Impact

  • Student Collaborative Research Program Thrives as CC Named Research School

    Student Collaborative Research Program Thrives as CC Named Research School

    As CC is becoming increasingly known for both its liberal arts education and strong science program, the Student Collaborative Research (SCoRe) program is thriving, highlighting the success CC students, alumni, and faculty are having in research. “SCoRe is designed to holistically support Colorado College’s mission, centered around the development of habits of intellect and imagination,” Read More

  • Alum Turns Career Catalyst Block Into Career

    Alum Turns Career Catalyst Block Into Career

    This past January, Olivia Xerras ’24 was one of twenty students to spend nine days of Half Block at the Mattel Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA as part of CC’s inaugural Career Catalyst Block. Now, less than a year later and just out of college, Xerras has returned to Mattel, this time as an employee. Read More

  • $18 Million Gift from Alum Opens Doors for Future Students

    $18 Million Gift from Alum Opens Doors for Future Students

    Largest cash gift in CC’s history will support need-based scholarships Colorado College announced today a high-impact gift of more than $18 million from the estate of the late William “Bill” Clement, a CC alum from the class of ’42. The bequest represents the largest cash gift from an individual in the college’s history.   Clement attended CC on Read More

  • Faces of CC: Gordon Aoyagi ’67 and Robin Iiams Walters ’85, M ‘91 

    Faces of CC: Gordon Aoyagi ’67 and Robin Iiams Walters ’85, M ‘91 

    People like Gordon Aoyagi and Robin Iiams Walters make the CC community a remarkable place. We sat down with these longtime alumni volunteers and donors to hear more about their favorite memories as students, biggest takeaways as alums, motivations for staying involved, and what they appreciate most about CC.  Gordon Aoyagi ‘67  For Aoyagi, the Read More

  • Celebrating New Spaces on Campus

    Celebrating New Spaces on Campus

    The Colorado College campus is always changing! Check out these new and reimagined spaces, which are fueling student success, well-being, and Tiger pride — thanks in part to the generosity of our remarkable community.  Tiger Statue, Ed Robson Arena  It’s time to roar! This sculpture, printed out of wax and cast in bronze, was donated Read More

  • Stroud Scholar Jordan Barker Proud to Join CC’s Class of 2027

    Stroud Scholar Jordan Barker Proud to Join CC’s Class of 2027

    Graduate of inaugural Stroud cohort looks ahead to life at CC  When Jordan Barker first learned about the Stroud Scholars, Colorado College’s preparatory program for Pikes Peak-area high schoolers, he was intrigued by the future it would make possible.   The program honors the legacy of two of the earliest African American students to graduate from Read More

  • “The World Needs to Know”: The Achievements Behind CC’s Rising Visibility on the National Stage

    “The World Needs to Know”: The Achievements Behind CC’s Rising Visibility on the National Stage

    Despite a student body size of less than 2,500, Colorado College and its people are known for making waves on the national and international stage. CC is committed to preparing students to create a more just world, and that visibility matters — because with greater recognition comes greater opportunity for CC people to make an Read More

  • Antiracism at CC Fund Opening Doors for Education, Collaboration, and Action

    Antiracism at CC Fund Opening Doors for Education, Collaboration, and Action

    Since 2020, donors have provided more than $1,333,000 to advance CC’s commitment to antiracism.   In 2018, Colorado College became one of the first institutions of higher education in the nation to make a public commitment to antiracism — declaring that it would work proactively to identify and dismantle racism on campus and in the community.   Read More