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Help Us Honor Student Achievements and Recognize Faculty and Staff Mentors <\/strong><\/h1>\n

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Commencement festivities begin Tuesday, May 7, with Honors Convocation at 11 a.m.<\/strong>\u202fin Shove Memorial Chapel. <\/div>\n

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President Richardson, Dean Emily Chan, and the Academic Events Committee invite the CC community to join us in recognizing outstanding students and faculty at Honors Convocation. The annual program includes departmental awards, all-college awards, and awards from the CC Student Government Association.  <\/div>\n

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All members of the campus community are invited and welcome to attend. Classes will adjourn at 10:30 a.m. on May 7 so all may attend the event and celebrate the individuals being honored for their academic, co-curricular, athletic, and other accomplishments.  <\/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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150th<\/sup> Commemoration Ice Cream Social<\/span>
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To further honor CC\u2019s commitment to our students for the past 150 years, the campus community is invited to a special sesquicentennial ice cream social on Tava Quad immediately following Honors Convocation on Tuesday, May 7 starting at approximately 12:15 p.m. <\/strong>This will also be an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to bid farewell to our outgoing President, L. Song Richardson. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Inspiring Journey of Josiah Utsch \u201924 and the Nautilus Conservation Movement<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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When Josiah Utsch \u201924 was 11 years old, his grandmother sent him a New York Times<\/em> article about how the nautilus, Utsch\u2019s favorite animal, was going extinct. Utsch was devastated and decided he wanted to help protect them. In researching what organizations might already be dedicated to the cause, Utsch found nothing.<\/span><\/div>\n

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\u201cBefore the New York Times<\/em> article, I don’t think anyone knew anything about it. It was practically an unknown issue,\u201d says Utsch. \u201cI mean, I’ve seen biologists who worked their whole life to protect endangered fisheries. They have nautilus shell-laden toilets in national parks. So even prominent environmentalists have no idea, and if they don’t know then the public really had no hope. After weeks of searching, I was kind of desperate.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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Utsch reached out to Professor Dr. Peter Ward, a paleontologist and professor of Biology and Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington who was quoted in the NY Times<\/em> article, to see if there was anything he could do to help. Ward, one of the world\u2019s leading nautilus researchers, explained that there wasn\u2019t any kind of organization specific to the preservation of the nautilus, but that if Utsch felt passionately about the issue, he should start something. Thus, Save the Nautilus was born.<\/span><\/div>\n

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Skyler Stark-Ragsdale ’21 Wins Fulbright ETA to Mozambique<\/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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Skyler Stark-Ragsdale \u201921 has won a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Mozambique. Stark-Ragsdale will be teaching English to high school students with a focus on journalism to facilitate written and communicative learning.<\/div>\n

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\u201cI am very excited and honored to be awarded this chance to live in Mozambique,\u201d he says. \u201cIt is amazing to have an opportunity to teach and learn from those with whom I will work.\u201d<\/div>\n

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Stark-Ragsdale is one of 12 Fulbright semifinalists from CC this year, tying the record set in 2019 and 2021. CC is a three-time “Top Fulbright Producing Institution.”     <\/div>\n

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Newly-Tenured Faculty: Promotions and Emeriti Status<\/span><\/h1>\n
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CC is pleased to announce the tenure and promotion of seven assistant professors to the rank of associate professor. Six faculty and one senior staff member have also received emeriti status following approval of their retirement at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year.<\/div>\n
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The faculty promotions were presented by Dean of Faculty Emily Chan, approved by the Board of Trustees at their meeting in February, and will take effect on July 1.<\/div>\n
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Each faculty member has met CC\u2019s high expectations in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service.<\/div>\n
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Mother\u2019s Day Brunch is Back! <\/strong><\/span>
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We invite you to celebrate mom with brunch in Taste Restaurant at the FAC on Sunday, May 12.<\/strong> Indulge in a bountiful buffet with breakfast pastries, salads, charcuterie, an omelet bar, assorted breakfast and lunch foods, a prime rib carving station, and desserts.<\/div>\n

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On this special day, the museum will be open, so make a day of it and stick around to check out the current exhibitions<\/a> or bundle brunch with tickets to the 2 p.m. performance of Rent<\/em><\/a>!<\/div>\n

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Advance reservations<\/a> are required. Day of purchases may be available depending on space. If you have questions, please call us at (719) 634-5583.<\/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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Pop in on Saturday, May 11 between 10:30 a.m.\u20131 p.m.<\/strong> to check out what the FAC has to offer and explore your creativity in drawing, painting, and sculpture! Family Adventure Day will offer a variety of hands-on art projects, along with artist demonstrations and interactive, self-guided activities with partners Pikes Peak Children\u2019s Museum and Project Angel Heart. Bemis instructors will help guide you to awaken your creativity or show you new possibilities in art making. And while you are here, make sure to check out Museum Free Day. Museum Free Days are just that, an opportunity for the public to enjoy our galleries free of charge. Donations are welcome.<\/div>\n

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Help Us Honor Student Achievements and Recognize Faculty and Staff Mentors  Commencement festivities begin Tuesday, May 7, with Honors Convocation at 11 a.m.\u202fin Shove Memorial Chapel.  President Richardson, Dean Emily Chan, and the Academic Events Committee invite the CC community to join us in recognizing outstanding students and faculty at Honors Convocation. The annual program includes … <\/p>\n

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