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CC Recognized with New Career Connected Campus Designation
CC has received a Career Connected Campus Designation from the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE). This honor recognizes institutions that excel in integrating academic curriculum with work-based learning experiences, empowering students with the skills and knowledge to thrive in high-demand, high-wage careers. And it is further proof of the lasting benefits of a CC… Read More
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AD Irvine Works to Help Tiger Championship Culture Thrive
Five and a half years ago, Lesley Irvine arrived at CC as the new VP and Director of Athletics, ready for a new challenge. CC had everything Irvine wanted. Her past experiences provided the perfect foundation to help her lead a dual-divisional department as well as one with a hockey team (a unique program in… Read More
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CC Students Publish Judicial Election Resource
More than 50 CC students over the past two years worked tirelessly to create a judicial retention election resource, which was published in the Colorado Springs Independent in September. In Spring 2022, the student organization Injustice Watch, formerly known as Justice Watch, was founded by co-chairs Koray Gates ’25, Emma Fowkes ’24, and Isabelle Wagenvoord… Read More
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CC Students Arrive in Azerbaijan for COP29
Eight students recently arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they are attending the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29). CC’s delegation is led by Dr. Sarah Hautzinger, Professor of Anthropology, and Myra Jackson, Mindfulness Fellow for Creativity and Innovation. “It’s a particularly challenging time to represent the United States of America in climate work, in… Read More
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CC Students Mentor Local Middle School Boys
While the CC North Boys Enrichment Program is aimed at mentoring boys from North Middle School, located just east of campus, it has done so much more than that. From providing solid mentorship to building lasting relationships, the club has benefitted both the CC and North Middle School students. “Our collaboration with North Middle School… Read More
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PS 315: Elections
Block 3 Featured Course / Department: Political Science / Professor: Dr. Dana Wolfe The goal of this course is to help you make sense of elections by using a Political Science lens. To do so, this course will be broken into four main sections. First, we will consider how people think about politics, paying particular attention… Read More
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Students Return to Non-Digital Media with CC Darkroom Club
Taking pictures is not new to this generation of CC students; in fact, many of them have grown up being able to snap a picture in an instant. What they may not have had much exposure to is non-digital media. The CC Darkroom Club is working to change that. Twice a week, a handful of… Read More
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CC Earns Second HEED Award, New CDO Looks Ahead
For the second year in a row, CC has won a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The award is given to higher ed institutions that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and comes after years of hard work put forth through an institutional commitment to… Read More
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CC Professor Heads to Costa Rica as Fulbright Scholar
In April, Dr. Corina McKendry was selected as a Fulbright Scholar for 2024-25. In January, she’ll head to Costa Rica for six months to study local governments’ climate actions. “Costa Rica is well known for its commitment to addressing climate change and for being a leader in conservation,” says McKendry. “In many ways, this tiny… Read More
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ALHAMDU Archives the Present and Future at the FAC
The FAC recently welcomed its newest exhibition to campus. ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM is an evolving multidisciplinary exhibition and archive created by MIPSTERZ, a non-traditional arts and culture collective for emerging Muslim, Muslim-adjacent, and allied creatives. The exhibition features a variety of work from paintings, photography, illustrations, and sculptures to installations, digital media, soundscapes, film,… Read More
