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Posts from the December 2014 issue

Special Summer Programs for Alumni in 2015

The CC Office of Alumni Relations will sponsor several new alumni summer programs in Summer 2015. The first, “The Art of the Pitch,” will be a quarter-block class for alumni on July 15-19, 2015, on the CC campus. Innovation Institute Director Patrick Bultema and bestselling novelist/Colorado College English Professor Steve Hayward will create a hands-on…

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New Faculty, New Friends, and a Whole Lot of Syllabi

When moving from one phase of life to another, what do you need to be happy and successful? Friends and a little structure to feel like you belong. Guidance on the unwritten rules of your new culture. “What anybody needs when transitioning to a new situation is really pretty much the same,” said Anne Hyde,…

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From the President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, It was my junior year in college and summer was rapidly approaching. Like many college students, I was eager for a break, but also wanted to have a meaningful summer experience. After considering my options, I spent the summer teaching math at a boarding school. It was…

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CC Wins Silver Stars

Colorado College presented its first State of Sustainability report to the CC community this fall. The report, which uses the nationally recognized Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System (STARS) as a guide, benchmarks the school’s performance across broad sustainability metrics and provides a road map for future improvements and priorities. The report addresses the integration…

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Labor of Love

The CC Facilities crew ensures that historic campus buildings are preserved and also prepared for the future needs of the campus.

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A New Chapter in Philanthropy

A gift from a generous alumna makes it possible to reimagine Tutt Library for a new generation of students.

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Hands Up! Don’t Shoot!: Gesture, Choreography, and Protest in Ferguson, a point of view piece by Anusha Kedhar

By now, you know this phrase well. It has become the rallying cry of those protesting the killing of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Mo., earlier this year. Like other memorable activist slogans — “Hell no! We won’t go!” and “No justice? No peace!”— it captures the essence of collective anger in response to…

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Family Weekend 2014

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Homecoming Weekend 2014

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Jerry Cross ’91 is New Director of Athletics Communications

Jerry Cross ’91, formerly an assistant director of athletic communications at the U.S. Air Force Academy, began his duties as the director of athletics communications at Colorado College on Aug. 18, 2014. He replaced Dave Moross, who retired in May after nearly 28 years of service. Cross earned a degree in economics from CC; he had…

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