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2023 Security Report Now Available

Dear Campus Community,

In compliance with Clery Reporting guidelines, Colorado College Campus Safety has completed our Campus Safety and Fire Safety Annual Report. The Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 requires institutions of higher education to disclose information about campus safety policies and procedures and to provide statistics concerning the occurrence of certain criminal offenses by designated categories. Compilation and distribution of an annual report is mandated for all institutions participating in the student financial aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

CC has posted its 2023 Campus Safety and Fire Safety Annual Security Report.

If you would like to receive a hard copy of the Campus Safety/Fire Safety Information Handbook, which contains the same information, you can stop by the Campus Safety Office, located at 219 E. Uintah Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (719) 389-6707.

Sincerely,

Cathy Buckley

Director of Campus Safety and Emergency Management
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Colorado Department of Higher Education Stands With CC
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The Colorado Department of Higher Education is urging other postsecondary institutions in the state to follow Colorado College’s lead in implementing initiatives like our new Healing and Affirming Village and Empowerment Network (HAVEN).

The organization released a statement applauding CC’s new transfer program that offers a safe haven for students from states that have passed anti-DEI legislation, commending President L. Song Richardson’s “powerful vision” of creating accessibility. Read the entire statement.

Save the Date for the next Work of the College Series event on how to build an incoming class


Come learn about how CC utilizes a holistic evaluation process that builds the incoming class of students each year. Join Mark Hatch and Karen Kristof from the Office of Admission for the next Work of the College Series event, “Admission: Building a Class”, on Friday, Oct. 6, from 2-3 p.m., in Gaylord Hall. Register in advance to save your spot. 

CC Grad Connects Japanese American Identity with JET Award
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By Julia Fennell ’21
Tia Vierling ’22 recently returned to the U.S. after a 13-month stint in Japan, where she taught English through the JET Program. Her motivation stemmed from her family’s Japanese heritage and her desire to reclaim lost language connections. “My choice to take Japanese at CC in my senior year was driven partly by the loss of that language between generations in my family. I wanted to gain some of that knowledge back,” Vierling says.
Vierling applied to both the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Kenya and the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program and ultimately withdrew her Fulbright application after accepting the position with JET. Vierling says both programs are competitive but there aren’t any English teaching Fulbright positions offered in Japan; JET, which is run by the Japanese government, fills that role.
Read more about Vierling’s experience.

Get to Know Megan Clancy (she/her) Senior Writer & Editor of Marketing & Communications
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What does your job entail?  
It feels like there is something new every day. I work on most of CC’s marketing and communication initiatives. I edit the external and internal communications that come out of or through our office and write many of the stories about events on campus or involving CC community members. I am also the editor for CC’s newest publication, The Peak. I’m sure there is something else I’m missing. Oh ya, I attend meetings!

Where did you work before CC and what were you doing?
Before returning to CC, I was a high school English teacher and then a book coach helping mom authors write their novels.

Tell us a little about your background.
I graduated from CC in 2007 with a degree in English on the Creative Writing track and as a four-year member of the women’s basketball team. I then moved to Melbourne, Australia, where I earned my MFA in Creative Writing. In Australia, I taught English and coached basketball before moving to teach in Nepal. Afterward, I returned to the States and taught high school English in San Diego and the Bay Area before leaving the classroom to write full-time and be at home with my kids. I am so excited to be back in Colorado, back at CC, and back with the community I love.

What do you like to do when not working?  
When I’m not working, I’m usually spending time with my two young kids. If there is any free time outside of that, I love to read and write, bake and decorate cakes, enjoy a nice glass of wine or dark beer, and do pretty much anything outside (hike, camp, SUP, ski). I also love to travel and am forever looking for that next adventure. Oh, and I’m always up for a game of basketball.

Wild card: When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A cartoonist, a veterinarian, a marine biologist, a photographer for National Geographic, a reporter, a surgeon, a presidential speech writer (we were a very political household), foreign diplomat, and, at one point, I was pretty set on being a horse.

CC Students Lead Politically Diverse Debate
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Zoraiz Zafar ’24 represents the Libertarian position in the Courageous Conversations debate on Sept. 15.

Photo by Sienna Busby ’24.
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Caitlin Soch ’24 represents the Liberal position in the Courageous Conversations debate on Sept. 15.

Photo by Sienna Busby ’24.
By Megan Clancy ’07

In a world of increasing political polarity, it’s reassuring to know that there are still places where civil discourse can happen across party lines. Thankfully, one of those places is Colorado College.

On the evening of Friday, September 15, a group of students came together in Taylor Theatre on the CC campus to witness two of their classmates discuss and debate some of the most important topics affecting our country today. Zoraiz Zafar ’24, a Mathematical Economics major, argued the Libertarian position while Caitlin Soch ’24, an International Political Economy major, debated the progressive side.

The event was completely student-organized and student-run. From pre-event marketing to lights, sound, photography, and video on the night, it was all CC students. The debate was hosted by Cutler Publications, the independent, student-run non-profit that funds and oversees CC’s student publications (including the student newspaper, The Catalyst), and the planning and production was done by a group of students headed by Cutler Publications President, Zeke Lloyd ’24.

“We wanted to host an event for young professionals in our community, an opportunity for students to transform into videographers, moderators, journalists, and political experts,” Lloyd says. “We also wanted to educate and inform the student body on the range of perspectives which exist not only around the country, but also right here on campus.”

