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A Daily Digest for Colorado College

Today at CC Digest for Students

A Daily Digest for Colorado College

Today at CC Digest

A Daily Digest for Colorado College

Around the Block – Campus News

By Colorado Springs Proclamation –
February 9 is Colorado College Day
CC turns 150 years old on Friday, February 9! Come and celebrate “CC Day” with deals and discounts from local businesses.

**Wear your favorite CC spirit gear and score Tiger-iffic deals!**

 Josh & John’s Ice Cream (founded by CC alum John Krakauer ’85)
50% off the price of an ice cream cone.

Poor Richard’s Restaurant (founded by CC alum Richard Skorman ’75)
$5 1-topping pizza slice with free drink.

Colonel Mustard’s Sandwich Emporium (founded by Karrie Williams P’06, former CC Alumni Director)
10% off your order.

Goat Patch Brewery (Partner for the new CC beer!)
50% off Blonde Ales and $1 off all other pints all day.

McAllister House Museum (a CC founder’s home)
FREE tours to CC students and their families, faculty, and staff!

From our Athletic Sponsors:

Black Bear Diner
BOGO (Buy one get one, any entrée of equal of lesser value). Dine in only.

Dave & Buster’s
15% discount on food and non-alcoholic beverages.

Fat Sully’s Pizza, Atomic Cowboy
BOGO on all alcohol.  99-cent cheese slices.

Jose Muldoon’s
20% discount, food only.

Panino’s Downtown
25% off your order.

*All offers valid only on Friday, February 9, 2024*

12 CC Students Named Fulbright Semifinalists
By Julia Fennell ’21

Twelve CC students have been named Fulbright semifinalists. This year’s number of Fulbright U.S. Student Program semifinalists ties CC’s record, which was first set in 2019 and matched in 2021. Additionally, this is the first time in CC’s history that all applicants for Fulbright’s research award have advanced to the semifinalist stage.

“That so many of CC’s applicants have advanced to semifinalist status this year speaks to the hard work of these students and alums, and of the staff and faculty that support them,” says Roy Jo Sartin, Writing Center Specialist and CC’s Fulbright adviser since 2015.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers three post-graduate opportunities: research, study, and English Teaching Assistant.

READ THE LIST OF THE SEMIFINALISTS»

CC Alum Member of All-Black Women’s Group to Climb Kilimanjaro
By Megan Clancy ’07
CC alum Zivia Berkowitz ’21 is one of nine women that made up the Above the Clouds Kilimanjaro 2024 Expedition Team. This group of all-Black women set off on January 3, 2024 to pursue the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania with a height more than 19,000 feet above sea level. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, is prized in the hiking and climbing world as one of Earth’s seven great summits.

“Climbing Kilimanjaro is something I’ve wanted to do since I was a teenager,” Berkowitz says. “My mom is from Kenya and I visited the area a few times to see family. I saw the mountain a lot and thought, maybe someday. When this opportunity came up with this team, I was like, of course!”

Berkowitz also speaks to the significance of the mountain and this trek to the entire team. “Given the demographics of our group and what we’re trying to center, it’s important. We all have connections to the African diaspora. This trip will combine our personal identities and backgrounds.”

Above the Clouds Kilimanjaro is a venture by Full Circle Expeditions Inc., the company who ran the Full Circle Everest trek in 2022. It was the first all-Black climbing team to summit Mt. Everest.

READ THE FULL STORY»

Did You Know….

In July 2023, CC adjusted its pay structure for staff, outlined in this email sent in May 2023. These wage increases are a direct result of our listening sessions for Project 2024.

International Political Economy Major wins Rangel Fellowship
By Julia Fennell ’21

Denise Geronimo ’24 has been awarded the 2024 Rangel Graduate Fellowship, receiving two years of fully-funded graduate school and five years of guaranteed work in the foreign service. 

Upon the successful completion of the Rangel Graduate Fellowship, Geronimo will become a U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Officer, where she will represent the U.S. and its interests, both domestically and around the world.  

“In my almost 20 years at CC, we’ve had a lot of Rangel Fellowship applicants, but I don’t think we’ve had a winner until Denise,” says Gretchen Wardell, Student Success Specialist and Pre-Law Advisor. “Denise has worked hard for this fellowship as evidenced by her classes and summer experiences. She is really excited to serve her country and fellow Americans and I couldn’t be more proud!”

READ THE FULL STORY»

Fine Arts Center Corner

Water by the Spoonful Opens Next Week
Somewhere in Philadelphia, Elliot, a Puerto Rican veteran of the Iraq war, has returned home and is struggling to find his place in the world. Somewhere in an online chat room, recovering addicts forge an unbreakable bond of support and love. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide. This Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Quiara Alegría Hudes (In the Heights) is a heartfelt meditation on lives on the brink of redemption, and challenges our notions of family, forgiveness, community, and courage.

