{"id":2768,"date":"2015-10-23T02:25:31","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T02:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=2768"},"modified":"2015-10-23T02:25:31","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T02:25:31","slug":"students-explore-delve-deeper-with-help-of-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2015\/10\/23\/students-explore-delve-deeper-with-help-of-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Explore, Delve Deeper with Help of Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montana Bass \u201918<\/strong><\/p>\n

Student recipients in two different grant programs will showcase their experiences and you\u2019ll have the opportunity to talk with them about how the grants support learning at CC.<\/p>\n

Promoting CC students\u2019 imagination, challenge, and personal growth in their own responsible and conscientious pursuit of wilderness expeditions and education \u2014 that\u2019s the purpose of the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund. \u00a0Each year, the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund gives grants to a selection of student applicants. This summer, the fund sponsored 10 expeditions in which 27 students participated. Talk with grant recipients in person at the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund Expedition Grant slideshow on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7-8:30 p.m<\/b>. in the Cornerstone Arts Center Screening Room. \u00a0Student groups will share their incredible backcountry expeditions throughout North America.<\/p>\n

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Morgan Mulhern \u201917 , explored the culture of food in Latin America with funding from a Keller Venture Grant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since its inauguration in 1995, the Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund<\/a> has provided 320 students with expedition funding, resulting in 134 successful expeditions and countless life-changing experiences for Colorado College students.<\/p>\n

Keller Venture Grants<\/a> provide another unique opportunity for CC students, sending them out into the world with the resources to explore a specific interest. This year marks 10 years for the Keller Family Venture Grant program. Last year, the program provided $121,750 to 134 CC students for research and experiential projects.<\/p>\n

Students\u2019 projects ranged in focus from art to health care to environmental studies. The grants took students to five continents and 13 countries. The students who receive them exhibit noteworthy innovation, creativity, and passion in their ability to pursue their interests and take advantage of a unique and vital resource at CC.<\/p>\n

Anna Cain \u201917 traveled to Dublin to continue delving into a book that she did not want to put down at the end of the block. \u201cUlysses is a book that just destroys your mind,\u201d Cain explained. \u201cAfter one block, I knew I hadn\u2019t gotten all I could out of it, so I continued to read it over the course of one semester.\u201d Cain meticulously traced the travels of Ulysses during her semester of reading and applied for a grant that would take her to Dublin in the summer to trace his path herself. She researched the commercialism that has grown from Ulysses\u2019s legacy in Dublin and paid specific attention to this in her travels. \u201cIt began as just seeing how Ireland was honoring its legacy, then I was finding lots of industries whose entire business model was based on their connection to Ulysses,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Morgan Mulhern \u201917 began her CC semester in a Latin America study abroad program with a grant to study the food of southern Peru over winter break before the spring semester started. \u201cCulinary culture can be thought of as a form of unwritten communication and identification. I traveled from Lima down the coast to Arequipa, Puno, and Cusco. I visited restaurants of Acurio Gaston along the way. His restaurants serve to integrate, celebrate, and explore various fields surrounding the culture and creation of food,\u201d said Mulhern.<\/p>\n

To make even more memorable his travel with the CC men\u2019s soccer team, Soren Frykholm \u201917 applied for and received a grant to create a documentary exploring the effect of travel on team companionship. \u201cI had the camera rolling as much as I could,\u201d said Frykholm. \u201cI really wanted to get at, \u2018What is the importance of world travel\u2019 and \u2018What is the purpose of this trip?\u2019\u201d Frykholm dedicated the project to his coach, Horst Richardson, and his wife, Helen, for their 50 years of service to the team.<\/p>\n

All three students stressed heavily the accessibility of the grant application process and the academic and personal growth they experienced as a result of their adventures. View an interactive map<\/a> of all grants from the past two years.<\/p>\n

Or, hear their stories in person and learn about how the Keller Venture Grants have transformed the student experience at CC. The Keller Family Venture Grant Forum happens Thursday, Nov. 5<\/b>, beginning with a reception at 4:45 p.m. in the Cornerstone Arts Center\u2019s main space and a student improv performance by TWIT (CC\u2019s Theatre Workshop Improv Troupe) at 5:20 p.m. Featured student IGNITE-style presentations begin in the Celeste Theatre at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Montana Bass \u201918 Student recipients in two different grant programs will showcase their experiences and you\u2019ll have the opportunity to talk with them about how the grants support learning at CC. Promoting CC students\u2019 imagination, challenge, and personal growth in their own responsible and conscientious pursuit of wilderness expeditions and education \u2014 that\u2019s the purpose … <\/p>\n

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