April 2025 – The Peak
9 posts published by M.Clancy during April 2025| The Peak
Olivia Xerras ’24 This past January, Olivia Xerras ’24 was one of twenty students to spend nine days of Half Block at the Mattel Headquarters in Los Angeles, CA as part of CC’s inaugural Career Cat…| The Peak
Video by Rowan Knight ’22. Produced by Julia Fuller. “Imagine, if you will, a multi-story Hot Wheels track as you enter the building, complete with multiple loop-de-loops,” shares course co-i…| The Peak
As almost 200 military service members were on campus participating in the 2025 Department of Defense Warrior Games last month, four CC students and recent alumni worked the games as interns. Recent graduates Delaney Rach ’25 and Gracie Huebner ’25 served as a Volunteer Coordination Intern and a Communications Intern, respectively, while Cole Amaya ’26 […]| The Peak
Victoria Levi ’27 and Katie Schmidt, American Rivers National Dam Removal Program Associate Director, pictured at a site-visit to the Bloede-Dam Removal site on the Patabsco River in Maryland. Phot…| The Peak
Davis Tutt ’15 Davis Tutt ’15 has spent the last three years working for the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation (CSSC), with the goal of reinvigorating the city’s sports event culture. He is…| The Peak
Associate Professor of Organismal Biology and Ecology (OBE) and Southwest Studies Dr. Rachel Jabaily and her two students Magdalyn Rowley-Lange ’26 and Cricket Mohring ’28, are conducting research this summer on how plants in the pineapple family respond to nitrogen. The team’s study is funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant. Jabaily, Rowley-Lange, and […]| The Peak
The Colorado College Journalism Institute launched the Reporting on Wildfires class in Fall 2023 after a science professor won a 2021 National Science Foundation grant that included the Journalism Institute as a partner. Since then, 30 CC students have received state-of-the-art wildfire journalism instruction. CC professor Dr. Rebecca Barnes and her colleagues and collaborators from […]| The Peak
1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s – 2010s – 2020s 1940s NATALIE DOLORES MCBEE ’43 READ MORE Natalie Dolores (Johnson) McBee…| The Peak
Will Myers ’26 (right) lines up for the start of his race at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships. Photo provided by Myers. In May, Will Myers ’26 competed for the second ti…| The Peak
In April, Dr. Corina McKendry was selected as a Fulbright Scholar for 2024-25. In January, she’ll head to Costa Rica for six months to study local governments’ climate actions. “Costa Rica is well …| The Peak
Denise Sievert Geronimo ’24 Denise Sievert Geronimo ’24 has been awarded a Fulbright Research Award in the Philippines for her project, Passports to Pixels: Unraveling the Transformative Role of IC…| The Peak
Gracie Isabella Carrello ’25 was recently awarded the American School of Prehistoric Research Archaeological Field School Scholarship from the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), allowing them to spend the summer in Greece studying human remains. “I’m extremely honored to have been selected for this award,” says Carrello, a Classics and Anthropology major who hopes to […]| The Peak
At the beginning of her sophomore year, Evie Biggs ’25 knew two things: she was going to pursue medicine or law and she wanted to graduate in three years. “I wanted a challenging career that was constantly evolving and required a lot of me ethically, socially, and intellectually,” says Biggs, a Molecular Biology major who […]| The Peak
Nico Wilkinson ’16. Photo provided by Wilkinson. In 2022, Nico Wilkinson ’16 gained widespread recognition online for their poem “trans day of i love you.” They are now publishing their debut…| The Peak
Yousef Sengal ’26 and Francisco Ortega ’26 demonstrate their BVI Wayfinder device at the FAC on May 14, 2025. In a world increasingly affected by technology, CC students are learning ne…| The Peak
Xinran Wang ’25 worked with Professor of Psychology Dr. Tomi-Ann Roberts on their project, “I Know What This Is: Disembodied Deductive Aesthetic Attention Flattens Aesthetic Experience,”…| The Peak
A Full-Circle Moment Dr. Christina Draganich ’12 In 2011, Psychology Professor Dr. Kristi Erdal took her Human Neuropsychology class to visit the Craig Hospital, a world-renowned rehabilitation hos…| The Peak
On Saturday, April 26, CC will celebrate its Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductees at the CC Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Robson Arena. The event, which happens every other y…| The Peak
The Corsi-Rosenthal Box is a low-cost, do-it-yourself air filter made from air filters and a box fan. Photo provided by the Corsi Rosenthal Foundation. Jim Rosenthal ’70 is the CEO of Tex-Air Filte…| The Peak
Barbara Neeley Yalich ’53 After a lifetime of devoted service to Colorado College and the greater Colorado Springs community, Barbara Neeley Yalich ’53 passed away on Friday, April 11 due to a shor…| The Peak
Mariana Martin ’25 at the Tikal National Park on July 30, 2024. Photo provided by Martin. In alignment with the standard of experiential learning that she received at CC, Mariana Martin ’25 s…| The Peak
Ana Musto ’22, a former Molecular Biology major, is now working as a senior research associate at Nilo Therapeutics, a biotech company working to create therapies for autoimmune diseases. Pho…| The Peak
When I returned to campus nearly twenty years after graduating, one of the first faces I saw was one that made the time away feel like just days rather than decades. Eyes still shining with joy and…| The Peak
In a remarkable achievement that speaks to their exceptional dedication to community service and social justice, CC’s EmRhys Jenkins ’26 has been named one of this year’s recipients of the pr…| The Peak
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized Colorado College for being one of the institutions of higher education that has the highest number of s…| The Peak
Castle Rock, CO – Ted Koerner ’83, David Trevithick ’17, Ken Greenberg ’82, Heidi Trevithick ’90, Sally Misare ’82, Eric Nickell ’91, Cindy Hyman ’82, Bruce Misare ‘80 February 9, 1874 marks the fo…| The Peak
Richard Crane Bradley, born on May 14, 1922, taught physics at CC in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. He also served for six years as a much-admired Dean of the Faculty. Ric (as he was known to everyon…| The Peak
Will Murphy ’25, Mia Degner ’24, Brayden Legette ’25, Mary Andrews ’23, Emilia Murdock ’26, Ashley Stewart ’24, and Amalia Lopez ’24 are pictured during th…| The Peak
Jennifer Leichliter ’08 working in the labs at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Photo provided by Leichliter. Former Anthropology major Dr. Jennifer Leichliter ’08 was recen…| The Peak
CC’s Model UN Team poses in front of the Capitol Building after the 2024 Model UN Conference in Washington, DC. Photo provided by Zoey Roueche. In a packed conference hall in Miami, surrounde…| The Peak
