Block Break Programming
Campus Activities, in conjunction with many partners, offers programming over all block breaks and many extended breaks*, such as Fall, Winter, and Spring Breaks - *for students with extended break stay approval. The Block Break digests are released third week of each block and will let you know what is being offered for the upcoming break both online and on-campus. Please be sure to keep an eye on the Outdoor Ed Summit page as many of their trips and offerings fill before the Block Break Digest mails.
Have an idea for a new Block Break Offering? Want to advertise an opportunity in the Block Break Digest? Email us at campusactivities@coloradocollege.edu
The Campus Block Break Planning Committee is made up of representatives from: Campus Activities, the Butler Center, the Wellness Resource Center, the Chaplains' Office, Global Ed, Outdoor Ed, the Advising Hub, the Residential Experience, the Career Center, Bemis School of Art, the Collaborative for Community Engagement, and Campus Recreation. If you have suggestions or ideas for events you would like to see over block break, reach out and let us know!
Spring Break Digest
Spring Break is almost here! If you are planning on remaining on-campus for some or all of spring break, be sure to request break stay approval ASAP if you have not done so already.
Support Resources
- Spring Break RA’s will be on duty and available during the entire Break. You can contact them for assistance by calling the numbers below:
- Old Town/Western Ridge: (719) 502-0341
- Loomis: (719) 517-9032
- Mathias: (719) 355-0392
- East Campus: (719) 352-9545
The Big 3 Front Desks will also be open daily until 10 pm.
- The Student Health Center (SHC) will be fully closed for Spring Break beginning on Saturday, Mar. 25. They will reopen on Sunday, Apr. 2, with hours from 11 am – 4 pm.
- Students should contact the Optum Medical Center Point Urgent Care, (719) 636-2999, if they are feeling unwell to determine if they should be tested or need to see a medical provider during the closure.
- The Counseling Center will be open Monday, Mar. 27 & Tuesday, Mar. 28 during normal hours (9-5pm). They will be closed Wednesday, Mar. 29 - Friday, Mar. 31 and will reopen for normal hours on Monday, Apr. 3.
- There is always a 24/7 counselor on call as well as after-hours phone counselors available at (719) 389–6093, press 2 (after hours phone counselors ends April 1).
- As a reminder, Virtual Care Group provides all students with free, unlimited access to therapists and on-demand Counseling 24/7/365. Additionally, students can always contact Campus Safety.
- The sexual assault response coordinator (SARC) advocate on-call line will be closed Mar. 29 - Apr. 2.
- For those in need of confidential support during this time, please reach out to:
- TESSA (local to Colorado Springs)
24/7 Hotline: 719-633-3819
Chat (M-F, 7:30am-4:30pm): TESSA Online SafeLine - The National Sexual Assault Hotline
24/7 Hotline: 800-656-HOPE (4673)
24/7 Chat: hotline.rainn.org/online
- TESSA (local to Colorado Springs)
- The SARC advocate on-call will be available 24/7 again beginning Apr. 3 for the rest of the Spring semester and can be reached at (719) 692-0960
- To make an appointment with the SARC, click here
- For those in need of confidential support during this time, please reach out to:
- Campus Safety is ALWAYS here (24/7/365) and campus is never fully closed! If you are ever in need of assistance, you can give them a call at the following numbers:
- Campus Safety non–emergency number: (719) 389–6707*
- Campus Safety Emergency number: (719) 389–6911
* Please note that on Thursday, 3/23 from 5-9 pm, Campus Safety will not be available for transports as they will be in staff training; they will, however, always be available for emergency response.
Transportation
- Flying out of DIA or COS? Students may book a one-way shuttle ticket from campus to the Denver or Colorado Springs airport at the Worner Desk on either the afternoon of Wednesday, Mar. 22 or the morning of Thursday, Mar. 23. Space is limited and spots are filling quickly; sign-up in person at the Worner Desk. Return trips to campus are to be coordinated by the student. From DIA, students can use Groome Shuttle, by calling (719) 687-3456 indicating they are CC students in order to be dropped off on campus. Students flying into COS can use a ride share app or local taxi service.
- Mar. 22
- 1:00PM – Denver International Airport (56 Passengers)
- 1:30PM – Colorado Springs Airport (27 Passengers)
- Mar. 23
- 7:00AM - Denver International Airport (56 Passengers)
- 7:30AM - Colorado Springs Airport (27 Passengers)
- Mar. 22
- Needing to get around town over break? CC Students are able to use their Gold Cards for free Metro Transit access; check out the bus route maps and schedule here. Also, sign-up for a FREE Pike Ride account to take advantage of the bikes on campus.
- Did you know that you can ride the Metro bus from campus up to the University Village Shopping area/Costco, Trader Joes, and more? Pick up near the 7-11 on Nevada and 17 minutes later you arrive at the shopping plaza. Use the trip planner to explore more routes.
- The ZEB can get you downtown and back.
