{"id":5261,"date":"2025-08-29T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=5261"},"modified":"2025-08-29T08:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T14:31:30","slug":"around-the-block-welcome-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2025\/08\/29\/around-the-block-welcome-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Block &#8211; Welcome Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"nl-container\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;width:100%;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:128px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250828\/f6\/b8\/07\/3a\/48bd938f3a3960f531ae9c2b.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"\" width=\"128\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:640px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner graphic with the words \u2018Around the Block\u2019 in bold white letters on black rectangles. The background is gold with repeating outlined cubes, with larger black cubes floating across the design.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250828\/5c\/82\/72\/69\/c8d2c10d7f54c9c6fdf09211.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Banner graphic with the words \u2018Around the Block\u2019 in bold white letters on black rectangles. The background is gold with repeating outlined cubes, with larger black cubes floating across the design.\" width=\"640\"><\/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<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  Share Your Voice: Freedom of Expression Policy Draft<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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\">Thank you to everyone who shared feedback last spring. The Freedom of Expression Policy Group has incorporated your input into a new draft, and we want to hear from you again. Join a community dialogue this September to help shape the final   policy before the October comment period:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"list_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word;color:#000;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\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:30px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px\">\n<div style=\"margin-left:-20px\">\n<ul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:revert\">\n<li style=\"Margin:0\"><strong>Staff Dialogue<\/strong>: Tue, Sep. 2, 12:30\u20132 p.m., Tutt Library 201<\/li>\n<li style=\"Margin:0\"><strong>Faculty Dialogue<\/strong>: Fri, Sep. 5, 12:30\u20132 p.m., Tutt Library 201<\/li>\n<li style=\"Margin:0\"><strong>Student Dialogue (with CCSGA)<\/strong>: Thu, Sep. 11, 5\u20136 p.m., Tutt Library 105<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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\">Can\u2019t attend? Share your thoughts through <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/jogyiu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  this anonymous survey<\/a> by Friday, Sep. 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">For more information, please <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/zghyiu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  refer to the email<\/a> sent Monday, Aug. 25.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-5\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb\">  <span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;background-size:auto;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;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;\">Welcome Back, CC\u2014We are Cutler Publications!<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div class=\"fullWidth\" style=\"max-width:527px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/f9hyiu\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A hand with white chalk writing NEWS on a chalkboard\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250828\/81\/6e\/fa\/25\/3ca62c8815c83283be2d72cb.jpeg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"A hand with white chalk writing NEWS on a chalkboard\" width=\"527\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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\">Founded in 1969, Cutler Publications is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to responsible and high-quality student journalism at Colorado College. Completely student run, Cutler Publications oversees  <em>The Catalyst<\/em>, a student newspaper published every Friday; <em>Cipher<\/em>, a bimonthly long-form magazine; the  <em>Colorado Collective Outdoor Journal (CCOJ)<\/em>, an outdoor-focused magazine published once a school year;  <em>The Leviathan<\/em>, a bimonthly magazine for student poetry, prose, and visual art; and  <em>Anamnesis<\/em>, CC\u2019s biannual student-edited philosophy journal. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;margin-bottom:16px\">Ruth Barton founded Cutler Publications as a legally independent non-profit to protect student publications from external influences. Covering campus news stories to opinion pieces, philosophy and poetry, photography and   comics \u2014 Cutler serves the CC community with publications engaging and supportive of all creative mediums. Find a Cutler Board member around campus to ask how you can get involved or email  <a href=\"mailto:info@cutlerpublications.org\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  <a href=\"mailto:info@cutlerpublications.org\" >info@cutlerpublications.org<\/a><\/a>! <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">Meet the 2025-26 Cutler Publications team: Benjamin Slater, Brett LeVan, Nathan Levy, Joshua Williams, Kwynne Kiefer Blaivas, Della Reichel, Lilly Asano, Tessa Frantz, Veronica Bianco, Lucas Godard, Willa Schendler, Maja De Bonte, Caroline   Moffit, and Maya Rosen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb\">  <span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;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;\">CC Chamber Orchestra Auditions!<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/v1iyiu\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"conductor leads a chamber orchestra of string, woodwind, and percussion players during a live performance on stage. Musicians dressed in black are focused on their instruments, including violins, violas, flutes, and clarinets\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250828\/88\/22\/5b\/03\/351f70c2e194263a03c95edb.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"conductor leads a chamber orchestra of string, woodwind, and percussion players during a live performance on stage. Musicians dressed in black are focused on their instruments, including violins, violas, flutes, and clarinets\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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>Photo by Jordan Ellison<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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\">CC Chamber Orchestra is holding auditions for string, wind, and percussion players on Wednesday, Sep. 3 in Packard Hall, Room 17.