Bulletin

OCT. 10-13, 2019              

As part of Building on Originality: The Campaign for Colorado College, a $435 million fundraising initiative, $100 million is being raised for scholarships. The Colorado Pledge hinges on raising $20 million of that total scholarship figure. Susie Burghart ’77, chair of the Colorado College Board of Trustees, has initiated Susie B’s Challenge, a $2.5 million effort…

Colorado College applicants have always been more than just numbers. With its new test-optional policy, CC is doubling down on that sentiment.

Photo courtesy CC Special Collections. Writer and activist Helen Hunt Jackson died in 1885. She was buried in South Cheyenne Canyon, but so many people visited the site that her grave was moved to Evergreen Cemetery in 1891. This photograph, likely dated 1890, was a gift of Alan Campbell, former Colorado College Psychology faculty. As…

1951 Dave ’51 and Janet Oatman ’53 came from Illinois to Dallas to help Pat Killen ’51 and his wife Miyoko celebrate Pat’s 90th birthday in June. Dave’s 91st birthday came a week later. Pat and Dave were members of the 1950 Rocky Mountain Conference championship football team. Dave went on to head an agribusiness…

Calling all alumni, families, and friends. Are you looking to get more involved with Colorado College? Want to meet other alumni and supporters in your city? We have been listening to your requests, and we’ve got big plans for new gathering opportunities, in the communities listed and in a city near you. Coming Soon: •…

During October and November 2018, a survey was distributed by email to 7,823 Colorado College alumni with the purpose of obtaining baseline measurements and gaining an understanding of alumni feelings about engagement with and support for the college. The group contacted was a representative sample balanced for gender, class decade, and donor status. A total…

  CC’s Class of 2023 was selected from a record 9,454 applicants — nearly 1,000 more than last year — and had a 13.5% acceptance rate. Students of color make up 27% of the incoming class, 15% are Pell Grant recipients, 9% first-generation students, and 9% international students. Nearly 15% of the class is from…

To the Editor: The Summer 2019 Bulletin with its package of stories on the college’s “antiracism” thrust calls out for a bit of perspective. As the child of two German-Jewish Holocaust refugees (both notable people at CC in their time), I know something of the history of bias and discrimination, even hate and genocide. Further,…

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, It has been a wonderful semester at Colorado College! We piloted exciting new campus programs to support our students and advance our mission. We also came together for Family and Friends Weekend and Homecoming to celebrate our community. The college application season is in full swing, and we are excited…