- Campus Safety will be able to do grocery shuttles during day and afternoon shifts for winter break as staffing permits; call 719-389-6707 to request.
- Wanting to get up to Denver over break? Check out the Bustang.
Spring Break Hours
Most administrative offices will be open for regular hours and staffed over the first portion of spring break (Thursday, Mar. 23, Friday, Mar. 24, Monday, Mar. 27 and Tuesday, Mar. 28). So, this is a great time to catch up on outstanding business or get your resume reviewed if you will be around.
This year, staff are excited to also get a short spring break! This means most non-essential services and offices will be closed from Tuesday, Mar. 28 at 5 p.m. through Monday, Apr. 2 at 9 a.m. Please keep this in mind as you make plans for
- Food service/dining hours for spring break are as follows:
- Benji’s will be open Mar. 23 – Apr. 1 for the following hours:
- Weekdays:
- 8 am – 9:30 am - omelet bar will be available
- Lunch: 11 am – 1:30 pm – all you care to eat buffet at Rastall pricing
- Dinner: 5 pm – 7 pm – all you care to eat buffet at Rastall pricing
- Weekends (Mar. 26, 25, & Apr. 1):
- Brunch: 11 am – 1:30 pm – all you care to eat buffet at Rastall pricing
- Dinner: 5 pm – 7 pm – all you care to eat buffet at Rastall pricing
- Weekdays:
- Colorado Coffee will be open Mar. 23-Apr. 1 for the following hours:
- 7:30 am – 3 pm
- On Sunday, Apr. 2 – Bon App will return to standard offerings and hours
- Benji’s will be open Mar. 23 – Apr. 1 for the following hours:
- The Worner Desk will be open for services (Gold Card Printing, supply pick-up, phones, activity kits, and general inquiries) on:
- Wednesday, Mar. 22 – Friday, Mar. 24: 8 am – 4:30 pm
- Monday, Mar. 27 - Tuesday, Mar. 28: 8 am – 4:30 pm
- Sunday, Apr. 2: 1 – 7 pm
The Worner Desk will be CLOSED: Saturday, Mar. 25, Sunday, Mar. 26, and Wednesday, Mar. 29 – Saturday, Apr. 1.
- Adam F. Press Fitness Center Hours
- Thursday, Mar. 23 & Friday, Mar. 24, 11 am – 7 pm
- Saturday, Mar. 25 & Sunday, Mar. 26: CLOSED
- Monday, Mar. 27 – Friday, Mar. 31: 11 am – 7 pm
- Saturday, Mar. 26: CLOSED
- Sunday, Mar. 27: 11 am - 10:30 pm
- Outdoor Education Facilities:
- The Gear House will be open during regular hours throughout Spring Break (MWF 2 – 5 pm, Sun 4 - 6 pm).
- The Climbing Gym will be closed during Spring Break, and the last day to climb is 4th Tuesday.
- The Bike & Ski Co-op will be closed; last open day will be the 4th Wednesday of Block 6.
- The Climbing Gym and Co-op will reopen with regular hours in 7th Block.
- During Spring Break, the package lockers will continue to be accessible from 8 am – 8:30 pm daily. Mail Services will be closed Mar. 29 -31. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, Apr. 3, 8:30 a.m. - 4-p.m.
- Tutt Library Spring Break Hours
- Wednesday, Mar. 22, last day of block 6: 8 am – 8 pm
- Thursday, Mar. 23 - Friday, Mar. 24: 8 am – 5 pm
- Saturday, Mar. 25 - Sunday, Mar. 26: CLOSED
- Monday, Mar. 27 - Tuesday, Mar. 28: 8 am – 5 pm
- Wednesday, Mar. 29 – Saturday, Apr. 1: CLOSED
- Sunday, Apr. 2: noon – 8pm
- Monday, Apr. 3: start of Block 7, open 8 am – 2 am
- CC Bookstore Hours:
- Wednesday, Mar. 22: 9 am – 3 pm
- Thursday, Mar. 23: 9 am – 3 pm
- Friday, Mar. 24: Closed for Inventory
- Saturday, Mar. 25 - Sunday, Mar. 26: Closed
- Monday, Mar. 27 - Friday, Mar. 31: 9 am – 3 pm
- Saturday, Apr. 1 – Sunday, Apr. 2: Closed
- Monday, Apr 3: 8 am – 4 pm
- The Fine Arts Center is open Wednesday – Sunday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and student admission is always FREE. During spring break, the FAC Mainstage is hosting Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights and students can get FREE rush tickets an hour before the show by showing their CC ID, in-person at the Box Office:
- Wednesday, Mar. 22, 7 pm
- Thursday, Mar. 23 & Friday, Mar. 24, 7:30 pm
- Saturday, Mar. 25, 5 pm
- Sunday, Mar. 26, 2 pm
- Wednesday, Mar. 29, 7 pm
- Thursday, Mar. 30 & Friday, Mar. 31, 7:30 pm
- Saturday, Apr. 1, 7:30 pm (12 pm behind the Scenes Stage Tour)
- Sunday, Apr. 2, 2 pm + Talkback at 4:30 pm
Students, if you see a show at the FAC or make a visit to the gallery during Spring Break, be sure to check-in at the front desk to be entered into the Spring Break Raffle. Each visit earns you another entry. Top prize is: $50 Downtown Partnership Gift Card, second prize is $25 Downtown Partnership Gift Card, and third prize is a $20 gift card to a local restaurant. Brought to you by the Fine Arts Center and Campus Activities. The drawing will take place on Monday, Apr. 3, and winners will be notified by email.
