By Leslie Weddell
Summer Session is Back at CC!
From Ice to Art: Honnen Ice Arena Undergoes Transformation The Honnen Ice Arena, named for Edward Honnen, a Class of 1921 alumnus, is undergoing a transformation. The ice was melted and removed in mid-June, and plans call for using the building as the primary new home for 3D arts classes until a permanent home can be developed. Additional campus spaces for 3D arts classes also have been identified, including a studio in the new Ed Robson Arena. Honnen received an honorary B.S. degree from CC in 1960 and an honorary D.S. degree from the college in 1983. Additionally, he sat on the college’s governing board as an alumni trustee from 1946 to 1950 and as a charter trustee from 1960 to 1983.
One of the benefits of the Block Plan is the versatility it offers, including in the summer. CC undergraduates and visiting undergraduates from other schools have the opportunity to participate in courses during summer blocks A, B, and/or C. Because of the upheaval caused by the pandemic during the 2020-21 academic year, CC undergraduate students were offered the opportunity to earn 10 blocks instead of the usual eight. Director of Summer Session Jim Burke says this summer the program is absorbing multiple academic-year courses that couldn’t be taught in the fall or were moved — in hopes of having fewer COVID restrictions — to the summer. This year Summer Session is offering 68 courses, more than double the 33 courses offered last year, with nearly 1,100 students enrolled. The classes offered are a combination of in-person, hybrid, flex, and fully remote. Additionally, the summer pre-college program is vibrant, with a 20% increase in enrollment from 2019. “CC is one of the few institutions offering in-person pre-college programming this summer, which our students are definitely excited for. Many have been in remote learning all academic year, so they are eager to engage with their peers and experience everything the Block Plan has to offer,” says Burke.
Although the ice rink is being removed, the Honnen legacy will continue: The building, which was begun in 1963 and completed in 1966, will be known as “Honnen,” and the Honnen History Wall, which will include Honnen’s biography, will wrap around the second-floor club level seating of the new multipurpose arena. The popular public ice-skating programs will resume at Ed Robson Arena after its scheduled October opening.
TOP: Students in Block A Organic Chemistry finish their lab work before the end of the block. BOTTOM: Students in the Block A Printmaking class share their work and lead creative activities for the CC community. Photos by Chidera Ikpeamarom ’22
The program draws students from all over the country, with many coming from California, Washington, Oregon, New York, and Texas, he says, to take classes such as Biology of Epidemics, Marketing for Entrepreneurs, and Freedom and Empire: The Drama of Ancient Politics. And while it’s academic, it’s not all academics. Summer Session partners with Student Life and the Colorado College Student Government Association to provide a range of activities for students in the summer term, including: • 4 outdoor movie nights • 6 Switchbacks games (soccer) at Weidner Field • 13 Bemis art classes • 18 concerts open to the public • 3 outdoor performances through the Fine Arts Center • 3 First Friday barbecues to kick off each summer block
Campus Reopens to Visitors — With Precautions CC started welcoming visitors to campus this summer with an updated visitor policy that prioritizes initiatives that serve CC students, academic programming, and prospective students and their families visiting campus. On June 21, the Admission team started welcoming prospective students and their two guests for campus tours. Tours required preregistration and on-site check-in, and all participants had to follow CC’s policies for social distancing and mask wearing. Additionally, the college has begun allowing visitors to attend approved outdoor athletics events.
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