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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.…

Issue: August 2016

Retiring Faculty Members

The five members of the CC faculty who retired this year have nearly 200 years of teaching at Colorado College among them (198, to be exact). We asked them what they plan to do. Their replies: Steven Janke, professor of mathematics and computer science, started at CC in 1975. “No dramatic retirement plans, but I do have a few writing projects brewing and hope for plenty of time in my workshop. My wife and I plan on even more time working in our garden and on our house.” Judy Laux, professor of economics, started at CC in 1979. “My husband (five years my junior) has been retired for five years and…

Issue: August 2016

Stay Connected Through Social Media, Mobile Apps, and Online Tools

Many years ago, Colorado College launched OurCC as an online tool that could, in part, help alumni connect with students for career-related mentorship. The mentor section was but one module in a suite of tools that includes event registration, website development for the Office of Alumni Relations, broadcast email, and e-commerce, such as making a gift online or paying for a fee-based event. In reality, OurCC provided more utility for the institution itself than it did for the alumni CC intended to serve. We still encourage alumni to use OurCC for its online alumni directory in particular, where you can use advanced search features to find other alumni. If you…

Issue: August 2016

Celebrating CC People

In a series of online profiles, CC is recognizing members of the staff and faculty who’ve had a long-term, deeply resonant impact upon the college’s classrooms, campus, and community.

Issue: August 2016

Commencement: Class of 2016

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Issue: August 2016

A New Future for the Arts at Colorado College and Beyond

An alliance between Colorado College and the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center would help achieve key Colorado College objectives while also helping to create financial stability for the Fine Arts Center and solidify a community goal of sustainable, ongoing community fine arts programming.