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Antoine Predock on the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center mlee
On the eve of its completion, architect Antoine Predock discusses the Edith Kinney Gaylord Cornerstone Arts Center.
Learn more about the Cornerstone Arts Initiative here: http://www.coloradocollege.edu/news_events/Cornerstone/
NPR and CC Boomer
I just heard an interview on NPR with CC Professor Stephen Scott about the Bowed Piano. Amazing. If you didn’t hear the interview, go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18666248
There’s even a link to a video so you can see how they produce the amazing music. Guess it’s been around since the mid 70’s - so lots of alumni might know about it — but it’s a nice reminder of some of the amazing things that are going on at CC. Makes me proud.
This is the link directly to the video: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18666248
Achieving the Vision — the film Zeb
Filmmaker alumni Katy Garton and Erin Hudson, both from the class of 2001, have produced this fantastic piece about the campaign.
Hockey champs of ‘57 return to CC Zeb
The ‘57 hockey team came back to Colorado Springs in March 2007, 50 years after their NCAA championship. [more...]
Climbing THE Peak selder
Half-way up the mountain, this campaign has already been a transformative personal and professional adventure for me. I’m planning to post stories from the campaign using this site over the coming 2 years, 11 months, and 28 days. (NOTE: This first post includes a hint for “Name that Head.”)
It seems fitting to start with a September 2005 climb of Pikes Peak (my first). I climbed as part of the annual event to raise money for the Brain Injury Association of Colorado. A CC student, Ian, who has a brain injury from a car accident he suffered as he was driving from Denver back to campus, had recruited me to do the climb. I was interested because I have two family members with brain injuries. It’s all about the brain! [more...]
our goal is to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country Zeb
Welcome to CCpeaks.com, the web address for the CC family. A place to share “peak experiences” we can attribute to our time at CC, whether in the classroom, at work or at leisure, with friends, with mentors or those we lead, or even on trips to Pikes Peak itself. [more...]