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From Ice to Art: Honnen Ice Arena Undergoes Transformation

The Honnen Ice Arena, named for Edward Honnen, a Class of 1921 alumnus, is undergoing a transformation. The ice was melted and removed in mid-June, and plans call for using the building as the primary new home for 3D arts classes until a permanent home can be developed. Additional campus spaces for 3D arts classes also have been identified, including a studio in the new Ed Robson Arena. Honnen received an honorary B.S. degree from CC in 1960 and an honorary D.S. degree from the college in 1983. Additionally, he sat on the college’s governing board as an alumni trustee from 1946 to 1950 and as a charter trustee from…

Issue: Summer 2021

Summer Session is Back at CC!

One of the benefits of the Block Plan is the versatility it offers, including in the summer. CC under- graduates and visiting undergraduates from other schools have the opportunity to participate in courses during summer blocks A, B, and/or C. Because of the upheaval caused by the pandemic during the 2020-21 academic year, CC undergraduate students…

Issue: Summer 2021

From the President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, I am thrilled to be starting my journey with you at Colorado College. When I began learning about CC, I was struck by its boldness and its innovative spirit. Whether it’s antiracism, the Block Plan, the arts, or creativity and innovation, just to name a few, CC impressed me as…

Issue: Summer 2021

Reading Plays

Plays: “The Tempest,” Shakespeare “Copenhagen,” Michael Frayn “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” Adapted by Simon Stephens based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles,” Luis Alfaro “Ludlow,” David Mason ’78 “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Oscar Wilde “House of Blue Leaves,” John Guare “Tartuffe,” Molière Short Stories: “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Washington Irving (read on Halloween) “The Shortest Day,” Cólm Toibín “The Man Who Corrupted Hadleyburg,” Mark Twain “The Dream Life of Balso Snell,” Nathaneal West

Issue: Summer 2021

Class of 2021 video: Behind the Scenes

The video was created as a way to honor the Class of 2021 and acknowledge their unique senior year. It also serves as a documentary on what life was life for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bergen Hoff ’22 had started as a Communications Office video intern during the Spring 2021 Semester. “He loved the idea when I pitched it to him and took it on as his main project,” says CC videographer Rachel San Luis ’10. “We were intentional on trying to get a variety of perspectives for the student interviews.” Hoff interviewed each student outside their residence, the only way the video could be shot at the time without masks.…

Issue: Spring 2021

Kat Miller-Stevens Named New Director of State of the Rockies Project

Associate Professor of Business Kat Miller-Stevens has been named the new director of CC’s State of the Rockies Project. Miller-Stevens’ interdisciplinary research bridges the areas of business, public policy, social impact, and nonprofit studies. Her research explores how social movements and collaborations create social change to influence policymakers and powerful industries. She is especially interested…

Issue: Spring 2021

Professor Natalie Gosnell ’08 Receives Cottrell Scholar Award

Assistant Professor of Physics Natalie Gosnell ’08 has been awarded the highly competitive Cottrell Scholar Award, which supports both original scientific research and new educational initiatives. The Cottrell Scholar program is highly competitive and open only to faculty members completing their third year in their first tenure-track appointment. The $100,000 award from the private Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) foundation supports the physical sciences. This year RCSA granted 25 awards nationally, representing a funding rate of 14% of the approximately 180 applications submitted. “The Cottrell Scholar Award honors and helps to develop outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research…

Issue: Spring 2021

From Pride to ExCCellence: The path to winning championships relies on alumni support

For John Schuler ’21, Tiger ExCCellence means more than fundraising dollars for Colorado College athletics. It is about winning championships, fueled by the financial support needed to compete for those titles consistently. “So much of what we have access to and the resources we do have are because of funding from generous donors,” the men’s…

Issue: Spring 2021

‘Creating a Container’: Teaching and Learning During COVID-19

Transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas was on campus for the Spring Semester as the Department of Theatre and Dance’s first artist-in-residence, thanks to a gift that created the newly established position.

Issue: Spring 2021

Gift Creates New Visiting Artist Position in Dance Department

In 2020, Colorado College’s Department of Theatre and Dance received a $530,000 gift to establish the Pamela Battey Mitchell Visiting Artist-in-Residence in Contemporary Dance in honor of Hanya Holm. The gift, from Jere Mitchell, an emeritus academic cardiologist at Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, is made in honor of his late wife, Pamela Battey Mitchell ’58.…