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Lighting the Fuse Box

Quarantine Collaboration Provides an Opening to Creativity, Mindfulness, and Connection The collaboration between Jane Hilberry, CC professor of Creativity and Innovation, and Colorado Springs resident Sam Stephenson began with a question. When locals began socially isolating in mid-March, Stephenson, who organizes “Converge,” a Colorado Springs lecture series designed to bring people together for author visits…

Issue: Summer 2020

On the Bookshelf

Love & Legacy: Amor Eterno By Kimberly Sánchez-Cawthorn ’97 Ariana Romero, from the oldest town in Colorado, and Luke Cohen, from upstate New York, are determined to achieve their dream careers despite their families’ intentions for them. They meet in a study abroad class in Toledo, Spain, where they uncover the diary of a Sephardic Jewish woman. The diary reveals the possibility of a centuries-past legacy between Luke and Ariana — and validates their intense emotional connection. Upon returning home, they find the reality and demands of their lives may prevent them from bringing their families’ legacy full circle. Based loosely on the author’s genealogy, this is a novel where…

Issue: Summer 2020

Alumnus Releases Acclaimed Film on Race

Award-winning filmmaker Menelek Lumumba ’02 double-majored in English and Film and Media Studies at Colorado College and studied cinema at Howard University. His years steeped in the universes of two private colleges provided the perfect fodder for Lumumba’s film, “1 Angry Black Man,” which has been engaging audiences with its thought-provoking narrative since its release June 5. A favorite of film…

Class of 2020 at the start of the 2016 school year.

Issue: Summer 2020

CC Celebrates 524 Undergraduates

The Colorado College Class of 2020 officially graduated on May 31, with 524 undergraduates earning degrees. An in-person, on-campus Commencement ceremony for the class has been rescheduled for May 30, 2021. CC is working on raising funds so that all members of the class can attend, regardless of their financial circumstances. Noted former President Jill Tiefenthaler…

Issue: Summer 2020

Class of 2020 Boxes

Four amazing years certainly can’t be contained in a box. But a surprise package in recognition of a job well done sure helps the celebration. Virtual festivities and moments shared from across the globe were featured (and can still be viewed) on the official CC Commencement website: www.coloradocollege.edu/commencement “You’ve Earned This!” was the message that greeted…

Issue: Summer 2020

Students, Learning Remotely, Re-create Campus in Minecraft

During the spring, students found an unusual way to cope with missing being on the Colorado College campus: re-creating the CC campus virtually in the video game Minecraft. Katie Wang ’22 was playing Minecraft with Eliza Merrall ’22, when she suggested bringing CC to the video game. Initially, their goal was to build the entire…

Issue: Summer 2020

Class of 1970 Remembers

Come walk with us down memory lane, and catch a glimpse of what it was like to be on campus 50 years ago. The memories of the Class of 1970’s 50th Reunion Committee members might surprise you as they answer 10 questions that bring to light the things that have changed, and those that remain…

Masks, Plexiglass shields, and social distancing were in place not only during the concerts, but also during rehearsal, as seen here. Photo by Kate Nelson '17

Issue: Summer 2020

Behind Masks and Shields: Music From a Distance

It might not have been a traditional concert, what with the masks, Plexiglass shields, and social distancing between musicians, but the Summer Music Festival presented two concerts in June, which were broadcast live to an audience through two radio stations and the Summer Music Festival’s Facebook page. In order to follow state regulations, the number…

Issue: Summer 2020

A Look Back at a Forward-Thinking Model

Learn about the origins of the Colorado College Block Plan.

Issue: Summer 2020

Class Notes

1971 David Dwyer recently retired from civil engineering after 45 years in the profession and 25 years as principal of Dwyer Engineering in Las Vegas, Nevada. David earned his engineering degree from Columbia University in New York City in 1974. He returned to Colorado Springs and worked in the construction field for a short time. In 1977, he married Vickie Schneider from Greeley, Colorado, and moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, to work on the Alaska pipeline. After the pipeline was completed, he worked for a Corps of Engineers flood control dam and, finally, for the City of Fairbanks. They stayed in Fairbanks for 10 years and had three children, Phillip, Margerethe, and Richard.…