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Tigers Crossing Paths

CC Connections Imagine my delight when I opened the Summer 2018 issue of the Colorado College Bulletin and saw on page 3 Pete Devine ’81 as resident naturalist for Yosemite National Park. My husband and I and two other couples were going to Yosemite in just a few short weeks! I reached out to Pete and he graciously agreed to meet up with our group. We had a wonderful visit with him. None of the six of us went to Colorado College … yet we each sent a son there and they played basketball together for four years at CC. We became fast friends through the shared experience of basketball…

Issue: Summer 2019

Class Notes

1969 Jane Lubchenco has been elected by academicians and appointed by Pope Francis to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, a global institution of 80 members who have made outstanding scientific contributions and shown high moral character. The PAS provides scientific advice to the Pope. On April 2, Jane also received the inaugural Tethys Award from the Ocean Visions Institute, recognizing “her significant achievements as an international leader in science and policy, as well as her untiring efforts to bring a positive outlook on the ocean’s future.” Two days later, she received her 22nd honorary degree, this one from the University of Antwerp in Belgium. And on May 29, she received the Harvard…

Issue: Summer 2019

Homecoming Convocation

Alumni Association Awards One of the most important functions of the Colorado College Alumni Association Council is to recognize the contributions of distinguished alumni, faculty members, and staff to the betterment of society and to the enhancement of the college and its mission. The Alumni Association Council acknowledges these alumni, faculty, and staff members through four awards given during Homecoming. If you know an alumnus/alumna, faculty member, or staff member who should be recognized for their contributions to CC, their field of expertise, or to the wider community, submit a nomination. This year, the college honors the following people with these awards: THE GRESHAM RILEY AWARD The Gresham Riley Award…

Issue: Summer 2019

Alumni Q&A

With new Alumni Association Council and Office of Alumni and Family Relations leadership this year, the Bulletin sat down with a few questions for AAC President Kyle Samuel ’92 and Alumni and Family Relations Director Tiffany Kelly. What are some of the developments happening at Colorado College that you are excited about? Kyle Samuel: Robson…

Issue: Summer 2019

Homecoming Weekend

Oct. 10-13,  2019 Class Reunions 1969 50th Reunion 1974 45th Reunion 1979 40th Reunion 1984 35th Reunion 1989 30th Reunion 1994 25th Reunion 1999 20th Reunion 2004 15th Reunion 2009 10th Reunion 2014 5th Reunion 2015-2019 Young Alumni Reunion Special events and gatherings Tutt Alumni House A house for students and alumni! Stop by to…

Issue: Summer 2019

Family and Friends Weekend 2019

Sept. 27-29, 2019 One of Colorado College’s largest annual on-campus events embraces the many ways family can be defined. It’s an opportunity for students to celebrate the CC community and share it with their families — including parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, extended family, and friends. Get your dancing feet ready to move! Friday evening,…

Issue: Summer 2019

Congratulations Class of 2019

At CC’s Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 19, global media leader, philanthropist, producer, and actress Oprah Winfrey urged Colorado College graduates to use their lives in service. “I’m here to tell you that you actually do get to transform the world every day by your actions. Small steps lead to big accomplishments,” said Winfrey, in…

Issue: Summer 2019

‘Can We Get Real?’ Asks Roxane Gay

Acclaimed writer and editor Roxane Gay read excerpts from her book “Hunger” and discussed the intersections of fiction and activism as part of the 2019 Cornerstone Arts Week theme, “Can We Get Real?” Gay spoke to a full house and answered questions from students at the event, held in Mohrman Theatre in late April.

Issue: Summer 2019

Tava Quad Introduced at Commencement

Commencement was the first time the CC community gathered as a group on Tava Quad, formerly known as Armstrong Quad. Debbie Howell, a member of the Pawnee/Dakota tribe, gave the invocation, and the Cozad Singers, members of the Kiowa tribe renowned for performing at powwows nationwide, sang an honor song to celebrate the naming of…

Issue: Summer 2019

Summer Session Students Mingle with Alumni Journalists

The course description for Introduction to Journalism gives fair warning: “Consider this class your gateway drug to becoming a news junkie.” Students in CC Visiting Lecturer Corey Hutchins’ class, offered during Colorado College’s Summer Session, spent three days at the end of the course in Washington, D.C., where they visited The New York Times bureau,…