Dear CC Community, One of the goals I shared at inauguration was for us to work together to create a more thriving community on campus. Over the last several months, our Colorado College and Colorado Springs communities have faced multiple traumas. The recent tragic hate crime against our LGBTQIA+ community at Club Q has …
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Dear Campus Community, As we welcome the possibilities of a new block amid a time of slowing down and reflection, we invite you to gather with us in community as we process the tragedies of the past week and stand in solidarity and healing. We join in the Colorado Springs community’s invitation to cover the …
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Dear CC Community, Our Colorado Springs and campus community are working toward healing in the wake of the tragic Club Q shooting last weekend. Based on information from the Colorado Springs Police Department, there were no current members of the campus community who lost their lives or were physically injured at the club on Saturday. …
We apologize for the missing digit in the CC Counseling Center phone number in our previous message. The correct information is: Students can be immediately connected with a licensed mental health provider by calling the Counseling Center, (719) 389-6093 and then dialing 2. Dear CC Community, We are heartbroken and shaken to learn of the …
Dear CC Family, I woke up this morning once again to news of senseless violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. This time, tragically at a nightclub in our hometown of Colorado Springs. My heart goes out to everyone impacted by what we can only imagine is a hate crime. Horrendous acts like this affect us all, and rates …
Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, As you know, we have elevated our support for mental health and wellness on campus. As you may or may not know, the four areas on which we are focused and will update the community on are: (1) working with external expertise to help guide the college; (2) new and existing …
Sent on behalf of the President and the President’s Cabinet Dear CC Community, In her inauguration speech, President Richardson talked about the importance of ensuring that our campus community thrives. Prioritizing our mental health and wellness is an essential component of this. Only when our students, staff, and faculty learn, work, and live in an …
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Sent on behalf of the President and the President’s Cabinet Dear Campus Community, We hear you and see you. Like many other schools, we are dealing with a national mental health crisis, and that crisis is very real and present for us here on the Colorado College campus. We also recognize that the Block Plan can …
Dear CC Community, We are heartbroken after the loss of CC sophomore William Perkins Moseley this week. Our campus community is small, caring, empathetic, and supportive. The death of a student is devastating. It is felt across our campus and beyond. In times like these, we need one another more than ever. As we share …
Dear CC Community, It is with great sadness that I report the death of one of our students on campus today. The individual’s name is being withheld pending notification of their family. As we wait as a community, we quietly hold the family and their loved ones with deep compassion. If you need support: Students …
