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Posts from the December 2015 issue

Innovation@CC Strengthened, Recognized

Innovation continues to thrive at Colorado College – and the college’s efforts have been nationally recognized. CC launched an Innovator-in-Residence Program this fall featuring two well-known innovators, Michael Hannigan ’75, founder and former CEO of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation, and Aaron Kahlow, founder and former CEO of the Online Marketing Institute. Kahlow was on…

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Students Assist Refugees While in Greece

The 25 students taking Lisa Hughes’ interdisciplinary course Romantic Comedy: The Birth, Death, and Re-birth during Block 2 in Greece were struck by the plight of refugees and vowed to help. With broad support from CC students, faculty, staff, alumni, student clubs, and athletics teams, the students raised more than $2,250 to buy necessities for…

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“Humans of CC” Now on Facebook

Four first-year students, Amelia Eskenazi ’19, Joann Bandales ’19, Padah Vang ’19, and David Gonzalez Salgado ’19, have created the “Humans of Colorado College” Facebook page. Modeled after the “Humans of New York” project, the page seeks to tell stories that others aren’t aware of, letting students know it’s OK to be vulnerable and helping…

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Cache La Poudre, Sacred Grounds More Appealing

Visitors to campus will notice a more pedestrian-friendly and aesthetically pleasing Cache La Poudre Street, between Cascade and Nevada avenues. The Cache La Poudre Improvement Project is the first phase to address the campus master plan’s recommendation to create a clearer gateway into campus from the south. The project extends the curb on the south…

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From the President

Dear Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, This edition of the Bulletin celebrates the contributions of our dedicated faculty. During Homecoming weekend we honored Professor Tim Fuller and Professor Owen Cramer for 50 years of service to Colorado College. Their careers embody what it means to be a teacher-scholar. They have taught and…

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Letters to the Editor

Thank you for writing such a thoughtful tribute to Bob Steck, true to his activism and political engagement. I will always be grateful for our time spent with him in the classroom – what a wonderful professor and friend. A true champion of philosophy and liberal arts education, he also made the best fettuccine 
carbonara…

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Kathryn Mohrman Theatre Dedicated

More than 125 members of the Colorado College community gathered for the dedication of the Kathryn Mohrman Theatre in Armstrong Hall in early November. Mohrman served as the 11th president of Colorado College — and the first woman to hold that position — from 1993 to 2002. Speaking at the ceremony were Trustee Ryan Haygood…

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Boardroom Named in Honor of Barbara Yalich ’53

The Barbara L. Yalich Class of 1953 Boardroom, located on the ground floor of the renovated Spencer Center, was dedicated at a ceremony on Sept. 9. Barbara Yalich ’53 served as an alumni trustee from 1971-73; director of alumni support from 1973-75; director of alumni affairs from 1975-85; director of development from 1985-91; and vice…

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Courageous Curriculum: CC’s Religion Department Stands Out

See what the Religion Department has done to become a model of diversity in the curriculum.

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50 Years with Owen Cramer & Tim Fuller

These two professors have been influencing students and the campus as a whole for a half century.

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