Events & Activities
Wednesday, Mar. 15Deadline to register for overnight Outdoor Ed Spring Break Trips is 5 pm today in Summit.
Wednesday, Mar. 22In the Heights, 7 pm, FAC Mainstage, Ticket Info Below
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Students can get FREE rush tickets an hour before the show by showing their CC ID, in-person at the Box Office. There are 10 In the Heights Performances happening over spring break so if you cannot make one of them, there are several options to choose from. Don’t forget to check-in at the desk to enter into the Spring Break raffle.
Thursday, Mar. 23
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Students can get FREE rush tickets an hour before the show by showing their CC ID, in-person at the Box Office. There are 10 In the Heights Performances happening over spring break so if you cannot make one of them, there are several options to choose from. Don’t forget to check-in at the desk to enter into the Spring Break raffle.
Friday, Mar. 24
Outdoor Education Trip – E-Bike Around The Springs – Legacy Loop Trail - 1pm-4pm, Sign up here by Thursday, March 23rd.
Join Outdoor Education for a relaxed, fun bike ride on bike paths around central Colorado Springs. The path is generally flat, and makes for easy riding while traveling through a few local parks and green spaces. If you can ride a bike, and you are looking for a bit of fun, trip is for you. Outdoor Ed has a fleet of super fun e-bikes that we will use for this trip! Come try one out! It's hard to not smile while cruising around on these bikes!
In the Heights, 7:30 pm, FAC Mainstage
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Students can get FREE rush tickets an hour before the show by showing their CC ID, in-person at the Box Office. There are 10 In the Heights Performances happening over spring break so if you cannot make one of them, there are several options to choose from. Don’t forget to check-in at the desk to enter into the Spring Break raffle.
Saturday, Mar. 25
In the Heights, 5 pm, FAC Mainstage
From the creator and star of Hamilton comes Lin-Manuel Miranda’s first Tony Award-winning musical, a love-letter to the community in upper Manhattan where he still lives. In The Heights tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York’s Washington Heights neighborhood – a place where the coffee from the corner bodega is light and sweet, the windows are always open, and the breeze carries the rhythm of three generations of music. It’s a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams, and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you, and which ones you leave behind. Students can get FREE rush tickets an hour before the show by showing their CC ID, in-person at the Box Office. There are 10 In the Heights Performances happening over spring break so if you cannot make one of them, there are several options to choose from. Don’t forget to check-in at the desk to enter into the Spring Break raffle.
Monday, Mar. 27
Outdoor Education Trip – Beginner Mountain Biking at The Pineries - 12:45pm-5:30pm, Sign up here by Monday, March 27th.
Want to go mountain biking? Join us for a day mountain biking at The Pineries in Black Forest. Its going to be a great day learning to mountain bike and having some fun adventures! The planned route is an 8-mile loop that makes its way through a section of old growth forest. This trip is open for all ability levels but is designed with the beginner mountain biker in mind. To attend, you must know how to ride a bike and be comfortable riding for several miles on hilly paved and gravel paths. We will take many breaks throughout the ride, so don't feel as though you need to do the entire ride in one go! Outdoor Education is providing fat tire mountain bikes for this trip, but if you have your own mountain bike, you are welcome to use that! Helmets are required for this trip - bring your own if you have it, or we will provide you with one of ours.
Thursday, Mar. 30 – Staff spring break continues
FAC’s Bemis Clay Studio Open to All 1:30pm-3:30pm Open to CC students and employees, non-instructional clay open studio. Feel free to sculpt, throw pots, or just mess around in a space you’re allowed to make messy. Clay and tools provided, no experience necessary. Attend as much or as little of the times as you’d like. Runs Tuesday and Thursday from 1:30pm-3:30pm, open-house style.
Friday, Mar. 31 – Staff spring break continues
Saturday, Apr. 1
Sunday, Apr. 2
Looking for something else to do?
You can also find out more information about other off-campus community events on Peak Radar.
Looking to go somewhere around town?
Here is a list of transportation options available in Downtown Colorado Springs:
- Free Downtown Shuttle (picks up near Robson Arena)
- Mountain Metro (free with your CC ID)
- Pike Ride (get your account 24 hours before your first ride)
And here is a quick overview of free transportation services provided by Campus Safety!
Whatever you do and wherever you go, please stay safe, look out for each other, have fun, and get some rest this coming Block Break!