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CC Places Seventh on Peace Corps Volunteer List

Colorado College has tied for seventh place this year among the Peace Corps top volunteer-producing colleges, with 11 CC alumni serving. CC is tied with Smith College, Spelman College, St. Lawrence University, Evergreen State College, and Oberlin College in the small colleges and universities category, defined as those with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates. Since the Peace Corps’ founding in 1961, 374 CC alumni have served as volunteers.

Issue: Spring 2017

91.5 KRCC to Move Closer to Downtown

91.5 KRCC, CC’s National Public Radio-member station, is moving closer to downtown Colorado Springs. The new building at 720 N. Tejon St. will have a large recording studio that allows for forums, music events, talk show tapings, NPR personality visits, interviews, community gatherings, and more. “We will be on downtown Colorado Springs’ ‘main street,’ connecting…

Issue: Spring 2017

Fifth Annual Big Idea Nets Three Winners

CC’s fifth annual Big Idea competition, with $50,000 in seed money at stake, yielded three very different – and very creative – winners. First-place winner FlyPhone took home $30,000. FlyPhone was developed by a team of seniors: Ben Tweedy and Kiki Kauffman, who pitched the concept, along with John Silvester, Dan Keogh, Teddy Corwin, and…

Issue: Spring 2017

Three to Receive Honorary Degrees at Commencement

New York Times-bestselling author and CC’s Journalist-in-Residence Hampton Sides P’16, acclaimed for his works of nonfiction adventure, will be this year’s Commencement speaker and receive an honorary degree on Monday, May 22. Also receiving honorary degrees are Brenda L. Bass ’77, a pioneer in the field of RNA research, particularly the editing process; and Van…

Issue: Spring 2017

CC Honored for Trees, Conservation Efforts

Love those big, gorgeous trees on the CC campus? So do others. The college, which has more than 2,100 trees, has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program as a campus that effectively manages its tree populations, works with the greater community to facilitate healthy urban forests, and engages students in…

Issue: Spring 2017

Tigers Crossing Paths: CC Connections

Marika Viragh ’13 saw 5th block break photos on CC’s Instagram and was inspired to send one as well. A few members of the Class of 2013 got together for a block break of their own (except post-CC it’s called “a long weekend”) and ran into two groups of CC alumni in Taos, New Mexico. Enjoying après ski are, from left, Sean O’Keeffe ’13, Tom Weaver ’13, Viragh, Carter Vettese ’12, Hollis Moore ’13, Hannah Peterson ’13, and Daniel Wright ’13. The photo was taken by Patrick Lynch ’15, who was with another group of folks from his class. Says Marika, “We first saw him and a few others when…

Issue: Spring 2017

Letters To The Editor

Congratulations on a most interesting and well-presented Colorado College Bulletin. From the picture of Eric Bransby ’47 on the cover through the excellent note from President Jill and the outstanding pictures and articles of the alumni and students. I’d especially like to congratulate and thank Ed Robson ’54, a good friend of us Canadians, for his contribution and foresight in recognizing the importance of education together with hockey players and young athletes. Thanks Ed, Jill, and CC for ’55, ’56, ’57, the best years of my life. Bill “Red” Hay ’58 Editor’s note: Hay was a member of the 1957 NCAA National Championship Hockey Team; won the 1961 Stanley Cup…

Issue: Spring 2017

From The President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends, Five years ago, when I first taught a class at CC, I discovered that what happens in the classroom here is different from anything I had encountered in more than 25 years in higher education. The Block Plan and the adventurous spirit of our students make it seem that anything is possible, each and every block. You can take the time to do something over, you can assign group work, you can get out into the field, you can hold class at your home, or you can bring in an expert on a specific topic. One of the key goals of our strategic plan, “Building…

Issue: Winter 2016

Two Legendary Tigers Pass Away

Two of the great ambassadors of Colorado College hockey history recently passed away. Ron Hartwell ’52, CC’s all-time leading goal scorer, passed away on July 20 at the age of 88, while Andy Gambucci ’53, died on Sept. 24 at the age of 87. Hartwell and Gambucci were teammates on the team that claimed the school’s first national championship at the Broadmoor Ice Palace in Colorado Springs in 1950. Hartwell, a native of Swan Lake, Manitoba, earned a spot on the all-tournament second team after recording four goals and three assists in the two games. Gambucci, meanwhile, was a freshman on the squad. Hartwell, who skated for the Tigers from…

Issue: Winter 2016

Tigers Crossing Paths

Denver, Colorado Thanks to her eavesdropping skills, Kirsten Akens ’96 randomly met three other CC alumnae while shopping at the Sweet William Market in Denver where Shana Colbin Dunn ’92 was manning a booth for her newest venture, True, a holistic boutique. Akens, left, encountered Katie Schreck Green ’90, Dunn, and Karma Stryker Ansbacher ’92 and struck up a conversation after overhearing them discussing their CC class years. Iceland Ryan Hughes ’07 and I met on the side of a mountain in Iceland (we were both hiking the L and hiding from the extreme wind) when he looked over and noticed the “CC alum” sticker on the side of my…