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Learn about the origins of the Colorado College Block Plan.

1971 David Dwyer recently retired from civil engineering after 45 years in the profession and 25 years as principal of Dwyer Engineering in Las Vegas, Nevada. David earned his engineering degree from Columbia University in New York City in 1974. He returned to Colorado Springs and worked in the construction field for a short time. In 1977,…

Colorado College contest judges Emma Powell, photography faculty; Stephen Weaver, Geology technical director; and Jennifer Coombes, Office of Communications photographer and photo editor, announced the winners of the 2020 Conservation in the West Student Photo Contest on Earth Day, April 22, 2020. First Place: “Spring Creek Fire,” by Austin Halpern ’20 Artist statement: This image was taken…

One of the most important functions of the Colorado College Alumni Association Board is to recognize the contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty members, and members of the CC community to the betterment of society and to the enhancement of the college and its mission. The Alumni Association Board acknowledges these alumni and staff members through…

Alumni Siblings Get Up Close With COVID-19 When I ask Margaret Liu ’77 if she’d be open to a COVID-related interview, she says I should be speaking with her alumnus brother, the surgeon, “who’s been on the frontline of actually caring for patients.” When I ask Paul Liu ’81 for an interview, he tells me…

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Families: Colorado College is taking a phased approach to bringing students to campus this fall. The plan helps CC follow the state’s recommendations for re-openings of workplaces and campuses. In order to best protect our students, faculty, staff, and the greater community — and in keeping with state and public health…

In anticipation of the Block Plan reaching the half-century mark, Colorado College faculty began planning several creative projects to commemorate the occasion three years ago. Two books, a documentary, and a podcast are slated for release this fall, each format lending itself to a different take on the Block Plan’s impact on the students, faculty,…

A Summer Session English class taught by Assistant Professor Michael Sawyer read and discussed six major works by iconic Black authors, in the context of current events and protests.

Obituaries ’34 Vida B. Culvern passed away on Nov. 4, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 106 years old. ’43 Judy Harrell Johnson was the president of the Associated Women Students her senior year. She worked as a high school art teacher and for Continental Airlines as a cost accountant. Judy passed away peacefully in her…

Other colleges and universities are looking to CC as a model during the pandemic, when maximum flexibility is needed.