CC at Model UN, Part 2: CC Model UN Team Wins Three Awards at D.C. Conference
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Yuri Hyrdtsak ‘27 and Arez Khadir ‘25 vote to approve a motion. Photo provided by Zeke Lloyd ’24.
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Over Spring Break, a group of eight CC students attended the Model United Nations Conference in Washington D.C. Zeke Lloyd ’24, traveled with the team and served as the reporter for their experience. Follow the team’s story as they trained, traveled, and competed amongst the best of the best.
Arez Khidr ’25 has twelve hours until the attack begins. Still, he remains calm and crafts a cunning speech about the situation at hand. Taiwan’s humble collection of ships, planes, and infantry face slim odds in a head-to-head fight against China’s oncoming fleet. Khidr, playing the role of President of Taiwan, looks at Louise Dellarco ’25, Taiwan’s Minister of Defense. He finds firm determination etched into her face. They both understand the stark reality — without U.S. intervention, their island is lost.
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Graduating Boettcher Scholar Continues Civil Rights Work
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By Cami Barragan-McIntosh
Since 1952, the Boettcher Foundation has appointed scholarships to students they deem to be the next generation of dynamic thinkers and leaders. Graduating 2020 Boettcher Scholar Annette Leyva ’24 embodied that rich tradition throughout her four years at CC, working to ensure the civil rights of all Coloradans.
Leyva graduated, with a degree in Political Science and Spanish, into life beyond CC as the new South Regional Organizer for Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), a statewide coalition building a unified voice to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees in Colorado and across the country. Leyva will leverage grassroots strategies for capacity-building and spearhead local campaigns to advance the rights and well-being of immigrants in Southern Colorado.
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Driscoll ’94 and Patanelli Named Outstanding Advisors of the Year
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Julia Fennell ’21
Dr. Lori Driscoll ’94, Professor and Associate Chair of the CC Psychology Department, and Marla Patanelli, Academic Administrative Assistant in CC’s Political Science Department, were awarded the 2024 Bob Pizzi Outstanding Advisor of the Year Memorial Award. This is a CCSGA award given by students to the faculty or staff member they deem the most helpful advisor.
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There are several summer conferences and festivals on campus this summer. Here are some for this week:
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- American School of Dance and their ULTIMATE CO dance camp will be on campus June 7-8 with 25-30 attendees. Attendees will be using Cossit and Kathryn Morhman Theatre, and stayin in Elbert and Elf House. No matter the dance level or background, American School of Dance CO dance camp curriculum is designed to challenge the students. Students are organized into groups by age and ability, and will perform at the end of the last day.
- The Sachs Foundation will be on campus June 8-9, with 45 attendees staying in McGregor, and utilizing various spaces on campus. The Sachs Foundation was founded in 1931 to support students in their collegiate pursuits with a scholarship of up to $10,000 per year for four years. Their annual Sachs Foundation scholar weekend brings together our newest class of scholarship recipients for a weekend of learning, community building, and honoring this group of exceptional students.
- USA Hockey Western Regional Camp will be on campus from June 9-15, with 250 attendees staying in the Flemming Apartments and South Hall and using various spaces around campus. In addition, there will be 25 USA Hockey Officiants staying in Montgomery. USA Hockey’s primary emphasis is on the support and development of grassroots hockey programs. Its renowned American Development Model provides associations nationwide with a blueprint for age-appropriate athlete development. Always a leader in safety, USA Hockey furthered the enhancement of those efforts by advancing the USA Hockey Safe Sport Program in June 2012.
- Faceoff Factory High Altitude Overnight Camp will be on campus June 11-13 with 75 people staying in Bemis Hall and using using Washburn Field, McHugh Commons, and Loomis Lounge. Faceoff Factory Altitude Overnight Camp is an overnight lacrosse camp providing skill development, film study, and the creation of new friendships.
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Join Pat Musick on Wednesday, June 12 at 11 a.m. for a talk exploring Ethel Magafan and the history of the Colorado Springs FAC. As high school students in Denver in the 1920s, twins Ethel and Jenne Magafan knew they wanted to be artists. Apprentices to artist Frank Mechau, they also studied at one of the premier art schools in the nation in the 1930s, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. This talk explores Ethel’s work and life as well as the significance of the art school here.
This event is presented in collaboration with CC’s Summer Music Festival. Magafan’s piece Meadows in the Valley is part of the museum’s permanent collection and is being used as the primary artwork for the festival this season.
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Don’t miss this unique jazz concert with the Hennessy 6 on Saturday, June 15, 6 p.m.
Performed in the Clarence Shivers: Experimenting with Form exhibition at the FAC, the concert includes musical selections inspired by Shivers’ artwork and life-long interest in jazz.
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A spectator with graduation flare watches the production of the large, annual senior photo on May 18 outside Palmer Hall. Photo by Jamie Cotten
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