- Talking Money, Shifting Power: Two-Part Workshop April 6th & 7th (Monday, April 6th 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm MDT)
When: Monday, April 6th 2026, 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm MDT
Location: Cornerstone Arts Center, Flex Room/130, 825 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States
Join us on April 6th and 7th for Talking Money, Shifting Power. This is a two-part, story-based workshop on money, identity, and collective power, featuring CC alumni Susanna Penfield (Political Science/Feminist & Gender Studies ’20) and Jacqueline Nkhonjera (Political Science ’20). These sessions will invite participants to consider ways to deepen relationships across class differences, take action to address wealth inequity, and engage in systemic change at the individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels. Sponsored by the Feminist & Gender Studies Department.Day 1: Mon. April 6, Cornerstone 130, 1:30 - 3:30pmDay 2: Tues. April 7, Fuller Event Space (Tutt Library), 2:30 - 4:30pmPlease contact Whitney Hampson (whampson2025@coloradocollege.edu) with questions or accessibility requests.
- Chipotle 'N Chat at Carriage House (Thursday, April 9th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT)
When: Thursday, April 9th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Join Teach For America for a Chipotle lunch and info session. We will discuss our flexible undergraduate opportunity tutoring students virtually, as well as Teach For America and our mission. Best of all, this is a paid non-profit opportunity that will not only help build your resume, but support you in developing essential skills in any position. Open to all majors!Location: Carriage House behind the Career Center
- Exploring Careers with an Education Degree: Alumni Panel (Monday, April 6th 2026, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm MDT)
When: Monday, April 6th 2026, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm MDT
Location: Mierow House, 1107 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO, 80903
Join us to hear from CC alumni who are putting their education degrees to work in a wide range of careers! Discover the many paths an education degree can open up, the versatile skills that translate across industries, and how you can start exploring opportunities that align with your interests and goals.Panelist Bios:Aubrey Skeeter, '19Aubrey Skeeter, whose Yuchi name is zOdAê aKAê, graduated from Colorado College in 2019 and returned home to Oklahoma to work within her community. She currently serves as a preschool teacher at the Yuchi Immersion School, part of the Yuchi Language Project. The Yuchi language is an endangered Indigenous language that is not widely spoken within the Yuchi community, but it is currently undergoing significant revitalization efforts. Aubrey has been learning the Yuchi language since 2016 and is now a mother to a two-year-old son, whom she has been speaking Yuchi to since his birth. Summer Ardell: '19 Summer Ardell is a Chicago-based attorney who focuses on the special educational, civil, and human rights of K-12, transition aged, and post-secondary students. She began working at highly specialized schools for youth with complex disabilities in 2016 and taught at a therapeutic boarding school for teens with serious mental illnesses upon graduating from CC. She graduated suma cum laude from Loyola Law School in 2023 and has been working at Hansen & Cleary ever since. Most of her work focuses on assisting children and teens with complex disabilities, including developmental disabilities, serious mental illnesses, and learning disabilities gain access to supports, services, and specialized placements through their IEP. Summer also works with students of all ages to help them gain access to accommodations, address bullying/harassment concerns, respond to school discipline issues, and resolve instances of discrimination in public and private schools, as well as post-secondary institutions. Her lifelong passion for Disability advocacy stems from her lived experience with Dyslexia and is further inspired by her mother’s work with youth with Cerebral Palsy.Alie Ehrensaft: '12 BA, education minor. '17 MAT. Current Director of Strategic Initiatives at Inside Out Youth Services. Pursuing PhD.Aasir Mecca: '24 MATAcelynn Perkins: '18 BA with licensure
- "Showcasing Your Research - How to Create an Effective Poster" (Tuesday, August 4th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT)
When: Tuesday, August 4th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Location: Tutt Library, Room 238: Meeting Room, 1021 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States
Dr. Steve Getty, Director Quantitative ReasoningA key outcome of the SCoRe program is a poster showcasing your hard work during parents' weekend. But what are the key steps in making an effective research poster? This session will help you start thinking about this process and the important parts of your poster.
- "Presenting Your Poster" (Tuesday, July 28th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT)
When: Tuesday, July 28th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Location: Tutt Library, Room 238: Meeting Room, 1021 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States
Sarah Hinkle, Director Speaking Center A poster presentation requires you to distill your work, create an aesthetic, and provides talking points for both casual and professional observers. Learn how to master the craft of poster presentations by letting the board work FOR you! We'll cover the layout, format, and presentational strategies to instill confidence and maximize impact.
- "Writing Effective Abstracts of Your Research" (Tuesday, July 21st 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT)
When: Tuesday, July 21st 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Location: Tutt Library, Room 238: Meeting Room, 1021 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States
Chris Schacht, Director Writing CenterWriting an abstract for a research project is a complicated rhetorical task that masquerades as a simple one. How do you transform a lengthy written project or weeks of research into a brief and intelligible synopsis of your work? In this workshop, we will define the role and generic features of an abstract. Then participants will draft and workshop abstracts of their research. By the end of this session, participants should have a solid working draft of an abstract to incorporate into their posters for the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
- "Preparing for Graduate and Professional School Exams" (Tuesday, July 14th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT)
When: Tuesday, July 14th 2026, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MDT
Location: Tutt Library, Room 238: Meeting Room, 1021 North Cascade Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903, United States
Jane Byrnes, Student Opportunities and Advising Hub; Gretchen Wardell, Student Opportunities and Advising Hub; Maya Salsbury, Career CenterEntrance exams are inevitable. Learn about the exams, when they're required, strategies about timing and studying, and more!
