Recognizing Outstanding Students Across CC |
Commencement festivities begin Tuesday, May 5, with Honors Convocation at 11 a.m. in Shove Memorial Chapel. President Manya Whitaker, Dean Emily Chan, and the Academic Events Committee invite the CC community to celebrate students, faculty, and staff being recognized for their academic, co-curricular, athletic, and other accomplishments.
The annual program includes departmental awards, all-college awards, and awards from the CC Student Government Association. Classes will adjourn at 10:30 a.m. so the campus community may attend. A livestream option will also be available.
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Join CC Theatre and Dance for MMIWR Awareness Events |
Visiting Indigenous and Latinx artists will join Colorado College Theatre & Dance students for two events honoring the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.
On Tuesday, May 5, drop by the Fine Arts Center Taste Room anytime between 3:30 and 6 p.m. for an MMIWR Awareness event coordinated in connection with the Native Performing Arts Network. Light bites will be served, and the performance will begin at 4 p.m. The event will include staged readings of Marcie Rendon’s “Say Their Names” and Jeff Barehand and Jaisey Bates’ “Never Be Afraid,” along with selected monologues and pieces developed during the workshop.
The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives is held annually on May 5 to honor victims and survivors and raise awareness about the disproportionate violence experienced by Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people.
For more information, reach out to Shannon Davis, Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance at sdavis2025@coloradocollege.edu.
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Students Experience Hands-On Learning in Intro to Earth Systems Class |
The 2023 Block 8 Introduction to Earth Systems class overlooks the Royal Gorge. Photo provided by Lev Sugerman-Brozan ’26.
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By Julia Fennell ’21
Earth science is popular among CC students. Many get to experience true hands-on learning while exploring communities. Last year, about 60 students in Spring 2025 got this experience during their Introduction to Earth Systems class.
“It has been exhilarating to introduce students to working in the field, travel to remote field sites, and feel the camaraderie of being in nature and studying—and appreciating—Earth history,” says Geology Professor Paul Myrow, who taught the class in Block 6, 2025. “Over the years I have taken students in GY140 to field sites in Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. They get to learn how to ‘read’ the language of rocks in a manner similar to deciphering old text, but it all starts with observation, meaning that one trains one’s eyes to identify what is important for unraveling its history.”
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State of the Rockies Photo Contest Winners |
Celebrate the student photographers whose images captured the beauty, complexity, and urgency of protecting public lands, water, wildlife, and sacred spaces across the West.
The State of the Rockies Project has announced the winners of this year’s Photo Contest: Macy McCauley ’26 for “Rainbow Elk,” Charlie Marks ’26 for “Water Tanks in the Desert,” Ryan Keating ’28 for “The Bridge,” and Annie O’Neill ’26, who won the popular vote for “Black Lake.” Honorable mentions went to Macy McCauley ’26 for “Lake Powell,” Charlie Marks ’26 for “Desert Climber,” and Ezra McGinley-Smith ’29 for “Fenced by Beauty.”
Together, the selected works invite viewers to consider the landscapes that shape the Rocky Mountain West, and the responsibility we share to protect them.
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| First Place: “Rainbow Elk,” Macy McCauley, ’26 |
Driving back over Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, a perilous journey even on a much milder day, a herd of elk crossed the road. Almost simultaneously, a rainbow appeared. While perhaps simply serendipitous, this coincidence seemed a gentle reminder to protect both the parks and sacred spaces in the West and everything in it, like this vulnerable elk. Overwhelmingly, voters in the West support measures to protect public lands and prevent development. While the recent spate of attacks against conservation and public lands seems discouraging, this rainbow represents the hope that now, more than ever, is essential.
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| Second Place: “Water Tanks in the Desert,” Charlie Marks, ’26 |
This is a photo taken after a series of fall storms fell over Bears Ears National Monument. Pools of water like these are rare sights in red rock country and can mean life or death for animals scouring the desert for water. As climate change increases the number and severity of drought in the West, it is important that we listen to voters that are concerned about our dwindling water supply and over-consumptive society. This photo is a metaphor for how water is valued and how we take it for granted.
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| Third Place: “The Bridge,” Ryan Keating, ’28 |
This photo was taken on the 7th segment of the Colorado trail on the westward side of the Tenmile Range. Sandwiched between Breckenridge and Copper Mountain, owned by the two behemoth corporations of modern skiing, this photo represents the many boundaries one faces exploring Colorado. Private lands continue to infringe on public ones that many have taken for granted, and many are witnessing the industry and consumerism that has taken over the area. Despite its proximity to this ever-consuming culture, this trail remains unbothered and quiet, a sanctuary for personal reflection. This photo captures my hope that this bridge will never burn.
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| POPULAR VOTE: “Black Lake,” Annie O’Neill, ’26, (154/433 votes) |
This photo of Black Lake reflects the need to protect public lands, water quality, and address climate impacts on mountain ecosystems. The still, glass-like surface mirrors the surrounding jagged peaks, dense alpine forests, and rocky slopes of Rocky Mountain National Park with striking clarity, creating near-perfect symmetry. The reflection captures the rugged beauty of the high country, towering granite ridges, patches of lingering snow, and crisp alpine air. It also connects to concerns about changing snowpack, warming temperatures, and increased recreational pressure across western mountain environments.
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Honorable Mentions:
Macy McCauley, ’26—“Lake Powell”
Charlie Marks, ’26—“Desert Climber”
Ezra McGinley-Smith, ’29—“Fenced by Beauty”
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Celebrate Mother’s Day at the FAC |
Photo provided by the FAC
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We invite you to celebrate mom with brunch in Taste Restaurant. Indulge in a bountiful buffet with breakfast pastries, salads, charcuterie, an omelet bar, assorted breakfast and lunch foods, a prime rib carving station, and desserts. There will also be a craft station for children to make mom a special card, pompom or felt succulent. On this special day, the museum will be open, so make a day of it and stick around to check out the current exhibitions or add on tickets to Jagged Little Pill!
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"Wandering Goat" took the second place Popular Vote in the State of the Rockies Photo Contest. Photo by by Fiona Henry ’28
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