A group of Bridge Scholars write their goals for their leadership experience while visiting the CC Cabin during their Summer 2023 session.
Professor Peony Fhagen interviews Board of Trustees member Frieda Ekotto on Saturday, April 9, 2022 in Tutt Alumni House. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III / Colorado College.
Welcome!
Current Events
Passover Seder
April 12, Cornerstone Mainspace
Students, staff, and faculty are welcome to join CC Hillel and the campus Chaplain's Office for a formal dinner to celebrate the Jewish Holiday of Passover. Please RSVP by April 4.
The Role of Mental Resilience in Social Change and Community Leadership
Monday, April 14 | 12:30 PM
Tutt Library, Timothy Fuller Event Space 201
Workshop | Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout in Activism
Tuesday, April 15 | 1:00–3:00 PM
Hibble Community Center Classroom
The CC Political Science department welcomes Dr. Vanina Kala Waizman, an expert in psychotherapy, resilience, and community wellbeing, for a two-part program in mid-April. The events are designed to provide space for dialogue, skill-sharing, and support for those working at the intersection of activism and care—both on and off campus.
Community Dialogue With LA Times Columnist Gustavo Arellano
April 15, 5-7 PM, Worner Campus Center, Gaylord Hall
Please join us for a community dialogue with Gustavo Arellano! Refreshments will be provided.
Advocates for Trans Equality
Know Your Rights in Healthcare Workshop with A4TE legal fellow, Cathy Zhang
Tuesday, April 29
Cathy Zhang (he/any) will join us to speak about common forms of healthcare discrimination faced by members of the trans community and how to advocate for yourself and others, as well as questions about coverage to ask prospective employers after graduation.
Originally from Tennessee, Cathy is a New York transplant working as a legal fellow at A4TE. His work focuses on reducing barriers to transgender health care for low-income trans peoplethrough a combination of administrative advocacy, coalition building with local advocates, education, and litigation.
There will be morning and afternoon sessions for this event. For location and time information, check out the Belonging Block 8 Newsletter, or our Belonging@CC Teams Channel!
Antiracist Book Club
Eating the Landscape: American Indian Stories of Food, Identity, and Resilience by Enrique Salmón is our third ABC read for the year.
This title is available for pick up in the campus bookstore
Dr, Salmón is an indigenous ethnobotanist and CC Alum having received his MAT from Southwest Studies in XXXX. In Eating the Landscape, Salmón introduces us to Traditional Ecological Knowledge or Native Science through intimate stories of people, food, land, and community throughout the Southwest and Northern Mexico. Dr. Salmón will be joining our campus for multiple engagements in Block 7 through The Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies. Please stay tuned for details. Eating the Landscape reading guide can be found on our website, on The Hulbert Center website, and in our Antiracist Book Club MS Teams channel.
Recent Events
Colorado Immigration Rights Coalition Know Your Rights Workshop:
Annette Leyva ’23 CIRC South Regional Organizer, will present a workshop to share information on your rights, resources and support when facing potential immigration enforcement. The objective of this workshop is to increase one's sense of security, increase family stability, and promote mental health by assisting individuals and families in organizing their personal information in the event the family faces immigration enforcement.
CIRC is a statewide membership-based coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business, and ally organizations founded in 2002 to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees by making Colorado a more welcoming, immigrant-friendly state. They provide free legal services for DACA renewal and citizenship applications as well as family preparedness training in multiple languages.
Contact belonging@coloradocollege.edu or see our newsletter for more details.
Annual Colorado College Powwow
Saturday, April 5, 2025
30 W. Dale St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Colorado College NASU is excited to announce the 2025 CC Powwow!
All Are Welcome, and Entry is Free. We hope to see you there!
March 26, 2025 1-3:30 p.m. in Gaylord Hall
Freedom of Expression Staff Dialogue Session
March 27, 2025 3-4:30 p.m. in Gaylord Hall
Freedom of Expression Faculty Dialogue Session
Freedom of Expression Community Dialogues: Join the Freedom of Expression Policy Group for Community Dialogues. In these collaborative sessions, we’ll get feedback from our staff and faculty about CC’s Freedom of Expression Policy. For questions, please contact deanofstudents@coloradocollege.edu.
2nd Annual Drag Show Fabulosity Ball
Friday, Mar. 28, 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) in Cornerstone Main space
Join the Butler Center and host Jessica L’Whor for an incredible line up of Queens and Kings, including CC student performers and special guests. Check out the Butler Center on Instagram for more information.
