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CC Receives STARS Gold Rating
Colorado College has earned a STARS Gold Rating in recognition of its sustainability achievements from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). STARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System, measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education. This is the third time CC has received the STAR Gold Rating, having… Read More
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Isabel DeVito ’24 Named Macmillan and Rotary Global Scholar
Isabel DeVito ’24 has been named both a Macmillan and Rotary Global Scholar and will pursue a Master of Science in Statistical Ecology at the University of St Andrews beginning this fall. “I am incredibly grateful to both the Saint Andrews Society of New York and the International Rotary Foundation for recognizing my commitment to… Read More
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The Inspiring Journey of Josiah Utsch ’24 and the Nautilus Conservation Movement
When Josiah Utsch ’24 was 11 years old, his grandmother sent him a New York Times article about how the nautilus, Utsch’s favorite animal, was going extinct. Utsch was devastated and decided he wanted to help protect them. In researching what organizations might already be dedicated to the cause, Utsch found nothing. “Before the New… Read More
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Environmental Studies and Science Program Shares Passion for the Climate
Introduction to Global Climate Change is a widely popular class that launches students into the Environmental Studies and Science Program at CC. Students in the class get to learn from experts in the climate field who are passionate about the Earth and climate-related matters. About 2,500 CC students have taken Introduction to Global Climate Change… Read More
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Grad Uses Inspiration from CC to Establish Mountain Academy of Arts & Science
Miles Groth ’08, MAT ’09 has always learned best outdoors. So, after spending four years at CC doing experiential learning, conducting field work, and studying in the Colorado mountains, it wasn’t a shock for him to establish the Mountain Academy of Arts & Science (MAAS), an outdoor learning program for sixth graders at Ute Pass… Read More
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Block 5 Class Analyzes Race and the Great Outdoors
Julia Fennell ’21 This month, 12 students in the Environmental Studies and Sciences course Race, Racism, and the Great Outdoors will spend three-and-a-half weeks studying how race and racism affect place and participation in the outdoors through the lens of systemic racism and settler colonialism. The students will focus their studies on the lived experiences… Read More
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CC and UNC Team Research Dark Sky Tourism
Julia Fennell ’21 Three CC and two University of Northern Colorado students joined their professors, Dr. Guanyi Yang, CC Assistant Professor of Economics and Business, and Dr. Mark Eiswerth ’82, Professor of Economics at UNC and Visiting Professor at CC, on a three-day trip to the Great Sand Dunes National Park to research dark sky… Read More
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CC Students Head to 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
Eight CC students are in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this month to attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) as part of the Block 4 COP28 in Dubai: Ethnographers of UN Climate Action Efforts course. COP28 takes places from Nov. 30 through Dec. 12. Students in the course will be in Dubai from… Read More
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Environmental Activist English Major Shines During Summer Internship
When Alex Weinman ’24 was applying for internships last spring, he had two simple conditions: he wanted to be in a place with great fly fishing and he wanted to do something to help protect the area’s environmental resources. Little did he know that lessons he learned from CC, like taking a stand for what… Read More
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CC Alum Takes On Her State in Historic Trial… and Wins!
The first-ever constitutional climate trial in United States history, led by a group of Montana youth, concluded in June. Read More
