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Campus
Former President Celeste Returns to CC to Talk Leadership
Megan Clancy ’07
Former CC President Dick Celeste visited campus to speak with the students of BU329 Business Organization and Management. Class professor and CC Executive in Residence, Lora Louise Broady ’83, invited Celeste to her class to speak about his career, his legacy, and leadership.
STUDENTS LEARN RUSSIAN THROUGH CULTURAL IMMERSION IN KYRGYZSTAN
Julia Fennell ’21
Six CC students are currently in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, improving their Russian language skills and fully immersing themselves in the society and culture of their temporary home. Students in the two-block program are living with Russian-speaking host families and exploring Kyrgyzstan.
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GERONIMO WINS FULBRIGHT RESEARCH AWARD IN THE PHILIPPINES
Julia Fennell ’21
Denise Sievert Geronimo ’24 has been awarded a Fulbright Research Award in the Philippines. She will spend nine months in the Philippines, conducting research to discover how Information and Communications Technology developments impacts the Filipino labor diasporas.
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CC EARNS TOP 10 SPOT FOR PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER-PRODUCING COLLEGES
Megan Clancy ’07
The Peace Corps recently announced its rankings of colleges and universities that have produced the highest all-time number of Peace Corps Volunteers since the agency was established in 1961. And CC ranks seventh in the small-sized enrollment category!
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CC AT MODEL UN
Over Spring Break, a group of eight CC students attended the Model United Nations Conference in Washington D.C. Zeke Lloyd ’24, traveled with the team and served as the reporter for their experience. Follow the team’s story as they trained, traveled, and competed amongst the best of the best.
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FACULTY & STAFF
Newly-Tenured Faculty: Promotions and Emeriti Status
Alexa Gromko
CC recently announced the tenure and promotion of seven assistant professors to the rank of associate professor. Six faculty and one senior staff member also received emeriti status following approval of their retirement at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. The faculty promotions were presented by Dean of Faculty Emily Chan, approved by the Board of Trustees at their meeting in February, and will take effect on July 1. Each faculty member has met CC’s high expectations in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service. READ THE FULL STORY »
Publications
CC Professor Explores Food Insecurity Among Black Mothers
Megan Clancy ’07
Dr. Cayce Hughes, CC Assistant Professor of Sociology, recently published two papers stemming from his work with collaborators at Rice University and North Carolina State. Their study focuses on how low-income mothers in Sunnyside, TX, a high-poverty, historically Black neighborhood in Houston, navigate food insecurity. Hughes and his colleagues began their research in the fall of 2020, looking at pandemic responses and food-related supports. READ THE FULL STORY »
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RECENT EVENTS
CC DRAG SHOW
Drag king Mario Wanna performs for a fun, wild crowd on April 5 at Shove Chapel. The event was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and the chapel itself, which hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College 
Felony Misdemeanor performs for a fun, wild crowd on April 5 at Shove Chapel. The event was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and the chapel itself, which hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College 
Students Ava Lanche, left, and Miss Iridessa wait backstage to perform on April 5 a drag show at Shove Chapel. The event was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and the chapel, which hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College 
Thecla Shubert and Miss Iridessa, left to right, help Felony Misdemeanor with a zipper as Mario Wanna and the troupe prepare to perform for a drag show on April 5 at Shove Chapel. The event was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and the chapel itself, which hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College 
Felony Misdemeanor performs for a fun, wild crowd on April 5 at Shove Chapel. The event was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and Shove Chapel, which hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College 
Host and MC Anna Cuntour announces drag performers on April 5 at Shove Chapel, which was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and Shove Chapel itself. The event had professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College 
Students Ruth Lezz, left, and Neva Titties perform for a fun, wild crowd on April 5 at Shove Chapel. The event was put on by CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and the chapel itself, which hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center and Shove Chapel hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers on April 5 at Shove Chapel. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna and Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photo by Jamie Cotten / Colorado College
CC’s Queer and Trans Collective, The Butler Center, and Shove Chapel hosted professional and traveling drag queens and kings along with student performers on April 5 at Shove Chapel. Among the performers were Anna Cuntour, host and MC, Hysteria Brooks, Mario Wanna, Felony Misdemeanor, and student performers Neva Titties, Ruth Lezz, Miss Iridessa, and Ava Lanche. Over recent years, drag shows have helped shed light on the LGBTQ+ community and have provided great opportunity for its members to feel seen and heard, as well as helping to improve body image. Photos by Jamie Cotten.
ANNUAL CC POW WOW
UNBOUND AT CC
Tutt Library hosted Love Alive, Access Point, and a peer-health educator from CC’s Wellness Resource Center on April 12 for the debut of Unbound, the library-led dialogue series featuring open discussions around topics that are often sensitive and unspoken. Around 30 people, including staff, faculty and students, attended this inaugural talk surrounding addiction, harm reduction, and how we can destigmatize those topics with even a small change in language. Melissa Chizmar ’15, spokesperson for Love Alive and Access Point, says that as a community and a state, strides have been made to provide support that lead to a decrease in communicable viruses and alleviation of addiction’s stigma. These steps, made through years of advocating harm reduction, have made waves, but Chizmar suggests more community involvement is needed.
SUNSET AT CC. Photo by Mark Lee.