{"id":5084,"date":"2025-06-26T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5084"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:00:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:00:47","slug":"a-message-from-president-manya-whitaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/06\/26\/a-message-from-president-manya-whitaker\/","title":{"rendered":"A Message from President Manya Whitaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table class=\"nl-container\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #f3f0eb;\" 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: #f3f0eb;\" 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: #f3f0eb; 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: #f3f0eb; vertical-align: top;\" 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\" 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\/20250626\/bc\/82\/93\/72\/e9d500949ef1bf6b53a51a5a.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: #f3f0eb; 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; color: #000; background-color: #f3f0eb; 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: #f3f0eb; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 20px; vertical-align: top;\" 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: 1.5; text-align: left; margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; mso-line-height-alt: 39px;\"><span class=\"tinyMce-placeholder\" style=\"word-break: break-word;\">Dear CC Community,<\/span><\/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: #f3f0eb;\" 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; color: #000; background-color: #f3f0eb; 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: #f3f0eb; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" 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: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; margin-bottom: 16px;\">It is a joy and privilege to have been appointed by the Board of Trustees as Colorado College\u2019s 15th President. More than anything, I\u2019m deeply grateful to continue serving this community that has been such an important part of my life for over 14 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">In the video below, I share some personal reflections on what this moment means to me, how I approach leadership, and my vision for the College\u2019s future. Together, we will claim our space in higher education, strengthening what makes CC unique and sharing our value with the world. I look forward to stepping into this next chapter alongside our wonderful CC community.<\/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; padding-left: 10px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0;\" width=\"100%\"><!-- [if (mso)|(IE)]>\n\n\n<table width=\"630\" 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: 630px; min-width: 310px;\" 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\/iOXREY_a6sA\/maxresdefault.jpg'); 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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: 14px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 21px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>Video by Julia Fuller<\/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-4\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; background-color: #f3f0eb;\" 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; color: #000; background-color: #f3f0eb; 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font-size: 16px;\">With appreciation,<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"heading_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>\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: 1.5; 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-3\" 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: 1.5; text-align: left; mso-line-height-alt: 24px;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><em>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;\" 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: #f3f0eb; 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; 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Cache La Poudre St. | Colorado Springs, CO 80903 US<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"column column-2\" style=\"mso-table-lspace: 0; mso-table-rspace: 0; font-weight: 400; text-align: left; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;\" width=\"25%\">\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\" align=\"center\">\n<div style=\"max-width: 160px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; height: auto; border: 0; width: 100%;\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250626\/dd\/30\/c1\/1c\/2e4705aa37499e9135d682c9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" 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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- End --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/track\/j0dsdj\/nr5ib5j\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear CC Community, It is a joy and privilege to have been appointed by the Board of Trustees as Colorado College\u2019s 15th President. More than anything, I\u2019m deeply grateful to continue serving this community that has been such an important part of my life for over 14 years. In the video below, I share some &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/06\/26\/a-message-from-president-manya-whitaker\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A Message from President Manya Whitaker&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":777,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,18,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-email","category-mw","category-pres","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/777"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5086,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5084\/revisions\/5086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}