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Posts from the April 2016 issue

CC’s Creative Work Recognized

CC’s NPR-member station KRCC received the Colorado Broadcasters Association Award for best mini-documentary or series for “Episode 10: After the Evangelical Vatican” in KRCC’s “Wish We Were Here” series, co-produced by Noel Black and Jake Brownell ’12. The series received national and international play in recent months. In December, WBEZ in Chicago aired Episode 6:…

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Tigers Crossing Paths

Albab Seifu ’11,  Ashley Johnson ’06 (holding Prowler), Nick Rogerson ’08, and Cullen Hughes ’94 celebrated the co-incidence of four CC alums living and working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, last summer. Johnson, who is pursuing a master’s degree in international development at Georgetown University, was working with the U.S. Agency for International Development and based…

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In Memoriam: Marianne Stoller

Marianne Stoller, Dec. 13, at age 86. A professor of anthropology from 1969 until her retirement in 1998, Marianne left enduring marks with both her research and her contributions to the Colorado College experience. She grew up in Colorado’s San Luis Valley and earned a B.A. in art from Adams State College in Alamosa. From…

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Athletics

Dilorati Finishes Third in 100 Fly at NCAA Championships Olivia Dilorati ’16 became the third female swimmer in school history to earn All-America honors with a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at  the 2016 NCAA Division III National Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pilorati was also named the 2015-16 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC)…

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Caleb Spear ’05

Caleb Spear ’05 is on a mission to help people turn bicycles into opportunities that build pathways out of poverty. Portal Bikes, a U.S. registered nonprofit based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is his creation. The organization designs and builds bicycles to haul cargo that are used by local Nepali entrepreneurs to increase business capacity. Using a…

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Opening Doors to a CC Education

Colorado College aims to raise $90 million in new scholarship support.

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Go Beyond the Block

Discover how crowdfunding is helping students like CC Nordic Ski Club members Rowan Kowalsky ’18 and Grace Ford ’19 share their passion for the sport with others. Find out more about them and others at: crowdfund.coloradocollege.edu

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Survey: CC Becoming a Greater Place to Work

What makes a great place to work even better? For many at Colorado College, it’s being part of a culture that emphasizes an inclusive community, one that helps each person develop as a professional, and promotes enthusiasm for lifelong learning, flexibility, open-mindedness, and other 21st-century skills — the same skills students develop during their four…

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From Good to Great

Two years in, The Butler Center works as a campus catalyst.

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The Gritty Truth: The Story of the Grits Collective

The Grits Collective is using storytelling to challenge societal prejudices about the homeless.

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