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Issue: Winter 2019

New Pledge Opens CC’s Doors to Colorado Families

 As Colorado high school seniors and their families researched colleges and began the application process for admission this fall, many who would have considered Colorado College out of reach financially had reason to look at CC more closely. In August, the college announced the Colorado Pledge, a pilot initiative designed to make CC as affordable…

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Issue: Winter 2019

Grass Roots

 In “Grass Roots,” journalist Kirsten Akens ’96 takes a look at the impact of cannabis on CC, from classroom conversations and concerns about youth to jobs and educational journals.

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Issue: Winter 2019

Kyle Cunningham Named 91.5 KRCC General Manager

 Kyle Cunningham has been named general manager of 91.5 KRCC, Colorado College’s NPR-member station. He joined the station as membership manager in 2016 and served as interim general manager for seven months before assuming the position in September. Since arriving at 91.5 KRCC, Cunningham has built a strong membership program that has continuously broken records, cultivated a new Summit Club giving level, enhanced engagement with members and listeners by hosting events to meet reporters and editors, including “star parties”  for fans of the “Looking Up” astronomy segments, and a major event featuring national “Morning Edition” host David Greene. He emphasizes the importance of community connection. The station was started in 1944 by…

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Issue: Winter 2019

From The Archives

 Photo courtesy CC Special Collections. Writer and activist Helen Hunt Jackson died in 1885. She was buried in South Cheyenne Canyon, but so many people visited the site that her grave was moved to Evergreen Cemetery in 1891. This photograph, likely dated 1890, was a gift of Alan Campbell, former Colorado College Psychology faculty. As far as we can tell, no other institution holds a print of this image.

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Issue: Winter 2019

Class Notes

 1951 Dave ’51 and Janet Oatman ’53 came from Illinois to Dallas to help Pat Killen ’51 and his wife Miyoko celebrate Pat’s 90th birthday in June. Dave’s 91st birthday came a week later. Pat and Dave were members of the 1950 Rocky Mountain Conference championship football team. Dave went on to head an agribusiness company in Illinois while Pat worked as a reporter, editor, and foreign correspondent for United Press International. Pictured left to right: Miyoko, Janet, Pat, and Dave. Pat notes that two other classmates and friends joining the “90s Club” this year were Henry “Hank” Otto ’51 of New London, New Hampshire, and Dwight Brothers ’51 of…

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Issue: Winter 2019

CC Across the U.S.

 Calling all alumni, families, and friends. Are you looking to get more involved with Colorado College? Want to meet other alumni and supporters in your city? We have been listening to your requests, and we’ve got big plans for new gathering opportunities, in the communities listed and in a city near you. Coming Soon: •…

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Issue: Winter 2019

CC Alumni Complete Attitudinal Survey

 During October and November 2018, a survey was distributed by email to 7,823 Colorado College alumni with the purpose of obtaining baseline measurements and gaining an understanding of alumni feelings about engagement with and support for the college. The group contacted was a representative sample balanced for gender, class decade, and donor status. A total of 1,922 alumni participated for a response rate of 25%. Respondents completed the survey anonymously. Jerold Pearson, a principal of eAdvancement, a consortium of independent consultants in alumni relations, communications, and fundraising conducted the survey. For 22 years (1994-2016), he also was the director of market research for Stanford University. Pearson has conducted alumni surveys…

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