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Perkins, Grossinger Named Top Senior Athletes Emily Perkins ’11 and Tom Grossinger ’11 were named recipients of the annual Laura Golden and Van Diest Awards as CC’s top female and male student-athletes among this year’s graduating class. Perkins, a middle blocker on the volleyball team, is one of only two Tigers to earn first-team All-America accolades more than once, receiving the distinction as a junior and a senior. She is the program’s all-time leader with 1,665 kills and 307 block assists. Grossinger, a four-year standout on the men’s swimming and diving team, owns or shares five school records — all set during his senior season — in the 100-yard (57.21…

Issue: August 2011

Achieving Our Vision

The 2011 Annual Scholarship Dinner: Celebrating Ten Years The 10th annual Scholarship Appreciation Dinner, which was held at the Cheyenne Mountain Conference Center on April 6, drew together 81 current scholars and 68 alumni, parents, and friends who made their scholarships possible. The warm and intimate evening included remarks by Nancy Webber ’73, P’11 whose parents’ lives inspired her to establish a scholarship in their names. Also speaking at the dinner was Yousef Arefi-Afshar ’03, who was a Norberg Family Scholar. Arefi-Afshar shared with the audience that his friendship with Douglas ’62 and Nancy ’64 Norberg P’88, P’91 developed during his undergraduate years, and has continued and deepened in very meaningful ways since his…

Issue: August 2011

New Tipi Heralds NASU's Pride

For the first time ever, CC’s Native American Student Union (NASU) has a tipi, made possible by a cooperative effort across campus. “It has really brought staff and students together,” said Suzi Nishida, advisor to the group. The Arapahoe-style tipi features lodgepole pines and is 27 feet tall and 18 feet in diameter. The tipi is being used to raise the profile of NASU on campus, said Carl Slater ’13, who, along with Amber Dornbusch ’11, co-chaired the student organization during the 2010–11 academic year. The selection of an Arapahoe tipi was intentional, Slater said, as Arapahoe Indians frequented the area. “We wanted to make people aware that long before…

Issue: August 2011

Retiring and New Faculty

We asked this year’s three retiring professors what they plan to do. Their replies: Peggy Berg drama/dance My retirement “plan” is to have no plan at all! I love the way life unfolds in unexpected ways and I have every hope that my life will continue to surprise and delight me as I enter this new phase. Now that my greatest passion has evolved from dance toward yoga, I will continue to teach yoga whenever I can, and I will certainly take the time to practice yoga in long, unhurried, and steady sessions all by myself. Perhaps I’ll work at playing my accordion (yes, you heard that right!) and maybe…

Issue: August 2011

Tigers to be Part of New Hockey Conference

In a bold move that will launch Tiger Hockey into a new era two years from now, Colorado College jointly announced with five other high-profile programs on July 13 that it will become a founding member of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference starting with the 2013–14 season. Also aligning to form the NCHC are the: • University of Denver; • Miami University; • University of Minnesota Duluth; • University of Nebraska Omaha; and • University of North Dakota. “We support our program in a manner consistent with the top programs in the country,” said Ken Ralph, director of athletics, “and we are thrilled to be able to launch a league that will…

Issue: August 2011

Worner Center, Van Briggle Exterior Undergo Developments

Worner Center, Van Briggle Exterior Undergo Improvements Two major improvement projects have been undertaken this summer at CC: a renovation of the Worner Campus Center and an enhancement of the Uintah Street entrance to the college. The Worner Campus Center, the nucleus of all campus activity, is undergoing a major renovation that will result in a more welcoming and energy-efficient building. Most of the improvements are focused on the main level, with the goal of transforming the dated and congested Rastall Hall into a dining area that is bright, sustainable, and easily navigated. The outdoor dining patio will be known as the Rawlings Patio, and will feature a plaque listing the 21 members…

Issue: August 2011

From the President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College: It is a great honor to address you as the new president of Colorado College. Thanks to those who have served before me, and to the contributions of countless faculty, staff, and alumni, your college is a beacon of liberal arts education. My family and I already feel right at home in a place that shares our values — great faith in the liberal arts, caring community, faculty-student engagement, experiential education, diversity — and that is willing to try some new things with the goal of promoting academic excellence. Before taking office on July 1, I read “Colorado College: A Place of Learning 1874–1999”…

Issue: April 2011

Give Back. Become a member.

The 1874 Society Name: Tom Shallow Class year: 1981 Major: Chemistry Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO Current profession: Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine Current city: Broomfield, CO Freshman dorm building: Mathias Favorite professor: So many, but if I must choose ~ Richard Taber in the Chemistry Department. Favorite course: Again, how to choose? The list is too long. Best block break memory: Camping at the base of the Maroon Bells near Aspen first block break sophomore year with Mathias floor-mates. Why I came to CC: My older sister went to CC and I felt the Block Plan was intriguing and the liberal…

Issue: April 2011

Peak Profile: Darren Schwartz ’89

Darren Schwartz ’89 always believed he would end up in a ministry role. He majored in religion at Colorado College, and worked for his church before becoming a counselor. But his most recent career move surprised him. “I signed up for the Army almost three years ago, at the age of 41. I just felt a calling from the Lord to be in military ministry.” Darren is an ordained Southern Baptist minister and has a master’s degree in counseling. As an Army chaplain, he reports to a battalion commander “and I serve the religious and emotional needs of a military intelligence battalion of almost 300 soldiers.” Darren is stationed in Phoenix, Ariz., where his…

Issue: April 2011

Peak Profile: My “Block” Learning Spanish

After many years, I decided it was “la hora a aprender Español!” I took a one-month leave from my job with the State of Oregon in July 2010, to study Spanish with Jessica Dover of the Castaliga Language Center in downtown Portland. I graduated in 1985 from CC with a degree in religion. I enjoyed studying languages on the Block Plan immensely and deeply regret not learning Spanish while in college. This was the impetus for creating my own “block” experience, 25 years after graduating. I had to find a teacher who would understand the commitment, intensity, and rigor of a CC block. Here’s how I knew Jessica could help me…