Project 2024 Year Two

Dear CC Community,

As we begin the new academic year, I want to update you on Project 2024 and share with you our plans for Year Two. In Year One, we dedicated time to figuring out “what we hope to do.” In Year Two, we are focusing on “how we do it.”
Last year we also discussed challenges facing higher education now and in the near future. This year we’ll study their effects on CC and identify possible responses.

This is where you can find a summary of Year One and all updates and upcoming engagement opportunities.

We had a busy summer, with Year Two campus engagement beginning in June. Staff attended 13 sessions to delve deeper into aspects of the three areas for action outlined in the Year One Report:

  1. Learning in and beyond the classroom
  2. Structures and interactions
  3. Policies, programs, and norms

Also, in June, the college’s Board of Trustees discussed two aspects of the overarching “connection” theme: connecting students’ CC education to their post-graduate lives and finding ways the college can reinforce its connections to the city, region, country, and world.

Our summer engagement concluded in late August with Faculty Forum on Aug. 23 and Fall Conference on Aug. 25. The entire forum was devoted to the “learning in and beyond the classroom” area for action. Fall Conference discussion sessions touched on learning in/out of the classroom, resources, our people, structures, and observing limits. In all, nearly 300 members of the CC community participated in Project 2024 discussions this summer. Thank you for engaging in this process!

Summer engagement marked the start of the first phase of our plan for Year Two. There will be four phases in 2022-23:

  • Generating ideas
  • Identifying options to pursue
  • Consolidating options
  • Vetting and assessing options

The idea-generating phase began in June and will conclude by the end of September. Students are invited to participate in this phase by responding to a survey available now through the end of Block 1. Students, please check your email for information on how to participate.

Later this month, the Project 2024 Steering Committee will finalize the plan for phase two of Year Two, “identifying options” and will provide details on how members of the campus community may participate.

The Project 2024 work is guided by who we are and what we do and by our shared values.

We are a place of learning committed to supporting our students.

We provide a liberal arts education in a residential setting that builds community and promotes learning beyond the classroom using the Block Plan, which features small classes and an intensive one-course-at-a-time structure.

We value the health and well-being of the campus community, our work on antiracism, ensuring equity and access, protecting the environment, and providing clear, transparent, and effective communication.

Please check our website for ongoing updates and opportunities. I look forward to sharing more to come in Blocks 2 and 3.

Sincerely,


Susan Ashley

Professor of History and Project 2024 Coordinator

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Save the Date for Block 1 In the Loop

ITL is Thursday, Sept. 22

ITL is Thursday, Sept. 22

Sent on behalf of the President’s Office and Staff Council:

Please save the date for the first In the Loop all-staff meeting of the academic year. The Block 1 In the Loop all-staff meeting is on Thursday, Sept. 22.
Meet in Celeste Theatre inside Cornerstone Arts Center; the program will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Stay afterward for breakfast and conversation in Cornerstone Main Space.
Those wishing to join the meeting via Zoom from their individual workspace may do so using this link. Feel free to swing by the main space after 9:30 a.m. for a grab-and-go breakfast.
Submit good news, kudos, and questions to be answered during the question-and-answer period. There will not be an opportunity to ask questions in person, so please make sure to submit your items by Friday, Sept. 16.

In the Loop is a joint venture between Colorado College leadership and the Staff Council to facilitate communication and build community spirit among the staff at Colorado College. These meetings are your chance to directly connect with college leaders and other staff members on a regular basis.

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Submit Your Ideas to Rename South Hall

Members of the Colorado College community are invited to submit their ideas for the re-naming of South Hall.

South Hall was originally named after former Colorado College President William F. Slocum, who retired in 1917 in response to allegations of sexual misconduct.

After an investigation in Fall 2017, the CC Board of Trustees voted unanimously to rescind Slocum’s honorary degree and ordered the immediate removal of his name from the residence hall and commons building. The spaces were temporarily re-named “South Hall” and “South Commons.”

The South Hall Naming Committee, made up of CC students, staff, and alumni, has developed a timeline and process for collecting and thoroughly vetting name submissions.

This is an opportunity rename South Hall and honor someone who is more representative of Colorado College today and its institutional values.

