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What is a City Champion Volunteer?

"When I travel, I am struck by the level of enthusiasm among the CC community and its desire to stay connected. The City Champions program is a vigorously engaged expression of that community." - President Richard F. Celeste

This is an exciting time for Colorado College. We have embarked on an ambitious campaign to achieve the college's Vision 2010 goals, including our mission to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country.

CC City Champion volunteers constitute a network of talented and energetic representatives reaching well beyond campus boundaries who play an integral role in helping the college strengthen and sustain its Vision 2010 goals. In addition to hosting social gatherings for alumni, parents, and students, CC City Champions help increase the visibility of the college in their area, serve as connectors to their communities by assisting the college with student recruitment, identifying internship and career opportunities, annual giving and Funding the Vision.

City Champions Work to Broaden Support Base
by Lisa Ellis ’82

The campaign to Achieve Our Vision 2010 will require the active and sustained engagement of all members of the Colorado College community — faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and friends — today and over the next three years.

The college’s City Champions program is a far-reaching, highly coordinated effort aimed at building and nurturing a CC community that is palpable, real, and dynamic on campus and in cities throughout the United States and around the world.

“When I travel, I am struck by the level of enthusiasm among the CC community and its desire to stay connected,” says CC President Dick Celeste. “The City Champions program is a vigorously engaged expression of that community.”

City Champions is a network of talented and energetic volunteers who reach well beyond campus to play an integral role in helping the college meet its Vision 2010 goals. These volunteers represent the college’s campaign field organization — the activity “below tree line” on the way to peak performance. These dedicated people are working together to create an ongoing, sustainable, and engaged campaign effort nationally and internationally.

City Champions operations have begun in strategic parts of the country where there are large numbers of alumni, parents, and prospective students. Key cities include Boston, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Denver, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, DC. A CC alumna/us or parent has already signed on as a City Champions coordinator in each of these cities, and programming is well underway. Every member of the extensive CC community is encouraged to become a champion and launch a City Champions effort in his or her own city.

In addition to hosting social gatherings for alumni, parents, faculty and students, city champs help increase the visibility of the college in their areas; serve as connectors to their communities by assisting the college with student recruitment, identifying internship and career opportunities; and help with annual giving and development efforts.

“The City Champions philosophy acknowledges a very simple fact: Supporting CC is a whole fabric and not a single thread. For instance, a development volunteer this year might prefer to be an admission interviewer next year ... and vice versa,” says Jay Maloney ’75, assistant vice president for development. “Giving money is one of the ways — but not the only way — that people can contribute to CC.”

On-campus city champions from a wide range of offices, including admission, alumni and parent relations, Career Center, athletics, media relations, annual giving, and development, meet monthly to plan and coordinate joint efforts. A “base camp” is being created to facilitate constant coordination and communication between on-campus champs and champs in cities across the country.

The extent to which we achieve our vision will depend in large measure on the success of the City Champions program, and on you.

Admission

The Goal: 500 interviews a year by alumni in 2010 and beyond. 92.2% of those interviewed by alumni apply. To find out how you can make an impact or become a STRIPES admission volunteer, contact Kari Kwinn '03, Admission Counselor, at (719) 389-6347.

2007 - 2008
233 alumni interviews
222 applied (95%)
100 were admitted for fall '08, 5 were offered winter '08 (47%)
32 were offered Wait List
68 were denied
17 withdrew their applications

Overall admit rate was 26% this year, which is the lowest it has been.
95% of those interviewed by an alumnus applied
47% were offered admission (nearly twice the general admit rate)

Interviews by alumni in City Champion Cities
2006-2007

366 total interviews were conducted in the 10 City Champion cities as well as Portland, ME; Portland, OR; New Mexico; Arizona; Woodstock, VT; Oklahoma; North Carolina; Tennessee; St. Louis, MO and international locations. Of the students who interviewed with alumni, 322 applied, 148 were admitted for fall and 15 were admitted for winter.

