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Issue: Spring 2020

CC Named a 2019-20 Top Producer of Fulbrights

CC has been named a Fulbright top-producing institution for the 2019-20 grant year and has gone on to have 11 Fulbright semifinalists for the 2020-21 grant year, with more than half of CC’s 19 Fulbright applicants, or 58%, advancing to semifinalist status. CC’s 2020-21 Fulbright semifinalists are: Emma Carlson ’20, University of Sheffield study award in medical sciences, United Kingdom Kenneth Crossley ’19, research award in materials science, Spain Spencer Daigle ’20, English teaching assistant award, Russia Allison Gish ’20, English teaching assistant award, Czech Republic Natalie Gubbay ’20, research award in economics, Argentina Bita Kavoosi ’20, research award in international relations, China Daniel Lopez ’19, research award in ethnomusicology, Indonesia Charlotte Majercik…

Issue: Spring 2020

‘Nonprofit Initiatives at CC’ Provides Lessons in Leadership

Nonprofit Initiatives at Colorado College was launched in the fall of 2019, with eight CC students taking a seat on the board of directors at three separate area nonprofits. The nonprofit sector is one of the fastest-growing in the country, with approximately 12.3 million jobs in the workforce. “We believe it’s important for students to understand the purpose, impact, and opportunities this sector provides,” says Assistant Professor of Economics and Business Kat Miller-Stevens. Miller-Stevens and Director of CC’s Public Interest Fellowship Program and Nonprofit Initiatives Cari Hanrahan oversee the program. The two share a mutual passion for engaging students in experiential learning opportunities in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. “The NPI serves…

Issue: Spring 2020

Future of the West Debated at Symposium

State of the Rockies Project Faculty Director Corina McKendry, far left, moderates an expert panel on the future of public lands during the 2020 Future of the West Symposium, held in late February. Panelists include Maite Arce, president of the Hispanic Access Foundation; Len Necefer, founder of Natives Outdoors; Collin O’Mara, president of the National Wildlife Foundation; and Jennifer Rokala, executive at the Center for Western Priorities. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock delivered the opening keynote address, and New Mexico Sen. Tom Udall gave the closing keynote address, titled “A ‘Quiet Crisis’ No More: Conservation and Climate Change in the West.” Results of the 10th annual bipartisan Conservation in the West…

Issue: Spring 2020

Manya Whitaker, Jake Eichengreen Receive Mayor’s Young Leader Awards

Associate Professor of Education Manya Whitaker and Jake Eichengreen, executive director of the Quad Innovation Partnership, were recognized by Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers in December with Mayor’s Young Leader Awards. Whitaker’s emphasis on educational equity and social justice in her courses and her leadership on nonprofit boards were cited in her win in the Education category. Eichengreen, who has doubled the size of the four-school collaborative Quad Innovation Partnership, won in the Community and Economic Impact category. Tony Rosendo ’02, CC trustee and president and CEO at the Lane Foundation, and Zac Chapman ’13 of Colorado Springs Food Rescue, were finalists for the Community and Economic Impact category.