Glenn Ellis Brooks, Jr. Photo provided by CC Special Collections.

By Megan Clancy ’07

On March 12, the Colorado College community lost the person who has quite possibly left the biggest impact on the College, his work and legacy shaping campus and academic life at CC forever. Glenn Ellis Brooks, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Political Science, former Dean of the College and Faculty passed away at the age of 93 after a short illness. Brooks is regarded as the creator of the Block Plan.

In her tribute to Brooks, CC’s Chaplain Kate Holbrook writes, “Glenn was a true servant leader of CC in, and outside, the classroom. He was a highly effective professor, whose engaged teaching and mentorship inspired generations. He encouraged students to be their best and most-authentic selves, even if it meant flying in the face of filial duty and expectation, retaining his students’ names and stories until his dying day.”

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Pikes Peak Battle of the Books is Thursday, Apr. 17 from 7 a.m.-2 p.m. CC will host 500 5th graders in Robson Arena, Armstrong, Palmer, Shove Chapel, and Tava Quad. Please be aware of the influx of people on campus.

Come support our students at Dance Workshop this weekend in Kathryn Mohrman Theater. Performances are Friday, Apr. 11 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Apr. 12 at 4 p.m. 

Martin Quinn ’03. Photo provided by Quinn

By Megan Clancy ’07

Twenty-five years ago, Martin Quinn ’03 was a first-year student at CC. He had just completed his first season as a member of the Men’s Soccer team under head coach Horst Richardson, and woke up on a Friday morning, ready for a mid-block accounting exam, preparing for the upcoming Block Break. But life had different plans.

“I woke up that morning and had this terrible, terrible, headache,” says Quinn. “I took five or six Advil – I’m a kid from Ireland so I didn’t know what Advil was – and went and took my exam. Then later that day, I went up to Denver with some friends and we were going to go up to the mountains the next day. But I just had continued headaches.”

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Museum staff cleaning the Chihuly Chandelier in the lobby of the FAC. Photo by Sarah Waddell

Join FAC museum staff on Friday, Apr. 18 for a special day of spring cleaning. Visitors are invited to watch staff dust and polish the massive glass chandeliers hanging throughout the museum created by artist Dale Chihuly. Learn how the museum cares for these works and see them shine like new (locations and times below). And, swing by the Agents of Care gallery to view some of Chihuly’s works not currently on display. Collections staff will be in the gallery to speak with visitors from 1–4 p.m.

Chandelier Cleaning Times
Untitled Chandelier, Museum Lobby: 10 a.m.
Gilded Blue Sapphire Chandelier, Deco Lounge: 11 a.m.
Orange Hornet Chandelier, Lane Family Gallery: 1 p.m.

Students and others enjoy the sun on the patio at Rastall on Feb. 22 during Family Weekend. Photo by Jamie Cotten