2005-2006: 180 interviews
Boston - 42 interviews, 38 incoming students
Chicago - 31 interviews, 24 incoming students
Colorado Springs - 40 interviews, 41 incoming students
Denver - 1 interview, 73 incoming students
Los Angeles - 10 interviews, 13 incoming students
Minneapolis/St. Paul - 14 interviews, 20 incoming students
New York - 1 interview, 28 incoming students
San Francisco - 26 interviews, 20 incoming students
Washington, DC - 6 interview, 34 incoming students

Class of 2011 Information:

• 4,850 applicants for class of 2011, a record number
• 32 percent admitted; 49 percent men and 51 percent women
• Included among this year’s entering class of 525 students are 17 high school valedictorians, three black belts in martial arts, the Swiss Junior Olympic Men’s Nordic Teleskiing champion, and an international boomerang competitor. Forty-four are in the top 1 percent of their graduating classes.
• 46 percent of first-year students are receiving some type of aid
• 18 percent of class has self-identified as American ethnic minority
• 24 students or 5 percent are international

The Goal: Five internships in all 10 cities in 2010 and beyond. Contact Geoff Falen, Director, or Andrea Culp, Internship Coordinator, at (719) 389-6893 with internship and career opportunities in your area.

Know of an internship or job opportunity in your city? Post it on the Career Center website.

2007 - 2008:

2006-2007: Overall, at least 78 organizations (69 of them from City Champion cities) offered nearly 80 specific internship opportunities. In City Champion cities, 46 more internship opportunities were offered.

Internships Offered:

Help us help our students!

The Colorado College Career Center sees alumni and parents as invaluable resources in the search for quality experiential opportunities that will assist students in their career exploration and development. The Career Center welcomes the opportunity to work with you to provide current students with substantive practical experiences.

There are four ways you can engage with Colorado College students:
1) Internships
2) Post a job opportunity
3) Job and Internship Fair
4) Selective Liberal Arts Consortium (SLAC)

Internships. We would be glad to assist you in designing an internship opportunity specifically for your company or publicizing an existing internship program offered by your organization. Most Colorado College students would be interested in full-time and part-time summer internships; however, some students may also be able to participate in internships during the academic year. Students pursue internships that will help them test out a career field or give them substantive experience in an area of interest.

Post a job opportunity. If your company or organization has full-time entry-level jobs available, we would be glad to make the opportunity available for Colorado College students and recent alumni through SUCCESS, our on-line posting system. We can also arrange an on-campus visit to conduct interviews and promote your organization. Log in to SUCCESS at http://www.coloradocollege.edu/ccsuccess.

Job and Internship Fairs. These events target students who are looking for full-time jobs, internships, and summer opportunities. If you feel this would be a good opportunity to showcase your company or organization, please register at http://www.coloradocollege.edu/ccsuccess.

Selective Liberal Arts Consortium (SLAC). SLAC offers the opportunity for employers to interview bright, talented students from 14 of the nations most selective and competitive liberal arts colleges. We encourage you to contact us to discuss how your organization can get involved in these activities.

We hope you take this opportunity to engage with the Colorado College community by assisting students in their career exploration. Please contact Gretchen Wardell, Career Services Assistant, at 719-389-6893 or Gretchen.Wardell@ColoradoColege.edu with questions or to get started with any of the above activities. The Colorado College Career Center staff and I look forward to working with you.

Sincerely,
Geoffrey Falen
Career Center Director, Colorado College
Geoff.Falen@ColoradoCollege.edu

The Goal: $300 million by 2010
Investors in CC have contributed $150 million over the past five years. Additionally, alumni and parents are considering investment opportunities valued at more than $40 million. The Goal: A $300 million campaign to raise $80 million to undergird FACULTY, $100 million to support STUDENTS, and $120 million to develop a CAMPUS for the next generation.

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Alumni: 1,263
Parents: 871
1874 members: 15
President's Circle members: 14
Internships/Job: 4/6
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 53%

City Champion Coordinator: Evan Enarson-Herring '04
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Josh Bailey
STRIPES Coordinator: Cammy Watts '75
Ambassador: Carrah Malone '98
Trustees: Eben Moulton '68
City Champions: Elizabeth DeWinter Brennan '95, Jan Brown P '07, Tom Brown P '07, Chip Collins ''77, Lyn Coupounas '46, Chris Covington '03, Hap Ellis '71, Tim Fitzgerald '85, Dave Furneaux '93, Lisa R. Hastings '91, Chrissie Long '06, Carrah Malone '98, Don Manzelli '53, Sara Mattes P’04, P’06, Kathy Metcalfe and Lang Wheeler P’06, Eben Moulton '68, Cammy Watts '75, Chrissie Long '06, Liabeth Brimm '75


