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Posts from the Winter 2017 issue

CC Art Week

During Art Week, held between Family and Friends Weekend and Homecoming Weekend, alumni, parents, and friends from the community participated in lectures, classes, and studio visits, culminating with a first-ever Alumni Artist Showcase. Alumni who identify themselves artists, or who graduated with an art degree, were invited to participate by submitting three works for digital…

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Mission Possible: Create a Network of CC Climate Change Professionals

Megan Nicklaus, Career Center director, has identified more than 300 CC alumni on LinkedIn under the descriptors “climate change,” “renewable energy,” and “environment.” These fields are critical to human welfare, environmental sustainability, and national security. In the spirit of the “Mission Impossible” movies and TV series, we’ve made it our mission to find these alumni…

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The Real-Life Impact of a CC Block

Group projects are not uncommon for classes at Colorado College. While learning to take ownership in a shared goal, collaborate, and communicate are translatable skills from group projects to the real world, much of the time it is hard to feel entirely invested in a project that does not go beyond the block. At least…

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Keep On Going On — Ed Benton ’50

In 1946, attending college was not in Ed Benton’s sights. “At 17 months I became an orphan, and I was handed over to my father’s mother. She was 55 years of age, in poor health, illiterate, and she had no money,” says Benton. “When rent went up from $5 per month to $8 per month,…

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Who’s Blacker: Oprah or Sojourner Truth?


Assistant Professor of Sociology Prentiss Dantzler and his Inequality in the U.S. class recently were featured in a segment titled “Playing the Race Cards” on The Nod, a podcast centered around different dimensions of black life. The podcast includes interviews with Dantzler and several students in his Block 1 class, who played the card game…

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Gateway to an Education and an Adventure — Alana Aamodt ’18

A physics major and studio art minor at Colorado College, Alana Aamodt is from Minnesota. She came to CC for a good education and for an exciting adventure. She’s found both. In her first physics class, she and her classmates played hockey every Thursday, something she describes as “one of those things you can only…

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From the Medieval to the Modern: Shining Light Through Shove 
Chapel’s Stained Glass Windows

Shove Chapel’s stained glass windows tell an interesting story, as interpreted by Professor Owen Cramer.

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Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund: A Pathway to Growth

The Ritt Kellogg Memorial Fund is in its 25th year of changing the lives of Colorado College students.

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Built for the Block Plan — and the Planet

The renovated Tutt Library has earned kudos for its energy efficiency design. It’s also a huge hit with students.

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CC Launches $435 Million Fundraising Campaign

Colorado College launched a comprehensive fundraising campaign on Oct. 14, during the dedication of the renovated Charles L. Tutt Library. The $435 million campaign is the most ambitious fundraising initiative the college has undertaken in its 143-year history, and is among the 15 largest fundraising campaigns launched by a liberal arts college. “We are embarking on…

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