The moderators for the evening were Catalyst Co-Editor in Chief, Isabella Ingersoll ’25 and Catalyst News Editor, Marynn Krull ’26. The event crew was completed by Debate Fact Checker, and Catalyst Co-Editor in Chief, Michael Braithwaite ’24, who was at stage-right with his computer, at the ready for any clarification or fact-checking needs. The theater was entirely full with CC students.

“The purpose of this evening is to encourage intellectual conversation outside of the classroom,” Ingersoll stated during her opening remarks. “We want to showcase the unique ideas of this generations thinkers.”

Visit The Peak to read the entire story and watch a recording of the debate.

Fine Arts Center Corner

Libation Lecture: Musings of Chicana Feminist from the Anthropocene

Join us tonight, Friday, Sept. 29, at 5:30 p.m. for the Libation Lecture with Nancy Ríos, CC Mobile Arts Co-Director and independent scholar, and enjoy the themed drink of the night – green chili mules!
Coinciding with Mi Gente: Manifestations of Community in the Southwest, an exhibition currently on view at the FAC, join us for our next Libation Lecture. Local murals, with their multiple and layered meanings, is the topic of this lecture by CC Mobile Arts Co-Director and independent scholar, Nancy Ríos. Using local murals, Ríos will engage the audience in discussion about how walls in our built environment tell stories about people and their communities.
Libation Lectures is a lecture series offering an educational twist to the traditional happy hour. Each lecture explores an aspect of the amazing art and featured artists from various Fine Arts Center exhibitions served up with a themed drink to help you dive deep into the topic.
Tickets are $10 for FAC members, $15 for non-members. Price includes your first drink. Purchase tickets here.

Photo of the Week
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Students participating in the Upcycle Your Look event, organized by CC Arts and Crafts, where they got a chance to learn techniques such as block printing and screen printing, on Tuesday, Aug. 22.
Photo by Mila Naumovska ’26  
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Wishing Sid Santos a Fond Farewell

Dear Campus Community,

It is with mixed emotions that we share the news Sid Santos ’94, CSPD Campus Resource Officer, is leaving his position at CC as of Friday, Sept. 29. Sid has been at CC since 2019, and in addition to acting as our Campus Resource Officer, he volunteers at the Career Center to assist our students with interview preparation. 

Sid has accepted a position with the Gold Hills Division Crime Prevention team beginning Oct. 1. Because CC is located in the Gold Hills Division, we will still be working with him and the Crime Prevention team on programming but will be working with the School Resource Officer Unit to fill the vacancy he leaves behind.

“It has been a great experience for me to return to Colorado College as the Campus Resource Officer after graduating from here in 1994. I appreciated returning since I’ve always felt a connection to CC and wanted to have a greater connection. Since being here, I’ve been able to sit down with staff and students and relate to them policing from my perspective,” shares Sid. “Though I graduated a long time ago, I believe that having been a student here helped me relate to the life here at CC.”

Please join me in wishing Sid the best in his new role with CSPD.

Sincerely,


Cathy Buckley

Director of Campus Safety
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First Antiracism Book Club (ABC) Book of the Academic Year!

You’re invited to read and discuss the first Antiracist Book Club selection of the 2023-24 academic year.

The reading for Blocks 2 and 3 is The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee. This book is a groundbreaking exploration of the zero-sum paradigm which drives economic inequality and has its origin with the establishment of racial hierarchy during colonialism, fueling individual, organizational, and systemic racism. McGhee argues that the zero-sum paradigm, which once served the economic interest of whites, no longer benefits anyone in society except the very wealthy. For example, most people making under $15 an hour are white. Most people without health care are white. We all live under the same sky and are all vulnerable to climate change. McGhee lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, the American academy, economic policies, and the waning of public goods.

Please click here to join the ABC Microsoft Team for a discussion guide, video of McGhee speaking at Colorado College and other resources related to this and other books in the series.

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

Please be aware that this book contains disturbing content; specifically, physical acts of violence and verbal assaults of a racist nature.

The Antiracist Book Club 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 inhabit (e.g., department meetings, athletics teams, student clubs/organizations, etc.) at your own pace. Check out our webpage on upcoming readings for this year.

Happy reading!

Peony Fhagen

Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity & Belonging

Ersaleen Hope

Assistant Vice President for Institutional Equity & Belonging

Rosalie Rodriguez

Associate Vice President for Institutional Equity & Belonging

Crystal Cravens

ADEI Programs Coordinator
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Department of Theatre and Dance Open House Party

Fun Event for First-Year Students!

Fun Event for First-Year Students!

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Department of Theatre and Dance Open House Party, Fun Event for First-Year Students

3-5 PM, Friday, September 29th, Cornerstone Arts Center
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The Department of Theatre and Dance invites you to our Open House Party this Friday, September 29 from 3-5 pm in the Cornerstone Arts Center. There will be food, a wild scavenger hunt, and opportunities to socialize with Theatre and Dance faculty and students. If you are interested in dance, acting, directing, theatrical design, technical theatre, or performing, you will also learn about how to become involved in dance and theatre at the college. Email the Theatre and Dance Department Chair, Shawn Womack, swomack@coloradocollege.edu with any questions.
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