For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

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Alumni: 939
Parents: 776
1874 members: 43
President's Circle members: 12
Internships/Jobs: 20/6
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 56%
Parent Annual Giving: 12.11%


City Champion Coordinator: David Hughes '76 P'09
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Ann-Marie Manning
STRIPES coordinator: Terry Cahill '00
Ambassador: David Hughes '76
City Champions: Lisa Blumberg and Paul Blumberg '83, Richard Bowen P'08,
Terrence Cahill '00, Emmanuela and William Carney II '80, Edward '83 and Laura F. Carney '83, John and Jane B. Colman '51, Amy and Matthew Davidson '76, Carlos '72 and Sandra Frum '71, Raymond and Susan Gillette P'06, Amy '80 and Robert Greenebaum Jr. '76, James Heckman '65, Denise '77 and David Hughes '76, Paul Klein '69, Thomas and Susan S. Kuczmarski '73, Robin Lachman and Thomas Lee '78, Amy '84 and Steven Louis '84, Barbara Goodman Manilow '82, Jennifer and Mark Peterson '93, Cynthia '81 and David Rosenbloom '81, Kimberley Silver '98, Leslie and Alden Sulger III '83, Johanna and Robert Williams '64


For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

December 5, 2009 - Selective Liberal Arts Consortium Recruitment Day
Contact Geoff Falen, CC Career Center Director, for more information

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Alumni: 3,097
Parents: 999
1874 members: 145
President's Circle members:10
Internships/Job: 122/354
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 51%


City Champion Coordinator: Jeff Haney '76
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Gina Taranto '93
STRIPES coordinator: VACANT
Ambassadors: Chris Jones '83 and Beale Tejada '07
AAB members: Heather Carroll '89, Tim Lambert '93
Trustees: William Hybl '64
City Champions: Ben Berger '07, Heather Carroll '89, Momi Ching Dufault '72, Victor Fitzjarral '07, Colin Frazer '02, Jeffrey Haney '76, William Hybl '64, Chris Jones '83, Tim Lambert '93, Beale Tejada '07, Alden Sheffield '69


For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

More Colorado Springs Alumni and Parent Events

Alumni: 4,353
Parents: 2,108
1874 members: 106
President's Circle members: 35
Internships/Jobs: 57/347
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 51%



City Champion Coordinator: Suzanne White '77
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Robb Pike
STRIPES coordinator: Sonia Kumar '04
Ambassador: Alan Luzietti '92
Ambassador for Young Alumni: Robin Dunn '06
AAB members: Jim Burness '90, Kristie Kauerz '91, Ann Pfeiffenberger O'Neill '83, Cynthia Skeen '70, Ari Stiller-Shuhlman '06
Trustees: Sue Allon '81, Bill Campbell '67, Bob Manning '69, Manuel Martinez '74, Ray Petros '72, Jack Pottle '77, Brian Thomson '85, Jack Wold '75
City Champions: Sue Allon '81, Ralph Armijo '74, Scot Barker '71, Ed Benton '50, David Birnbaum '83, Jim Burness '90, Bill Campbell '67, Jocelyn Gamble Childs '80, Four Cogswell '87, Susan Duncan '52, Robin Dunn '06, Ann Frick '73, Brad Friedman '82, David Gottenborg '77, Susan Hilb '63, Tom Hilb '60, Kristie Kauerz '91, Sonia Kumar '04, Alan Luzietti '92, Robert Manning '69, Jim Marlow '73, Manuel Martinez '74, Laura Marvin '80, Jerry McHugh '80, Jerome McHugh Sr., Susan Mitchell '57, Ann Pfeiffenberger O'Neill '83, Dorothy Nichols Pacheco '87, Don Pacheco '81, Cici Peterson '81, Ray Petros '72, Jack Pottle '77, Shawn Reid '94, Mary Reisher '78, Scott Schoelzel '80, Dick Schulte '75, Tom Shallow '81, Harris Sherman '64, Cynthia Skeen '70, Eaton Smith '44, David Smith '70, Greg Smith '69, Crissie Snow '72, Ari Stiller-Shuhlman '06, Michael Szyliowicz '85, David Tenner '81, Brian Thomson '85, Dirk Tyler '80, Bill Ward '64, John Warner '72, Suzanne White '77, Mark Williams '82, Jack Wold '75

