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Important Info: City of Colorado Springs Municipal Election

City of Colorado Springs Voting Information

The City of Colorado Springs is holding a municipal election on April 4, 2023. This is an important local election for students who live in the City of Colorado Springs; elected positions on the ballot will include mayor, three at-large city council seats for a four-year term, and the unexpired term for City Council District 3. The ballot will also contain at least one ballot initiative that voters will decide directly. See below for links to get informed about the candidates and ballot initiative.
This election is a mail-in ballot election only, meaning that to vote, you must receive your ballot in the mail or obtain it in person at the City Clerk’s office, and return it by mail or via ballot drop box. To receive your ballot in the mail, register to vote or update your voter registration today  (instructions below).

Students have the right to register to vote and vote in Colorado if they meet standard eligibility requirements, which are detailed below. Students who live in the City of Colorado Springs have the right to vote in this municipal election; our campus and all Colorado College student housing is located in the City of Colorado Springs (District 3).

Key dates:

  • Friday, March 10: Ballots sent to voters and 24/7 ballot drop boxes open (locations listed here).
  • Monday, March 27: Last day to register online and receive a ballot in the mail.
    • Starting on Monday, March 13, you can also stop by the City Clerk’s office to register in-person and receive your printed ballot.
  • Tuesday, April 4: Election Day; ballots must be received by 7 p.m. Ballots postmarked by 7 p.m., but not received by that time, will not be accepted.

To receive your ballot in the mail, register to vote or update your voter registration today. Registering to vote is quick and easy and can be completed online. You must update your voter registration each time you move.

REGISTER ONLINE: You can register easily online with the last four digits of your Social Security Number, or your Colorado ID. Visit GoVoteColorado.gov to register to vote or update your voter registration.

  • If you live on campus at Colorado College, be mindful of formatting your address correctly when registering to vote:
    • The residential address/ address where you live is the address of your residence hall.
    • The mailing address/ address where you receive mail is Colorado College Campus Mail.

819 North Tejon St. CC Box #___

Colorado Springs, CO 80946

Students who live outside of the City of Colorado Springs are also encouraged to register to vote or update their registration. For information about registering or updating your registration in a state other than Colorado, visit vote.usa.gov.

GET INFORMED ABOUT WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT

  • Visit the CC Votes webpage for up-to-date information on upcoming elections.
  • Visit the City of Colorado Springs City Election website to learn about the candidates and ballot issues.
  • Attend a candidate forum. Local organizations are collaborating to host a series of forums in March. Forum info and more can be found on the League of Women Voters of the Pikes Peak Region website.

With questions about this election, please contact the City of Colorado Springs City Clerk. With questions about voter registration, please contact your county clerk. You can also email questions to ccvotes@coloradocollege.edu.


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Announcing The Humanities For Our Times Conference at Colorado College
The Humanities for Our Times: New Perspectives on Humanistic Methods and Social Justice 

June 14-17, 2023 
Colorado College 
 
How do the humanities contribute to anti-oppressive work, and how can humanities methods—from inquiry and critique to creative production and performance—dismantle systems of oppression, create and sustain community and solidarity, and advance liberation? How can we, as educators, empower and prepare students to embark effectively on social justice projects and enact social change? How can we harness the power and potential of the humanities to forge dynamic synergies between the classroom, the archive, and the streets?  
 
The dominant claim in the mid-century American academy was that the humanities disciplines dealt with something called “the human condition,” a concept which has barely survived the critical scrutiny from scholars of postmodernism, Critical Race Theory, postcolonialism, and intersectionality. Where does the debris of an idea of a secular universal human being (gendered cis male and raced white) that emerged during the European Enlightenment era—uninflected by the particularities of history, identity, and culture—leave the humanities now? How do ahistorical ways of thinking about the humanities, which call for the nostalgic resurrection of universal and transcendent concepts, stand in tension with current analyses of systems and structures of injustices and oppression? And where might legitimate, rational critiques of methodologies like Critical Race Theory and intersectionality take the humanities in the future? 
 
