Protect Yourself Against Flu and COVID-19

Free flu shots and COVID-19 booster shots are available this Saturday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Plus, you get a $5 Amazon card for getting vaccinated. 


Booster shots can help protect against the new Omicron variant of Coronavirus. In addition, because the Student Health Center has confirmed an uptick in influenza cases on campus, the entire CC community is encouraged to get vaccinated against influenza as soon as possible. Vaccination can protect against severe illness, hospitalization, and death due to flu, as well as reduce the overall spread of illness.
 
Although walk-ins will be accommodated, it’s best to make an appointment for the on-campus clinic, Saturday, Dec. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Cornerstone Main Space. 
Vaccinated individuals also help protect people around them, including those who are more vulnerable to serious flu illness, like babies and young children, older people, and people with certain chronic health conditions.
Basic public health practices like wearing masks, staying home and getting tested when sick, washing hands frequently, and social distancing can help protect the campus community from BOTH flu and COVID-19. Avoid unmasked indoor gatherings.
 
If you are feeling COVID or flu-like symptoms, stay home and contact your health care provider. If you are ill with the flu, ask your healthcare provider about antiviral drugs.
 
Employees can now upload COVID-19 booster information into Summit. Please follow these instructions to upload yours.
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Apply NOW for Communications Student Advisory Council

Do you have ideas about how to best reach fellow students with important information?

Are you interested in storytelling and how to authentically represent CC? Do you want to learn more about how communications strategies and campaigns are developed?

The CC Office of Communications invites you to participate on the Communications Student Advisory Council.

This new volunteer opportunity is a chance for you to share your perspective and first-person experience to help inform CC’s strategic communications.

Members of the council will work directly with the Office of Communications team to incorporate your student experience into storytelling across all our communications channels. Council members also will contribute insights on how the institutional communications efforts impact the day-to-day lives of students.

Submit an application TODAY (deadline is noon Dec. 22) on Handshake. The council will meet blockly starting in Block 5. 
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Post-Fall Break Payroll Reminders

Please note the following details as you are recording your timesheet hours during the Fall Break. 


If you did not work Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, and Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, please record your scheduled hours under “Fall Break.”

If you did not work on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, Thursday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, please record your scheduled hours under “Holiday.” 

If you were REQUIRED to work on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, and/or Friday, Nov. 26, 2021, please record the hours that you worked in both the  “regular pay” (for hours worked) and the category referenced above (for hours scheduled).

If you have any questions about recording hours, contact Heather Stapish in the Payroll Office:  hstapish@coloradocollege.edu or (719) 389-6420.
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COVID-19 Booster Clinic Dec. 11
CC healthcare partners, Optum, will offer a COVID-19 vaccination booster shot clinic on Saturday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cornerstone Main Space. 

Both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be available, along with flu shots. Anyone who has not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine can also begin the vaccination process at this clinic.

Students, staff, faculty, and families are all welcome. Although walk-ins will be accommodated, you’re encouraged to schedule an appointment via Optum’s scheduling site.  

The CDC recommends everyone 18 years and older receive a COVID-19 booster shot (six months after receiving the second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccnie or two months after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine). Additional vaccine sites in El Paso County are available here. 
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Winter Commencement Celebration
Winter Commencement, set for Sunday, Dec. 19, is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate those 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, and the ceremony will include remarks from President L. Song Richardson and a Commencement address from Assistant Professor of Sociology Florencia Rojo. President Richardson also will lead the presentation of graduates and the awarding of diplomas. 
Faculty members who would like to march in the ceremony should sign up no later than December 16, 2021.

To RSVP, or for any special accommodation needs, please contact Brenda Soto via email (bsoto@coloradocollege.edu) or by phone at (719) 389-6265.

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Save the Date for Spring Conference 2022

Timely Warning: Vehicle Thefts

Over the last week Campus Safety and the Colorado Springs Police Department have received reports of two motor vehicle thefts (stolen cars) and six thefts from parked vehicles.


These crimes have occurred off campus near Monument Valley Park parking lot and along Mesa Avenue to the west of campus and on Wahsatch Avenue to the east of campus. 

If you are a victim of any crime, please report it immediately.  If you have any information regarding these recent crimes, please contact Campus Safety at (719) 389-6707, or CSPD non-emergency, (719) 444-7000 or make an anonymous report through Crime Stoppers at (719) 634-STOP (719) 634-7867.

Please observe the following safety tips to help protect yourself and your property:

  • Park in a well-lit area with high pedestrian traffic when possible.
  • Always lock your car doors and roll up the windows.
  • Never leave a spare set of keys or key fob in your car.
  • Thieves will look for magnetic hide-a-key boxes.
  • Be mindful of leaving anything of value visible in your car.
  • Remove your registration and insurance information with personal data from your car.
  • If you are securing valuables in the trunk of your car, do it before you arrive to park your car as thieves will watch parking lots at parks and trailheads.
  • Do you have any perceived valuables such as a gym bag, lunch box, or packages visible in your car? These are still appealing to a thief who does not know the contents.
  • If you don’t drive your car often, please check it as often as possible.
  • Report any suspicious behavior, activity, or circumstances you observe on or around campus immediately.