CC community members are encouraged to submit their suggestions for the new name of South Hall. The committee will accept name submissions through the end of Fall Break, Sunday, Nov. 27.

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Colorado College in the News – Augut 2022

The Office of Communications and Marketing curates this report of news clips that feature Colorado College and CC-affiliated people. 

Media Coverage of Colorado College

President Richardson’s Inauguration

8/29/22 | KKTV | New Colorado College president first woman of color to hold position 
“For only the 14th time in 150 years, a new president has taken the reins at Colorado College. Song Richardson took over as the college’s president last summer, but the move became official Monday with an inauguration ceremony.”
8/29/22 | Ed News Colorado | Colorado Faculty president L. Tune Richardson shares her imaginative and prescient forward of inauguration
“L. Song Richardson’s tenure as President of Colorado College got off to a rough start. 
While driving to Colorado Springs from southern California with her husband and their two cats — one of which was ill — her car broke down outside of Flagstaff. Arizona. Stranded hundreds of miles from Colorado Springs and unable to meet the movers who would be arriving the next day, she called the college and explained her situation.”
8/28/22 | The Gazette | Colorado College president L. Song Richardson shares her vision ahead of inauguration 
“Just as she believes Colorado College is the right place for her, Richardson thinks her varied career — which includes work as a public defender, a partnership at a criminal defense law firm, a stint with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and a deanship at the University of California, Irvine School of Law — makes her a good fit for the school.”
8/22/22 | Fox 21 | Colorado College welcomes new president with event line-up 
“Colorado College (CC) is hosting events and activities leading up to the inauguration of Colorado College’s 14th president.”

National/International News


8/17/22 | USA Today | Who is GOPep. Liz Cheney? What are her political positions? Is she running for president? What we know. 
“Cheney graduated from McLean High School in Virginia, went to Colorado College and then moved to Chicago for law school. She moved back to Wyoming in 2012.”
8/17/22 | Washington Monthly | Does Liz Cheney Have a Future? 
“Liz went to Colorado College like her mom. And after college, she continued to live just over Chain Bridge in Virginia, climbing the GOP ladder like her father, Dick.”
8/16/22 | Axios White House climate official sanctioned by key science bod
**this is about Alum Jane Lubchenco ’69

8/29/22 | FOX 31 | School of Mines makes national best value rankings list
“Listed below are the top five Colorado schools in the state when it comes to value:
  1. Colorado School of Mines
  2. Colorado College
  3. Regis University
  4. University of Colorado Denver
  5. University of Colorado Boulder”

8/28/22 | Santa Barbara News Press | Liz Cheney following Dennis Rodman?
“Cheney’s inheritance, a politically powerful, wealthy father, led to others paying for her at Colorado College and her being hired at the State Department, followed by a law degree from the University of Chicago.”

8/28/22 | Clear Publicist | Innovation fuels quest for “Compassion of tomorrow” | Lifestyle
“The efforts are part of the ministry’s endeavours to prepare for “the Compassion of tomorrow,” mentioned Hetman, who was born in Ukraine, graduated from Colorado College in 2007, and labored two yrs in this article with the El Pomar Basis ahead of leaving to become a global advertising government with Ford Motor Co.”

8/26/22 | Sports News Now | Access Fund: Utah’s Bears Ears Lawsuit is “Absurd
ClimbingA recent survey by Colorado College said that 60 percent of Utahns support Bears Ears while just 30 percent oppose it. Yet the state is going ahead with this anyway. What are the politics here? What are Utah’s political goals?”

8/26/22 | The Gazette | COLUMN: A soldier returns from war without a victory | Joe Barrera
“ ‘When I separated from the Army in 1970 I was fortunate to be accepted at Colorado College. It was mostly a good experience. But there was grief attached. There was rejection. It was about the now forgotten conflict that defined us then. Almost everybody at CC hated the war.’ ”

8/25/22 | Real News | Utah sues federal government over Bears Ears, Grand Staircas…
“Public opinion is blended, however a February survey through Colorado College suggests 60% of the state’s citizens suppose the monument is “extra of a excellent factor,” whilst 30% replied negatively. Roughly 6% had no opinion.”