&nbsp; The orchestra rehearses each Tuesday from 7:30-9 p.m. in Packard Performance Hall, and   the Fall Concert will be on Tuesday, Dec. 9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\">To audition, please bring a short piece or excerpt you feel demonstrates how you play, and you will be asked to do a little sight reading.&nbsp;No pressure, only fun! Contact  <a href=\"mailto:dbrink@coloradocollege.edu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  Dan Brink<\/a> with questions, or <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/bujyiu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\">  schedule your audition<\/a> today.<\/p>\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<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-5\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb\">  <span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-6\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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;border-bottom:5px solid #e32726;border-left:5px solid #e32726;border-right:5px solid #e32726;border-top:5px solid #e32726;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#e32726;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;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;\">FAC Corner<\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-7\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;width:100%\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:1.5;text-align:left;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;mso-line-height-alt:39px\">  <em>Gathering Place<\/em>\u2014A New Imagining of the Permanent Collection<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/rmkyiu\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Exhibition banner featuring a black-and-white illustration of a mountain landscape on the left, with bold text on the right that reads \u2018Gathering Place: A New Imagining of the Permanent Collection.\u2019 Geometric line patterns border the title\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250828\/46\/66\/21\/3b\/d29a38a16e59b812f5eb66c0.png\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Exhibition banner featuring a black-and-white illustration of a mountain landscape on the left, with bold text on the right that reads \u2018Gathering Place: A New Imagining of the Permanent Collection.\u2019 Geometric line patterns border the title\" width=\"600\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\/7elyiu\" style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #4764ae;\"><em>Gathering Place<\/em><\/a><em>,  <\/em>opening <strong>Saturday, Sep. 6<\/strong>,&nbsp;is the first comprehensive reinstallation of the museum\u2019s first-floor galleries in nearly a decade. This powerful new exhibition invites our community to explore the diverse histories, cultures, and artistic voices   of the Southwest and beyond, through works from the FAC\u2019s permanent collection. Featuring both beloved highlights and rarely exhibited pieces,&nbsp;<em>Gathering Place<\/em>&nbsp;offers an immersive experience that encourages reflection, invites new perspectives, and   asks: How do you experience place? <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0\"><strong>CC students, faculty, and staff get FREE admission to the FAC&#8217;s museum with your Gold Card! Come celebrate this monumental occasion with us on September 6!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:1px solid #bbb\">  <span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-8\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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:#fff;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"heading_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<h1 style=\"margin:0;color:#000;direction:ltr;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:700;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;\">Photo of the Week<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"image_block block-2\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:10px;width:100%\">\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"alignment\">\n<div style=\"max-width:600px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Audience members smile and applaud during an event, with sunlight highlighting faces and hands in motion.\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20250828\/16\/ec\/f2\/dc\/d70ec89d22445702c1206221.jpg\" style=\"display:block;height:auto;border:0;width:100%\" title=\"Audience members smile and applaud during an event, with sunlight highlighting faces and hands in motion.\" width=\"600\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"paragraph_block block-3\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px\">\n<div style=\"color:#000;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>Students at Opening Convocation on Monday, Aug. 25 in Shove Chapel. Photo by Jamie Cotten<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"divider_block block-4\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\">\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"alignment\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"divider_inner\" style=\"font-size:1px;line-height:1px;border-top:3px solid #7e7a7a\">  <span style=\"word-break: break-word;\">\u200a<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/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 align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row row-9\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"row-content stack\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;background-color:#fff;border-radius:0;color:#000;width:640px;margin:0 auto\" width=\"640\">\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;padding-bottom:5px;padding-top:5px;vertical-align:top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"text_block block-1\" role=\"presentation\" style=\"mso-table-lspace:0;mso-table-rspace:0;word-break:break-word\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"pad\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px;padding-top:10px\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Verdana,sans-serif\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;mso-line-height-alt:14.399999999999999px;color:#9d9e9f;line-height:1.2\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:10px;mso-line-height-alt:12px\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 10px;\">View this email  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/message\/fxc2kj\/nr5ib5j\" style=\"pointer-events: auto; color: #4764ae;\">  online<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;font-size:10px;mso-line-height-alt:12px\"><span style=\"word-break: break-word; font-size: 10px;\">14 E. 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