{"id":4418,"date":"2025-01-17T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=4418"},"modified":"2025-01-22T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T20:41:12","slug":"state-of-the-college-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/01\/17\/state-of-the-college-update\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the College Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"nl-container\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row row-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2; border-radius: 0; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #fffbf5; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"image_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div class=\"alignment\" style=\"line-height: 10px;\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 640px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250116\/75\/05\/db\/fc\/e7fa99f2f16a09090d1f09d5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/div>\n<\/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<table class=\"row row-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2; background-size: auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-size: auto; background-color: #efe0d2; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #efe0d2; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 20px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"text-align: center; width: 100%; padding: 10px 10px 5px 10px;\">\n<h1 style=\"margin: 0; color: #222; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\">Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,<\/h1>\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<table class=\"row row-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #efe0d2; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding: 5px 10px 10px 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #222; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">I hope you were able to take time over Winter Break to fully disconnect from work and school, do the things that bring you joy, and of course, get plenty of rest. I did the same, and I am energized about what lies ahead for the Spring Semester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">To start the new year off with clarity, I\u2019m pleased to share this State of the College update with all of you. In this video, I highlight some of our greatest accomplishments over the last six months, exciting initiatives on the horizon, and how we will continue to strengthen the institution and claim our space in the liberal arts market in the year to come.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"video_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"box-sizing: content-box;\">\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; width: 100%; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0;\" width=\"100%\"><!-- [if (mso)|(IE)]>\n\n\n<table width=\"640\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td><![endif]--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sizer\" style=\"box-sizing: content-box; max-width: 640px; min-width: 320px;\" align=\"center\">\n<p><!-- [if !vml]><!--><\/p>\n<div style=\"box-sizing: content-box;\">\n<table style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; box-sizing: content-box; background-image: url('https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/GBTdyWt8mYw\/maxresdefault.jpg'); background-size: cover; background-position: center; min-height: 180px; min-width: 320px;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"box-sizing: content-box;\">\n<td style=\"box-sizing: content-box;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBTdyWt8mYw\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; box-sizing: content-box; height: auto; opacity: 0; visibility: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250116\/a6\/15\/cf\/8b\/848730adc9d552f187adda84.gif\" alt=\"ratio\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;\" align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBTdyWt8mYw\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; box-sizing: content-box;\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250116\/af\/b8\/4c\/a5\/353d4c6bd1bc57d23484b21f.png\" width=\"65\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"box-sizing: content-box;\" width=\"25%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--<![endif]--><!-- [if vml]>  <v:group xmlns:v=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml\" xmlns:w=\"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word\" coordsize=\"640,360\" coordorigin=\"0,0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GBTdyWt8mYw\" style=\"width:640px;height:360px;\">  <v:rect fill=\"t\" stroked=\"f\" style=\"position:absolute;width:640;height:360;\">  <v:fill src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/GBTdyWt8mYw\/maxresdefault.jpg\" type=\"frame\"\/>  <\/v:rect>  <v:roundrect arcsize=\"5%\" fill=\"t\" strokecolor=\"#ffffff\" strokeweight=\"3px\" style=\"position:absolute;left:288;top:157;width:65;height:46\">  <v:fill color=\"#ffffff\" opacity=\"0%\" \/>  <\/v:roundrect>  <v:shape coordsize=\"24,32\" path=\"m,l,32,24,16,xe\" fillcolor=\"#000000\" stroked=\"f\" style=\"position:absolute;left:306;top:164;width:26;height:30;\" \/>  <\/v:group>  <![endif]--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- [if (mso)|(IE)]><\/td>\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/table>\n\n\n<![endif]--><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color: #222; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">I plan to provide these updates twice annually as part of my commitment to open communication and information-sharing. As always, please reach out to the President\u2019s Office if you would like me to attend your divisional meeting, club, or group gathering to have a more robust conversation. It\u2019s important to me to connect often with students, faculty, and staff, hear your feedback and ideas, and chart our path forward together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">Thank you for everything you do for CC!<\/p>\n<\/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<table class=\"row row-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table class=\"row-content stack\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2; color: #000; width: 640px; margin: 0 auto;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"640\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"column column-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; background-color: #efe0d2; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top; border: 0;\" width=\"100%\">\n<table class=\"heading_block block-1\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0; color: #222; direction: ltr; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 30px;\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">Manya Whitaker<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; word-break: break-word;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #222; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia,Times,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 150%; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Interim President<\/em><\/p>\n<\/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<table class=\"row row-5\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #efe0d2;\" role=\"presentation\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- End --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/track\/ft51wi\/nr5ib5j\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff, I hope you were able to take time over Winter Break to fully disconnect from work and school, do the things that bring you joy, and of course, get plenty of rest. I did the same, and I am energized about what lies ahead for the Spring Semester. 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