8/24/22 | Colorado Springs Indy | What is monkeypox — and how do we slow the spread?
“For years, the monkeypox virus, a close relative of the virus that causes smallpox, has been known to cause sporadic infections in sub-Saharan Africa. ‘But we’ve never seen a situation where so many thousands of people have had it in such a short time,’ says Phoebe Lostroh, a microbiologist and associate professor at Colorado College. This is what makes this outbreak different, she continues — that cases are spreading widely, and in nonendemic countries like the United States.”

8/24/22 | Newsbreak | In Colorado, a GOP Candidate Charts an Independent Course
“A political scientist at Colorado College, Robert Loevy, argues that Mr. O’Dea’s attempt to capture independents was the right move for Colorado, and something Republicans in other states should emulate.”

8/23 /22 | The Gazette | Air Force Academy looking to reverse steep decline in application numbers
“Colorado College’s enrollment numbers have actually increased in small increments since the pandemic, according to school officials. The 2023 numbers won’t be official until the 2022-2023 academic year begins on Monday, but the school estimates a total undergraduate enrollment of about 2,390.”

8/23/22 | KOAA | Local college continuing with COVID-19 protocols to help keep students in the classroom
“Colorado College is keeping many of their mitigation measures in place to help keep students in the classroom. ‘I am feeling really excited. It is such an exciting environment right now, all of the staff, students and upperclassman are welcoming. The whole environment is upbeat, and it is going to be exiting, I can already tell,’ said Zara Laber, Freshman at Colorado College.”

8/23/22 | Los Alamos Daily Post | Taos County Historical Society Presents ‘The Old Spanish Trail’ By Celinda Kaelin Sept. 3
“She received her B.A. in Business Administration from the College of Santa Fe and has the equivalent of a master’s degree in business earned from over 400 hours of post-graduate studies. She serves as an adjunct professor at Colorado College.”

8/22/22 | KOAA | UCCS shares guidance plan for potential Monkeypox threat
“Colorado College is also working closely with El Paso County Public Health. They’re discussing preventative measures, and looking into education campaigns and treatment strategies.”

8/19/22 | HITC | LIZ CHENEY’S HUSBAND WAS ADVISOR TO GEORGE BUSH’S 2000 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
“Perry completed a BA course in English at Colorado College before earning his Juris Doctor degree from Cornell Law School in 1990.”

8/17/22 | Sidney Sun Telegraph | Community Center Hires New Fitness Director
“Originally from the Bay Area in California, Newmann earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance from Colorado College, and then moved to Mississippi and taught in the public school system for about two years.”

8/17/22 | Ed News Colorado | dr Brooke Vick Appointed Muhlenberg School’s First CDO
“Vick holds a BA in psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, from Colorado College and a MA and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.”


8/17/22 | Good Beer Hunting | Going Feral — Fly-Fishing on the Maine Coast with Tim Adams of Oxbow Brewing Company
“Later, back stateside at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Adams linked up with a fellow undergrad from Arkansas named Cash East.”

8/17/22 | Times Higher Education | Block teaching scale-up ‘a learning process’
“In block teaching, students learn one subject at a time in intensive bursts of several weeks. The approach was pioneered 50 years ago by Colorado College in the US, but Victoria University (VU) has rolled it out at a scale unmatched elsewhere.”

8/16/22 | Colorado Springs Business Journal | Sponsored: Art Klein Construction is having a double A year
“‘When the Ed Robson Arena was under construction (at Colorado College), we thought, ‘wouldn’t it be great to do something like that?’ Kevin said. ;And now, we’re doing a similar project. It’s a much different kind of construction, but it’s a large-scale project, and we’re very proud to be working on it.’”

8/16/22 | The Daily Star | Remember This?: A sudden flash of inspiration
“In summer 1893, Katharine Lee Bates was teaching English at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Katharine and some of the other teachers decided to visit the summit of Pikes Peak, some 12 miles away as the crow flies. Katharine had learned all she could about the peak’s history before setting off.”

