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Family and Friends Weekend, one of Colorado College’s largest annual on-campus events, embraces the myriad ways family can be defined. It’s an opportunity for students to celebrate the CC community and share it with their families — including parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles … and friends! Come spend time reconnecting with your student, and experience…

Be sure to visit the newly renovated and cutting-edge Tutt Library, with 94,317 square feet of carbon-neutral, net-zero energy library space, and the new East Campus Housing Community, featuring eight residential buildings and a community center, during Family and Friends Weekend (Oct. 6-8) or Homecoming (Oct. 12-15), when tours and dedication ceremonies are planned. The…

Oct. 5-29 Get your deerstalker cap on — the play’s afoot! Comedic genius and Tony Award-winner Ken Ludwig (“Lend Me a Tenor,” “Moon Over Buffalo”) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic “The Hound of the Baskervilles” into a murderously funny adventure. Information and tickets Online: www.csfineartscenter.org/theatre/ Phone: (719) 634-5583 Email: boxoffice@csfineartscenter.org

The new 1,500-square-foot annex at CC’s Outdoor Education Center, made possible through a gift from recent CC chair of the Board of Trustees Eben Moulton ’68, aims to increase accessibility and convenience by bringing all gear and outdoor resources together under one (solar-paneled) roof. From renting a daypack, kayak, or snowshoes, to advice on following…

Jan. 5-16, 2018 “Argentine Patagonia” with Peter Blasenheim, professor of history April 18-22, 2018 “Art and Theatre in New York City” with Tom Lindblade, professor of theatre and dance June 18-22, 2018 “Architecture and Arts in the Windy City” with Doug Monroy, professor and chair of history June 26-July 4, 2018 Iceland with Jeff Noblett,…

Five Colorado College professors – who between them have more than 165 years of teaching and scholarship — retired at the end of the 2016-17 academic year. Here are their plans for retirement: Nate Bower: Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (started at CC in 1977) Ultimately (God willing), I’d like to try some of the…

Bryce Canyon National Park & Peru In May, alumni, parents, and friends joined geologist Peter McCarville ’84 for an exploration of Bryce and Zion National Parks in Utah as part of a Block Break Away program. Photos by participants Brian Thomson ’85 and Nan Graber. Gary Ziegler ’64 of Adventure Specialists led alumni, parents, and…

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…

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…

Ten CC students were among 25 students and recent grads from four area colleges and universities who participated in the third Quad Innovation Project Summer Intensive, partnering with local organizations in developing scalable, innovative solutions to real-world problems. “I was pushed out of my comfort zone and challenged to think bigger, broader, and from multiple…