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Five New Members Named to Board of Trustees

Colorado College has named five new members to its Board of Trustees. The new trustees are Mayss Al Alami ’17; Martha Wolday ’14; Kishen Mangat ’96; Liza Mallot Pohle ’85;  and Amy Shackelford Louis ’84. The new members were welcomed and sworn in at the June 18 meeting, and outgoing trustees were recognized for their service to CC. Leaving the board are Van Skilling ’55, P’79, P’82; Karen Pope ’70, P’04; James Lonergan ’16; Cole Wilbur; and Kalen Aquisto ’13.

Issue: August 2016

Big Idea Pitch Competition Yields Co-First Place Winners

This year, The Big Idea pitch competition yielded two co-first place winners — a first since the program’s inception in 2013. Sharing first place were King of the Sea, presented by Nick Kramer ’16 and Peter Wailes ’16, and Neonic, presented by Cormac Siegfried ’19 and Nick Ravich ’19. King of the Sea, which received…

Issue: August 2016

Awards Abound For CC Students, Recent Graduates

Colorado College students and recent alumni had another whirlwind year of academic recognition. Students in a variety of disciplines and departments garnered a multitude of awards. Award winners not pictured:  Kristen Wells ’13, Phoebe Parker-Shames ’13, and Isabel Jones ’12: National Science Foundation  Research fellowships Devon Cole ’13, Skye McClure Greenler ’14, Kyle Seewald Hemes ’11, Jon Jacob Kirksey ’15,  Kira Olsen ’11, and Kathryn Louise Reichard ’12: National Science Foundation honorable mentions Atiya Harvey ’18, Brittany Camacho ’18, and Maja Orlowska ’19: ACM-CIC Mellon Graduate School  Exploration fellowships

Issue: August 2016

Gift Honors Steven Janke, Supports Financial Aid

A $5.6 million gift from an anonymous donor from the Class of 1982 honors retiring Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Steven Janke and helps support financial aid. Of the gift, $2.5 million will be directed toward a chaired professorship established in honor of Janke, who joined the faculty in 1975 and retired this summer.…

Issue: August 2016

Sue Woolsey Honored For Solar Gift

Sue Woolsey P’97, P’98, P’99, former chair of the Colorado College Board of Trustees and a life trustee, was honored at a ceremony and reception in June at Stewart House, with her sons Rob ’97, Dan ’98, and Ben ’99 in attendance, as well as daughter-in-law Morgan and twin granddaughters. CC’s Baca Campus solar array…

Issue: August 2016

And the Award Goes To….

Colorado College swept the awards at the first ACM Film Festival, held at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Of the 150 submissions received, 38 films by CC students or recent alumni were accepted — and 13 of the 38 were nominated for “best of” awards. CC filmmakers went on to take first place in each…

Issue: August 2016

Welcome Class of 2020!

Colorado College welcomes the approximately 530 members of the Class of 2020, with New Student  Orientation starting Saturday, Aug. 20. CC received 7,997 applications for the incoming class, just short  of the record 8,064 applicants a year before. Offers of admission were extended to 1,270 applicants, resulting in a 15.9 percent admittance rate, a record low. The 2016 New Student Orientation book is “Whistling Vivaldi,” a highly readable, first-person account by Claude Steele with groundbreaking conclusions on stereotypes and identity.

Issue: August 2016

Letters to the Editor

We Think This Says it All Many thanks to Jen Haefeli ’92 for sharing her 7-year-old daughter’s artwork with us. The sticker featuring CC’s new logo was included in the April issue of the Bulletin.

Issue: August 2016

From the President

Dear Alumni, Parents, and Friends of Colorado College, Colorado College’s strategic plan calls for nurturing in our students a strong sense of place. As focused as they are on the immediate and the virtual, we challenge them to engage in this community and region, and to develop local connections that play an important role in…

Issue: August 2016

On the Bookshelf

The Cambridge History of the Second World War chapter by Dennis Showalter, professor of history Showalter’s contribution, “Armies, Navies, Air Forces: The Instruments of War,” appears in the first volume of this 2,025-page, three-volume set and provides an operational perspective on the course of the war, examining strategies, military cultures and organization, and the key campaigns. In this comprehensive and authoritative series, a team of foremost historians present a transnational approach, offering a comprehensive, global analysis of the military, political, sociological, economic, and cultural aspects of the war. Of the 25 leading historians asked to contribute to the volume, Showalter is the only author from a four-year liberal arts college.…