For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

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Alumni: 1,403
Parents: 534
1874 members: 44
President's Circle members: 18
Internships/Jobs: 8/13
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 50%
Parent Annual Giving: 14.61%


City Champion Coordinator: OPEN
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Robb Pike
STRIPES coordinator: VACANT
Ambassador: Rob Gard '92
AAB members: Rob Gard '92, Natalie Collins Battersbee '61
Trustees: Neal Baer '78, Margaret Mathies '57, Adam Press '84, Harold Price
City Champions: Neal Baer '78, Thomas Baxter '76, Nancy Belinsky '81, Natalie Collins Battersbee '61, Rob Gard '92, Michael Ibarra '79, Margaret Mathies '57, Adam Press '84, Harold Price

November 2, 2008 - Los Angeles
City Champion Blitz Weekend

For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.
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Alumni: 700
Parents: 720
1874 members: 15
President's Circle members: 11
Internships/Jobs: 2/2
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 55%


City Champion Coordinator: Open
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Gina Taranto
STRIPES coordinator: Adam Gunther '96
Ambassadors: Charlie Flinn '89 and Jenny Hustad Flinn '90
AAB member: Judy Thompson Fischer '73
City Champions: Carol and Judson Bemis '76, James Craig '97, Ted Christianson '89, Robert Daly '85, John and Mary Lou Dasburg P'07, Margaret Dines '81, James Diracles '70, Daniel Dolan '85, Marc Fischer '02, Judy Thompson Fischer '73, Charles '89 and Jennifer '90 Flinn, Jane Goodnight '89, Thomas Gould '69, Kathy Graves '84, Adam Gunther '96, Gregory and Mary Ann Halbert P'08, Peter Herfurth '73, Lisa Hesdorffer '90, Keith Hoppe '88, Thea Keamy '86, David Knoblauch '69, Christopher Lyon , John Massopust '73, Susan Metzger '69, William Metzger '67, Ed "Duke" Motch '78, Heather Page '88, Jamie Peters '75, Marc Pettygrove '82, Giselle Restrepo '02, Cal Simmons '70, Had Solberg '71, John Thomson P'07, Barbara and Bill Van Brunt P'07, Douglas Van Metre '81, Stephen Weld '64, Rob '76 and Susan White '76, Nancy Woodrow '68, David Wright '84

For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

More Minnesota Alumni and Parent Events

Alumni: 928
Parents: 1146
1874 members: 53
President's Circle members: 16
Internships/Jobs: 18/19
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 53%



City Champion Coordinator: Molly Magdalain '01
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Nicole Rivet
STRIPES coordinator: Liz Stanton '88
Ambassador: Quana Rochelle '03
AAB members:
Trustees: Holly Ornstein Carter '85, Hans Utsch P'92 & P'95
City Champions: Jon Adler P'07, Rachel Adler P'07, Holly Carter '85, Andrew DeNatale '99, Alexander Durst '93, Jim Finkel '82, Lisa Gesson '97, Brian Giebel '95, Edward Glassmeyer P'91, P'94, P'96 , Penelope Glassmeyer P'91, P'94, P'96 , Carly Glassmeyer '96, Amy Guglielmo '94, James Heller '71, Bill Heuslein '84, John Hock P'08, P'09, Richard Kilbride '78, Audrey Manley '89, Jim McDowell '74, Roger Mullarkey '86, Gillian Munson '92, Michael Murphy '75, Quana Rochelle '03, Carky Rubens '52, Mary Rubens '53, Christine Schluter '65, Jesse Sokolow '72, Liz Stanton '88, Tom Sulger '85, John Troubh '79, Hans Utsch P'92, P'95, Stacy Volker '95, Paige West '90

For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

January 8, 2009 - Selective Liberal Arts Consortium Recruitment Day
Contact Geoff Falen, CC Career Center Director, for more information.