8/16/22 | Street Insider | Fraser Institute News Release: Federal government’s proposed drug changes mean potentially lower prices but reduced access and innovation
“ ‘The core issue is that Ottawa’s changes to the Patented Medicines Regulations are intended to reduce prices, but will also likely result in delayed – or worse, limited – access to new life-saving medicines,’ said Kristina Acri, Chair of the Economics and Business Department at Colorado College, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of An Evaluation of the Proposed PMPRB Amendments.”

8/16/22 | Diverse Issues in Higher Education | Dr. Brooke Vick Appointed Muhlenberg College’s First CDO
“Vick holds a B.A. in psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, from Colorado College and a M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.”

8/15/22 | Muhlenberg College | Brooke Vick Appointed as Muhlenberg’s Chief Diversity Officer
“Vick earned her B.A. in psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, from Colorado College and her M.A. and Ph.D. in social psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.”

8/14/22 | Vigour Tines | The Trump Loyalist Threatening To Unseat Liz Cheney Is An Anti-Conservation Zealot
“A survey by Colorado College earlier this year found that 88% of Wyoming residents consider issues involving clean water, wildlife and public lands when deciding who to support for elected office.”

8/13/22 | Kiowa County Press | Governor Polis announces judicial appointment to the Larimer County Court
“Lopez Filkins earned her B.A. from Colorado College in 1989 and her J.D. from the University of Colorado Law School in 1992.”

8/12/22 | The Gazette | Colorado Springs dance, art, music festival celebrates land, raises awareness of water crisis
“She’s also the Colorado College Theatre and Dance Department chairperson and a professor. ‘We wanted to build a relationship with people in the neighborhood.’”

8/12/22 | The Denver Post | Rocky Mountain Women’s Film, the Western hemisphere’s oldest women’s film fest, ramps up for 35th anniversary
“It’s not a huge festival, typically selling fewer than 2,000 individual tickets for its screenings on the Colorado College campus, having grown out of its first home at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center.”

8/10/22 | Teton Valley News | Victor names Besbris city administrator
“Besbris holds a law degree from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, a Master of Arts in international peace studies from the United Nations University of Peace, and a BA in political science from Colorado College.”

8/10/22 | The Colorado Sun | Coloradans are contributing lots of money to Liz Cheney in the Republican U.S. House primary in Wyoming
“Polling indicates that Cheney, a graduate of Colorado College in Colorado Springs, is likely to lose the Aug. 16 contest by a wide margin.”

8/9/22 | Blister Review | Alex Nichols on Coaching College Cross Country, Pikes Peak Streaking, & Beekeeping (Ep.132)
“After being named the head coach of Colorado College’s cross country program last year, Alex has made a habit of inviting some of his athletes out to support his own racing endeavors. As it turns out, those same ‘college kids’ helped him secure an 8th-place finish at Western States back in June.”

8/9/22 | Outdoors Wire | Antarctica’s Blood Falls runs red — here’s the secret behind the color
“ ‘We knew that there was a brine outflow creating the falls,’ lead author Jessica Badgeley, an undergraduate at Colorado College during the 2017 study, told PopSci.”

8/9/22 | Interior Newswire | The Bureau of Land Management Names Doug Vilsack as Colorado State Director
“Vilsack has a law degree from the University of Colorado Boulder and a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Systems: Natural Resource Management from Colorado College in Colorado Springs.”

8/6/22 | Denver Gazette | There’s a word for what Liz Cheney is doing, but most Americans have forgotten it
“That old professor of hers at Colorado College thinks maybe she developed that clearer vision right here in Colorado, as did her mom and sister Mary, who also went to CC.”

8/6/22 | Denver Gazette | Evoca enters market offering alternative for sports fans looking to watch Colorado’s professional teams
“Before joining Evoca a little more than a year ago, McLeod, a Colorado Springs native and Colorado College graduate, was the vice president of content and business development at DISH when they were unable to continue carrying Altitude without significant price increases.”

8/6/22 | Rocky Mountain PBS | ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee visits Colorado Springs
“In late July this year, Lee traveled to Colorado Springs from her home state of Texas on invitation from Shivers. Lee was honored at one of Shivers’ renowned musical concert series July 31 in a public program at Colorado College.”

