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Issue: Winter 2020-21

As COVID makes food insecurity more visible, Colorado College launches weekly distribution program to keep students fed

As COVID-19 continues to rage across the country, communities struggling with food insecurity grow increasingly vulnerable. In August, The Denver Post reported one in three Coloradans were struggling to eat. Last month, CNN reported there were thousands of cars in line to collect food from a pantry in Dallas, Texas. While Congress sits on another stimulus bill, some communities have embraced forms of…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? CC’s sustainability efforts shift to accommodate pandemic protocols

In the Before Times, Colorado College students would go to the college’s cafeteria, grab reusable plates and silverware, and serve themselves from a spread of food. At the college’s coffee shop, students could bring their own mugs instead of using disposable to-go cups. But then the pandemic hit, and guidelines for COVID-19 safety began encouraging everyone to…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Ed Robson Arena

Rick Greene, senior project manager of Colorado College’s Facilities Services, stands amid the ongoing construction at the Ed Robson Arena. On Aug. 28, one of the final steel beams was put into place and construction has continued steadily ever since. The arena has a projected opening date of October 2021, at which time it will…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Ted Castaneda Announces Retirement

The longest-tenured coach at Colorado College has called it a career. Head cross country and track and field coach Ted Castaneda announced his retirement, effective Dec. 15, 2020. Castaneda, who became head coach of the men’s cross country team in 1981, assumed head coaching duties for women’s cross country in 1993 and track and field in 1994. “This has been a dream job for me, but it must come to an end sometime,” Castaneda says. “My tenure at CC has been a wonderful opportunity full of ups and downs, personal growth, challenges, sports growth, and exciting improvements that I have observed for our programs.” During his tenure, the men’s cross…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Hockey Season Opens at NCHC Pod in Omaha

Following an especially unusual month of November for the Colorado College hockey team, the Tigers finally opened their 2020-21 season at the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) pod in Omaha, Nebraska, on Dec. 8. On Nov. 9, nearly two months after the NCHC delayed the start of the 2020-21 season, the league announced a conference-only…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

L. Song Richardson Named Colorado College’s 14th President

L. Song Richardson, a legal scholar, educator, lawyer, and expert on implicit racial and gender bias, will assume the presidency on July 1.

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Virtual CC Conversations Promote Dialogue on Major Issues

CC has held six events in a series called “CC Conversations,” an in-depth, online forum which seeks to engage participants on the issues, events, and moments of our time. So far, the series has had more than 19,000 viewers, either through Zoom or joining via CC’s Facebook page for a livestream. The series centers on the scholarship and expertise of Colorado College faculty, staff, students, and alumni and furthers the college’s educational mission. Anyone, regardless of whether they are affiliated with CC, can tune in. The first forum, “CC Conversation on Racism, Policing, & Protest” was held on June 18, and was moderated by Manya Whitaker, associate professor and chair of…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Eli Fahrenkrug Receives $55,000 Grant for Research Fellowships

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Eli Fahrenkrug has been awarded a $55,000 grant from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund for a project titled “Selective Polymorph Crystallization within the Electrical Double Layer.” The grant, part of the ACS PRF’s Undergraduate New Investigator program, will support three undergraduate research fellowships each summer for the next three summers; two fellowships will be supported by ACS PRF and one will be supported by Colorado College. Of all drugs produced, more than 60% are orally delivered in a compressed pill or tablet format. More than half of these drugs exist in more than one crystalline structure. “This means that the molecules comprising the crystal…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Colorado College Welcomes 10 New Faculty Members, Two Riley Scholars

Last fall, 10 new tenure-track faculty members and two Riley Scholars-in-Residence, including CC alumnus Juan Miguel Arias ’12, joined Colorado College. In welcoming them, Acting Provost and Dean of Faculty Claire Oberon Garcia noted that “their scholarly talents and commitment to teaching further enriches a strong and vibrant community of teacher-scholars and creative practitioners. The value of a liberal arts education has never been higher: We are preparing our students to ask tough questions of the world in which they live, and each of the new faculty members brings a unique perspective to the Colorado College community.” Acknowledging the unprecedented circumstances under which they are joining the campus community, Garcia…

Issue: Winter 2020-21

Felicia Rose Chavez First Creativity & Innovation Scholar-in-Residence

Award-winning educator and author Felicia Rose Chavez joins Creativity & Innovation as its first Bronfman Creativity & Innovation Scholar-in-Residence. The three-year residency allows Creativity & Innovation to become more integrated in the everyday lives of CC students. Dez Stone Menendez ’02, director of Creativity & Innovation, says, “Felicia embodies the program’s goals to nurture students’ creative capacities and to support the college’s ongoing antiracist work. In this new role, Felicia’s work has the potential to benefit our entire CC community.” Chavez will work in collaboration with CC faculty members from all disciplines to develop and implement the curricular programs that will help build students’ creative capacities. Chavez, who holds an…