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Winter 2016
From Sands to Mountains: A Journey at CC
My name is Mostafa Zaki-Taha, and I am currently a junior. I hail from distant Egypt.Read more
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Winter 2016
Comeback Artisans
Read the stories of a few Colorado College graduate artisans who create in ways our ancestors would have recognized.Read more
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Winter 2016
What’s On Your Reading List?
We asked Associate Professor and Chair of the Philosophy Department Marion Hourdequin: What’s On Your Reading List? I am currently reading a book by Lauret Savoy titled “Trace: Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape.” Savoy’s engaging memoir describes her relationship to many regions of the United States, weaving her personal stories with those of the land. She recounts her move from…Read more
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Winter 2016
On The Bookshelf
The Innocent Have Nothing to Fear by Stuart Stevens ’74 The protagonist in Stevens’ novel is campaign manager J.D. Callahan whose candidate is Hilda Smith, the country’s first female presidential candidate who is disliked – even hated – by many. She’s running neck-and-neck with an anti-immigrant, right-wing populist. Smith represents the establishment in an anti-establishment year — and she’s in a dead heat with a non-politician running for elected office for the first time. Stevens is a veteran of numerous campaigns, including Mitt Romney’s. Said Stevens, “When I wrote this book, I thought I was pushing things out to the edge to give us a sense of what could happen…Read more
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Winter 2016
Welcome Class of 2020!
We celebrate your uniqueness, diversity, and accomplishments. 7,997: Number of applications 1,270: Number accepted 540: Students enrolled 15.8%: Overall admit rate 22: Transfer students 25: Winter Start students 55: Gap year students 31: QuestBridge* students 25%: Students of color 55%: Women 45%: Men 30: Students founded a club or organization 11: Entrepreneurs 4: Potters 2: Started nonprofits 2: Glass blowers MUSICIANS: Banjo, dulcimer, electric organ, harp, and ukulele players, and a DJ ONE STUDENT: Born in Yellowstone National Park Helped build the first tennis court in Afghanistan Witnessed Egypt’s protest of the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood firsthand Climbed all 46 high peaks of the Adirondacks Competitive juggler Rode down…Read more
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Winter 2016
New CC Refugee Alliance Offers Support and Partnerships
A new initiative on campus aims to support and welcome refugees arriving from all over the world to the Colorado Springs area. The CC Refugee Alliance is partnering with Lutheran Family Services, an area organization that assembles cultural mentoring teams that “adopt” incoming refugee families and individuals for their first four to six months in…Read more
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Winter 2016
Professors Gould and Johnson Participate in Fulbright Scholar Program
Two Colorado College professors, John Gould and Dan Johnson, were recent participants in the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Program. The Fulbright Scholar Program awards teaching and/or research opportunities to college and university faculty and administrators, as well as to other professions, in more than 125 countries. John Gould, professor of political science, did a research project titled “LGBTQ Politics in Slovakia,” where he was from November 2015 to June 2016. After traveling to the country in 2014 and conducting 15 preliminary interviews, Gould’s Fulbright research continued his work on the LGBTQ communities in Slovakia, Russia, Serbia, and Bosnia. The idea for his research came from teaching a course at Colorado College,…Read more
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Winter 2016
Dez Stone Menendez ’02 New Innovation Program Director
Dez Stone Menendez ’02 started as director of Innovation at CC in September. She began working as an entrepreneur at age 23 and the orienting principle of her work is to empower people to lead larger and morecreative lives. She is the founder and owner of the Possibility Room, which began as a startup incubator in Seattle focused on executing new businesses and expanding existing businesses. Menendez graduated from CC with a self-designed major in poetry and visual art titled A New Language: The Architecture of Word and Image. She has started several other businesses and served as a consultant focused on fostering growth in artisan and trade-based businesses, developing…Read more
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Winter 2016
CC-FAC Update & Timeline
The first major phase in the strategic planning process undertaken by Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center wrapped up in October. Four community listening sessions were held, as well as small focus group sessions and large group discussions, in order to seek input from various constituents regarding the re-envisioning and redefining of the FAC and CC roles in the arts in the region. Nearly 1,600 people participated in the listening and information-gathering process. In addition, 821 comments have been received and recorded from the four community listening sessions, comment cards, and online comment forms. The input will be considered in the next phase of the strategic planning…Read more
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Winter 2016
Live Green Roof Takes Root on Honnen Ice Arena
CC students and Facilities Services installed a 2,650-square-foot live green roof on the Honnen Ice Arena in August to help with sustainability efforts, transforming the formerly barren roof into a lush carpet of 12,800 succulent sedums. Honnen is the least efficient building on campus, which makes it an ideal place to study the roof’s effectiveness for application elsewhere on campus. Studies show green roofs reduce stormwater runoff by 65 to 90 percent in the summer and 25 to 40 percent in winter. The drought-tolerant sedums provide a low-maintenance green space that helps reduce heating and cooling costs, extends roof life by as much as 40-50 years, lowers interior sound levels…Read more