8/5/22 | The Durango Herald | Colorado senators express hope for action with climate bill
“Polling from Colorado College in February showed that Coloradans are increasingly concerned about climate change.”

8/4/22 | Canary Media | Charging Up: A chat with Jodi White, CEO of BayWa r.e. Solar Systems
“I studied geology at Colorado College, and at that time, I thought I was on a path to becoming a teacher. My family and friends are as shocked as I am that I’m in my current position in the solar industry.”

8/4/22 | Velvetiere | Miguel McKelvey Net Worth 2022: How Much Money Is WeWork’s Co-Founder?
“He enrolled in South Eugene High School to further his education, and he graduated in 1992. It was after this that he enrolled in Colorado College. In the end, he transferred to the University of Oregon after Colorado College’s professor Carl Reed recommended that he pursue a master’s degree in architecture.”

8/3/22 | The Bridge | VCFA Students Protest Move to Colorado
“The Vermont College of Fine Arts is moving its summer residency programs to Colorado College, and current students aren’t happy about it. In what they called a collective action, visual arts students peppered the campus with protest signs last week and met with college administrators about their concerns.”

8/3/22 | Flathead Beacon | That’s Not Justice
“Top plaintiff Rikki Held is a young adult, 18 when the case was filed in spring 2020, an environmental science major at Colorado College.”

8/1/22 | High Country News | We object Our future is worth fighting for.
“According to Colorado College’s 2022 State of the Rockies Project, 69% of Western voters feel more worried than hopeful about the future of our land, water, air and wildlife.”

8/1/22 | Cowboy State Daily | By Her Voting Record, Liz Cheney Is A Staunch Conservative But Her Rift With Trump May Be Too Much To Overcome 
“She would later earn a Bachelor’s degree from Colorado College and attend law school in Illinois.”

Athletics

8/18/22 | The Gazette | Colorado Springs will host 2023 USA Weightlifting National Championships, a first for the city
“USA Weightlifting announced Thursday that Ed Robson Arena at Colorado College will host the 2023 USA Weightlifting National Championships Week.”
8/16/22 | Patch | Salem Native Ken Ralph Leaving U Of Maine AD Job For Division III
“Prior to Maine, Ralph spent 11 years as the athletic director at Colorado College and he was the athletic director at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) from 2002 to 2007. At Colorado College, Ralph achieved record-setting athletics fundraising and sponsorships, including spearheading the $27 million expansion of the El Pomar Sports Center and the construction of the recently completed $52 million Robson Arena, according to Southwestern University.”
8/7/22 | KOAA | Two CC hockey players make U.S. National Junior Team
“Colorado College junior Hunter McKown and incoming freshman Kaidan Mbereko have made the final Team USA roster for the 2022 World Junior Championship in Edmonton, Alberta.”
8/5/22 | The Michigan Daily | The Daily discusses potential Michigan hockey coaching candidates
“Colorado College coach Kris Mayotte served as an assistant coach under Pearson from 2019 to 2021, but sources told The Daily that he was not involved in any of Pearson’s misconduct.”

8/5/22 | North American Hockey League | Wilderness name Skinner as Associate Head Coach 
“That title was the 2nd in Owens’ coaching career as he also led Des Moines to a title in 1998-99 and then spent the next 15 years leading the Colorado College NCAA program.”

8/2/22 | KOAA | Ed Robson Arena to host international hockey tournament
“Some of the best youth hockey players in the world are coming to Colorado Springs.

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Block 1 Music Events

The CC Music Department invites you to get involved!

The CC Music Department invites you to get involved!

Unless indicated, all concerts are in Packard Hall, are free, and require no tickets.

Music Department Fall Kick-Off
Thursday, Sept. 8, 3 p.m.
Packard Courtyard
All current and interested music students are invited!
How to Pursue a Career in Theatre & Music in NYC
Q&A and performance by CC alum Wes Braver (’14)

Friday, Sept. 9, 1 p.m.
Cornerstone Flex Room
Presented in partnership with the CC Career Center
Composition Class Concert
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2 p.m.

Music Lessons Registration

Last Chance to Sign Up for Lessons!

