BLOCK 7 – 2022 In This Newsletter: 1. Thoughts from the Director: Connect the Dots 2. “Forever Foreign Series” – Keynote by Viet Thanh Nguyen on April. 7 3. Block 7 Arts Opportunities 4. Arts Stories: “Boy mother / faceless bloom” – Reflections From a Crew Member 5. Keep in Touch!: Find Us in Cornerstone, Worner, …
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The COVID Weekly Report: Monday, March 28
Here’s what you need to know for the week of March 28: Use the CC COVID-19 dashboard to inform your masking choices. Students must participate in screening testing this week Student Health Center resumes normal hours Extended hours at CC Bookstore Screening Testing Resumes After Spring Break All students must test following Spring Break, either …
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It’s Generosity Day — Let’s Celebrate
Generosity Day is finally here, and it’s time to celebrate everything that makes Colorado College great. Generosity Day is a day of CC pride and philanthropy. It’s an opportunity for the entire CC community — including alumni, parents and families, and friends — to come together and support each other and the college we all …
TOMORROW: Take a Campus Pause to Start Block 7
A Campus Pause Don’t forget that tomorrow, Monday, March 28, the campus community will use the time reserved for First Mondays programming to pause, inviting students, staff, and faculty to dedicate time to their own mental health. Classes will dismiss early, as on the first Monday of every block, so that all may participate. From …
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Around the Block Campus News
Kisunzu Wins Grant to Continue Photochemical Research Photo by Zak Kroger Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry Jessica Kisunzu learned in February that she’d received a $16,000 two-year grant from Organic Syntheses Inc., which publishes procedures for preparing organic compounds. She’s one of 14 winners of this year’s summer research grants. The funds will support her …
A Spring Break Message
Dear CC Community, When classes resume after Spring Break, we will be in the final stretch of an academic year in which we demonstrated the courage, grit, and resilience necessary to be together in person. We are a remarkable community, and we should take time to acknowledge our success. It wasn’t easy, but at CC, …
Racial Climate Survey for Staff
Sent on behalf of the DEIA Leadership Team and Staff Council: Our mission – to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country – calls on us to create an environment that fosters a positive racial climate on campus. As part of CC’s membership in the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance and commitment …
The COVID Weekly Report: Monday, March 21
Here’s what you need to know for the week of March 21: Use the CC COVID-19 dashboard to inform your masking choices. No screening testing during Spring Break. Optum will provide symptomatic testing services this week. Screening Testing Resumes After Spring Break Screening testing is not required during Spring Break; this includes students who are …
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Around the Block: New Assistant Vice President and Title IX Coordinator Hired
New Assistant Vice President and Title IX Coordinator Hired CC welcomes Tashana Taylor as assistant vice president and Title IX coordinator. Taylor is currently director of civil rights and investigations for the Colorado Community College Systems, and was previously senior investigator at the University of Colorado Boulder. She also served as an investigator and mediator …
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Submit Proposals for Fall Conference 2022
The Academic Events Committee is soliciting proposals for Fall Conference workshops and classes. Please take a moment to submit a proposal for Fall Conference 2022. Currently, Fall Conference 2022 is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 25. This event traditionally marks the beginning of the academic year and is a time for faculty and staff connect with one …
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