Last weekend was filled with memory-sharing and a strong sense of connection, culminating in the 150th Extravaganza and an incredible drone show sponsored by FSH Tech. With over 1,600 people on campus, CC was bustling with strength and unity. A huge thank you to the staff, faculty, and students who worked hard to make this weekend a success.

All photos by Jamie Cotten

By Julia Fennell ’21

In just a few months, Maggie Mixer ’24 went from on-campus organizing to managing an entire campaign. When asked how, Mixer has three words: The Block Plan.

“Campaign work is both a marathon and a sprint, so the Block Plan’s training to manage large volumes of work efficiently in short periods of time is very useful,” says Mixer, a former Political Science major.

Despite finishing up her thesis and still having to meet her on-campus responsibilities, Mixer began her current role as a campaign manager for Katie Stewart back in April, while she was still a student. Stewart ran for Colorado State House District 59, in Southwest Colorado.

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Over the past several months, the staff of the FAC have been hard at work identifying the priorities and goals that will guide their efforts over the next two years. These priorities—Visibility, Engagement, and Sustainability—are designed to strengthen the center’s identity as a cultural leader, enhance its impact in our communities, and ensure long-term organizational resilience and success.

Visibility: We will actively communicate our identity and priorities to unify perceptions, strengthen community connections, and enhance our role as a cultural leader in the arts.

Engagement: We will create a dynamic, collaborative environment that not only strengthens internal synergies across programming areas but also broadens our reach and impact within our communities.

Sustainability: We will ensure long-term success and resilience by strengthening financial sustainability to the resources needed to pursue ambitious goals, and operational sustainability to the resources needed to support staff, deliver high-quality programs, and continue fulfilling our mission.

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First-year student Polly Panasenko is addressing a concern affecting many students across campus – food insecurity. In an attempt to maximize student meal plan budgets, Panasenko has developed a brand new weekly newsletter called The Meal Plan Guard. This newsletter spotlights events across campus that offer food in order to supplement meals. Check it out and sign up to receive it directly into your inbox each week.

Stop by the Agents of Care gallery at the FAC on Friday, Nov. 15 from 1-4 p.m. to chat with museum collections staff as they catalog, condition report, rehouse, and digitize the museum’s collection of prints by Indigenous contemporary artists. Learn how unframed, two-dimensional art is stored at the FAC and how digitization makes that art accessible to diverse audiences around the world. This is a drop-in program that is free and open to the public.

Students dancing at Goth Prom: Masquerade, put on by the Butler Center, on Oct. 25 in Cornerstone. Photo by Jamie Cotten