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Winter 2021/22
Disrupting Disciplines
The Dynamics of Power five-class collaboration introduces first-year students to a truly interdisciplinary education.Read more
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Winter 2021/22
CC Student Body President Deksyos Damtew ’22
An insider view of the enduring community spirit at CC despite the Coronavirus pandemic.Read more
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Winter 2021/22
CC Honors Stroud Family in Newly Named Space
The Club Level in Ed Robson Arena honors Kelley Dolphus Stroud ’31, one of CC’s first Black alumni, a premier athlete and entrepreneur.Read more
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Winter 2021/22
Wellness Hits the Road
Heather Horton (center), senior director of student health and wellbeing, is making it her mission to meet students where they are by taking the Well Mobile out and about on the CC campus. The cart, designed by Horton and her husband, features a variety of drawers and cabinets that store stress management and other well-being…Read more
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Winter 2021/22
CC’s Common Read Author Darnell Moore Featured at First Mondays
Darnell Moore, author of CC’s 2020-21 Common Read “No Ashes in the Fire: Coming of Age Black & Free in America,” spoke at the Block 2 First Mondays event in the Kathryn Mohrman Theatre. He and Heidi Lewis, director and associate professor of feminist and gender studies, discussed a wide range of subjects, including Moore’s…Read more
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Winter 2021/22
Lisa Marie Rollins’s $7,500 Grant Further Develops Groundbreaking Play
Assistant Professor of Acting and Directing Lisa Marie Rollins (above, far right) received a $7,500 grant from the Zellerbach Family Foundation to support the continued development of her new play, “Love Is Another Country.” The play follows three women as they navigate living in a country — the United States — that claims to love…Read more
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Winter 2021/22
Emily Chan, Pedro de Araujo Named Deans
Two new deans have been appointed by CC President L. Song Richardson: Professor of Psychology Emily Chan has been named dean of the faculty, and Associate Professor of Economics Pedro de Araujo has been named dean of the college. They assumed their new roles on Jan. 3. Chan (above, left), as dean of the faculty, is responsible for faculty and academic endeavors, supporting faculty and academic staff as teachers and scholars. She is director of the Bridge Scholars Program and served as associate dean of academic programs and strategic initiatives from 2014-18. De Araujo (above, right), as dean of the college, is responsible for the student academic experience, which includes…Read more
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Winter 2021/22
Luis David Garcia Puente Named AMS Fellow
Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Luis David Garcia Puente has been invited to join the 2022 class of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society. He is one of 45 mathematical scientists from around the world to have been named an AMS fellow for 2022, and one of only nine AMS fellows in Colorado.Read more
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Winter 2021/22
Kris Stanec New Faculty Fellow in Creativity & Innovation
Kris Stanec ’88, MAT ’89 has been named the 2021-22 Faculty Fellow in Creativity & Innovation. Most recently the director of education at the Colorado College Fine Arts Center’s museum, Stanec utilizes arts integration when teaching, citing the capacity for the arts to pull people into conversations, engage them in learning, and increase access to content. “I believe that part of the culture at CC encourages people to try new things,” she says. In her new position, Stanec works with faculty and students across disciplines. “I spend time with professors to converse about their course goals; then we work together to construct a creative component that aligns with their objectives,”…Read more
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Winter 2021/22
CC Earns Gold Rating for Sustainability
Colorado College has earned a STARS Gold rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). The college tied for first place in water conservation, reuse, use reduction, and rainwater management (the third year CC was named a top performer in this category), and was seventh in air and climate, which measures greenhouse gas emissions assessment and mitigation and outdoor air quality. CC also received a gold rating in data accuracy and made the STARS Gold list. CC, the first institution in the Rocky Mountain region to become carbon neutral, was awarded its first Gold rating in 2015 by STARS,…Read more
