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Padah Vang ’19, of St. Paul, Minnesota, is one of only nine winners of the 2015 “I’m First!” Scholarship. More than 1,000 first-generation students applied for the prestigious scholarship, awarded by the nonprofit Center for Student Opportunity. Vang’s family members are Hmong from Laos, and she said the college process was difficult for her family…

When I drive through the CC campus I sometimes imagine going back, know-ing what I know now and doing it all again — in part for the intellectual stimulation and friendships, and in part because as an adult I have to arrange my own meals and I miss Rastall. A lot. In July, CC offered…

Learn about the prevalence of sexual assault on campus and what educational efforts are underway to prevent it.

Alumni and friends venture close to home, as was the case with the Block Break Away to Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico,  held in August, or farther afield in the hills of Tuscany. Keep up with all event offerings, both regional and travel-study, at www.coloradocollege.edu/alumni. Mark your calendar and register for these upcoming events…

It took only a walk down the street for the CC women’s soccer team to realize they weren’t in Colorado Springs anymore. South Korea provided a culture shock. It began with the food. “There were all sorts of markets outside and vendors were showing us live squid and octopus,” said Kaeli Vandersluis ’15. “A teammate…

Colorado College welcomed 13 new tenure-track faculty members at the beginning of the 2015-16 academic year. Anthony Bull Associate Professor of Human Biology and Kinesiology Bull examines the effects of physical activity and energy balance on health and performance in humans.   Lynne Gratz Assistant Professor of the Environmental Program Gratz’s research focuses on the…

Colorado College Alumni Association presented their annual awards on Saturday, Oct. 10, during Homecoming Weekend. Those receiving awards were Frieda Ekotto ’86 and Andrew Fahlund ’91, the Louis T. Benezet Award; Doug Norberg ’62, P ’88, P ’91 and Nancy Pettit Norberg ’64, P ’88, P ’91, the Lloyd E. Worner Award; and Associate Professor…

Tammy Terwelp joined CC in October as the new general manager of KRCC, Colorado College’s NPR-member station. Prior to coming to CC, Terwelp was the director of content and programming at 90.5 WESA, the NPR-member station in Pittsburgh. She has more than 20 years of public media experience with systems and operations; a strong knowledge…

Magdalena “Maggie” Santos ’86 recently joined CC as the new director of campus safety and emergency management. Santos graduated with a B.A. in Spanish education and taught for five years before serving with the Colorado Springs Police Department for nearly 25 years. She graduated from the Colorado Springs Police Department Training Academy, completed credits for a…