EE@CC Block 2 Faculty/Staff Newsletter

The deadline to propose an Off-Campus Summer Block for 2026 is Monday, Sep. 29. Proposals must include both course information and a draft budget. If you have questions about the proposal or the budget format, please contact Allen Bertsche.

The priority deadline for student Spring 2026 Semester Away applications is Wednesday, Oct. 1. This includes the CC in France, CC in Latin America, and CC Chinese in Asia programs as well as the CC Internal Application for any partner-led semester away. Students interested in a Spring semester away should be encouraged to complete all applications on or before this date. 

Connect to a community partner to co-create community-engaged classroom projects for a Spring 2026 course through the PEAK Project (Publicly Engaged Actionable Knowledge). Submit an Educator Interest Form by the end of Block 2 (Sunday, Oct. 19). Until funds are exhausted, matched partner/faculty pairs are eligible for grant-funded project development stipends ($500 each).

The deadline for Academic Year 2026-27 Off-Campus Block proposals is Thursday, Oct. 23. Unlike the summer proposals, the AY Block proposals do not require a draft budget at this phase. Please connect with Allen Bertsche if you have any questions about Block Away development.

Join us this January by engaging in the Week of Action, January 12-16,  as we celebrate MLK Day! Week of Action is a week of opportunities and events that aim to mobilize and inspire staff and faculty to engage in local community-based work and build community.  

We encourage departmental teams and individuals to join us for a 2–3-hour community engagement activity. To express interest as a team or individually, please complete this form by Friday, Oct. 31.

If you have need for funding for a field trip that is above and beyond an amount that can be covered by your department or other sources, apply for Spring semester courses by Friday, Dec. 5. 

Are you intrigued by the idea of offering an Off-Campus Block, but you missed the Build a Block Away workshop and don’t know where to start? Fear not. There is an online version offered in Canvas. This online program will guide you through the timeline and process for approval, advise you on budgeting and best practices, and provide you with resources to help turn your idea into a feasible plan for a Block Away. 

The LACF Initiative is currently seeking educators to teach courses in the 2026-27 Academic Year and beyond. Please fill out this brief form to express interest or email jradke@coloradocollege.edu. 

Through the LACF, we expand access to higher education for incarcerated persons by offering for-credit courses at no cost in the Youthful Offenders System (YOS) facility in Pueblo, which serves a population of 19 to 25-year-olds.

The Office of Sustainability monitors campus-wide progress through the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS)—a transparent framework that evaluates institutions across five key areas, including Academic Research. As part of this effort, we’re asking faculty to complete a brief 10-minute survey about any sustainability-related research conducted in the past three years. 

Not sure if your work qualifies? Research may be considered sustainability-related if it meets any of the following criteria:  

Your input helps us reflect the full scope of sustainability work happening across campus. 

If you are planning to do a field trip, you are required to complete the Field Trip Leaders portion of the Taking Students Off- Campus Canvas Course. Even if you have not yet completed the course, please complete the Field Trip Plan if you have a trip scheduled for Blocks 2-4. 

Students can now take live, online, and on-demand test prep for free through Kaplan for graduate school admissions exams: GRE, GMAT, MCAT, DAT, OAT, & LSAT. For more information and the link to register for classes, please visit this website.

The Office of Sustainability tracks the College’s greenhouse gas emissions each year as part of our commitment to understanding and reducing our environmental impact. This effort includes anonymous data on employee commuting, which falls under Scope 3 emissions – indirect behavioral activities. Our Emissions Team compiles and publishes this data annually in the Greenhouse Gas Technical Report. ` 

Your responses help increase the accuracy of our reporting and help provide valuable insights into our community’s commuting patterns. Please take this anonymous 5-minute survey about your commuting habits and you’ll be entered into a raffle to win a $10 Downtown Partnership gift card redeemable, at over 100 local downtown shops, restaurants, and venues.

Whether you have done hundreds of field trips or none, Drew Cavin, Director of Field Study, can assist you in planning your off-campus experiences. Drew can help with every step of the process, from long term planning and financing/logistics to field trip pedagogy and making community connections. Please email dcavin@coloradocollege.edu to get started.

Is your academic department planning to host a guest speaker, alumni panel, or other event to help students understand educational and career pathways beyond CC? The Career Center would love to partner and help promote these opportunities! A few ways we can collaborate:

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

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