As a recipient of the Mellon Foundation’s Humanities For All Times Grant, Colorado College is hosting an academic conference with the goal of bringing together educators, artists, and activists to engage these questions and consider the relationship between humanities methods and social justice today. This conference will take a hybrid format with panel sessions in the morning followed by events including: 
  • Plenary roundtable discussion featuring Dylan Robinson, Associate Professor of Music at UBC and Dwanna McKay, Associate Professor of Race, Ethnicity and Migration Studies at CC (we are still awaiting confirmation from the third participant) 
  • Film screening of the Nashville Ballet’s performance of Lucy Negro Redux 
  • Artist talk by Caroline Randall Williams, whose book of poetry Lucy Negro, Redux: The Bard, a Book, and a Ballet is the basis for the ballet 
  • Keynote address (still awaiting confirmation from the speaker) 
  • CC Mobile Arts event  
The conference will focus on epistemologies and knowledge production, humanistic methodologies, liberatory creative practices, and social justice. We are currently seeking papers on any of these topics. Participation in the conference is not limited to individuals appointed in Humanities divisions, and we welcome interdisciplinary and creative approaches, as well as papers describing social justice projects. 
 
Please submit a 250-word abstract and short bio at www.HumanitiesForOurTimesCC.org by March 31, 2023. If you are interested in moderating a panel, acting as a respondent, or participating in this conference in some other way, please email clisiecki@coloradocollege.edu. Registration opens March 15. 
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CANCELED: Dismantling Hate Speaker Paul Gorski

CANCELED: Block 6 Dismantling Hate with Paul Gorski

Due to unforseen cirumstances, this event originally scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, March 8, has been canceled.
Please stay tuned for additional information on our Block 7 Dismantling Hate speaker Loretta Ross, who will be speaking about Reproductive Justice as Human Rights, Wednesday, April 12, at 7 p.m.
Dismantling Hate: An Educational Series Toward Understanding and Action is a campus-wide initiative that provides programming for Colorado College students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents and families, and community members from the Colorado Springs area.  Now in its second year, the purpose and goal of this educational series is to support our communities to better understand hate — its roots and outcomes, and to motivate people to take action to dismantle hate.  Each educational program in the series features a conversation with an activist, broadly defined, who shares their work and experience dismantling hate against marginalized communities.
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Block 6: Antiracist Book Club (ABC) Book and Event

You’re invited to read and discuss the third       Antiracist Book Club selection for the 2022-23 academic year.  

The Block 6 reading will be “Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot” by Mikki Kendalls. Today’s feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. How can we stand in solidarity as a movement, Kendall asks, when there is the distinct likelihood that some women are oppressing others?

In her searing collection of essays, Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement, arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women. Drawing on her own experiences with hunger, violence, and hypersexualization, along with incisive commentary on reproductive rights, politics, pop culture, the stigma of mental health, and more, Hood Feminism delivers an irrefutable indictment of a movement in flux. An unforgettable debut, Kendall has written a ferocious clarion call to all would-be feminists to live out the true mandate of the movement in thought and in deed.

All books are provided free of charge with your CC Gold Card, and are available for pick-up now at the CC Bookstore in the Yalich Student Services building. Be sure to fill out this registration form prior to pick-up.

Please be aware that this book contains sensitive content including racism and suicide.

The ABC is meant to be self-led and asynchronous. We encourage you to create space to discuss these books and their topics in the communities you already inhabit (e.g., department meetings, athletics teams, student clubs/organizations, etc.) and at your own pace. 

Happy reading!

Peony Fhagen
Senior Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Faculty Development
Rosalie Rodriguez
Senior Associate Dean of Students for Equity and Inclusion

Ersaleen Hope
AVP for Staff Equity and Inclusion
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We are Hiring!
Office of Sustainability

    Enhancing Educational Experiences within the Office of the Dean of the College

We are Hiring!

Are you interested in working for the Office of Sustainability next year? The OOS will be hiring positions on six teams next year: Administrative Assistants, CC Exchange, STARS, Emissions, Waste, and Communications. Along with individual duties for each team, student employees are asked to lead a volunteer team, attend weekly one-hour team meetings, meet with the Sustainability Coordinator once a block, and engage with the Campus Sustainability Council. Handshake positions will open on March 20 at 8 a.m. and will close on April 16 at 11:59 p.m. The Career Center is a great resource to get your resume and cover letter ready because your opportunity to apply is approaching fast! Have any questions or comments? Please reach out to our Sustainability Coordinator Mae Rohrbach at mrohrbach@coloradocollege.edu with any questions or comments.

Spring Revival
 
Last block, the Office of Sustainability organized Spring Revival for the entire office. The event was in partnership with FAC’s Bemis School of Art. Students were encouraged to take a break from their busy schedules and indulge in a painting activity alongside their peers, tying together sustainability, art, and wellness. The Bemis School of Art graciously provided students with painting supplies as well as the instructor’s help for guidance throughout the session. The event was a wonderful place for the office to interact with each other, and OOS staff while enjoying yummy pastries and coffee!