Water by the Spoonful runs Thursday, Feb. 15-Sunday, Mar. 3. CC students can purchase rush tickets the day of the performance for $15 or get a FREE rush ticket 1 hour before the performance! CC staff and faculty can purchase rush tickets the day of the performance for $30. Tickets subject to availability; must purchase in person at the FAC front desk and present a CC Gold Card.

Photo of the Week
CC President L. Song Richardson holds the Colorado Springs Proclamation marking February 9 “Colorado College Day,” along with Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade and City Council President Randy Helms. Photo by Karuna Abe ’20.
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Project 2024 Year 3 Update

Dear Campus Community,

It was good to see many of you at Spring Conference, and to share updates on how the college can think big about meeting current and future challenges to higher education and CC.
  • What can we do now to prepare for what we can and cannot predict?
  • What should we do to prepare students for 2055 – their next “now”?
  • How do we convince ourselves that we need to act now?
Following Spring Conference, we gathered input on two challenges the Project 2024 Steering Committee is exploring:
  1. One way of reducing our reliance on tuition is to develop alternative sources of revenue. What are your recommendations?
  2. This year’s graduates will be in a position to make a difference in their work and their communities 30 years from now. How can CC best equip them for their roles?
Thank you to everyone who completed the survey.
For those who are new to CC, let me recap years one and two. Project 2024 addresses two questions:
  • How can we do what we do better?
  • Of the challenges facing higher education, which ones affect CC the most, and how do we respond?
Year 1 discussions of how we can do what we do better expressed shared values. These include:
  • The community’s health and well-being
  • Antiracism, access, and equity
  • Sustainability
  • Clear, effective communication
  • Building connections and being more efficient with our time
Participants’ suggestions for doing better centered on Connections and on saving Time.
Year 2 generated ideas and proposals for promoting connection in these two broad areas:
  • Liberal learning
  • Supporting our people
We have already made some significant structural and campus-wide changes.
This year, Year 3, we are working on implementing changes.
Reinforce Liberal Learning We will focus on promoting interdisciplinary inquiry, expanding two-block options, and facilitating experiential learning. These initiatives include Dean’s Office support for developing and increasing the number of two-Block synergy courses and for piloting five liberal-learning capstones. Visit the Project 2024 website for more information.
Support Our People
Project 2024 conversations identified several areas where we could do better: the salary system; professional development and advancement; clarifying and distributing decision-making; streamlining and enforcing rules, processes, and policies; and saving time. Visit the Project 2024 website to see what actions we are taking.
Thank you to the entire CC community for getting us this far and continuing to engage in the work of Project 2024. We are committed to responding to the strong call for enhancing connection and to acting on the values we share.
I look forward to sharing our Year Three report and the results of our deep dive into the challenges facing higher education and CC later this spring.

Sincerely,

Susan Ashley

Professor of History and Project 2024 Coordinator
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Advising Hub Block 5 Newsletter

Advising Hub Spotlight
Hello, and from us at the Advising Hub, welcome back for the ’24 spring semester! In this newsletter, we hope to regularly share important updates, pre-professional information and advising, and how we at the Advising Hub can help you flourish during your time at CC.
If you haven’t met with us yet, Hub advisors help students identify academic and personal goals, and plan educational pathways to meet those goals. We also advise students on course selection, general education requirements, and navigate CC’s policies and procedures. We work closely with other offices on campus to ensure that we know how best to answer or direct a variety of questions, so if you’re having difficulty navigating any part of your time at CC, we’re here to help in any way that we can.
In this issue, you will find information on:
  1. CC Advising Hub and The Writing Center Presents: Personal Statement Workshop
    Wednesday, Feb. 22, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Tutt Library 238 (second floor)
    Advice and guidance for writing applications for health professions programs.    Lunch will be provided.
    RSVP is required.  Please email     jane.byrnes@coloradocollege.edu“>jane.byrnes@coloradocollege.edu 

  2. Pre-Dental Group Meeting
    Tuesday, Feb. 13, 12:15 – 1 p.m., The Advising Hub (1014 N. Weber St.)
  3. Pre-Vet Club Meeting Block 6 Meeting
    Monday, Feb. 26, 12:15 – 1 p.m., The Advising Hub (1014 N. Weber St.)
    Lunch will be provided. 
  4. Health Professions Club News Block 6 Meeting
    Thursday, Feb. 29, 12:15 – 1 p.m., Tutt Science Building First Floor Lecture Room
    Lunch will be provided.

