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Show Us the Future of the West

Colorado College contest judges Emma Powell, photography faculty; Stephen Weaver, Geology technical director; and Jennifer Coombes, Office of Communications photographer and photo editor, announced the winners of the 2020 Conservation in the West Student Photo Contest on Earth Day, April 22, 2020. First Place: “Spring Creek Fire,” by Austin Halpern ’20 Artist statement: This image was taken in the fall of 2018, just a couple months after the devastating Spring Creek Fire outside of La Veta, Colorado. 2018 was one of the most destructive fire seasons in Colorado history. Five of the 20 largest wildfires in Colorado history were recorded in 2018 alone. While the fire damage is horrific, what strikes me about…

Issue: Summer 2020

Alumni Awards: Recognizing the Contributions of Our Community

One of the most important functions of the Colorado College Alumni Association Board is to recognize the contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty members, and members of the CC community to the betterment of society and to the enhancement of the college and its mission. The Alumni Association Board acknowledges these alumni and staff members through four awards typically given at the annual awards ceremony during Homecoming. This year, the college honors the following people with these awards: THE LLOYD E. WORNER AWARD The Lloyd E. Worner Award recognizes outstanding loyalty, service, and generosity to the college as evidenced by continuing concern and support for students and the quality of teaching…

Issue: Summer 2020

Two Doctors in the House

Alumni Siblings Get Up Close With COVID-19 When I ask Margaret Liu ’77 if she’d be open to a COVID-related interview, she says I should be speaking with her alumnus brother, the surgeon, “who’s been on the frontline of actually caring for patients.” When I ask Paul Liu ’81 for an interview, he tells me the opposite. “It’s just that her technology may be responsible for a vaccine,” he says, laughing. Ultimately, both have played, and continue to play, important and interesting roles in this pandemic. An M.D. with an honorary Doctorate of Science from CC, Margaret is renowned across the world in the fields of gene-based vaccines, immunotherapy, and…

Issue: Summer 2020

CC Fall Events Postponed

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Families: Colorado College is taking a phased approach to bringing students to campus this fall. The plan helps CC follow the state’s recommendations for re-openings of workplaces and campuses. In order to best protect our students, faculty, staff, and the greater community — and in keeping with state and public health recommendations — our plan for the fall will also require that we restrict visitors to campus and all large events. Consequently, plans for Family and Friends Weekend and Homecoming are being adjusted. While we are deeply disappointed that we will not be able to gather in person for these events this fall, we remain committed…

Issue: Summer 2020

Reading Between the Lines

A Summer Session English class taught by Assistant Professor Michael Sawyer read and discussed six major works by iconic Black authors, in the context of current events and protests.

Issue: Summer 2020

Creative Projects Commemorate 50 Years on the Block Plan

In anticipation of the Block Plan reaching the half-century mark, Colorado College faculty began planning several creative projects to commemorate the occasion three years ago. Two books, a documentary, and a podcast are slated for release this fall, each format lending itself to a different take on the Block Plan’s impact on the students, faculty, and staff who have experienced it. Supported by a $225,000 grant from the Inasmuch Foundation, Susan Ashley, professor emerita of history and chair of the Department of Economics and Business, conducted research and wrote a history of the Block Plan, and Steven Hayward, associate professor and chair of the English Department, led the other projects.…

Issue: Summer 2020

Milestones

Obituaries ’34 Vida B. Culvern passed away on Nov. 4, 2019, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 106 years old. ’43 Judy Harrell Johnson was the president of the Associated Women Students her senior year. She worked as a high school art teacher and for Continental Airlines as a cost accountant. Judy passed away peacefully in her home on Feb. 23, at 98 years old. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. Melvin Johnson ’42 and is survived by three children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. ’44 Barbara Muelrath was born on Nov. 27, 1921, and died on Nov. 23, 2019, in Manhattan Beach, California. She was a Gamma Phi…

Issue: Summer 2020

Block Plan’s Flexibility Proves to Be an Asset

Other colleges and universities are looking to CC as a model during the pandemic, when maximum flexibility is needed.

Issue: Summer 2020

Tigers Crossing Paths

CC CONNECTIONS Left to Right: Melissa Walker ’72 on a bird walk; Priscilla Walker Engeln ’73 (sister of Melissa) snow shoveling in April; Jay Engeln ’74 (husband of Priscilla) hiking with their dog Molly in May; Valerie Hanna ’18 hiking at Palmer Park in Colorado Springs in April. When the Coronavirus pandemic prevented Melissa Walker ’72 from exploring the great outdoors with her family and friends, she organized a virtual hiking adventure and named it “CoTreK.” Participants added miles by individually walking, hiking, and biking actual miles during the quarantine. Since three generations joined CoTreK, Melissa decided that miles could also be counted by participating in activities (safely with family members) such as…

Issue: Summer 2020

A More Flexible Academic Calendar for 2020-21

Updated September 2, 2020 Despite our rigorous testing and response protocols, which do identify exposure and instances of the virus quickly, it is clear that our earlier plans to bring the rest of our student body to campus for Block 2 are no longer feasible. All classes are moving to remote delivery for the remainder of Block 1, and most classes will be in remote delivery for the remainder of the Fall Semester. The flexibility of the Block Plan allows us to adjust our academic calendar for the 2020-21 academic year, broadening scheduling options for students and providing more value to them during this unpredictable year. The addition of a new…