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Issue: August 2010

Honoring the Legacy of One of CC's Earliest African-American Students

 [I now] “ … realize that the discrimination I experienced was trivial compared with what my wife went through without bitterness or rancor.  … I am moved in this year of loss of my only priceless possession, and on the 31st anniversary of my graduation day at Colorado College, to contribute this bit toward matching of the Ford Grant.” — excerpted from a letter by Ellis U. Butler Jr. ’40. Ellis U. Butler Jr. ’40 was one of the earliest African-American students to attend and graduate from Colorado College. Despite experiencing racial discrimination as a student, Butler ultimately overcame his conflicted feelings for CC and in 1971 began giving an…

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Issue: August 2010

Peak Profile: Makendra Silverman ’07

 Horses have been a constant in Makendra Silverman’s life. Now, protecting wild horses is her life’s work. Silverman started riding horses when she was six years old and rode throughout her childhood and young adulthood in Ashland, Ore. When she was a first-year student at Colorado College, a friend put her in touch with Ginger Kathrens of Colorado Springs. Kathrens founded and directs The Cloud Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the protection of wild horses. (Cloud is a wild horse that Kathrens has documented in films and continues to follow.) During her first year at CC, Silverman worked for Kathrens as a production assistant filming Cloud’s herd in…

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Issue: August 2010

Colorado College Athletes Enjoy Giving Back

 Between the academic demands of the rigorous Block Plan, collegiate sports, and down time with friends, there are few hours left in a day for Colorado College students. But many make room for volunteer commitments. During the 2009-10 school year, several CC athletes set aside their lacrosse sticks, soccer balls, and hockey jerseys, and donated their time and talent in diverse ways. Not only does such philanthropy build character and help nurture future career paths, but also students say the rewards of giving back can’t be beat. Grace Maloney ’12 Lacrosse Court Appointed Special Advocates volunteer Sophomore Grace Maloney, from Wilmette, Ill., learned about Court Appointed Special Advocates at the…

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Issue: August 2010

Colorado College also says farewell to six retiring faculty members

 Marie Daniels, Professor, Romance Languages: “I’ll be tending my garden, reading detective novels, and getting ready to greet and help mentor the new colleagues in Spanish. I’ll have an office in the emeriti house and hope to keep up my Italian and audit some art history classes. As far as CC goes, I am grateful for my 30-plus years here, since it was only at CC that I really got my liberal arts education, team teaching with great professors like Dick Hilt, Mark Stavig, Margi Duncombe, Bob McJimsey, Edith Kirsch, Esther Redmount, Tomi-Ann Roberts, Kathy Merrill, Doug Fox, Jim Yaffee, Joan Stone, Peter Blasenheim, John Simons, and of course, my…

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Issue: August 2010

Jane Cauvel: CC's New Ombudsperson

 The ombudsman office provides an informal, confidential, independent, neutral, off-the-record, alternate channel of communication for faculty and staff to resolve workplace and learning environment issues.  It works to ensure that all members of the community are treated equitably and fairly.  The ombudsperson is neutral and does not advocate for a visitor or the institution, but rather for fair treatment for all members of the community. A visitor can discuss issues or concerns confidentially without further disclosure or formal action.  To the extent possible, the ombudsperson attempts to identify and discuss with the appropriate officers of the college changes that may prevent workplace issues from becoming significant or recurring. Bulletin:  Why…

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