Please join the CC Career Center Thursday, Oct. 12, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center for the Summer Collaborative Research and Internship Symposium. This is the culmination of a summer of research and internship experiences conducted by CC students and faculty in collaboration with off-campus organizations. The event will consist of a series of short presentations, poster sessions, and discussions across a variety of academic disciplines. The collaborative research presented is funded by the Office of the Dean of the College's Faculty Student Collaborative Grant, departmental funds, internal grants, external research grants and the Career Center’s Student Internship Funding Program. No RSVP is necessary.

Colorado College Learning Initiative in the Mountains (CCLIM) partnered with West Middle School and Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy (JSAA) to give local middle school students the opportunity to build self-esteem and learn environmental respect through an outdoor education program. Once a week, 10 CC students meet with about 15 Jack Swigert Aerospace Academy middle school students to learn about the outdoors, spend time outside, and make connections with each other. The middle school students tend to be the same each week, which helps CC students form tighter connections with them. READ THE FULL STORY »

Since 1991, dozens of cities, states, and universities have adopted Indigenous Peoples’ Day to replace the observance formerly known as Columbus Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrates the history and contributions of Native Americans. Activists have long argued that holidays, statues, and other memorials to Columbus condone his actions while giving him credit for discovering a place where people already lived. Indigenous Peoples’ Day offers a fresh focus to history in our society and in schools, where many textbooks leave out Native Americans or sanitize white colonizer’s treatment of them. Across the country, many communities come together to celebrate this day. Looking for a way to participate off-campus? Check out these events in Manitou Springs. On this day, and every other, CC recognizes and celebrates the great contributions of Indigenous Peoples both in our region and throughout our country.

German American Heritage Month: In October 1683 German families began settling in Pennsylvania. Since then, German Americans have contributed greatly to our society. The first proclamation of German American Heritage Month was issued by Ronald Reagan in October 1987, and since then we have been celebrating every year.

Filipino American History Month: Filipino Americans are the second-largest Asian American group in the nation. The celebration of Filipino American History Month in October commemorates the first recorded presence of Filipinos in the continental U.S., which occurred on October 18, 1587. In 2009, U.S. Congress recognized October as Filipino American History Month in the United States. Celebrate by attending these events in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas.

Italian American Heritage Month: In 1880, Italians began migrating to the U.S. to flee rural poverty in Southern Italy and Sicily. Italian Americans have made many contributions to the U.S., especially in art, humanities, and sciences.