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Issue: Spring 2019

From ‘College Boys’ to Perennial Powerhouse: A History of CC Athletics

 Note: This article is the full version of Krueger’s capstone project for his journalism minor, in which Alan Prendergast ’78 served as his advisor. An excerpted version ran in the Spring 2019 issue of the Bulletin. In 1874, the “College Boys” represented Colorado College as they competed against the Active Club of Colorado Springs in baseball, the first sports contest in the small school’s history. The College Boys were defeated handily, losing by nearly 60 runs, 68-9. However crushing the loss may seem, the members of the College Boys were not playing simply to win or lose. They were playing because they believed that sport added to their student experience…

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Issue: Spring 2019

Fine Arts Center Celebrates 100 Years: Historic Highlights

 See fac.coloradocollege.edu to learn more about FAC’s rich history.  Special FAC Centennial Events The FAC’s Bemis School of Art will mount classes in printmaking, lithography, en plein air painting, and other related mediums in celebration of the art and artists whose work here during the BAA’s heyday contributed significantly to artistic traditions of the era. The FAC Theatre Company will perform special one-act play readings in homage to the Academy Players of the Broadmoor Art Academy. Readings will take place in the museum galleries on select Museum Free Days. The FAC Museum will present a series of exhibitions focused on the mission, vision, and history of the BAA and the…

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Issue: Spring 2019

Fine Arts Center Celebrates 100 Years

 Established in 1919 in what had been Spencer and Julie Penrose’s private downtown estate, the Broadmoor Art Academy served as a pillar in the cultural community of the Rocky Mountain West — ultimately evolving into what is known today as the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.

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Issue: Spring 2019

Reach Out to the Bulletin

 We’d like to hear from you! The Colorado College Bulletin is distributed to alumni, parents, and friends. It is published three times a year and seeks to portray the people, events, experiences, and topics that best reflect a CC education. We welcome comments, feedback, items of interest, class notes, letters to the editor, story suggestions, etc.  CC Connections: Have you unexpectedly encountered a fellow Tiger somewhere in the world? Let us know! Class notes, obituaries, weddings and celebrations, births and adoptions: Send your news! Information submitted should be for the current or previous year only. Please send digital photos (JPGs at 300 dpi and minimum of 3.5 x 5 inches)…

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Issue: Spring 2019

A Message From Your Alumni Council

 Greetings, CC! As this will be my final article as president of the recently renamed Colorado College Alumni Association Council, I am grateful for what has been a very rewarding opportunity. As I prepare for the transition for AAC President-Elect Kyle Samuel ’92 to take office in July, I’m also aware of the transition our…

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Issue: Spring 2019

Digging Into the Roots of Climate Change: Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish Tackles Tough Topics

 As the energy and climate justice manager for the student-founded Environmental Center at the University of Colorado Boulder, Michelle Gabrieloff-Parish ’00 bridges energy, water, and climate change issues with a social equity lens. Gabrieloff-Parish’s interest in these issues stems from her childhood. She was raised in a family where environmental and social issues were talked…

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