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Students: Sign Up for Black Italian Cinema and Digital Performance in Block 7
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In Block 7, Assistant Professor Amanda Minervini will be co-teaching with Italian-Ghanaian director and activist, Fred Kuwornu the class “IT320/FM206 Black Italian Cinema and Digital Performance,” which was the first course to be entirely dedicated to Afroitalian media ever taught in the U.S. and in Italy. This course is an introduction to issues of culture, race, identity, and citizenship in contemporary Italy, drawing from documentary, film, and the new arena of social media. An entire generation of Black Italians, in particular artists, entrepreneurs, and bloggers (especially Millennials), have been affirming themselves in Italian culture and society, gaining progressively more visibility starting in the 1990s, and thus entering the spotlight of the global Black Diaspora. During Block 7, Kuwornu will also show — for the first time — his latest documentary.
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Women’s History Month: The CC Woman’s Educational Society
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The Woman’s Educational Society (WES) of Colorado College was formed in April 1889 under Mary Montgomery Slocum’s leadership to give “physical, intellectual, and spiritual aid to young women who are students in any department of Colorado College.” Mary was the wife of CC’s third president, William Frederick Slocum. The organization was intended to act as a bridge between female community members in Colorado Springs interested in supporting the growth of the college and female students. Today, the WES continues its work, contributing funds toward tuition and book allowances for CC women who have been selected as WES scholars. —–
March is Women’s History Month, designated to celebrate the achievements of and by women in recognition of their central role throughout U.S. history. Colorado College strives to tell these stories year-round. Other notable moments in CC history for women can be found on the Timeline of CC History.
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Faces of Innovation: Han Santana-Sayles ’15
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Photo by Allyson Lupovich, courtesy of Meow Wolf
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In many ways, Meow Wolf defies explanation. Think art exhibit meets museum meets storytelling experience — with a sci-fi or fantastical theme. Visitors can interact with almost every element in some way, such as opening a refrigerator and walking through it to an interdimensional travel agency or crawling through a fireplace and ending up in a large Mastodon cave.
Han Santana-Sayles ’15, director of artist collaboration, and CC’s new “ Face of Innovation,” says she describes it often as a narrative-driven, immersive art exhibit. Santana-Sayles works with artists to bring playful, mind-bending, and inclusive projects to Meow Wolf’s several locations.
Watch the video, by Video Producer Julia Fuller, and read the full story, written by Kirsten Akens ’96 here.
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2022 MacLean Symposium on Asian American Literature
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This year’s MacLean Symposium, to be held April 12-14, 2022, at Colorado College, invites Ma Vang, Mai Der Vang, Divya Victor, Aaron Cohick, and Cathy Park Hong to speak on Asian American literature as forms of racial reckoning. Both as textual representation and self-reflection, literature has been foundational to Asian American studies and, in this critical moment of antiracist initiatives and resistance, it continues to play a vital role in creating dialogue around issues of war, justice, art, and community. In bringing together these writers, artists, and thinkers, the MacLean Symposium aims to amplify Asian American literature and its many points of intervention.
Sponsored by the D.J. MacLean Endowed Fund for English.
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The MacLean Symposium is also part of Colorado College’s “Forever Foreign: Asian America, Global Asia, and the Problem of Anti-Asian Racism” series. This year-long event centers the perspectives and voices of the Asian diaspora communities and deepens the ongoing conversations on antiracism. The series is sponsored by the Asian Studies Program; Cultural Attractions Fund; National Endowment for the Humanities; MacLean Fund for the English Department; Department of History; Department of Political Science; Butler Center; Department of Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies; Center for Global Education and Field Study; and Feminist and Gender Studies.
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March 14 Deadline: Apply for the Alumni Association Student Leadership Scholarship
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Recipients of this award are well-rounded students with strong leadership qualities and a broad outreach among their classmates, the school, and the community. Competition for the scholarship brings out the best and brightest of future alumni leaders.
This scholarship is open to CC sophomores and juniors who are eligible for financial aid. A scholarship of at least $5,000 will be awarded for use in the 2022-23 academic year. The deadline to apply is Monday, March 14, at 11:50 p.m., Mountain Time.
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Reminder: How to Use ‘Today at CC’
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Today at CC is a useful tool for the CC community and allows anyone with CC login credentials to share information about their event, program, or activity. However, it becomes less useful when the daily email is bogged down with duplicates or when events or announcements are posted in the wrong place. A helpful guide is available online and here are important reminders:
Q: Should I post an event or announcement?
A: You should post an announcement if you are spreading information regarding an opportunity, class, or anything that isn’t something people actually attend (like an event).
Examples of announcement titles:
- Construction on N. Cascade Ave.
- Bon Appetit is looking for students to conduct a taste test survey
- Order your Block 6 books online
Events have a time, date, and location for people to assemble. However, you do not need to include these other details in the title since they can now have their own designated section for each event.
Examples of event titles:
- ORC Gear Sale
- Asian Cultures Night
- CC In Latin America Info Session
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Insider View: CC Student Body President Deksyos Damtew ’22
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Photo by Lonnie Timmons III
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In the latest Colorado College Bulletin, CC’s Student Body President Deksyos Damtew ’22 offers an insider view of the enduring community spirit at CC despite the Coronavirus pandemic. He says, “I’d initially thought I wanted to go to a larger school, but as I pictured myself being part of that close-knit community, I changed my mind. During the Coronavirus pandemic, that community feeling was put to the test … But ultimately, I think our community was strengthened during this time. We learned to adapt and take care of each other.”
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