Inauguration Day: You’re Invited

Inaugurations are as rare and distinctive as CC. You are invited to celebrate the start of our 149th academic year and the inauguration of CC’s 14th president, L. Song Richardson. Save the date for Monday, Aug. 29. On the Mainstage at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.Doors open at 8 a.m., Ceremony at …

Hold the date: Start your sophomore year with a roadmap for success!

Your second year at CC is an exciting time of continued learning, exploration, adventures, and choices. To move purposefully through next year, we want to support you in developing personalized academic and professional goals. Join us on Friday, August 26, for Sophomore Jumpstart, a one-day event to get the most out of your sophomore year. Sophomore Jumpstart participants will:·    …

Update from the Office for Civil Rights and Title IX

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, I am excited to work with the CC community as the college’s first assistant vice president for civil rights and Title IX coordinator. Along with Josh Isringhausen, the assistant director for civil rights and deputy Title IX coordinator, I lead CC’s new Office for Civil Rights and Title IX. I …

The COVID Weekly Report: Monday, May 9

Here’s what you need to know for the week of May 9: Students: Continue screening testing through Block 8 Mental health resources Test before attending large gatherings Use the CC COVID-19 dashboard to inform your masking choices   Students: Screening Testing Continues Thank you for continuing to participate in screening testing. Fully vaccinated students continue …

Honors Convocation/First Mondays is Tuesday, May 10, 11 a.m.

TOMORROW: Honors Convocation 2022 You’re invited to celebrate the achievements of our students and recognize faculty and staff mentors at Honors Convocation 2022. Honors Convocation marks the traditional beginning of the Commencement season. President L. Song Richardson and the Academic Events Committee invite the campus community to join the in-person ceremony on Tuesday, May 10, 11 …

Around the Block: CC Students Doing Big Things

Good Luck at Nationals, CC Men’s Ultimate! The CC men’s Ultimate Frisbee team, Wasabi, had a strong season and is heading to the National Tournament in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 21-23 as their region’s champion team. Lincoln Grench ’23 reports that in April 2022, Wasabi beat Air Force and Colorado School of Mines to win the …

Family Connections, Block 8, 2022

Updates and happenings for Block 8, May 2022 Students are working hard and enjoying springtime in Colorado during the final block of this academic year. Left to right, Sarah Beelaert ’25, Nabila Argueta ’25 and Olivia Crisafulli ’25 study outside in the quad. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III / Colorado College. Important Dates Apr. 25—Beginning …

Announcing CC’s 2022-23 Common Read

“Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life” The Office of Academic Programs is excited to announce that the 2022-23 Colorado College Common Read book is “Lightning Flowers: My Journey to Uncover the Cost of Saving a Life” by Katherine E. Standefer ’07. In this gripping, intimate memoir about health, illness, …

A Message of Condolence

Dear CC Community, We are in grief with the recent losses of three members of our campus community: Daniel Cortés ’23, Aaron Peterson, and Jeffrey Watters. They were our friends, a classmate, and colleagues whose absence is felt profoundly already. They left an imprint on the fabric of CC. Our hearts go out to their …

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