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CC Commissions External Review to Examine Racism

As part of its continuing work toward becoming an anti-racist institution, CC has commissioned an external review to conduct an examination of racism on campus. A steering committee, composed of faculty, students, staff, and alumni, considered proposals from a variety of national firms before contracting with the Center for Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education…

Issue: Winter 2018

Quad Partnership Honored with Downtown Star Award

The Quad Innovation Partnership, which brings together the city’s four institutions of higher learning, was recognized at Colorado Springs’ annual Downtown Partnership breakfast. The Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs recognizes outstanding contributors to the economic, civic, and cultural vitality of the downtown area with “Downtown Star” awards. In bestowing the award, the Downtown Partnership noted that The…

Issue: Winter 2018

Cutler Hall Undergoes Renovations

CC Carpenter Dan Crossey ’74 measures an air unit inside Cutler Hall, CC’s oldest building, in order to create wood coverings on the units in advance of the building’s reopening this fall after a four-month renovation. The comprehensive project included updating the building’s HVAC system, adding new office technology and audio-visual systems, expanding the main floor lobby, creating a 40-person…

Issue: Winter 2018

‛Black Klansman’ Ron Stallworth on Campus

Ron Stallworth, author of the book “Black Klansman” and inspiration for the Spike Lee film “BlacKkKlansman,” which featured CC’s Black Student Union, sits down for an interview moderated by 91.5 KRCC’s Jake Brownell ’12 and Dr. Paul Buckley, assistant vice president and director of the Butler Center. Stallworth discussed his experiences as a Colorado Springs…

Issue: Winter 2018

Senior Staff Changes in Alumni, Advancement, Athletics

CC announces three senior staff departures: Anita Pariseau, director of alumni and family relations and assistant vice president for advancement; Sean Pieri, vice president for advancement; and Ken Ralph, director of athletics. Pariseau joined CC in 2013, and made important contributions to alumni programming and the work of the Alumni Association, especially in the development and expansion of an alumni travel program. In coordination with the CC Alumni Association, a national search currently is underway for a new director of alumni and family relations, with Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Kristie Damgaard serving as interim director until the position is filled. Pariseau left the college in early November. Pieri,…

Issue: Winter 2018

Professor Kristina Acri Receives Szenberg Prize

Associate Professor of Economics Kristina Acri has been awarded the Michael Szenberg Prize for an article she co-authored in The American Economist. The award-winning article, “Do Restrictions Beget Responsibility? The Case of U.S. Abortion Legislation,” was co-authored with Associate Professor of Economics Amanda Felkey of Lake Forest College. Acri and Felkey will be honored at a reception in January for their work. Acri also was quoted by National Public Radio in a piece called “Drugmakers Play the Patent Game to Lock in Prices, Block Competitors,” which aired Sept. 28. Acri, an economist and international intellectual property expert who joined the CC faculty in 2007, was named a Thomas Edison Innovation Fellow…

Issue: Winter 2018

CC Welcomes New Faculty and Riley Scholars

This year, CC welcomed new tenure-track faculty members and Riley Scholars-in-Residence to campus. Among them are two CC alumni, Chet Lisiecki ’07 (German) and Michael Kim ’05 (philosophy). New faculty members are: Pallavi Sriram, Dance Studies Najnin Islam, English Chet Lisiecki ’07, German Paul Adler, History Amanda Minervini, Italian Flavia Sancier-Barbosa, Mathematics Iddo Aharony, Music Technology Douglas Edlin, Political Science Jason Weaver, Psychology (started in the spring) The Riley Scholars are: Lina Basal, Chemistry and Biochemistry Michael Kim ’05, Philosophy Professor Kristina Acri Receives Szenberg Prize

Issue: Winter 2018

Provost Townsend Featured at Tribeca Festival in ‘Let Science Speak’

“Let Science Speak,” a six-part short documentary series about the importance of science in the ever-evolving world, premiered in September at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York and featured a segment with Provost Alan Townsend. The documentary, shown on the festival’s opening night, tells the personal stories of six environmental scientists who not only…

Issue: Winter 2018

By The Numbers: Class of 2022

8,552 Applications for admittance (a record) 526 First-year students on campus 17 First-year students starting in Central America on the Fall Semester Away program 25 Incoming Winter Start students (an early welcome!) 33 Transfer students 45 States represented, plus the District of Columbia 8% International students, representing 18 different countries 37 Languages spoken 39 Dual citizens 7% First in their families to attend college 22 Musical instruments played 5 Pilots 2 Advanced open water scuba divers 60% Increase in the last decade in the population of students of color and international students 7th Year in a row more than a quarter of the incoming class self-identify as students of color…

Issue: Winter 2018

Renovated Tutt Library Wins Awards

It’s not only books that circulate through CC’s newly renovated Tutt Library, it’s also a multitude of awards and recognition. Tutt Library, the largest net-zero energy academic library in the nation, which was built to be carbon-neutral, is a Gold Award winner in “Building Design+Construction’s” 35th Annual Reconstruction Awards program. The award places emphasis on the value…