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Several professors at CC incorporated parts of the 18,000-acre Waldo Canyon wildfire area into their coursework during the fall semester. Eric Perramond, associate professor of Southwest Studies and Environmental Science, took his Political Ecology of the Southwest class to the burn site during Block 1, barely nine weeks after the fire raged on the west…

When friends and parents of the Colorado College extended family saw the dramatic pictures of the Waldo Canyon Wildfire just west of campus last June, they were stunned and alarmed over what they were seeing. How could this happen? Was our beloved campus in danger? Some called in and were relieved to learn that the…

Three CC grads had a whirlwind encounter during the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Isaac, which struck the northern Gulf Coast in late August. I had been asked to join a pilot project studying the flooding effects of the hurricane through my work using Terrestrial LiDAR (T-LiDAR) as a post-doc at the United States Geological Survey…

Women’s Soccer Jessie Ayers ’15 joined an exclusive list of CC women’s soccer players when she was named a second-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Ayers became the 14th Tiger to be honored by the NSCAA, the first since Robyn Neigel, Karla Thompson, and Cissy Wafford were recognized in 1990. Ayers…

C.J. Pascoe, CC assistant professor of sociology, has been appointed to the research advisory board of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. The nonprofit charitable foundation is dedicated to helping young people develop skills, opportunities, and resources, as it addresses issues such as self-confidence, well-being, anti-bullying, mentoring, and career development. “It’s rare that sociologists —…

CC English Professor Claire Oberon Garcia was named a Pikes Peak Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of Colorado. Garcia is writing a book based on her research into the work of black women modernist writers, and editing a collection of essays on scholarly and creative responses to the movie “The Help” and other…

A new venture, the Collaborative for Community Engagement, has been created by blending the resources and services of the Center for Service and Learning and the Partnership for Civic Engagement. The Collaborative integrates rigorous liberal arts scholarship with community-based work, and provides opportunities for students and faculty to deepen and contextualize classroom learning. By engaging…

Jessy Randall, CC archivist and curator of special collections at Tutt Library, reports that digital versions of all the CC yearbooks are now available online at http://archive.org/details/coloradocollege. The full text of each yearbook is searchable, so it’s easy to find embarrassing photos of yourself and your friends! Additionally, the library has digitized some of the…

Colorado College is offering a new major in film and new media studies, and a new thematic minor in global health. Both went into effect this fall. The film and new media studies major is a response to student interest, expertise, and demand. It also is a result of the Cornerstone Arts Initiative, which stresses…

Sean Pieri, the new vice president for advancement, joined Colorado College in October, having previously served as vice president of development at the College of William & Mary and assistant secretary of the College of William & Mary Foundation since 2006. While at William & Mary, Pieri spearheaded all aspects of the university’s development program…