CSPD Non-Emergency (719) 444-7000
Campus Safety Emergency (719) 389-6911
Campus Safety Non-Emergency (719) 389-6707
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Post-Fall Break COVID-19 Update

Block 4 is underway, and we would like to remind you of the steps we are taking to ensure that the remainder of the Fall Semester goes as smoothly as possible.  


Key Reminders
  • Students are participating in post-Fall Break testing.
  • Students with symptoms should not go to class and should call the Student Health Center, (719) 389-6384.
  • Masks are required in all public indoor spaces on campus when not actively eating or drinking.
  • Always wear a mask indoors, on or off campus, when in public spaces or gatherings.
  • Avoid unmasked social gatherings indoors where viral transmission is likely to occur.
  • Stay vigilant to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread and avoid disruption this block and for Winter Break.

Testing
All students, except those who have received positive test results in the 90 days prior, are taking an initial COVID-19 test this week. Thanks to all who have already taken their test! You are helping to keep our community healthy. If you haven’t yet, please pick up your test kit at the library, or, for this initial testing only, at your residence hall if you reside in South, Mathias, or Loomis Halls. Students, please contact us at covid19@coloradocollege.edu if your name/email address/CCID are not displayed correctly in your eMed or Navica app and need to be edited.

As of Wednesday, more than 1,500 students have already taken their initial test (or are within their 90-day window, on leave, or studying abroad), with only one positive test result. The CC COVID-19 dashboard is updated with new numbers. Based on results from initial screening testing, beginning next week, 33% of vaccinated students will participate in screening testing each week; students with exemptions will continue testing twice a week.

Please re-familiarize yourself with campus COVID-19 protocols, including updated information regarding screening and symptomatic testing.

Masking and Socializing
Masking guidance remains the same: universal indoor masking on campus; indoor masking strongly recommended off campus, as COVID-19 transmission levels continue to be high in El Paso County. Community transmission levels county by county are available here. Please check this website periodically to inform your masking practices.

As a reminder, food should not be served during meetings, unless outdoors. 

We are monitoring the emerging situation regarding the new Omicron variant and will keep you updated on any developments that may affect our campus operations. We hope to know more within a few weeks.

Boosters
CDC recommends that all people 18 and older receive a booster shot if they are at least six months out from their second dose of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) or two months out from receiving a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Details about an on-campus booster clinic in Block 4 are coming soon.  

Classes are being held in person. Student activities, programming, and athletic practices are proceeding as planned. All campus dining facilities are open.

Our goal for Block 4 is to allow students to complete their academic work without disruption and return home for Winter Break. Students with positive test results after Dec. 12 would still be in isolation after the end of Block 4. Continue to practice good public health behaviors such as consistent indoor masking, particularly in the last two weeks of the block, to minimize disruption to travel plans and reduce elevated stress levels toward the end of the block.

Thank you for doing your part to reduce the spread of COVID-19! If you have questions, please contact covid19@coloradocollege.edu and check our Coronavirus Updates and Resources webpage.
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Join the Antiracist Book Club This Block

Books available now!

Books available now!

Dear CC Community,


The diversity, equity, and inclusion leadership team is happy to announce that our second Antiracist Book Club selection, “You are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame, Resilience, and the Black Experience”  by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown, is now available in the CC Bookstore. It’s free with your CC Gold Card.

We also highly recommend listening to the Audible version of the essays, as each of the books are read by the authors themselves. That version can be accessed for free when you sign up for an Audible account. If you are a student who is unable to access the audio book via Audible, please email the Butler Center.

As always, the study guide is available to you on the Antiracist Book Club Microsoft Teams platform starting next week. Please be aware that this book contains sensitive content including firsthand accounts of abuse, trauma, and racial and transgender antagonism and violence that may be distressing to readers/listeners. The Wellness Resource Center has assembled an extensive list of resources and supports available to you and listed on the study guide. 

We hope you will also mark your calendar for 11:15 a.m., Monday, Jan. 24, when one of the authors, Austin Channing Brown,  joins us for a virtual conversation, “Finding Joy in the Resistance,” with Dr. Manya Whitaker. This conversation will challenge us to remember humanity in the midst of the struggle, in the struggle itself, and in each other. As our Block 5 First Mondays presenters, Brown and Whitaker will discuss strategies for embracing, cultivating, and amplifying joy, while simultaneously acknowledging the work that needs to be done.

As a reminder, 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 spaces you already currently 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

Eric Lee
Assistant Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Staff and Administrative Operations

Rosalie Rodriguez 
Senior Associate Dean of Students for Equity and Inclusion
Director of the Butler Center

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President’s Holiday Party

Please join President L. Song Richardson to celebrate the end of the Fall Semester at the President’s Holiday Party.

Celebrate with fellow faculty and staff on Friday, Dec. 10, 2-4 p.m. in the Brian Young Concourse in Ed Robson Arena. This event is a chance to meet up with colleagues, experience the new arena, and be grateful for our campus community as the Fall Semester nears an end.
Warmest thanks to our Board of Trustees for bringing us all together to celebrate.

See you Friday, Dec. 10!
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