  5. Narrative Medicine Symposium: Addressing the Crisis in Access and Equity in Health
    Thursday, Apr. 11 – Friday, Apr. 12
    The goal of this symposium is to initiate a conversation about how narrative medicine – its skills, its understanding of culture and rhetoric – can improve access to more equitable health care in the US. The full schedule can be found here. All events are open to the public unless otherwise noted.

  1. News from The American Academy of Medical Colleges (AAMC)
    The AAMC has a few upcoming webinars for pre-health students to help you get ready for your application. The AAMC Fee Assistance Program application, PREview® professional readiness exam, Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT®), and American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) openings and webinars this year. Please visit our website for more information.  
  2. 2024 West Coast Vascular and Interventional Symposium Invite for Pre-Medical Students
    The website with registration links and more information about the event, agenda, and speakers is available at     wcvis.squarespace.com/wcvis2024
LSAT and School Visit!

The LSAT is changing! Before you start your prep work, think about which version of the LSAT is best for you. Beginning August 2024, the logic games will be omitted from the exam. The new version will consist of 2 logical reasoning sections, one reading comprehension section and an experimental section which will be either logical reasoning or reading. For some of you this is great news! The games section is typically the hardest section. But for others, the puzzles are fun and engaging. If you are in the latter category, sign up for the exam by June. Set up an appointment with Gretchen if you have questions!
 
We are excited to visit the University of Denver Sturm College of Law on Thursday, February 15th. This is a great opportunity to visit a school, understand the vibe, sit-in on class, and ask questions of the admission office. Even if DU isn’t a top choice for you, any school visit can help you decide if law school is right for you. Interested? Please email Gretchen and reserve a spot no later than Friday, February 9th.
Welcome to Tiger Tracks, a corner of the newsletter written by a student intern at the Advising Hub to help other students. While many students seek help at the Hub for selecting their classes or ensuring they achieve their graduation requirements, our advisors can assist students in many additional ways. I polled the advisors about what they wish more students knew about the role of Hub advisors to get an inside look at what they do for CC students.
Shiyanke, one of our advisors, shared that the individual advisors have a lot of unique expertise that allows them to give more specific advice, which was a theme across the advisors’ responses. Shiyanke loves to chat with students about their study abroad goals or experiences to help them process what going abroad has taught them about their life here and beyond.
Jane mentioned that she helps students find volunteer, clinical, and research experiences that enhance their learning experience as they pursue Health Professions.
Leo said he does Pre-Engineering advising, and Gretchen is the go-to for Pre-Law advising. Another theme for our advisors was helping students develop their identities beyond the classroom.
Gretchen talked about setting goals and finding paths to success, with concrete steps like the classes needed to get to a major and finding the volunteering, job, and internship opportunities to bring students to the next level.
Kieran talked about how she sees the conversations between herself and students as collaborative, in which students are active participants in identifying what they need, potential solutions, and determining the next steps. Our advisors can help us learn skills to be independent and make our own decisions.
Katie shared that she loves brainstorming how her advisees might grow and improve through successes and challenges.
The Hub is not just one thing—it’s full of kind, knowledgeable people who want to get to know you so they can help you find the best paths for your individual goals. Aren’t we so lucky to be Tigers?

Events and Resources


Interested in scheduling an appointment with a Hub Advisor or attend events to help you navigate academic planning? Check out our Spring 2024 events or schedule a meeting with us.
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Save the Date for the Harold D. and Rhoda N. Roberts Memorial Lecture on February 22

Register Today for “What Society Needs from the Higher Education Classroom”

Join us Thursday, Feb. 22 from 4-6 p.m. for a presentation by Bryan Dewsbury, Associate Professor of Biological Science at Florida International University. Enjoy light refreshments in Cornerstone Main Space from 4-5 p.m. before heading to the lecture in Celeste Theatre from 5-6 p.m.

Dewsbury’s talk, “What Society Needs from the Higher Education Classroom,” will explore how institutions of higher education can be more than just vehicles for social and economic promotion. For the democratic ideals of society to be realized, they must be spaces that are connected to, respectful of, and in community with the society they pledge to serve. Dewsbury will discuss the challenges and possibilities associated with this view, and the role that each of us can play in ensuring the viability and sustainability of this relationship.

This talk is generously supported through the Harold D. and Rhoda N. Roberts Memorial Lecture in the Natural Sciences endowment, which supports and enhances the teaching of science at CC.

Registration is encouraged by Monday, Feb. 19.

To learn more about the speaker, visit the event page.
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