{"id":2136,"date":"2023-05-05T08:30:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T14:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=2136"},"modified":"2023-05-05T08:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T14:31:53","slug":"around-the-block-commencement-season-is-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2023\/05\/05\/around-the-block-commencement-season-is-here\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Block \u2013 Commencement Season is Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commencement is Right Around the Corner<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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It\u2019s hard to believe, but our seniors are in their final few weeks at Colorado College! Commencement<\/a> is set for Sunday, May 28, at 8:30 a.m.<\/strong>, <\/strong>in Ed Robson Arena.<\/div>\n

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Volunteers Needed<\/strong><\/div>\n

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We\u2019re in need of faculty, staff, and student volunteers to support Commencement events. Serving as a volunteer gets you access to Ed Robson Arena for the ceremony, even if you\u2019re not a ticketed guest of a graduate (and for current students, volunteering allows you to stay on campus for a few more days). Email Brenda Soto at bsoto@coloradocollege.edu<\/a><\/a> for more information and specific opportunities.<\/div>\n

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Baccalaureate Blessings<\/strong><\/div>\n

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Students, faculty, and staff are invited to share their well wishes and words of celebration for graduates as part of this special Colorado College tradition. Together, these messages form a communal blessing, sharing both individual and collective love, blessing, and hope for the graduates as they journey forth from Colorado College. Submitted messages will be displayed during the Baccalaureate ceremony on May 27<\/strong>, as well as online. Click here<\/a> for instructions and ideas for submitting a message!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Senior Spotlight 2023<\/strong><\/span>
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Over the next few weeks leading up to Commencement, we will be honoring the outstanding achievements of our senior students in Senior Spotlight 2023!<\/div>\n
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Sarah Senese \u201923
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Q: Tell us about your favorite extracurricular activity at CC.
A: Dance Workshop has been and will always be my favorite CC club\/event. I\u2019ve been in eight dance workshop performances, one per each semester, and this last one was a tough goodbye. There isn\u2019t another campus event that brings so many people together quite like DW, and it\u2019s been such an honor to show even my \u201cnever-danced-before\u201d friends the joy of the stage.<\/p>\n

Q: What are your plans for the future after graduation?
A: I will be going to the Headwaters of the Everglades to be a research fellow at the Archbold Biological Station for the next year!<\/span> <\/div>\n

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The Senior Spotlight is open to all seniors in the Class of 2023. If you are a senior who would like to be featured, fill out this form<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Have a Sneak Peek at this Season\u2019s Summer Music Festival<\/strong><\/span>
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On Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m.<\/strong>, the twice Grammy nominated Imani Winds<\/a>, who have led both a revolution and evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing, adventurous programming, and imaginative collaborations, will be concluding the Intermezzo Season with a concert at Packard Performance Hall.<\/span><\/div>\n

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The New York-based wind quintet formed in 1997 and has since released four CDs and earned two Grammy nominations while collaborating with numerous high-profile artists and touring across the world.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Tickets are free for students, staff, and faculty, with the Gold Card. Add this to your calendar<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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CC\u2019s Corey Hutchins Named Educator of the Year by Journalism Society<\/strong><\/span>
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The Colorado chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists has named Colorado College\u2019s Corey Hutchins as the 2023 Educator of the Year<\/a>. <\/div>\n

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Hutchins has been serving as co-director of the Colorado College Journalism Institute since the fall. Prior to that he was interim director, a visiting instructor, and the institute\u2019s journalist in residence. He has been teaching at the college since 2017. <\/div>\n

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\u201cCorey is tireless in his devotion to the craft of journalism,\u201d said Steve Hayward, professor of English, who nominated Hutchins for the honor. \u201cAnd more so when it comes to teaching it to our students.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Earlier this month, the Journalism Institute was featured as a case study<\/a> in higher education by the Center for Community News at the University of Vermont. Last week, CC journalism student Chloe Brooks-Kistler won the top journalism award<\/a> from the Denver Press Club \u2014 the second time a CC student has won<\/a> the top award since Colorado College became eligible for the scholarship in 2019. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Student Seed Innovation Grant Winner Explores LGBTQ Communities in Europe<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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After earning a Student Seed Innovation Grant<\/a> (SSIG), Finn Mott \u201924, was able to spend the last semester traveling around Europe and writing about the LGBTQ communities he found there. \u201cThis Student Seed Innovation Grant gave me the freedom to exist in the world that I have never existed in before and that is so very special,\u201d said Mott.<\/div>\n
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Mott applied for a SSIG to backpack around Europe and explore the LGBTQ communities through the medium of poetry. He was already planning on studying abroad in Denmark, the first country to legalize same sex marriage, but wanted to connect more deeply with both the place and himself. Although the task of writing about such a large community across so many cultures was originally daunting for him, he realized that as a part of the LGBTQ community himself, all he had to do was tell his own story. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Niyanta Khatri \u201917 Finds Continued Success as a Sales Growth Leader in Tech<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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If you\u2019re looking for an example of a CC alum making big strides in the world of tech<\/a>, while also working hard to improve the world, you\u2019d be hard pressed to find a better one than Niyanta Khatri \u201917. Khatri was born and raised in Kathmandu, Nepal and then moved to Pune, India before coming to CC to major in math and economics.<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe first thing that comes to my mind when I think about liberal arts education in the tech world is interdisciplinary thinking. The education I got at CC encouraged this kind of thinking,\u201d Khatri says. \u201cIndividuals with this dynamic background are able to draw on multiple disciplines to be able to solve complex problems and develop innovative solutions.\u201d<\/div>\n
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During her time at CC, Khatri was one of a trio of students who founded a QR code company called Ogugu for The Big Idea pitch competition. Ogugu is now part of Dar Teknohama Business Incubator, the fastest growing accelerator in Tanzania. Khatri has since gone on to become a sales growth leader, working for Logitech \u2014 a company she started with as an intern while still at CC \u2014 and being an advocate for women of color in the tech industry.<\/div>\n
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Khatri is now developing a business accelerator in Nepal that allows women entrepreneurs to apply for grants and then take them through a mentorship process focusing on their product and bringing it to market. The long-term goal? \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a platform for women to women, that focuses on allyship and mentorship but also really helping women taking their businesses to the next level,\u201d Khatri says. She notes that there are a lot of women out there who have amazing talent and an amazing product, but just no network and no resources. Her goal is to help that marginalized group.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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What’s it like being Black in a newsroom?<\/strong> <\/span><\/h1>\n
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Join Journalism Institute visiting instructor Venneikia Williams for a film screening and conversation about being Black in an American newsroom<\/a>. Venneikia is currently leading a class with Media 2070<\/a> at CC called \u201cDiagnosing the Media System: Lineages of Harm to Futures of Care.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The 15-minute documentary “Black in the Newsroom<\/a>” follows the journey of a talented young journalist who finds herself unfairly targeted and underpaid while fighting to tell Black stories in a major local newsroom. Come see this important film on Thursday, May 11, 6:30 p.m.<\/strong>, in Cornerstone Arts Center screening room.<\/div>\n
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Graduating seniors receiving their Commencement stoles during the Honor Council end-of-the-year luncheon, held at Taste Restaurant in the Fine Arts Center at Colorado College on May 3.<\/span> <\/div>\n
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Commencement is Right Around the Corner It\u2019s hard to believe, but our seniors are in their final few weeks at Colorado College! Commencement is set for Sunday, May 28, at 8:30 a.m., in Ed Robson Arena. Volunteers Needed We\u2019re in need of faculty, staff, and student volunteers to support Commencement events. Serving as a volunteer gets you access to … <\/p>\n

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