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Issue: Winter 2017

Rebecca Barnes Part of NSF Grant to Advance Women in Science

Rebecca Barnes, assistant professor in CC’s Environmental Program, is one of six co-principal investigators on a four-year, $1.1 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation that aims to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic science and engineering careers. The project, “From the Classroom to the Field: Improving the Workplace in the Geosciences,” includes a team of earth and space scientists; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education experts; and leaders of geoscience societies.

Issue: Winter 2017

Slocum — and Slocum Hall — Revisited

As the nation deals with a growing number of notable cases of sexual harassment and sexual assault, a piece of CC’s own history has gained interest. Papers and articles have been written and discussed in the past, questioning the actions of William F. Slocum, CC president from 1888-1917, but additional work by CC Archivist and Curator of Special Collections Jessy Randall recently uncovered documents containing comments from women alleging Slocum sexually assaulted and harassed them. Randall’s findings and other papers were featured recently in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Catalyst. As a result, some have since called for student residence Slocum Hall to be renamed. CC’s Board of…

Issue: Winter 2017

1 Day, 202 Volunteers, 3,400 Pounds of Trash

CC’s Day of Service was back for its third annual creek cleanup in Monument Creek in early October. More than 200 participants — 202, to be exact — picked up 3,400 pounds of trash in and around Monument Creek over the course of three two-hour shifts. “The broad goal of the CC Day of Service is to support a culture of community engagement on our campus by raising awareness around stewardship of our local watershed, as well as the numbers of individuals experiencing homelessness in our city,” says Jordan Radke, director of the CC’s Collaborative for Community Engagement. The Fountain Creek Watershed organization partnered with CC to sponsor the cleanup…

Issue: Winter 2017

CC Well Represented at Arts Awards

Colorado College faculty and alumni artists and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College reaped numerous honors at the 17th Annual Pikes Peak Arts Council Awards Gala, held this fall at the Fine Arts Center. Shawn Womack, associate professor of dance, who as co-choreographer with Ormao Dance Company’s Jan Johnson on “PrePress,” shared the Pas de Deux: Outstanding Collaborative Performance award. Idris Goodwin, assistant professor of theatre, won the Individual Literary Artist Award, and shared the Collective/Individual Published Work Award with Nico Wilkinson ’16 for “Inauguration.” Nat Stein ’15 also was nominated in the individual category. Steve Wood ’84, who runs the community environmental arts nonprofit Concrete Couch,…

Issue: Winter 2017

Have Gold Card Will Travel

As of the start of 2017-18 academic year, all current CC students can ride any Mountain Metro bus by simply swiping their CC Gold Card. Through a new program offered by Mountain Metro, CC students have unlimited access to the fixed route bus system for $5 per student, per semester. The Colorado College Student Government Association held a referendum last spring and allocated $4.50 per student per semester from student fees toward this program, says Sustainability Director Ian Johnson. The balance of the cost is covered by his office and no payment is needed from individual students. “This program gives our students easy access to downtown Colorado Springs, local attractions, shopping, and more,”…