Dear CC Community, My heart is full. Thank you for all that you do to make CC such a special place. Last weekend’s Commencement honored our graduates beautifully and created a memorable celebration for their families, friends, and the CC community. The events surrounding Commencement note each student’s accomplishments, and your efforts made them even …
Category Archives: Messages from the President
A Message from the President
Dear CC Community, Our campus community is again in mourning upon learning that graduating senior Hank Bedingfield has passed away, just weeks after we lost Daniel Cortés ’23. We are heartbroken. Unexpected deaths are shocking and felt profoundly, especially on our small campus. We extend our care, concern, and condolences to Hank’s and Daniel’s families, …
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 …
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 …
Block Break 7: Asking big, relevant questions
Quite often, our students are the ones educating us. Dear CC Community, While I am proud of the outstanding education Colorado College provides to our students, it is also important to highlight that quite often our students are the ones educating us. I most recently experienced this when I visited a new student-curated exhibit at …
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Block Break 7: Asking big, relevant questions
Dear CC Community, While I am proud of the outstanding education Colorado College provides to our students, it is also important to highlight that quite often our students are the ones educating us. I most recently experienced this when I visited a new student-curated exhibit at the Fine Arts Center, “Reframing Birds of America: Conversations …
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Even More Gratitude
Dear CC Staff and Faculty, When we launched Gratitude Gifts a couple of weeks ago, heartwarming stories from across campus filled the president@coloradocollege.edu inbox as faculty and staff nominated their colleagues. So far, I’ve learned about the wonderful qualities of nearly 200 gift recipients. Some traits our staff and faculty appreciate in their colleagues: …
A Chance to Show Gratitude
Dear CC Staff and Faculty, I am delighted to share that the President’s Office has received an anonymous gift to be used in a wonderful way: for employees to share their gratitude with one another. This is truly a gift that keeps on giving. When we take the time to notice, acknowledge, and express …
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, …
Welcome New Leadership
Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty, As we progress with Project 2024 meetings, Conversations with the President, and campus climate and racial climate surveys, I am impressed that this campus community cares deeply about making CC an even greater and more positively impactful college than it already is. Our future is bright.Today I am sharing exciting …
