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Posts from the April 2016 issue

‘Just Hanging Out, Baking Pies in Jill’s Kitchen’

The historic “Battle on Blake” between CC and DU in February ended in the “Battle on Bake” – with CC taking the heat and forking over five strawberry-rhubarb pies as the payoff in a friendly wager between the two schools. CC President Jill Tiefenthaler and DU Chancellor Rebecca Chopp took the long-simmering rivalry between the…

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From Cossitt to Cuba

Judy Kreith ’83 recounts her unique connections to Cuba and her roots at CC.

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Sense of Place Trips Help Build Sense of Belonging

CC’s Sense of Place trips are a field series exploring the cultural, natural, and historic features of Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. The series provides students, faculty, and staff with “backstage access” to and critical examination of some features of the college’s unique location that often go overlooked. “We believe this examination is…

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Battle on Blake

CC clashes with rival DU during February’s historic “Battle on Blake” hockey game, played at Coors Field in Denver. Nearly 150 former CC hockey players attended the outdoor match, which marked the 302nd encounter between CC and DU and the first time a collegiate hockey game has been played at Coors Field. Fans, many wearing…

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Morris Miller Memorial Garden

The Morris Miller Memorial Garden, one of the specialty gardens of CC, was created in memory of Morris Miller Jr. ’70 after he passed away in April 1990. The garden was established through gifts made by family and more than 45 alumni and friends, including members of the Class of 1970 and the Phi Delta…

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Jennifer Zimdahl Galt

Mongolia is more than 6,000 miles away from Colorado, but Jennifer Zimdahl Galt already feels at home. In May 2015, President Barack Obama nominated her as ambassador to Mongolia and, a few months later, the U.S. Senate confirmed her. In late September, the longtime Foreign Service officer and her family headed to the country wedged…

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Six Faculty Members Promoted, Granted Tenure

Six Colorado College faculty members were promoted and granted tenure by the CC Board of Trustees at their annual February meeting to take effect next academic year. CC President Jill Tiefenthaler and Dean of the College and Dean of the Faculty Sandra Wong visited each promoted faculty member, congratulating them and bestowing a gift. Promoted…

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FELLOW FACULTY: Checking in With a Few CC Alumni Who Have Ascended in Academia

If you gathered together all the Colorado College alumni who currently work as higher-education faculty, or did at one time, you could fill Rastall Dining Hall and still have enough people left over to clog up Benji’s. The Office of Alumni Relations counts 796 living CC graduates who have gone on to be professors, including…

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Rising Senior Symposium Planned

The Career Center is launching a two-day symposium, May 12-13, to help rising seniors develop a strategy for making the most of the upcoming summer months and their senior year, as well as navigating the transition from college student to college graduate. Sessions will focus on standing out to potential employers and developing a network.…

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Liz Cheney ’88 Talks with Students

LIZ CHENEY ’88 met with students in two political science classes in March for a spaghetti lunch and discussion at the home of Political Science Professor Tom Cronin who was Cheney’s thesis adviser when she was at CC. About two dozen students from Cronin’s American Presidency class and Political Science Professor David Hendrickson’s The American…

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