Friday, March 7 – Sunday, Dec. 13
Margarita Cabrera’s Space in Between + CARE exhibition will be opening at the FAC on March 7, where it will run until Dec. 13. Two ongoing bodies of work will be on display with some of the works in Space in Between (SIB) having been created in collaboration with our immigrant neighbors thanks to the leadership of the following local organizations: Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC), Accompaniment and Sanctuary Coalition Colorado Springs, Centro de la Familia, and The Butler Center. SIB explores immigration stories and materializes these experiences into embroidered soft sculptures taking the form of desert plants made from US Border Patrol Uniforms. SIB is co-curated by Katja Rivera, Rebecca Parker, and Dr. Nancy Ríos.
Tuesday, Feb. 25 and Tuesday, March 4 from 3 – 5 p.m. at Sacred Grounds
Spirituality and Mental Health: Sam Paulin of the Counseling Center and Chaplain Kate Holbrook will be exploring the intersections of spirituality & mental health in a two-week series.
Monday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in Shove Chapel
Special campus speaker Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Borders of Belonging: exploring belonging in time of uncertainty and conflict. Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama's work centers around themes of language, power, conflict, and religion. Please Join us for an evening exploring The Borders of Belonging: exploring belonging in times of conflict and uncertainty. Sponsored by the CC Chaplains Office.
Monday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, March 6 from 12 – 4 p.m. Cornerstone 101
Mental Health First Aid Learn how to help someone who is experiencing a mental health challenge. After completing training, participants will be able to recognize the symptoms of a mental health challenge and provide support. Lunch will be provided. Register here.
As part of our Sense of Place commitment, the Office of Institutional Equity and Belonging is pleased to offer tickets to this final weekend’s showing of In Her Bones at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC) on March 1 at 2pm.
This play, written by Jessica Kahkoska (a playwright with Colorado Springs ties) and directed by Rebecca Martinez (a director with Southern Colorado ties) was created through community-based research and explores identity, ancestry, and the hidden histories of crypto-Judaism in the Southwest.
Immediately following the show, we’ll enjoy light refreshments in the FAC’s Taste restaurant and have a community discussion about the play’s themes with Nancy Rios, Director of Belonging and Engagement, and Dr. Santiago Guerra of The Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies.
Join us in celebrating Black History Month with a taste of diverse cuisines from restaurants across Colorado Springs, happening Thursday, Feb. 20 from 12:3o-2 p.m. on the second floor of Worner.
Come and enjoy food from:
- Dainty's Jamaican Kitchen
- Uchenna Ethiopian Restaurant
- Taste of Brasil
- ... and more!!
"ANCESTRAL HOMELANDS of the JICARILLA APACHE"
Screening and conversation with film maker, Kate Perdoni
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. CORNERSTONE SCREENING ROOM
Sponsored by The Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies
Colorado Immigration Rights Coalition Know Your Rights Workshop:
Annette Leyva ’23 and Silvia Entenza ’24, CIRC South Regional Organizers, will present a workshop to share information on your rights, resources and support when facing potential immigration enforcement. The objective of this workshop is to increase one's sense of security, increase family stability, and promote mental health by assisting individuals and families in organizing their personal information in the event the family faces immigration enforcement.
CIRC is a statewide membership-based coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business, and ally organizations founded in 2002 to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees by making Colorado a more welcoming, immigrant-friendly state. They provide free legal services for DACA renewal and citizenship applications as well as family preparedness training in multiple languages.
Contact belonging@coloradocollege.edu or see our newsletter for more details.
Monday, Jan. 20, 2025
As we seek to cultivate community, I hope you will consider the opportunity to meet our neighbors at the Pikes Peak Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Preservation Society’s annual commemoration, including the All People’sBreakfast, and the USAA Unity March to Acacia Park. Reserve your space for the breakfast here. This year’s theme, Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365, will be addressed by Issac Ferris Newton Jr., nephew of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., at the Antler’s Hotel downtown. The Zeb shuttle can provide you with convenient, free transportation between campus and The Antlers Hotel.
The Office of Institutional Equity and Belonging will be attending. If you would like to join us, please email adei@coloradocollege.edu by Thursday, Jan. 16 so we can include you in our plans.
Building Bridges
A Staff - Faculty Partnering Program
*The sign-up deadline has been extended to January 6, and you will be matched before Block 5.
More information
and registration HERE.
Presented by Staff Council, the Faculty Executive Committee, the Antiracism Commitment Committee, and the Dean of Faculty.
Bobby LeFebre
Colorado’s Poet Laureate Emeritus
Monday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. in the Max Kade Theater, Armstrong Hall, 3rd Floor
Join us for an evening of poetry and reflection with Bobby LeFebre, Colorado’s Poet Laureate Emeritus, as he delves into the themes of place and belonging in the Southwest. Through poetry that bridges the personal and the communal, the rural and the urban, LeFebre will explore what it means to be rooted in this land, shaped by cultural legacy, driven by complex heritage, and committed to an unwavering path of liberation and anti-racism.
