’92 20th Reunion: October 11–14, 2012! John White has been named president of GoZip, LLC, and Experiential Resources, Inc. a global designer, builder, and operator of custom zip line and adventure courses. He will be in charge of overseeing the strategic growth of the company’s networks and new properties and operations. ’93 Matthew Burkley has [...]
December 2011 Issue
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’00 Dara Abraham graduated from the University of Portland in August 2009 with a bachelor’s of nursing science and began working as a nurse at Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland, Ore. In August 2010, she moved to Washington, D.C., and married Kyle Abraham Oct. 1, 2010, in Maui, Hawaii. She is currently working as a [...]
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’11 One-Year Reunion: October 11–14, 2012! Melissa Serafin and two of her peers received the Projects for Peace grant to execute a project in Ugenya, Kenya. The Zuia Project’s (zuiaproject.org) goal was to empower the women and youth of Ugenya to take charge of their health and improve their leadership and entrepreneurship skills through capacity [...]
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Sports Briefs
Men’s Cross Country Led by Jackson Brainerd ’12 and Robby Caseria ’12, who blazed to individual finishes of first and fifth, respectively, the Colorado College men’s cross country team reached a new pinnacle in mid-November. The Tigers, ranked No. 5 in the West, claimed a share of the men's team title for the first time ever [...]
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Peak Profile: Kaui Hart Hemmings ’98
Kaui Hart Hemmings ’98 has been called “Hawaii’s Cinderella.” Who is her Prince Charming? George Clooney, of course. Their relationship isn’t the stuff of fairy tales. Instead, it’s an artistic collaboration that has resulted in a movie version of Kaui’s first novel, “The Descendants.” Kaui’s novel has been adapted for the big screen, and that [...]
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Peak Profile: Jake Norton ’96
Jake Norton loves a challenge. So it’s not surprising to see his name attached to a project appropriately titled Challenge21. Jake, 37, is a motivational speaker, photographer, and professional climber in Golden, Colo. He grew up in Massachusetts, and climbed his first big mountain — Washington’s Mount Rainer — in 1986 at the age of [...]
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Peak Profile: Ken Sims ’86
He’s been called the man who collects molten lava, was recently featured in National Geographic magazine, and is widely respected as one of the world’s top isotope geochemists. Ken Sims ’86 is associate professor of geology and geophysics at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, recruited back to the West from a tenured position as [...]
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Garrison Keillor Waxes Poetic About CC, the Block Plan, and the Tigers
The nationally syndicated radio show “A Prairie Home Companion” was broadcast live on Oct. 29 from the World Arena in Colorado Springs, where host Garrison Keillor sang the praises of Colorado College to a worldwide audience of nearly four million listeners on public radio, as well as America One and Armed Forces Networks abroad. The [...]
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From the President
Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, As the crisp air settles on Colorado Springs, I am drawing great energy from the “Year of Listening” events that are taking place on campus and in cities such as Seattle, Los Angeles, Denver, and Boston. These highly interactive sessions are enriching our vision to make Colorado [...]
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Financial Aid Gets OK to Study Abroad, Some Passport Fees Included
CC has developed two programs that will allow more students the opportunity to study abroad. The first is a pilot program designed to increase opportunities for students with financial aid to study off-campus. The program, effective Spring 2012, will be evaluated annually for the next four years to determine if the college can afford to [...]
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