E-Waste Block 6 Drop-Off Event


Do you have electronic waste you want to dispose of? Well, the CC Office of Sustainability has a solution for you! We recycle electronic waste. These are items that are no longer working, unwanted, or at the end of their life. Through E-Tech Recyclers, a local Colorado Springs e-waste business, these materials are safely and responsibly recycled. Acceptable and commonly recycled items include TVs, monitors, keyboards, cables, appliances, digital media players, cell phones, and other items. Please note we cannot recycle alkaline batteries, which include most household batteries, like Duracell, Energizer, and others.
 
Students who can transport their own items are invited to drop off items at Breton Hall Garage 8 on Friday, March 10 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Please refer to the map below to locate the Breton Hall Garages (the northwest corner of parking lot C-1). Staff will be there to help you unload your items! Faculty and staff who cannot attend this event can fill out this request form for a pick-up, and a representative will be in touch with you about your request within three business days.

*Please note that if your items are both college-issued AND contain a hard drive (laptops, computers, etc.), you must reach out to ITS for them to wipe this hard drive before recycling. Additionally, a pickup option is available ONLY for office/departmental requests. For any personal requests from CC community members, drop-off at the e-waste garage is the only option.*

Sustainable Wednesdays Update
Created by our Campus Programming Team as a way to educate and encourage sustainable practices among the CC Community, Sustainable Wednesdays continues to see a great turnout. “Sustainable Wednesdays has given me an excellent opportunity to connect with the CC community and engage people in knowing more about sustainability through pop-up events. Campus Programming Team members design fun activities, which address sustainability from a variety of perspectives, from food waste trivia quizzes and freestyle doodling about the environment to mental health activities. There are more activities coming up in the next blocks, so stop by, have fun, and get environmentally friendly gifts from us,” says Campus Programming Team member Tam Phan ’25. Make sure to follow the OOS on Instagram to find out when our next Sustainable Wednesdays event will take place.

Campus Sustainability Council

Campus Sustainability Council has been revived by President Richardson for this academic year. One of the council’s main ambitions during this semester is to come up with a recommendation for Colorado College’s institutional goals regarding sustainability. The council comprises of nine members from different departments on campus: 
  • Ersaleen Hope, Assistant Vice President for Staff Equity and Inclusion
  • George Eckhardt, Campus Planner, Facilities Services
  • Ian Johnson, Director of the Office of Sustainability
  • Katharina Groves, Director, Applications & Security, Office of Information Technology
  • Mae Rohrbach, Coordinator at the Office of Sustainability
  • Mahnoor Rehman ‘24, Student Representative
  • Michael Brubaker, Campus Operations and Plant Manager, Facilities Services
  • Molly Hadley, Assistant Director at the Wellness Resource Center
  • Nic Johnson, Director, Facilities Services

Make Your Next Event Green

Interested in hosting a group event that is not only sustainable but also responsible? Here are some key guidelines for “green” events:
  • It is important to be socially responsible by providing accommodations for different cultures, religions, and backgrounds. This includes finding vegetarian and vegan options for food and further providing necessary accessibility resources for attendees.
  • Moreover, to be environmentally friendly, try to avoid single-use and pre-wrapped products when eating or drinking. When it comes to waste management, begin by reducing your use of paper flyers or posters and opt for digital marketing instead.
  • Make sure to offer sustainable transportation alternatives such as the free ZEB Shuttle, if applicable, so you can either subsidize or offset your carbon footprint. Lastly, find a location for the event that maximizes the daylight hours instead of having to rely on energy sources.
  • By sticking to these guidelines, we can enjoy ourselves while also considering how our individual actions have larger social and environmental implications.
For more detailed guidelines, please visit our Green Event Webpage. 

Coming Soon…Earth Week 2023

Are you ready for Earth Week 2023 at Colorado College? While Earth Day is generally recognized all around the country, here at Colorado College, Earth Day lasts all week. More than one day is needed to properly honor and appreciate our beautiful planet. During the third week of Block 7, the OOS, along with other on-campus partners, will be hosting events throughout the week to engage the community around various sustainability-focused themes. At the core of Earth Week is a campus-wide movement to increase our awareness and consciousness surrounding how we engage with the earth. Earth Week is an opportunity to celebrate the earth in ways you might not otherwise, and we highly encourage participation throughout the week.
If you have an event for Earth Week that you are planning as part of a student organization, office, or department, please reach out to the OOS at sustainability@coloradocollege.edu for marketing purposes.

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