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Four Faculty Members Promoted, Receive Tenure

Four Colorado College faculty members, including two who are CC alumni, have been granted tenure and promotion to associate professor following the annual February meeting of the Board of Trustees. President Jill Tiefenthaler and Sandra Wong, dean of the college and dean of the faculty, visited each promoted faculty member, congratulating them and bestowing a…

Issue: Spring 2018

Ribbon Wraps Tutt Library ‘Like a Gift’

Stephanie Kingsnorth, an architect with Pfeiffer Partners Architects in Los Angeles, led the Pfeiffer team that devised the plan for the Tutt Library renovation and addition. “The library has amazing bones and incredible concrete work,” she says, noting her regard for Walter Netsch’s design and the mid-century Modernist ethos. “We respect the building and wanted…

Issue: Spring 2018

Spring Semester Kicks Off with Half Block, Winter Starts

CC was hoppin’ before Block 5 even started. This year marked CC’s largest Half Block yet with 468 students enrolled in 31 for-credit courses and 261 enrolled in 21 non-credit offerings. Additionally, CC welcomed 45 Winter Start students, including 18 who were part of the Fall Semester Away program. Winter Starts — both first-year and transfer students — also participated in CC’s signature Priddy Experience trips, spending five days either at CC’s Baca campus in the San Luis Valley or Santa Fe, New Mexico, doing community service work with nonprofit organizations.

Issue: Spring 2018

Alan R. Townsend to Become Provost

Alan R. Townsend will become Colorado College’s provost and professor of environmental science on June 1. As CC’s provost, Townsend will be the college’s chief academic officer and its second-ranking officer with strategic responsibilities that span the entire institution. He will report to President Jill Tiefenthaler, serve on the president’s cabinet, take a leadership role…

Issue: Spring 2018

Letter from Alumni

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students of the Black and LGBTQ+ Communities, On Tuesday, March 20, 2018, members of the Colorado College community were informed that select students and faculty at Colorado College received an email that expresses racist, anti-black, and white supremacist views. Particularly, the email targeted Black students and staff members, students of color, and those in the Trans community. We are devastated that this email targeted two of our long-standing Black staff members and talented students of the Colorado College community. Alumni of Color and our allies stand with Black students and staff, people of color, Dean Rochelle Mason and Dean Mike Edmonds, and with the Colorado College…

Issue: Spring 2018

From The President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, During Spring Break in March, hundreds of members of the campus community received a white-supremacist, sexist, and anti-Trans email that attacked two of our dedicated campus community members, Vice President for Student Life/Dean of Students Mike Edmonds and Senior Associate Dean of Students Rochelle Mason ’83. This message, sent by…

Issue: Spring 2018

In Memoriam: Kevin Randolph Morgan

Kevin Randolph Morgan, Dec. 16, in Colorado Springs, at age 30. Kevin had been a CC Campus Safety officer since October 2009, and died in a car accident near the college. Outside of his security work, he was known both on and off campus as an avid runner. In an email shared with students and staff, Chaplain and Associate Dean Alex Hernandez-Siegel wrote, “His presence was one that demonstrated what CC represents in terms of caring for the needs of our community. His amiable and engaging style made working with him a pleasure and we not only viewed him as a colleague, but also a dear friend who always went…

Issue: Spring 2018

In Memoriam: Don Henry Kiick

Don Henry Kiick, Jan. 7, in Colorado Springs. He was 58. Don was Central Services coordinator at CC, and served as a dedicated employee for over 14 years. A Colorado Springs native, Don started at CC in 2003 as the laboratory and animal suite assistant in the Department of Biology. In March 2005, Don transferred to Central Services as the mail courier/postal technician, and was promoted to Central Services coordinator in June 2006. As coordinator, Don supervised all mail services for the campus and was responsive to students, parents, faculty, and staff to ensure optimal levels of service. Don is survived by his wife of 34 years, Kimberly S. Skukalek, and…

Issue: Spring 2018

In Memoriam: Ronald “Ron” Edward Ohl

Ronald “Ron” Edward Ohl, Dec. 27, at age 81. As Colorado College’s dean of student affairs in the late ’60s and early ’70s, Ron handled issues related to student safety, discipline, and well-being during one of the more dynamic eras of campus history. An Ohio native, Ron earned a bachelor’s degree at Amherst College and a master’s at Columbia University, and graduated from Union Theological Seminary in New York City with honors in 1964. Later, he would earn a Ph.D. in Renaissance history from the University of Pennsylvania. He started his career at Elmhurst (Illinois) College and Temple University, then came to Colorado College as associate dean of student affairs…

Issue: Spring 2018

In Memoriam: William “Bill” Edward Barton ’57

William “Bill” Edward Barton ’57, Nov. 24, in Paonia, Colorado. He was 85. Bill was professor emeritus of economics at CC, having taught in the Economics and Business Department for 40 years. He was especially known for his accounting courses, and for the significant impact he had on the lives of students. At a 2012 celebration establishing the Bill Barton Endowed Professorship, it was noted that if asked to remember a favorite class, more than three decades of CC alumni would quickly reply, “My favorite class was any class from Bill Barton.” Bill came to CC via the Air Force, where he enlisted at age 18 and where colleagues in…