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Posts from the Spring 2018 issue

In Memoriam: Ronald “Ron” Edward Ohl

Ronald “Ron” Edward Ohl, Dec. 27, at age 81. As Colorado College’s dean of student affairs in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Ron handled issues related to student safety, discipline, and well-being during one of the more dynamic eras of campus history. An Ohio native, Ron earned a bachelor’s degree at Amherst College and…

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Olympic Dreams
: Past, Present, and Future

Located just a mile from the U.S. Olympic Committee headquarters, Colorado College has numerous connections to the USOC and Olympic Games. CC alumni have represented our country in competitions, worked for the USOC as employees or interns, and cheered athletes on at events throughout the world. Standing out in South Korea More than a dozen…

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In Memoriam: Don Henry Kiick

Don Henry Kiick, Jan. 7, in Colorado Springs. He was 58. Don was Central Services coordinator at CC, and served as a dedicated employee for over 14 years. A Colorado Springs native, Don started at CC in 2003 as the laboratory and animal suite assistant in the Department of Biology. In March 2005, Don transferred to…

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On the Bookshelf

Seeing Straight: An Introduction to Gender and Sexual Privilege By Jean Halley ’89 and Amy Eshleman “Seeing Straight” introduces students to key concepts in gender and sexuality through the lens of privilege and power. The book asks students to examine the privilege inherent in approaching heterosexual and cisgender (a person whose gender identity corresponds with…

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In Memoriam: Kevin Randolph Morgan

Kevin Randolph Morgan, Dec. 16, in Colorado Springs, at age 30. Kevin had been a CC Campus Safety officer since October 2009, and died in a car accident near the college. Outside of his security work, he was known both on and off campus as an avid runner. In an email shared with students and…

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Alumni Volunteers Contribute Time, Content, and Life Experience

Alumni volunteers permeate nearly everything we do here at CC, including serving on the Board of Trustees or the Alumni Association Board but also contributing time and talent as valuable resources to students in the classroom or to other alumni and parents at special programs. Helping students with transition to the workaday world is as…

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Homecoming Weekend 2018

Oct. 11-14 Class Reunions: 1968 (50th Reunion) 1973 (45th Reunion) 1978 (40th Reunion) 1983 (35th Reunion) 1988 (30th Reunion) 1993 (25th Reunion) 1998 (20th Reunion) 2003 (15th Reunion) 2008 (10th Reunion) 2013 (5th Reunion) 2014-2018 (Young Alumni Reunion) SPECIAL CELEBRATION: Professor John Riker, 50 Years at CC Football Reunion 20th Anniversary of the Feminist &…

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Meet the Newest Faces of Innovation

Faces of Innovation honors CC alumni, students, and faculty who embody the innovative and adventurous spirit of Colorado College with creativity and collaborative ideas. True liberal-arts thinkers, they make connections across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences. They are addressing some of the world’s most challenging problems, delighting with artful approaches, and always…

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Student Perspective

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Turning Pages

I submitted my senior thesis just before 9 a.m. on the first day of Block 7 last year, incredibly ready to be in a class again instead of dangerously managing my own time in a thesis block. Two blocks from graduating, I wasn’t expecting one of my last CC classes, AS 226: Book and Book…

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