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Black History is American History

Virtual Event ✊🏾

Ernest Crim III is a Black History Application Specialist who uses Black History to empower and educate families and train educators on how to best reach their students in a culturally compliant manner. Mr. Crim is a former high school educator of 12 years, who now teaches Black History to the world through social media with a reach of nearly 500,000. Additionally, he is the CEO of Crim’s Cultural Consulting LLC, an international speaker, an author of two bestsellers and a passionate progressive education activist, who has been featured on PBS, CBS, NBC & Newsweek amongst various other outlets. To Ernest, his purpose is to creatively strategize how we can use our glorious past to create a better future, entrenched in equitable practices. 

Mr. Crim will facilitate an engaging VIRTUAL conversation on February 28th at 3:30 PM MST. The conversation will focus on past and present-day occurrences that show how Black History is repeating itself. Topics include affirmative action, policing, black history bands, and more. Mr. Crim will provide a vivid account using his own lived experience to provide a captivating and insightful dialogue that illuminates how Black History is, in fact, American History! 

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Introducing: The ACE (antiracism community engagement) Grant
Check it out!


The ADEI leadership team recognizes the need to support and promote educational opportunities outside of the team’s current capacity. There are many programs, activities, and events that embody antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) that are of professional development value. Department budget constraints should not deprive those interested in furthering our mission and personal growth, so we have decided to introduce an ADEI grant program to help support and offset some of the financial costs associated with participating, attending, or creating ADEI programming.  

The process is simple. Complete the attached form describing your funding needs and purpose at least three weeks before the due date of the activity. The ADEI leadership team will then review your request evaluating alignment with the four pillars (courageous conversations & bold action, thriving communities, student, transformations, and elevating CC’s profile)—using an antiracist lens, promoting mental wellness, and making things sustainable. You will be notified via email within one week about the status of your award. The grant will run until all funds have been exhausted, at which time we will notify the campus of the acceptance period ending. Our goal is to make the ACE grant an annual opportunity for staff, faculty, and students alike to get involved and stay engaged, furthering our commitment for as long as funds allow. To complete your application use the button below.
ACE Grant Form

Connect with Diverse Minds Across CC

We are looking to check the temperature about a couple of unique opportunities and ways to engage the CC community in conversations about ADEI-related topics. We encourage you to take 5 minutes and complete this interest survey to offer insight into how we can best support professional development by mobilizing innovative strategies across our institution.

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ADEI Consulting Form

Looking for customized support and/or collaborative resources…fill out our ADEI Consulting Request Form!
ADEI Consulting Request Form

Introducing the ADEI Stewardship Certificate!

Investing in Knowledge.  Building Skills.  Changing Attitudes.

Overseen by the ADEI Leadership Team, and signed by the College President, the ADEI Stewardship Certificate celebrates your commitment to continuous learning and unlearning practices that foster a deeper understanding of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

A series of events designated as ADEI Stewardship eligible throughout the school year will be presented.  These events include but are not limited to The Dismantling Hate Series, The Antiracist Book Club, Butler Center Workshops, Crown Center Development Series and others. Sign in at any six designated events to begin working on yours today.
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Creativity & Innovation Block 5 Updates and Opportunities
Creativity & Innovation’s most recent Innovator in Residence, Shodekeh Talifero, performs at New York’s Kennedy Center on Friday, February 24th at 6 pm ET.

MILLENNIUM STAGE (IN-PERSON AND LIVESTREAM) 

Dominic Shodekeh Talifero: Ideations of Hope

This 60-minute concert testimonial and master performance follow Dominic Shodekeh Talifero’s personal and professional journey through time. 

Friday, February 24th at 6 pm ET

Tickets and livestream information can be found here.

Creative Mondays are Back!


Mondays
3:00-4:30
Worner, Room 212

Creative Mondays are a weekly gathering where students, staff, and faculty can drop by and be creative. We provide abundant supplies for card-making, collage, painting, knitting, etc. Stop in at any point and stay as long as you like. 

Block 5

Student Seed Innovation Grant Applications


Due February 22nd


If you plan to submit a Student Seed Innovation Grant (SSIG) application in Block 5, applications are due by midnight on February 22nd.
Email innovation@coloradocollege.edu with questions about the SSIG program or to schedule an informational meeting. This next SSIG application round is Block 7.

Support CC at the UCCS Lion’s Den Pitch Night on March 16th at 5 pm

Website Building Workshop Hosted by the Career Center on Thursday, February 23rd

The Career Center is collaborating with Lilly Chen, a 2019 graduate of Colorado College, to host a Website Building Workshop on Thursday, February 23rd, from 1:00-3:00 pm. Learn how to build and deploy your website on a MacBook. No coding experience is necessary to participate. However, this workshop is only compatible with MacBooks. Attendees must bring their MacBook and install Visual Studio before the workshop.

Visit this link to learn more about the workshop and/or sign up.

The Visual Studio download is available here. 

