Dear Campus Community, It has been an honor serving as your acting co-presidents over the past year. Today marks our last day before President L. Song Richardson begins her tenure as 14th president of Colorado College tomorrow. To our faculty, staff, and students: Thank you for all you have done over the past year to …
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A special time and sentiment
Each year our Office of Communications captures Commencement on video, sharing a story of achievement, sometimes a bit of advice from the Commencement speaker, and occasionally moments of reflection from our graduates. This year’s videos — for our two Commencement ceremonies, for the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020 — share special moments …
“Hindsight is 2020”
There were so many hugs. Nearly 370 members of the Class of 2020 — including 11 Master of Arts in Teaching graduates — reunited on Sunday, May 30 at Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs for their long-awaited in-person Commencement ceremony. There were tears of joy. There were thrills to see classmates and faculty who …
Welcoming Back and Celebrating the Class of 2020
We all love this time of year, when we see the joy on our graduates’ faces. This year, we get double the joy. We will welcome back and honor the Class of 2020 today at an in-person Commencement ceremony at Weidner Field in downtown Colorado Springs. This class saw their senior year on campus cut …
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The blessings of Baccalaureate
Baccalaureate is a centuries-old graduation tradition that is held in Shove Memorial Chapel at Colorado College during Commencement Weekend. The Baccalaureate ceremony offers a quiet, intimate opportunity to reflect on the rite of passage that is graduation, hear faculty members share advice to the graduates, and enjoy students’ talents. This year seniors chose as their …