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Alumni: 1,585
Parents: 632
1874 members: 40
President's Circle members: 16
Internships/Jobs: 2/14
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 53%



City Champion Coordinator: Alison Henry '99
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contact: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Ann-Marie Manning
STRIPES coordinator: Caroline Mullen '05
Ambassador:
AAB members: Rob Adkisson '92, Laura Dearborn '64, Pamela Miller '84
Trustees: John Chalik '67, Liz Larned '83, Bob Selig '61, Colburn Wilbur
City Champions: Rob Adkisson '92, Douglas Brown '68, John Chalik '67, Gretchen Corbin '93, Laura Dearborn '64, James Deichen '76, Kathleen Vigil Deichen '76, Maxwell Drever P'06, P'08, Cynthia Gilbert '82, Alison Henry '99, Lorna Kollmeyer '80, Elizabeth Larned '83, Kimberly Miles '05, Eric Miller '83, P'11, Pamela Miller '84, P'11, Caroline Mullen '05, Kathryn Nyrop '77, Bob Selig '61, Henry Shires '82, Scott Smith '76, P. Andrew '85 and Carolyn '86 Stenovec, Angelic Taube '92, Bill Thomas '67, Colburn Wilbur, Blair Wilson '03, Susan Wolf-Becker '76, Stephen Zavell '73



For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

October 31 - November 1, 2008
City Champion Blitz Weekend

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Alumni: 1,951
Parents: 669
1874 members: 36
President's Circle members: 16
Internships/Jobs: 6/8
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 50%


City Champion Coordinator: Treena Colby '93
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Josh Bailey
Ambassador: Treena Colby '93
STRIPES coordinator: Ariana Stafford '00
Trustees: Doug Norberg '62, Michael Slade '79, Brian Williamson '96
City Champions: Raleigh Bowden '74 and P'06, Caroline Bulmer '00, McLean Bulmer '98, Janet Buttenwieser '93, Craig Campbell '73, Treena Colby '93, Gretchen Corbin '93, Michael Doubleday '74, Susan Leavitt '73, Jack Little P'05, Marina Little P'05, Peter Morgan '74, P'06, Robert Nathane P'07, Susan Nathane P'07, Sheryl and Peter '78 Neupert '78, Nancy '64 and Doug '62 Norberg, Billy Poll '90, Nikki Putnam '99, Zach Putnam '98, Julie Sargent '79, Preston Sargent '80, Ron Sher '64, Mike Slade '79, Ariana Stafford '00, Bill Stafford '63, Charles Streamer '76, Donna and Thor Thorson '67, Brian Williamson '96


For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

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Alumni: 578
Parents: 583
1874 members: 17
President's Circle members: 8
Internships/jobs: 35/217
Alumni Admission Interviews:
Alumni Annual Giving: 53%



City Champion Coordinator: Ed Goldstein '79
Alumni & Parent Office contact: Gerri Anne Reed
Admission Office contact: Kari Kwinn '03
Career Center contacts: Geoff Falen
Development Office contact: Nicole Rivet
STRIPES coordinator: Andrew Curry '01
Ambassador: John Anthony '95, Katherine Neebe '97
AAB members: Ed Goldstein '79, Mark Glaze '92, Ann Morrison Smith '73
Trustees: David Lampton P'00, Ken Salazar '77, Suzanne Woolsey P '97, '98 & '99
City Champions: John Anthony '95, Elaine Chan P'06, P'09, Ellie Collinson '05, Andrew Curry '01, Mark Glaze '92, Jeff Goldberg P'10, Ed Goldstein '79, Peter Hiebert P'06, P'09, David Lampton P'00, Frank Lloyd P'93, P'11, Ann Morrison Smith '73, Katherine Neebe '97, Ken Salazar '77, Gary Townsend P'08, Holly Townsend P'08, Jim Woolsey P'97, P'98, P'00, Suzanne Woolsey P'97, P'98, P'00

For more information regarding alumni, parent and development events, please view the calendar.

October 4, 2008
Washington, D.C. City Champion Blitz Weekend

January 12, 2009 - Selective Liberal Arts Consortium Recruitment Day
Contact Geoff Falen, CC Career Center Director, for more information.

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