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A Reminder for Block 5 In the Loop

Sent on behalf of Staff Council:

See you next week at the Block 5 In the Loop all-staff meeting on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 8:30 a.m.
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 may register using this link. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. 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. You must submit your items by noon tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 17.
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Reminder to Submit for the Just World Awards

Dear Campus Community,

This is a reminder that nominations for the Just World Awards are open and being accepted through March 3. These five awards recognize CC alumni, students, staff, faculty, and retirees who are dedicated to actions and principles that create a more just and equitable world.
Read more about each award and submit your nominations.
The Just World Awards are named for five inspiring members of the CC community who exemplify change-making actions, qualities, and characteristics that help build a world with more equitable access to health, safety, education, and opportunity:
  • Mike Edmonds Igniting Students’ Potential Award
  • Margaret Liu Health Justice Award
  • Ken Salazar Stewardship Award
  • Adrienne Seward Bold and Courageous Actions Award
  • Val Veirs Environmental Justice Award
Just World Award winners will receive a physical award and $3,000. The winners will be announced at Honors Convocation in May.
ID: Bald black man with black glasses, wearing a white pattern button-down shirt and dark blue plaid blazer, looking directly at the camer and smiling

Mike Edmonds
ID: Asian woman with long hair and bangs, wearing a pattern jacket over a black turtleneck, looking directly into the camera

Dr. Margaret A. Liu ’77
ID: bald white man with silver glasses, wearing a suit and tie, the american flag behind him, looking into the camera and smiling

Ken Salazar ’77
ID: middle aged woman of color with short dark hair, wearing a red shirt with white flowers, arms leaning on a desk, looks like she's listening to someone

Adrienne Lanier Seward
ID: white man with short white hair, moustache and beard, wearing sunglasses and a blue sweatshirt, with a boat on the water behind him

Val Veirs
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Announcing New FAC Director

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,

As we embark on a new semester, we are excited to announce that Nicole Herden is the new executive director of the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College.
Nicole is a seasoned arts leader who brings a wealth of experience to the FAC, serving most recently as the executive director of the Museum of Nebraska Art, in affiliation with the University of Nebraska. Since joining the Museum of Nebraska Art, Nicole led the organization through a period of exceptional transition and growth, including overseeing a capital campaign that has cultivated $28 million. Additional demonstrated successes include conducting extensive community outreach and redesigning the museum’s approach to staff and facility management.

“I am thrilled to join the incredible team at the Fine Arts Center as the institution and region are both poised for tremendous growth,” says Nicole. “I am looking forward to cultivating a dynamic and inclusive institution that is relevant not only to the art world but also to the lives of everyone who lives in the Pikes Peak region.”

Over the past decade, Nicole has held curatorial roles at the Boise Art Museum, Phoenix Art Museum, and the Arizona State University Art Museum. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Arizona, a Master of Fine Arts from Boise State University, and a Master of Arts from Arizona State University.

We are thrilled to have an art advocate with strong university ties guide and inspire a fine arts center that has been a cornerstone of the Pikes Peak region for more than 100 years. We look forward to Nicole building upon that history and creating a vision for its future as a destination of world-class visual and performing arts and arts education in the Rocky Mountain region.

In her role as executive director, Nicole will serve as a key constituent in CC strategic planning, advocating for the FAC as a unique entity within CC, and overseeing the growth of 50 staff members and another 50 temporary employees.

We both want to thank the international search firm, WittKieffer, who met with candidates for this position, and extend special gratitude to Colorado Springs community leaders Thayer Tutt, Blake Wilson, and Susan Edmondson, who served on the search committee led by Dean of Faculty Emily Chan.

“I was glad to be part of a board-based, inclusive search process that yielded a superb candidate with great experience,” Thayer Tutt of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Foundation shared about our search.

We also want to thank the CC faculty, staff, and students who contributed their time and effort to this critical search. Nicole will assume her position on July 31, but will begin transitioning through a series of visits to CC in the coming months. Please join us in welcoming Nicole to our community.
Sincerely,

Mike Edmonds

Senior Vice President

Manya Whitaker

Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff

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Don’t Forget: Block 5 1M with Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington

Join us for a talk by Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington titled, “Cultivating the Beloved Community: It Starts with Me” in the Kathryn Mohrman Theatre at 11:15 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 30.

“What the world needs now, is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing, that there’s just too little of…” These words speak to the theme of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday for 2023. In a time where folks are just trying to breathe, it’s important that we reinvest in each other and develop a practice of honoring our collective humanity. Cultivating a Beloved Community starts with you. 

Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington (he/him/his) is the president and founder of the Washington Consulting Group, named by The Economist as one of the Top 10 Global Diversity Consultants in the world. Washington has served as an educator, administrator, and consultant for over 38 years. He serves as an invited instructor in the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Lancaster Theological Seminary. He is the president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute and a past president of the American College Personnel Association.

Washington earned his B.S. from Slippery Rock State College; a double M.S.  from Indiana University/Bloomington; a Ph.D. in College Student Development from the University of Maryland College Park; and a Master of Divinity from Howard University School of Divinity. 
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