Around the Block – Campus News

2022 Sundance Film “Framing Agnes” Screening at Cornerstone

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Cayce Hughes, assistant professor of sociology, is hosting filmmaker Chase Joynt and sociologist Kristen Schilt to screen their film “Framing Agnes.” “Framing Agnes” tells the story of a young trans woman who, in 1958, entered a study about sex disorders at UCLA in order to get the gender-affirming care she needed — by any means necessary. The film premiered at Sundance this year, winning the NEXT Innovator and the NEXT Audience Awards.

This exciting event is open to the public, and will be held in Cornerstone Arts Center on Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Cayce Hughes.

In addition to the screening, Joynt and Schilt will be holding a master class with Hughes’ Deviance and Social Control class, and Dylan Nelson’s Advanced Documentary class. 

Your Chance to Submit Nominations for the Maintainer of the Year Award

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Photo by Lonnie Timmons III
It’s time to recognize members of the Facilities Services team who have personified the core values of Colorado College. By submitting your nominations, we have the opportunity to highlight and recognize those individuals who represent the very best of Facilities Services. Today is your final chance to submit nominations for the Maintainer of the Year Award and the Adam Valdez Excellence in Facilities Award.

Any member of the Colorado College community can nominate a current, full-time Facilities and Operations employee who meets the criteria outlined above.

Please include why the person or people who are who are being nominated personify the very best of the Facilities Services team when submitting your nomination. Nominations can be submitted to abrannigan@coloradocollege.edu by the end of today, Friday Dec. 9.

Community Conversations – Mental Health with NAMI

You are invited to the fourth installment of Community Conversations which is part of The Work of the College Series. Our next topic is Mental Health with a representative from NAMI.
 
For 39 years, NAMI Colorado Springs has helped people navigate a loved one’s mental illness. They also provide programs and services directly to people with mental health diagnoses, and they educate various professional groups, schools, and the public.
 
The event takes place today, Dec. 9 from 2-3 p.m. in Bemis Great Hall. Sign up now.

“The Dressing Room” – a Documentary Short by Colorado College Grads

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In 2019, three CC students and filmmakers — Pema Baldwin ’22, Claire Barber ’22, and Maya Rajan ’22 — made a documentary about the performers at Club Q. In the aftermath of the shooting on Nov. 19, they are resharing their film “to serve as a record for those who cherish Club Q as well as for those who are just hearing about it for the first time … We want to remind people of the infinite love, imagination, and generosity that exists in Queer spaces, as well as celebrate all of the passion, energy, and tenderness that bursts from this place and we hope will continue to do so far into the future.”

Kudos for Student Voter Turnout

Congratulations to Colorado College on joining 394 colleges and universities in earning the inaugural ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting recognition! Thank you for the intentional work you and your institution did in 2022 to institutionalize nonpartisan democratic engagement to increase student voter turnout. 

Save the date for Winter Commencement

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Winter Commencement will take place on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. Winter Commencement is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate students who complete their undergraduate studies prior to the May Commencement ceremony. This year’s event will take place in person in Shove Memorial Chapel, as well as be livestreamed on our Facebook page

Electronic Waste Recycling

Do you have electronic waste you want to dispose of? Well, the CC Office of Sustainability has a solution for you! We recycle electronic waste, including items that are no longer working, unwanted, or at the end of their “life.” Through a local Colorado Springs facility, E-Tech Recyclers, these materials are safely and responsibly recycled. Acceptable items include: TVs, monitors, keyboards, cables, appliances, digital media players, cellphones, and other items. Please note we cannot recycle alkaline batteries, which include most household batteries, like Duracell, Energizer, and others. 

We are hosting a drop-off event for students who are able to transport their own items at Breton Hall Garage 8 on Friday, Dec. 16 from 1:30-3 p.m. If you can drop your items off, please refer to the map to locate the Breton Hall Garages (the NW corner of parking lot C-1). Staff will be there to help you unload your items! If this drop-off is not possible for you, please fill out this request form for a pick-up, and a representative will be in touch with you about your request within three business days.

Photo of the Week

Ed Robson Arena at twilight, Nov. 7.
Photo by Lonnie Timmons III 
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