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2022 Sundance Film “Framing Agnes” Screening at Cornerstone
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Cayce Hughes, assistant professor of sociology, is hosting filmmaker Chase Joynt and sociologist Kristen Schilt to screen their film “Framing Agnes.” “Framing Agnes” tells the story of a young trans woman who, in 1958, entered a study about sex disorders at UCLA in order to get the gender-affirming care she needed — by any means necessary. The film premiered at Sundance this year, winning the NEXT Innovator and the NEXT Audience Awards.

This exciting event is open to the public, and will be held in Cornerstone Arts Center on Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. For more information, please contact Cayce Hughes.

In addition to the screening, Joynt and Schilt will be holding a master class with Hughes’ Deviance and Social Control class, and Dylan Nelson’s Advanced Documentary class. 

Your Chance to Submit Nominations for the Maintainer of the Year Award
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Photo by Lonnie Timmons III
It’s time to recognize members of the Facilities Services team who have personified the core values of Colorado College. By submitting your nominations, we have the opportunity to highlight and recognize those individuals who represent the very best of Facilities Services. Today is your final chance to submit nominations for the Maintainer of the Year Award and the Adam Valdez Excellence in Facilities Award.

Any member of the Colorado College community can nominate a current, full-time Facilities and Operations employee who meets the criteria outlined above.

Please include why the person or people who are who are being nominated personify the very best of the Facilities Services team when submitting your nomination. Nominations can be submitted to abrannigan@coloradocollege.edu by the end of today, Friday Dec. 9.

Community Conversations – Mental Health with NAMI

You are invited to the fourth installment of Community Conversations which is part of The Work of the College Series. Our next topic is Mental Health with a representative from NAMI.
 
For 39 years, NAMI Colorado Springs has helped people navigate a loved one’s mental illness. They also provide programs and services directly to people with mental health diagnoses, and they educate various professional groups, schools, and the public.
 
The event takes place today, Dec. 9 from 2-3 p.m. in Bemis Great Hall. Sign up now.

“The Dressing Room” – a Documentary Short by Colorado College Grads
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In 2019, three CC students and filmmakers — Pema Baldwin ’22, Claire Barber ’22, and Maya Rajan ’22 — made a documentary about the performers at Club Q. In the aftermath of the shooting on Nov. 19, they are resharing their film “to serve as a record for those who cherish Club Q as well as for those who are just hearing about it for the first time … We want to remind people of the infinite love, imagination, and generosity that exists in Queer spaces, as well as celebrate all of the passion, energy, and tenderness that bursts from this place and we hope will continue to do so far into the future.”

Kudos for Student Voter Turnout

Congratulations to Colorado College on joining 394 colleges and universities in earning the inaugural ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting recognition! Thank you for the intentional work you and your institution did in 2022 to institutionalize nonpartisan democratic engagement to increase student voter turnout. 

Save the date for Winter Commencement
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Winter Commencement will take place on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. Winter Commencement is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate students who complete their undergraduate studies prior to the May Commencement ceremony. This year’s event will take place in person in Shove Memorial Chapel, as well as be livestreamed on our Facebook page

Electronic Waste Recycling
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, including items that are no longer working, unwanted, or at the end of their “life.” Through a local Colorado Springs facility, E-Tech Recyclers, these materials are safely and responsibly recycled. Acceptable items include: TVs, monitors, keyboards, cables, appliances, digital media players, cellphones, and other items. Please note we cannot recycle alkaline batteries, which include most household batteries, like Duracell, Energizer, and others. 

We are hosting a drop-off event for students who are able to transport their own items at Breton Hall Garage 8 on Friday, Dec. 16 from 1:30-3 p.m. If you can drop your items off, please refer to the map to locate the Breton Hall Garages (the NW corner of parking lot C-1). Staff will be there to help you unload your items! If this drop-off is not possible for you, please 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.

Photo of the Week

Ed Robson Arena at twilight, Nov. 7.
Photo by Lonnie Timmons III 
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Second ABC Book of the Academic Year

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

The Block 4-6 reading will be “Sabrina & Corina: Stories.” Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s magnetic story collection breathes life into her Latina characters of Indigenous ancestry and the land they inhabit in the American West. Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver — a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite — these women navigate the land the way they navigate their lives: with caution, grace, and quiet force. “Sabrina & Corina” is a moving narrative of unrelenting feminine power and an exploration of the universal experiences of abandonment, heritage, and an eternal sense of home.
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. Check out our webpage on upcoming readings for this year.
Happy reading!

Peony Fhagen 

Senior Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Faculty Development

Ersaleen Hope

AVP for Staff Equity and Inclusion

Rosalie Rodriguez 

Senior Associate Dean of Students for Equity and Inclusion

Juvi Therese Mallari

ADEI Programs Coordinator
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Tomorrow: Public Memorial at Shove Chapel
The family of Daniel Aston, a victim in the Club Q shooting, will hold a public memorial service in his honor at Shove Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. 

Please be aware of increased activity, including police conducting traffic control, members of the media, and campus visitors, near Shove Chapel Wednesday morning. 

Shove Chapel and Sacred Grounds will not be available for regular use until after 2 p.m. Wednesday. Service attendees will park in the Robson garage; affected CC permit holders will be notified by the Parking Office.

Thank you for your compassion and understanding.
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Summer 2023 Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Grant
The Office of the Dean of the College invites faculty members to submit proposals for the Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Grant. The aim of the program is to fund summer collaborative research between faculty and students to support faculty in their scholarly activities and to provide students with first-hand research experience.

Students will present their research at the Summer Research and Internship Symposium (to be held at the 2023 Family and Friends Weekend – details of the specific date and time to come) and will also have the opportunity to participate in co-curricular summer research programming during the summer and fall.

The awards are competitive and based on proposals submitted by faculty members. Research projects may include support of on-going faculty research or of a student-initiated research project designed in collaboration with the faculty member that will further the faculty member’s research.

Information about the grant:

Eligibility — Tenure-track, adjunct, lecturer, and returning one-year visiting faculty members are eligible to apply. Faculty are eligible to apply for a maximum of one ten-week research student or two students funded for a five-week research period. Students must be degree-seeking Colorado College students in good standing who will return to Colorado College for at least one semester after the summer.

Application procedure and deadline — Faculty should upload completed applications as Word or pdf files to the Dean of the College Canvas page and the Faculty-Student Collaborative Grant Module. Please email Lisa Schwartz to be added to the Canvas page if you are not already. The submission portal on Canvas will open for application uploads on Jan. 5, 2023, and will close on March 1, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. Awards will be announced on April 3, 2023. Please visit the Faculty-Student Collaborative Grant webpage or contact Lisa Schwartz for more information, lschwartz@coloradocollege.edu or (719) 389-6685.

Duration — The summer research should be carried out under the direct supervision of the faculty mentor over the time period of the research award. The student cannot be concurrently taking courses or holding more than half-time employment. The standard award is for 10 weeks of research, but faculty may request that the research duration be shorter than 10 weeks.  We will accept proposals for research collaboration from five to 10 weeks in duration. 

Award — Individual funds of $4,000 will cover one research student’s fellowship stipend (10 weeks). Student researchers conducting fewer than 10 weeks of research will receive a fellowship stipend of $400 per week. In addition, faculty can apply for up to $500 to reimburse research costs directly associated with the proposed project. 

Need-based housing scholarships may be available for student researchers and will be opened (if applicable) on April 11, 2023.
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