Please join the CC Career Center Thursday, Oct. 12, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center for the Summer Collaborative Research and Internship Symposium. This is the culmination of a summer of research and internship experiences conducted by CC students and faculty in collaboration with off-campus organizations. The event will consist of a series of short presentations, poster sessions, and discussions across a variety of academic disciplines. The collaborative research presented is funded by the Office of the Dean of the College’s Faculty Student Collaborative Grant, departmental funds, internal grants, external research grants and the Career Center’s Student Internship Funding Program. No RSVP is necessary.

The Through a Glass Darkly Symposium will take place Oct. 12-14 and, for the first time, will be co-hosted by Colorado College and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. The study of humankind’s fascination with the apocalyptic worldview is a vast field. It is a subject that spans cultures, religions, time, and space, and one that resists easy categorical definition. In Through a Glass Darkly, scholars and artists gather each year to deliver presentations and engage in dialogue. This year’s conference organizers from CC are Carol Neel and Regula Evitt. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM »

By Julia Fennell ’21

Charlotte Combe ’26 and Mona Hamad ’25 founded Substance Use Harm Reduction at Colorado College in Spring 2022. Photo submitted by Charlotte Combe ’26.

Last spring, Charlotte Combe ’26 and Mona Hamad ’25 founded Substance Use Harm Reduction at Colorado College with three goals in mind: to provide a small and consistent group of club members to train for and volunteer at the community partner’s syringe exchange program; to provide opportunities for CC students to learn about harm reduction and overdose prevention on campus through workshops, events, and the creation of education resources; and to organize for harm reduction advocacy at the city and state level through phone banking, writing legislators, and testifying in support of bills. READ THE FULL STORY »

By Julia Fennell ’21

Colorado College Learning Initiative in the Mountains (CCLIM) partnered with West Middle School and Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy (JSAA) to give local middle school students the opportunity to build self-esteem and learn environmental respect through an outdoor education program. Once a week, 10 CC students meet with about 15 Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy middle school students to learn about the outdoors, spend time outside, and make connections with each other. The middle school students tend to be the same each week, which helps CC students form tighter connections with them. READ THE FULL STORY »

Since 1991, dozens of cities, states, and universities have adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day to replace the observance formerly known as Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans. Activists have long argued that holidays, statues, and other memorials to Columbus condone his actions while giving him credit for discovering a place where people already lived. Indigenous Peoples’ Day offers a fresh focus to history in our society and in schools, where many textbooks leave out Native Americans or sanitize white colonizer’s treatment of them. Across the country, many communities come together to celebrate this day. Looking for a way to participate off-campus? Check out these events in Manitou Springs. On this day, and every other, CC recognizes and celebrates the great contributions of Indigenous Peoples both in our region and throughout our country.

German American Heritage Month: In October 1683 German families began settling in Pennsylvania. Since then, German Americans have contributed greatly to our society. The first proclamation of German American Heritage Month was issued by Ronald Reagan in October 1987, and since then we have been celebrating every year.

Filipino American History Month: Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental U.S., which occurred on October 18, 1587. In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States. Celebrate by attending these events in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas.

Italian American Heritage Month: In 1880, Italians began migrating to the U.S. to flee rural poverty in Southern Italy and Sicily. Italian Americans have made many contributions to the U.S., especially in art, humanities, and sciences.

Join the Fine Arts Center for a First Friday celebration on Friday, Oct. 6 from 5-8 p.m. Enjoy the stunning ambiance offered by the FAC’s chic, historic venue as well as FREE museum admission, art by Adana Dysart in the Deco Lounge, and music by Jeremiah Walter. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. The FREE downtown shuttle, THE ZEB, runs along Tejon Street to downtown art galleries. LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EVENT »