exclusive RMWFF Student Symposium
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 On Sunday, Nov. 13, the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Institute will screen two films and host lunch with the filmmakers at Colorado College as part of the institute’s annual film festival. RMWFI annually puts on the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, which is the longest continuously running women’s film festival in …
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Get to Know Dwanna Robertson, Assistant Professor of Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies
Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Dwanna Robertson joined CC this year as an assistant professor in the Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies Program. Robertson has a Ph. D. in sociology from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and a graduate certificate in Native American Indian Studies. It’s an exciting time to join the department, as CC implemented a new …
Brewing and Biology Foster Community Connection for Julian Dahl ’17
By Alana Aamodt ’18 Colorado is a great place to be a craft beer enthusiast and Julian Dahl ’17, senior at CC, is taking advantage of it. President of the recently founded CC Homebrew Club, and previously a summer intern at Triple S brewing in Colorado Springs, Dahl engages his passion for beer throughout the …
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Sub-committees Begin Work on CC, FAC Program Plans
The first major phase in the strategic planning process undertaken by Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center wrapped up in October. A series of community listening sessions were held, as well as small- group focus sessions and large group discussions, in order to seek input from various community constituents regarding the re-envisioning …
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Presentation, Panel Looks at ‘The Future of College Art Museums’
Sharon Corwin, professor of art, chief curator, and the Carolyn Muzzy Director of the Colby College Museum of Art, delivered a presentation on Nov. 3 titled “The Future of College Art Museums,” highlighting the bridge the Colby College Museum of Art is building between academic and public communities. Many affiliated with the historic Colorado College-Fine …
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Cynthia Lowen ’01 Shares Insights into Innovation
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Cynthia Lowen ’01, poet, writer, and producer of the Emmy-nominated documentary “Bully,” is visiting CC this block, sharing insight into her creative process, her experience as an artist, and how she innovates social change through her own creativity. She spoke on campus Thursday, Nov. 3, as part of CC’s Innovative Minds …
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