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Students, Recent Graduates 
Accumulate Awards

Colorado College students and recent alumni had a whirlwind year of academic recognition. Students in a variety of disciplines and departments amassed a multitude of awards. Not Pictured: Amanda Cahn ’17, Thomas Roberts ’17, and Madelene Travis ’17: Fulbright Semifinalists Richard Liu ’12 and Nathan Ravi Hahn ’14: NSF Graduate Research Fellowships MAT students Mike…

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CC Art Week: Oct. 9-13, 2017

In celebration of the alliance with the Fine Arts Center and in conjunction with national Arts and Humanities Month, October sets the stage for a weeklong program celebrating art at the newly renamed Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College with more than 15 programs offered à la carte or as a package. The…

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Homecoming Weekend 2017: Oct. 12-15

Class Reunions 1951, 1952, and 1953 (65th Reunion) 1961, 1962, and 1963 (55th Reunion) 1967 (50th Reunion) 1972 (45th Reunion) 1977 (40th Reunion) 1982 (35th Reunion) 1987 (30th Reunion) 1992 (25th Reunion) 1997 (20th Reunion) 2002 (15th Reunion) 2007 (10th Reunion) 2012 (5th Reunion) 2013-2016 (Young Alumni Reunion) Special Celebration 50th Rugby Anniversary: The Colorado…

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More CC People Celebrated!

           “Celebrating CC People” is an ongoing feature in which faculty and staff members who have had a significant impact on the college are profiled. Recently added to the ever-expanding series are Laurel McLeod ’69, MAT ’75, former vice president for student life and the last person to hold the title…

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A Message From Your Alumni Board

It is with great excitement that I introduce myself as your next president of the CC Alumni Association and let me be the latest to welcome the Class of 2017 to the fold! Ten years ago (!) I read the Bulletin for the first time and wondered where the past four years had gone. As…

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Block Plan Researcher Demonstrates Benefits of Field Study at CC

Students felt more autonomous in classes where they participated in field trips. They also felt like they had more competence and that they formed a deeper connection with instructors and peers. Heather Fedesco, CC’s first Mellon pedagogy researcher, spent a block poring over survey results of more than 1,600 responses from students, assessing over 300…

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Student Perspective

CC Bluegrass Ensemble members (left to right) Jessica Wright ’17, Michael Hasson ’19, Jeremy Becker ’18, and Isaac Radner ’17 stopped to play a show at Kinfolks in Manitou Springs in May on their way back from performing at the Durango Bluegrass Festival.  

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Forget TED. We’ve Got 
TUTT Talks

Five students presented at CC’s first-ever TUTT Talks, held in April in McHugh Commons. Participants Helena Thatcher ’18, Maggie Mehlman ’19, Stefani Messick ’17, Trevon Newmann ’18 (right), and Barbora Hanzalova ’17 shared how their passions can make an impact, showcasing the ideas, experience, and creativity of CC’s community. Students used performance, spoken-word poetry, and…

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From The President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, “Students felt more autonomous in classes where they participated in field trips. They also felt like they had more competence and that they formed a deeper connection with instructors and peers.” This is one of the fascinating findings from the research of Heather Fedesco, our inaugural pedagogy scholar, supported by…

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Club Sports and Fitness Activities Booming at CC

Home to CC’s highly successful intramural and club sports programs, the Adam F. Press Fitness Center sits on the north side of El Pomar Sports Center. Until 2011, the space was simply a grassy hill and long cement ramp down to Washburn Field. A multi-million-dollar renovation to the sports complex changed all that. By May…

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