{"id":6462,"date":"2026-08-07T08:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/?p=6462"},"modified":"2026-08-07T08:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T14:31:34","slug":"around-the-block-campus-news-114","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/emailarchive\/2026\/08\/07\/around-the-block-campus-news-114\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Block: Campus News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From India to Mongolia, Alum Pursues Social Enterprise Career<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Ben Murphy \u201924<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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By Julia Fennell \u201921<\/em><\/p>\n

Ben Murphy \u201924 is set to spend a year in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, working in the Management and Research Department for telecommunications company MobiCom, after earning a Princeton in Asia (PiA) Fellowship.<\/p>\n

The fellowship brings him a step closer to the goal he\u2019s pursued since his first day at CC\u2014a career combining his passion for development work and entrepreneurship. And Murphy credits his \u201cunique\u201d education at CC, describing the Block Plan as \u201can opportunity to push yourself outside of your comfort zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

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CC Students Are Expanding the Bone Marrow Registry\u2014One Swab at a Time<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Colorado College Chapter of the National Marrow Donor Program (CC NMDP) leadership team, (L-R) Mica Hart \u201927, Olivia Madden \u201928, Iris Pixler \u201927, Katherine Rodbell \u201927, and Grizz Morin \u201928, pictured in September 2025. <\/em>Photo provided by Hart.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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By Julia Fennell \u201921<\/em><\/p>\n

The Colorado College Chapter of the National Marrow Donor Program (CC NMDP) helped to add over 120 new donors to the national bone marrow registry this past academic year\u2014and for CC NMDP President Iris Pixler \u201927, the work is intensely personal.<\/p>\n

Pixler\u2019s father was diagnosed with lymphoma before she was born, and when she was 14, he received a bone marrow transplant from an anonymous donor in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

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The creative and brand management team in the Office of Communications & Marketing is offering open office hours! Join us in Spencer 421 on the second Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m.-noon, and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Learn how to use Adobe Express, explore its tools and templates, get answers to your questions, troubleshoot issues, or receive help bringing your project to life.<\/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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Will Myers \u201926 Earns Bronze at Collegiate Road Cycling Nationals<\/h1>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Will Myers \u201926 on the podium (center) after placing third in the Men\u2019s Club Criterium division at the 2026 USA Collegiate Road Cycling Championships in May 2026. Photo provided by Myers.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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By Julia Fennell \u201921<\/em><\/p>\n

Will Myers \u201926 placed third at the 2026 USA Cycling Collegiate Road Championships in the Men\u2019s Club Criterium last month, taking home his first collegiate national medal.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting on the podium at nationals felt like the payoff for all the work I\u2019ve put in over these past four years at CC,\u201d says Myers, who majored in History. \u201cIt was a little disappointing being so close to winning, but it was great to bring home a medal and get some recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Enjoy an evening of live music at First Friday<\/a> at the Fine Arts Center tonight, Friday, Aug. 7, from 5-8 p.m.<\/strong>, featuring Colorado Springs guitarist Colin McAllister. An accomplished musician, McAllister has performed across the country at venues and events including the Ojai Music Festival, Monday Evening Concerts, New Music Miami, the CC Summer Music Festival, and the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. He is also Director of Humanities and Associate Professor in the Department of Visual & Performing Arts at UCCS, where he leads the Sagitta Guitar Ensemble and organizes the Solertia Humanities Speaker Series. <\/p>\n

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Students in CC’s Summer Pre-College Program gather during a field trip to Garden of the Gods. Fifty-three high school students from across the country spent July experiencing the Block Plan through college-level classes, campus life, and excursions throughout Colorado Springs. Photo by Roese Ramp\/Colorado College.<\/em><\/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<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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From India to Mongolia, Alum Pursues Social Enterprise Career Ben Murphy \u201924 By Julia Fennell \u201921 Ben Murphy \u201924 is set to spend a year in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, working in the Management and Research Department for telecommunications company MobiCom, after earning a Princeton in Asia (PiA) Fellowship. The fellowship brings him a step closer to … <\/p>\n

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