Fall 2022 lesson registration closes tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 7.
The Music Department offers private lessons by professional performers in voice and all instruments of the Western orchestra, open to all full-time CC students. Lesson registration is all online through the Music Office. Generous financial aid is available to all CC students who wish to take lessons. Email musiclessons@coloradocollege.edu” style=”font-weight: normal;font-weight: normal;color: #7a6646;text-decoration: underline;color: #7a6646;text-decoration: underline”>musiclessons@coloradocollege.edu.

Rocky Horror Show Auditions THIS WEEK!


Wednesday, Sept. 7
and Friday, Sept. 9 
Location: Taylor Theater
We’re looking for all sorts of performers for Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show, so if you’re at all interested, sign up for a five-minute audition slot so we can get to know you.
  • Prepare 1:30 of a song in the style of the show (pop/rock) that you can sing memorized for us during your audition slot. You are more than welcome to sing songs from the show.
  • Bring sheet music for your song with both the piano part and the vocal line, double-sided, three-hole-punched, and in a binder. Our amazing faculty pianist, Dan Brink, will be playing for your audition.
Callbacks: Saturday, Sept. 10 from 3:30-6:30.
Rehearsals start Sept. 12. The show performs Oct. 28-29.
Contact w_burglechner@coloradocollege.edu?subject=Rocky%20Horror%20Show” style=”font-weight: normal;font-weight: normal;color: #7a6646;text-decoration: underline;color: #7a6646;text-decoration: underline;font-weight: inherit”>w_burglechner@coloradocollege.edu or jdedominici@coloradocollege.edu?subject=Rocky%20Horror%20Show” style=”font-weight: normal;font-weight: normal;color: #7a6646;text-decoration: underline;color: #7a6646;text-decoration: underline;font-weight: inherit”>jdedominici@coloradocollege.edu with questions. Celebrate Queerness, sexual freedom, and love with us this Halloween!
A collaboration between the Music Department and Theatre Workshop. 

Music Ensembles

Join a CC Ensemble this Semester!

Ensembles are open to ALL CC students with NO extra fees! An option to earn academic credit by registering for ensembles as a semester-long adjunct course is offered, but not always required. Faculty and staff are welcome to join many of our ensembles, too! Learn more about our ensembles and find out how to join.

ICYMI: CC Summer Music Festival

Brahms - Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90. 2022 Colorado College Summer Music Festival
The 38th annual Colorado College Summer Music Festival welcomed 54 Fellows and dozens of Faculty Performing Artists to the CC Campus in June, performing more than 20 concerts on campus and in the community.

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CONTACT US

Colorado College Department of Music
Packard Hall
5 West Cache La Poudre St.
719-389-6042
music@coloradocollege.edu

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Office Of Sutainibility
 Office of Sustainability
Enhancing Educational Experiences within the Office of the Dean of the College 

Welcome Back To Campus

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To commence the academic year on a vibrant note, we want to share some words from Ian Johnson, director of the Office of Sustainability:  

“The swiftest hours, observed as they flew…” Shakespeare, in his eloquent style, noted, like many of us have, how quickly time passes by. Somehow, we’re approaching three years since Colorado College achieved its milestone of carbon neutrality and five years since we committed to becoming an antiracist institution. In that same time, nearly three years has passed that the world was irreparably altered by the COVID-19 pandemic. We still aren’t recovered, and things will never be the same, but we’re making good headway towards a new normal. The time sure does fly! 

I’m reminded of these ‘swiftest hours’ as I sit down again to write another welcome back edition of our newsletter. We’ve made it through an entire year again – already. In what seems like the blink of an eye, our new president has kicked off Project 2024 and has been inaugurated. During the inauguration of L. Song Richardson  as Colorado College’s 14th president, one of the banners on stage gave subtle insight into some of the initial progress of Project 2024,  by declaring that “We believe in our ability to help create a more just world by igniting the potential of our students.” In the simplest of terms, this is (I believe) largely the purpose of a liberal arts education and aligns impeccably with the framework we use in the Office of Sustainability. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) specifically outline the initial areas that would create a more sustainable – read: more just – world. 

