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The City Scholars program, launched in November 2019, provides scholarship funds to Colorado College students who live in specific regions. These 10 funds across the country serve to connect alumni and parents to the on-campus community. The program already has sparked nationwide interest, with 95 donors spanning 10 cities. CC event attendees have the option…

Dr. Bon Ku, a practicing emergency medicine physician and director of the Health Design Lab at Thomas Jefferson University, created the first design thinking program at a medical school. Ku held a lecture and question-and-answer session in early March, followed by a convergence class the next day. The class included students from Amanda Bowman’s Advanced…

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, While this time of year is usually marked by celebration as our seniors prepare for Commencement, the past few months have been filled with anxiety and disappointment as the Coronavirus has taken hold in our communities. Colleges have suspended face-to-face instruction and emptied campuses to slow the virus’ spread and…

Daniel Boron-Brenner ’07  writes, “It was a pleasant surprise for us to discover how small the world is, and how much of an impact CC has made on us as people as well as healthcare providers,” says Dan. Additionally, a fourth CC grad is at Albert Einstein Medical Center: Lily McKoy ’13 is a medical student currently rotating…

About 50 students participate in Forensics on one of three teams: Speech and Debate, Model United Nations, and Mock Trial. Unfamiliar with competitive communications? Here are the basics, per CC’s Speech and Debate Coach Sarah Hinkle. Speech and Debate: This team offers 11 different competitive public speaking and performance-based events. Students choose up to six…

Idris Goodwin, an accomplished playwright, poet, director, educator, and organizer, has been named the next director of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College, effective May 1, 2020. He will lead strategic direction and manage operations for the FAC, serving both Colorado College and the Colorado Springs community. Goodwin, who most recently worked as…

As Endowed Scholarship Challenge 101 Reaches a Successful Conclusion, Will Smith ’74 Announces New Gift For Will Smith ’74, alumni giving is a key philanthropic focus. Smith launched the Endowed Scholarship Challenge 101 in 2015 with a $10 million commitment to inspire others to join him in supporting Colorado College students. The goal of the…

The CC hockey team played the second outdoor game in program history on Feb. 17 in the “Faceoff at Falcon Stadium” against the U.S. Air Force Academy. The contest was held two days after the Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings played on the same rink as part of the NHL Stadium Series. Grant Cruikshank…

Driving to or from Colorado College through Ohio? Don’t be surprised if you see a section of roadway signs that say “Governor Richard F. Celeste Highway.” Former CC President Richard Celeste, the college’s 12th president who served from 2002-11, had a portion of I-90 west of Cleveland, Ohio, dedicated to him in November 2019 in…

Tucked between the sorority houses and North Weber Street on the east side of campus, are two houses that are home to Colorado College’s Synergy Program, a living community for students who want to work toward environmental sustainability, create a sense of community for both Synergy residents and the greater CC student body, and live independently and responsibly.