An overview of how the economic downturn has affected CC and how the leadership is responding and building a budget to sustain Colorado College into the future.
July 2009 Issue
Colorado College Responds to the Economic Downturn
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Section: Features
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What We Are Committed to Sustaining
Statements from Board of Trustees Plenary Session, Feb. 21, 2009 Lots of people are working very hard to figure out ways to get the college solvent and to keep it that way. It helps me to reflect on what exactly it is that we’re committed to sustaining. It is the season of personnel reviews. On [...]
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Section: Web Extras
Tough Times, Tough Decisions: Athletics Cuts at CC
On March 24, President Dick Celeste, Faculty Athletics Representative Ralph Bertrand, and Director of Athletics Ken Ralph announced that three varsity sports — football, water polo, and softball — would be discontinued. Bob Manning '69 offers his perspective —as a CC alumnus, trustee, Athletics Board member, and one who was involved in this process from the outset — as to why this decision was made.
Issue: July 2009 (story list)
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Section: Features
Back to the Future: Returning to CC to Teach a Block Course
Each year, we have a number of executives who teach or co-teach an entire block for us in the economics and business department. The year 2008 was no exception, and included Van Skilling ’55, Phil Condit P’91, Carlos Frum ’72, and David Helms ’65, who was here to teach a course — The Economics of [...]
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Vision 2010: A Quantum Leap
In December 2008, at a dark time in our country's economy, our loyal donors came through. Find out how CC has made a quantum leap in the level of support we receive from our investors.
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Section: Features
Tiger Paw Returns
Did you know that 55 percent of Colorado College’s alumni have given at some time during the last five years to the Achieving Our Vision campaign? That’s a significant number!
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Support Remains Strong for Financial Aid at Colorado College
Despite the nationwide economic downturn, CC will award six new scholarships next year that will contribute more than $110,600 to the financial aid budget.
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Building Bridges and Scholarships
You never know where a game of bridge, or the “bridge” of friendships and alumni help, will take you. When Carol James and Jody Smith were at Colorado College, they spent a lot of time playing bridge. “Maybe more than we should have,” they both admit somewhat sheepishly today. When truly desperate for someone to [...]
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The Alumni Association Board Student Leadership Scholarship
The Colorado College Alumni Association Board Development Committee has the privilege of interviewing outstanding applicants each year for the AAB Student Leadership Scholarship. The funds for this endowed scholarship come from the donations of Alumni Association Board members and others in the Colorado College community. This year, given the greater need for financial aid and [...]
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Peak Profile: Arch Doty ’47
Arch Doty ’47 is nothing if not persistent. And patient. He waited 61 years after graduating from Colorado College to find out what his senior year grades were. Back in the spring of 1947, Doty couldn’t wait around to find out. He finished his last exam at CC, immediately packed his car and headed to [...]
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Section: Alumni Profiles
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