This work continues even though we’ve reached major milestones. Even though CC continues to be ranked a top-ten institution in the world in multiple areas, we still have plenty of work to do, both to maintain our standing and to improve it. A lot of this progress has been drowned out by other major news stories brought on by the pandemic, severe weather events, insurrections, and more. But the fact is, CC has come to a long distance and has made great strides. We should celebrate those successes, but at the same time, we have even more work to do. The start of this academic year – though it has come with remarkable speed – marks another opportunity to continue our critically important work. I look forward to continuing our journey this year with our campus as we imagine ways to create a more just world. 

Meet Our New Team

We are thrilled to announce our new intern team for the 2022-2023 academic year.  Our student team this year is as follows: 

Lead Admin. – Amy Cotter 
Admin. Asst. – Portia DeSimone 
CC Exchange Manager – Annabelle Sparks 
CC Exchange Worker – Kate Lamkin 
Campus Programming – Brigitte Arcoite and Tam Phan 
Communications – Mahnoor Rehman and Jacob McDougall 
Emissions Interns – Holden Maxfield and Erin Mullins 
STARS – Hannah Shew 
Waste Interns – Alexa Rennie, Jasmine Sone, and Meredith Kuster 

We are looking forward to a year full of interactive projects and events led by our team! 

Volunteer With Us  

Become a volunteer and work alongside the Office of Sustainability intern teams. The volunteer positions allow you to learn about different sustainability projects as you gain new experiences, all while working flexible hours.  You can choose among different teams depending on your interests and passions. Join the Sustainability Coordinator for an in-person session (Zoom option available) to learn about our volunteer programs, how to apply, and more.  

Info session date:  

Thursday, Sept. 8 from 12:30-1:00 p.m.  

There is no need to RSVP for the session so you can just swing by the Office of Sustainability during these times. 

Looking For a Job? 

Are you good with bikes and looking to make some extra cash? Apply to be a PikeRide Student Field Tech on Handshake! Field techs work with the PikeRide Operations Manager to help rebalance the PikeRide fleet on campus using a van or e-assist tricycle. Field Techs will assist in moving bikes to locations across campus and downtown Colorado Springs, take bikes to the service location for repair, monitor and charge bike batteries, and perform basic repairs to the bicycles. Some requirements of the position include being able to lift bikes up to 60lbs, having an aptitude for fixing bikes, being able to work independently for at least one 4-5 hour shift per week, on average, and balancing scheduling needs with other student field techs. Applications are available in Handshake now!

PikeRide 

Want to see more of Colorado Springs, but don’t have car?
1) Start by downloading the PikeRide app in the App Store.
2) Sign up for an account using your @coloradocollege.edu email address.
3) Allow up to 24 hours for your membership to be activated.
4) Read the in-app instructions.
The best part? All students, staff, and faculty can ride PikeRide bikes for FREE for 90 minutes per day! *Note: You must lock your bike in one of the designated coverage areas and take a clear picture of the locked bike to not incur any fees.

CC Pantry Exchange

The Office of Sustainability and Campus Activities present the CC Pantry Exchange, where CC students can access free food and swap their used items in one space. The CC pantry provides free food items including fruits, vegetables, and staples to combat food insecurity on campus. The CC Exchange is a space where students can donate their used items and pick up new items as a way to reduce the number of items thrown into the landfill. Both of these spaces are located downstairs in Worner and are open between 2 and 4 p.m. on every Thursday of the block.

Colorado Water Tour

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Immerse yourself in one of the Office of Sustainability’s most popular Sense of Place tours with the Colorado Water Tour for Block Break 1! From Sept. 21-23, embark on an adventure by discovering the complex system of reservoirs, pipelines, and pump stations that feed water to Colorado Springs, and at the end of the day, relax at the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort! With heaps of behind-the-scenes tours rarely offered to the public, this tour is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Spots are going fast, so don’t miss out! Sign up today on Summit.

East Campus Open House and Welcome Back Fair Highlight

It was great to see everyone during the NSO Resource Fair, Welcome Back Fair, and the East Campus Open House. We are so excited to continue to meet the Class of 2026 along with the rest of the student body and see the passion for sustainability on campus. Feel free to swing by our office to learn more, located at 1004 N. Weber St. 
 

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