\u201cThe Colorado College Plan: Building on the Block\u201d was developed five years ago with broad input from the CC community following President Jill Tiefenthaler\u2019s Year of Listening. The 2013 plan includes five recommendations designed to create a more dynamic liberal arts experience. The recommendations focus on the Block Plan, summer\/Half Block, innovation, CC\u2019s distinctive place, and workplace excellence.<\/p>\n
A new addendum, \u201cBuilding on the Block 2.0,\u201d expands the scope. It was developed in similar fashion to the original, with President Tiefenthaler leading a series of community brainstorming sessions. Approved by the Board of Trustees in Fall 2017, the addendum includes a new recommendation and two new initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n The new recommendation, \u201cConnecting the CC Experience,\u201d aims to help students build connections across diverse communities and disciplines, and through academic and co-curricular experiences. By leveraging the CC network, it will help students link their CC education to their post-CC careers and lives. The recommendation also calls for improving college readiness in Colorado through a K-12 access program.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen students can integrate the various parts of their CC experiences and connect these experiences with their future plans, they become inspired and imaginative leaders who are prepared to thrive in a changing world,\u201d says Tiefenthaler.<\/span><\/p>\n The first new initiative focuses on strengthening the college\u2019s alliance with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. The workplace excellence initiative aims to develop ways to connect collaboration and professional development to CC\u2019s mission, build a more inclusive community, and make time for faculty and staff to reflect, explore, and innovate.<\/span><\/p>\n