Communication is what we do. We can help you do it too.
How can we help you? We offer our services — writing and editing, print and Web design, news, athletics media relations and community relations — free of charge to the Colorado College community. We can help you create high-impact, cost-efficient projects that fit the look and feel we've established for Colorado College communications.
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The Challenge:
Every day of thousands of people, from all 50 states and around the world, visit our Web site to find information about Colorado College. The college needs a Web presence that reflects its excellence, and communicates its core messages to a diverse external audience.
Our Role:
Management, coordination, and editing of Web site content. Design and production of new features.
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The Challenge:
The office of admission needs to recruit qualified prospective students to Colorado College. Our challenge was to develop a family of publications that stand out from the clutter of college recruitment materials and that highlight what is different about CC – the Block Plan and our location.
Our Role:
Brainstorming concepts, research, writing, editing, design, art direction of photography, and printer oversight.
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The Challenge:
The college was in the midst of a capital campaign and needed a place where people could go to learn more about the whys and hows.
Our Role:
Design, editing, website production, video production.
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The Challenge:
To increase visibility of and participation in the State of the Rockies Conference, and to provide a high-quality piece of memorabilia for SOTR attendees and a thank-you for donors.
Our Role:
Print design, Web design, printer oversight.
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The Challenge:
The development office received a grant to raise awareness in the community and on campus of the many Colorado College buildings with historic significance. They needed to create a useable brochure for a self-guided walking tour of historic campus buildings as well as an interactive Web site.
Our Role:
Design, editing, art direction of photography, coordination with outside resources, printer oversight, website production.
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The Challenge:
After the college received funds to increase the number of venture grants offered to students, the dean’s office needed to find a good way to let students know about this great opportunity.
Our Role:
Design, identity development, brainstorming, writing, research.
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The Challenge:
Colorado College offers a multitude of exciting initiatives every year, all of which warrant visibility and/or participation. These range from the opening of the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center, to the State of the Rockies Project, to a variety of lectures, concerts, seminars, and performances. The office of communications works with the media to generate press coverage and visibility for the college.
Our Role:
Messaging, strategic communications, audience targeting, and distributing the message.
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The Challenge:
To help the office of admission recruit qualified prospective students, we wanted to develop a cool, memorable publication that stood out from the clutter of other college recruitment materials and that told the stories of our people and our location.
Our Role:
Brainstorming concepts, research, writing, editing, design, photography, printer oversight, Web production.
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Dave Moross and his staff are an indispensable part of my work and success. Without their extraordinary efforts, my job as the "voice" of CC Tiger hockey would be so much more difficult.
— Ken Landau, The Voice of Tiger Hockey & 2007 Colorado Broadcasters Association play-by-play announcer of the year -
In an age when people expect instant access to sporting events around the globe, our staff delivers with live stats, web streaming, and post game press releases to allow all fans of CC Athletics the ability to stay up with their teams.
— Ken Ralph, Colorado College Athletic Director -
Connie's warm and resourceful approach to partnership and her knowledge of the inner workings of the college have fostered the development of a series of celebrated collaborative events…
— Dee Vazquez, Pikes Peak Library District Community Relations and Development Officer -
Karen To is a wonderful resource for all things web/internet… I appreciate her efforts to keep the Colorado College website innovative and on the cutting edge in its content and interface.
— Naomi Rene Trujillo, Program Officer & Multimedia Design, Offices of Annual Giving & Alumni and Parent Relations -
The very cute postcards you did for me (in color) for the Aficionados have already received many compliments. They're so colorful and cute! Just wanted to pass that along to you. Thanks for making them look great!
— Suzi Nishida, Southwest Studies -
The communications office is a true pleasure to work with! They graciously guided me through my first project and I’m forever grateful! The department is creative, professional, timely, and easy to work with…
— Kelly Banet, program officer for young alumni and current students -
I just wanted to say thanks again for all of your hard work on the 'Race Matters' symposium. You made a very difficult and challenging endeavor much easier and helped us to have a first-rate, professional design for the event.
— Rochelle Mason, director, office of minority and international students -
Thank you for the spectacular article! My parents are so pleased (and somewhat misbelieving that 30 years have slipped by). You’re very kind and I’m honored. Merci mille fois.
— Laurel McLeod, former vice president for student life -
When faced with the rather daunting task of converting the 104 page printed student handbook, “The Pathfinder,” into an online document, it was hard to know where to begin. However, with the expert assistance of Jen Kulier, Mark Lee, and Karen To, these projects were accomplished with relative ease.
— Mike Edmonds, Ginger Morgan, Karen Klein & Debra Zarecky, Student Life The Communications staff helps us navigate how to best convey the essence of CC to potential students. Their expertise with technology and design helps us get the message out on time and on budget.
— Matthew Bonser '98, Associate Director of Admission, Coordinator of International Admission
The office of communications represents and promotes the college and its faculty, students, programs, and policies to a variety of internal and external constituents, including employees, alumni, the media, government officials, students and their parents, and neighbors of the college.
For more detail on the services we can provide to you, check our Services page.
The Office of Communications is located in the Spencer Center, suite 310. We can be reached at 719-389-6603.