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Posts from the August 2016 issue

Celebrating CC People

In a series of online profiles, CC is recognizing members of the staff and faculty who’ve had a long-term, deeply resonant impact upon the college’s classrooms, campus, and community.

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Retiring Faculty Members

The five members of the CC faculty who retired this year have nearly 200 years of teaching at Colorado College among them (198, to be exact). We asked them what they plan to do. Their replies: Steven Janke, professor of mathematics and computer science, started at CC in 1975. “No dramatic retirement plans, but I…

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Summer By The Numbers

Don’t let the long, languid days of summer fool you — Colorado College is a hoppin’ place in the summertime. See what’s happening on the CC campus this summer.

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Black and White and Green All Over

The Tutt Library renovation will support learning on the Block Plan as it enhances our sense of place.

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New East Campus Housing Underway

A new campus housing project will add residences for juniors and seniors, increasing the diversity of housing available at CC.

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The Hunt Stops Here

Tutt Library stores a very special collection of Helen Hunt Jackson’s books, letters, diaries, and personal papers behind its doors.

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Stay Connected Through Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Online Tools

Many years ago, Colorado College launched OurCC as an online tool that could, in part, help alumni connect with students for career-related mentorship. The mentor section was but one module in a suite of tools that includes event registration, website development for the Office of Alumni Relations, broadcast email, and e-commerce, such as making a…

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Giving Up on Politics is Not an Option

Politician bashing is a favorite American pastime: “Don’t vote—it only encourages them!”  “If God wanted us to vote, He would have given us candidates!”  “A politician is someone who answers every question with an open mouth!” But thank goodness Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Lincoln, the Roosevelts, Kennedy, Reagan and Obama were all masterful and professional politicians. …

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