{"id":5015,"date":"2025-05-28T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5015"},"modified":"2025-05-28T15:32:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:32:56","slug":"the-year-we-built-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/05\/28\/the-year-we-built-together\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year We Built Together\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As our 150th year comes to a close, I write with deep gratitude and reflection. This year asked much of us individually and collectively. Yet, in a time marked by transition and challenge, we have shown what it means to move forward with purpose.<\/p>\n

The recent Commencement celebrations for the Class of 2025 reminded me that CC\u2019s greatest strength is, and always has been, our people. I watched graduates celebrate with the faculty, staff, friends, and family members who have made their journeys possible \u2014 and exchanged plenty of hugs myself. I\u2019ve watched this Commencement video<\/a> multiple times, reliving the celebration! <\/p>\n

These bonds are what will carry CC\u2019s mission forward for generations to come.<\/p>\n

Nurturing and protecting them has been at the heart of my work as I have served as your interim president. Being in this role is an honor. I also recognize that interim leadership naturally brings uncertainty as it communicates that more change may be ahead. It can make strategic alignment, organizational momentum, and cultural continuity more difficult. And yet, we have continued to show up for one another, for this institution, and for the future we’re building together.<\/p>\n

This year unfolded against a shifting national landscape for higher education that introduced legitimate concerns around institutional autonomy, freedom of expression, and most fundamentally, the safety and dignity of our community. These issues will continue to require our close attention and collective engagement.<\/p>\n

At the same time, I\u2019m proud of the way we\u2019ve transformed these pressures into progress and strengthened the institution in preparation for the next 150 years:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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