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Posts from the Winter 2019 issue

Get to Know Debbie Howell, Elder-in-Residence

Howell, a member of the Pawnee and Dakota tribes, comes to the college with an understanding of eldership in the Native tradition, as well as extensive civic engagement experience.

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The Circle of Giving, the Power of Connecting

Supporting a cause you believe in — with money or time — can arise from many different places and take many different forms.

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Student Perspective

Students from Assistant Professor Scott Ingram’s Field Archaeology course, AN 320, work with Ingram and professional archaeologists near Crestone, Colorado, to survey and record any artifacts found in the area and document what may have been made by people living in the area. The class contributes to Ingram’s interest in teaching insights toward understanding contemporary…

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Class Notes

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…

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From The Archives

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…

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CC Across the U.S.

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: •…

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CC Alumni Complete Attitudinal Survey

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…

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We Promised You More on the Class of 2023 — and Here It Is!

  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…

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Letters to the Editor

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,…

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From the President

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…

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