“The Colorado College Plan: Building on the Block” was developed five years ago with broad input from the CC community following President Jill Tiefenthaler’s Year of Listening. The 2013 plan includes five recommendations designed to create a more dynamic liberal arts experience. The recommendations focus on the Block Plan, summer/Half Block, innovation, CC’s distinctive place, and workplace excellence.
A new addendum, “Building on the Block 2.0,” expands the scope. It was developed in similar fashion to the original, with President Tiefenthaler leading a series of community brainstorming sessions. Approved by the Board of Trustees in Fall 2017, the addendum includes a new recommendation and two new initiatives.
The new recommendation, “Connecting the CC Experience,” aims to help students build connections across diverse communities and disciplines, and through academic and co-curricular experiences. By leveraging the CC network, it will help students link their CC education to their post-CC careers and lives. The recommendation also calls for improving college readiness in Colorado through a K-12 access program.
“When students can integrate the various parts of their CC experiences and connect these experiences with their future plans, they become inspired and imaginative leaders who are prepared to thrive in a changing world,” says Tiefenthaler.
The first new initiative focuses on strengthening the college’s alliance with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The workplace excellence initiative aims to develop ways to connect collaboration and professional development to CC’s mission, build a more inclusive community, and make time for faculty and staff to reflect, explore, and innovate.
