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Posts from the Spring 2018 issue

Students, Community Benefit From Cornerstone Arts Week

The college’s 17th annual Cornerstone Arts Week, open to CC and community members, featured two keynote speakers, a concert by a celebrated Inuit performer, a student installation curated by Nelson Kies ’18, a film, and a theatre production, all exploring this year’s theme, “What is the Creative Brain?” In addition to delivering their comments, the…

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Students Attend Conservation in the West Poll Release, Discussion

Five CC students attended the release of the State of the Rockies Project Conservation in the West Poll in January at Denver’s Colorado Convention Center. They joined the Outdoor Industry Association, the Center for Western Priorities, and two of the nation’s leading pollsters for the release of the poll and a discussion of the evolving opinions…

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CC Hosts Leonard Bernstein Symposium

Assistant Professor of Music Ryan Raul Bañagale ’00 organized “Leonard Bernstein at 100,” a three-day symposium on the CC campus held in conjunction with a month-long series of events in Colorado Springs honoring Bernstein’s centenary. A highlight of the symposium was the opening night event, featuring a conversation between Bañagale and Jamie Bernstein, the eldest…

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FAC Becomes Kennedy Center Partner in Education

The Kennedy Center Partners in Education Program accepted only seven partnerships this year — and two are from Colorado Springs. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, partnering with Colorado Springs’ School District 11, the largest school district in El Paso County, is joining the program, as is UCCS Presents: The Ent Center…

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Board of Trustees Rescinds Slocum Honors

Last fall, members of the CC community raised allegations that William F. Slocum engaged in sexual misconduct while he was president of the college. President Jill Tiefenthaler investigated this matter and then brought it to the CC Board of Trustees for their consideration. Based upon its review of the matter, the board found that there…

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CC’s Minor in The Book

Colorado College first offered a minor in The Book during the 2009-10 academic year. This thematic minor, advised by Professor of History Carol Neel, examines the past, present, and future of the written word in its material form from the perspective of a variety of humanistic and social scientific disciplines. Students in the minor are…

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Beyond Start-Ups and Tech: Innovation at CC Takes a Holistic Approach

Mindfulness, design thinking, and creative confidence play a major role in Colorado College’s approach to innovation.

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Class Notes

1967 To mark their 50th reunion, members of the Class of ’67 added a swamp white oak to the Colorado College Arboretum, thus amplifying CC’s Tree Campus USA designation. Members pictured below from left to right: Rory Donaldson ’66, with wife Louisa, Jennifer Callaway, an unidentified individual, Lise Hazen, Keith Cunningham, Tom Zetterstrom, Thor Thorson,…

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Elevating Summer: A Summer Program as Vibrant as the Academic Year

With opportunities provided by Summer Session, the Pre-College Program, student-faculty collaborative research, and a music festival, summer is an exciting time to be at CC.

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Increasing Access: Colorado College Paves the Way for Financial Aid and Scholarships

Colorado College paves the way for financial aid and scholarships.

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