Experiential Education at Colorado College Block 5 News

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Did you know that CC offers an e-waste recycling program? Many electronic devices contain toxic materials that can harm the environment if disposed of improperly. Join us for our Block 4 e-waste drop-off event on Thursday, Dec. 5 from 1-2 p.m. at Breton Hall Garage #8 (northwest corner of Parking Lot C-1). Our team will be on-site to assist you with unloading. If you miss this one, our next drop-off event will be held in Block 6. But if your department or office has significant volumes of heavy or bulky e-waste that require assistance with transport to the collection site, or if the situation is time sensitive, you can fill out this e-waste request form.  

The next Build a Block Away Workshop will be held on Monday, Jan. 13, during Half Block, 2 – 4:30 p.m. This workshop will walk you through the Block Away development process, from concept to proposal to program.  You can register to attend by sending an email to Allen Bertsche by Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.   

If you need funding (above and beyond any department funding) for a field trip in Blocks 5-8 please aim to have a proposal submitted by Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. 

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All current students can apply for summer fellowships. Class of 2025 grads can apply for yearlong fellowships. All paid fellowships offer skill development and exposure to social change through meaningful and impactful experience in Colorado’s nonprofit sector. Encourage students to RSVP for upcoming information sessions in Handshake. 

Is your academic department planning to host a guest speaker, alumni panel, or other program intended elevate students’ awareness and planfulness regarding academic and professional interests, passions, and goals? Here are a few ways the Career Center can partner with you! 

* Help to identify alumni and other speakers. 
* Facilitate or co-facilitate a Q&A. 
* Coordinate a schedule of “Coffee Chats” for students to meet 1-on-1 with your guest speakers (on-campus or remote). 
* Promote your event on Handshake (and provide you with an event link for other promotion). 
* Manage student registration on Handshake (if your program would benefit from having students RSVP). 

Please contact us at careercenter@coloradocollege.edu to start the conversation! 

We are looking for stories from your field trips to share on our Instagram! Please consider sending photos and short video clips, along with captions telling the story of experiential education as it happened on your field trips. Reach out to Drew Cavin if you have stories you want to share. 

If you are planning to take a course out on a field trip and have not yet completed the field trip leaders’ portion of the “Taking Academic Courses Off Campus” Canvas course, please do so. It is a mandatory course for all field trips leaving El Paso County. Enroll here. 

Email Drew Cavin with questions.

Applications for all CC Summer Blocks Away are open on Summit until Jan. 15, 2025.  We ask you to encourage your advisees and students to apply as soon as they have a program chosen.  Many faculty use rolling admissions, and some courses could close for new applications before the 15th.  All students who apply by Jan.15 and are approved for the off-campus courses will be reviewed for aid.  Due to limitations of the aid pool, students who apply, or who are approved to join a course after the Jan. 15 deadline have significantly reduced opportunities to receive an aid award for Summer Blocks Away.  

We encourage you to review the student newsletter and pass along opportunities that align with your students’ interests and goals. Thank you for your continued support of CC students!