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Things to Know for Fall Break
Adam F. Press Fitness Center Fall Break Hours:
Wednesday, Nov. 16: 6:30-9 a.m., 12:15-7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 17: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 18: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Nov. 19-Nov. 25: CLOSED
Saturday, Nov. 26: 11 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 27: 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (normal operating hours resume)
Career Center
The Career Center is closed throughout Fall Break.
CC Bookstore
Nov. 16-17: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Nov. 18-26: Closed
The Tiger Store will be open for ticket holders during the hockey games Nov. 17 and 18.
Fall Break Worner Desk Hours
Nov. 16-18: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Nov. 19: Closed
Nov. 20-21: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Nov. 22-25: Closed
Mail Center
Closed all of Fall Break
Outdoor Ed
Ahlberg Gear House will be open:
Nov. 20, 22, 24 from 2-5 p.m.
Nov. 26 from 4-6 p.m.
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| Southwest Studies Class Experiences New FAC Vision for Teaching
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|  | Students learning how culture and identity were expressed through early forms of Indigenous and Southwestern art hands-on, using the new Agents of Care exhibition space at the Fine Arts Center on Sept. 26.
Photo by Karuna Worsham '20
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By Julia Fennell ’21
Students in the Block 2 Art, Power, and Resistance course had the opportunity to learn hands-on how culture and identity were expressed through early forms of Indigenous and Southwestern art, using the new Agents of Care: A Collections Transparency Project exhibition space at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC).
The collaboration between the FAC and the Southwest Studies class is a new vision for teaching in the museum, where classes are fully immersed in the space.
“The Art, Power, and Resistance course meets for class in the Agents of Care gallery space, where they are surrounded by art pieces selected from the FAC’s permanent collection to support their coursework,” says Blair Huff, Interim Education Manager and Curatorial Assistant at the FAC. “We've hosted classes elsewhere in the building before, but this is the first exploration into how we can embed a class totally into the museum. We're excited that the class is able to meet in the galleries and use an adjoining gallery space to display some of the work they'll produce over the course of the block.”
The FAC and CC have a great and extended history of collaboration, one which benefits CC students, faculty, and staff, as well as the general public. The new Agents of Care initiative will only strengthen this relationship, increasing access to the FAC collections for both CC community members and the public.
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Get the Summer Music Festival on the ballot for the Gazette “Best of the Springs”
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This is the 40th Anniversary year of the CC Summer Music Festival (SMF). It's a big milestone.
Would you consider lending your voice to supporting the festival though the Gazette's 2024 “Best of the Springs”? You can do so by nominating SMF as Best Local Festival 2024. Along with our teaching and performing each June, and our Intermezzo series throughout the year, we are committed to engaging with the community and providing some of the finest classical music in this region.
We need as many nominations as possible to be on the final ballot.
How to nominate us:
- Please go the website Best of the Springs.
- Click on Nominate Now in the upper right corner.
- Look for the Arts and Entertainment category.
- Next, scroll down to Local Festival. You'll need to write in “The Colorado College Summer Music Festival” and enter your email. Pass the test that you are a human, and you're done!
If SMF receives enough nominations to be in the Top 10, we'll be pre-populated in the final voting, available on December 1. If we are not in the final top 10, SMF can still be voted on, but will have to be written in. Winners are announced in April, right as we will announce our concert program for the June 2024 Anniversary Season.
Don't wait, nominations close November 12. Thanks for your support - we would be honored to be listed as the Best Local Festival as we celebrate our 40th Anniversary Season.
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Mark your calendars for the Board of Trustees Townhall
The Board of Trustees will join President L. Song Richardson for a virtual town hall on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2-3 p.m., to share an update from their November meeting. Please register in advance to participate. Once you have registered, the Zoom link will be sent in a confirmation email.
The town hall will be recorded and shared with the campus community the week after the event.
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| Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on Nov. 20. It started in 1999 when advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith initiated a vigil to honor the memory of Rita Hester, a beloved transgender woman who was tragically killed in 1998. This vigil was not only about Rita, but also about remembering all the transgender individuals who have lost their lives to violence before and since Rita's passing. This tradition has grown into what we now celebrate annually as Transgender Day of Remembrance. “Transgender Day of Remembrance seeks to highlight the losses we face due to anti-transgender bigotry and violence,” says Smith. “I am no stranger to the need to fight for our rights, and the right to simply exist is first and foremost. With so many seeking to erase transgender people — sometimes in the most brutal ways possible — it is vitally important that those we lose are remembered, and that we continue to fight for justice.”
This year, CC’s Queer and Trans Collective and the Chaplain’s Office are hosting a community conversation in Sacred Grounds on Friday, Nov. 10, from 1:30-3:30 p.m., to honor the memories of trans lives lost, and to discuss how we can create a world where all trans people can live safely and authentically. You can also visit the ofrenda created in conjunction with Inside Out Youth Services, located in the Queer and Trans Collective’s gathering space in Worner Campus Center, Room 221.
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Local Middle School Students Experience Outdoors with CC Student Organization
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|  | Colorado College Learning Initiative in the Mountains club members after their final dinner of the year in 2022, wearing t-shirts they decorated earlier that day.
Photo submitted by Claire Thompson ’25.
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By Julia Fennell ’21
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 JSAA 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.
“Our mission at CCLIM is to foster a space where kids, who may not normally be exposed to the outdoors, get to learn to love the outdoors just as much as we do,” says co-chairs Claire Thompson ’25, Emma Markland ’25, and Isabella Childs Michael ’25. “We are a non-profit organization, so we really emphasize the fact that we provide all activities to students at no cost to them or their families. CCLIM is a safe space for all these kids to hang out with knowledgeable— and cool! —college students once a week. They really get to be themselves and gain an appreciation for the outdoors and all the fun activities we do.”
While the club’s goal is to make an impact on local middle school students, it’s clear CC students enjoy the club meetings as much as the middle school students do. Read the entire story on our website.
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Join us for a talk by the artist and writer Annalee Davis
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Annalee Davis gives a talk on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m. in Taste Restaurant at the FAC. Combining history, ecology, and cultural activism, Davis explores the extractivist plantation history of Barbados, where she lives and works. Her practice, which often engages community and collaborators, includes walking, writing, artmaking, growing plots, and, more recently, embroidery. In this talk, the artist will discuss her process and recent projects, including A Garden of Hope (Barbados) and Pray to Flowers – A Plot of Disalienation (Sharjah, UAE).
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|  | Día de Muertos celebration at the FAC.
Photo by Mark Lee/Colorado College
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