This reading is inspired by CC's ongoing Sense of Place Initiative, which seeks to deepen understanding of the complex history of the Southwest, forge meaningful partnerships within Colorado Springs and surrounding communities, and foster a true sense of belonging. LeFebre’s work, which often draws from his family’s deep ties to the Southwest, will invite attendees to consider their own connections to place, history, and each other.
- Sponsored by the Hulbert Center for Southwest Studies
Disability and Its Role in the Workplace
In celebration of October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we invite you to join us for a discussion on disability in the workplace. This session will explore the process for disability-related employment accommodations, as well as how to incorporate considerations of disability and access into job descriptions, search processes, office dynamics, staff support, and more. While the session is particularly beneficial for supervisors and department chairs, all are welcome to attend. Disability and access are essential elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion—let’s engage in this important conversation!
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm MDT
Location: Gaylord Hall
Institutional Equity & Belonging is proud to partner with the
Chaplain's Office in welcoming Valerie Kaur's Revolutionary Love tour.
October 1st, 2024
2024 ABC/Common Read Speaker
Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou
October 2nd, 2:30pm in the Gates Common Room of Palmer Hall
New Strategic Plan for ADEI
Take a look at the Strategy for a More Just CC
Programs
Stewardship Program
Overseen by the ADEI Leadership Team and signed by the College President, the ADEI Stewardship Certificate celebrates your commitment to continuous learning and unlearning practices that foster a deeper understanding of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
How Do I Earn a Certificate?
Throughout the school year, a series of events that are designated as ADEI Stewardship eligible will be presented. These events include but are not limited to The Dismantling Hate Series, The Antiracist Book Club, Butler Center Workshops, Crown Center Development and others. Simply sign-in at any six designated events of these events to earn the Bronze Level. Reach the Silver Level by attending 12 events and Gold Level by attending 18 events.
Bronze: Attend 6 events
Silver: Attend 12 events
Gold: Attend 18 events
Annual Recertification – ongoing stewardship through co-facilitation of an ADEI-related event, ongoing mentorship, and championing of ADEI.
This certificate is not a check-box. Once you have reached Gold the goal is to pay it forward and to continually invest in your understanding through certification. The ADEI leadership team is always looking for ADEI champions that can help orient new staff, support continuous programming, participate in community social responsibility, and offer ongoing mentorship across the CC community.
How can I get my event to be ADEI Stewardship Eligible?
Any event that centers on issues of antiracism, diversity, equity, or inclusion are eligible for a Stewardship designation. If you feel that your event supports the college’s antiracism commitment, please submit your event at least three weeks ahead of the event. All events must include attendance monitoring and evaluations are highly suggested to ensure feedback and quality of programming. If your event meets the requirements as indicated above you will receive confirmation within 1 week from the ADEI leadership team and your event will be listed on our webpage as well.
Annual Certification
Is anti-oppressive education at the center of your life and goals? Have you already earned a Gold certificate but want to keep it fresh? You can certify your Stewardship each year after you have earned your Gold certificate by attending, facilitating, or teaching 2 certificate eligible events, courses, or programs in 1 year and completing any of the following activities:
- co-facilitation and/or planning of an ADEI-related event
- Becoming a mentor or peer educator for ADEI related programs (MAP/Riley Scholars, Instructional Coaching Program, Butler Center Peer Educators/Bridge Peer Mentors/Bridge Faculty Mentors, etc)
- Studying Abroad
- Teaching a power and privilege designated course
- Attending or presenting at a conference with an ADEI focus
Antiracist Community Engagement Grant
The ADEI leadership team recognizes the need to support and promote educational opportunities outside of the team’s current capacity. There are many programs, activities, and events that embody antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) that are of professional development value. Department budget constraints should not deprive those interested in furthering our mission and personal growth, so we have decided to introduce an ADEI grant program to help support and offset some of the financial costs associated with participating, attending, or creating ADEI programming.
The process is simple. Complete the attached form describing your funding needs and purpose at least 1 month before the due date of the activity. The ADEI leadership team will then review your request evaluating alignment with the four pillars (courageous conversations & bold action, thriving communities, student, transformations, and elevating CC’s profile)—using an antiracist lens, promoting mental wellness, and making things sustainable. You will be notified via email within two weeks about the status of your award and or if more information is needed.
The grant will run until all funds have been exhausted, at which time we will notify the campus of the application acceptance period ending. Our goal is to make the ACE grant an annual opportunity for staff, faculty, and students alike to get involved and stay engaged, furthering our commitment for as long as funds allow.