Winter Commencement program - Dec. 2023

WI N T ER

Sunday, December 17, 2023 | 1 p.m.

Shove Chapel | Colorado Springs, CO

150TH ACADEMIC YEAR

THE COLORADO COLLEGE WINTER COMMENCEMENT Sunday, December 17, 2023 | 1 p.m.

Presiding: L. Song Richardson, President of the College

PRELUDE* Praeludium in G Major, BWV 568

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

P R O C E S S I O N A L* From Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1, Op. 39

Edward Elgar (1857–1934)

A M E R I C A , T H E B E A U T I F U L (Selected stanzas)* “O Beautiful for Spacious Skies” (1893)

Samuel A. Ward (1847-1903); Words by Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) Performed by: Members of Room 46

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Debbie Howell, Elder in Residence

I N V O C AT I O N * Kate Holbrook, Chaplain

WELCOME L. Song Richardson, President of the College

COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Steven Hayward, Professor of English Now. And then…

CONFERRING OF DEGREES IN COURSE Presented by Emily Chan, Dean of the Faculty Conferred by L. Song Richardson, President of the College

C O L O R A D O C O L L E G E A L M A M AT E R * “O Colorado College Fair”

Words and music by Charles Hawley ’54 and Professors Earl Juhas and Albert Seay Performed by: Members of Room 46

BENEDICTION* Kate Holbrook, Chaplain

R E C E S S I O N A L* Rigaudon from 0Idoménée

André Campra (1660–1744)

*ATTENDEES STANDING AS ABLE Degree recipients and guests are requested to remain in their places until the conclusion of the ceremony.

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BACHELOR of ARTS

Najma Abdi, Aurora, Colorado International Political Econ

Amanda Lake, Weston, Massachusetts International Political Econ

Sophie Baker, Chattanooga, Tennessee Business, Economics, and Society

Kate Lee, Erie, Colorado International Political Econ

Amanda Bradley, San Francisco, California Feminist and Gender Studies

Wenxuan Li, Beijing, People’s Republic of China Mathematical Economics

Rebecca Calhoun, West Roxbury, Massachusetts Neuroscience

Phillip Lieberman, Tulsa, Oklahoma Psychology

Sydney Dunham, North Hampton, New Hampshire Philosophy

Hannah Masling, Washington, District of Columbia Psychology

Terese Greenhaw, Rye, New York Theatre

Christopher Mehlman, Manchester, Massachusetts Political Science

Tucker Hale, Manhattan Beach, California Independently Designed Major

Matthew Miramontes, Roswell, Georgia History

Greer Harnden, Lincoln, Massachusetts Education

Kylie Orf, Carbondale, Colorado Environmental Studies

Miranda Hunter, Los Gatos, California Computer Science

Eleanor Peterson, Evanston, Illinois Organismal Biology and Ecology

Abigael Jordan, Westminster, Colorado Environmental Science

Kathryn Rowley, Loveland, Colorado English

Piper Kent, Saugerties, New York Geology

Caitlin Soch, Denver, Colorado International Political Econ

Caitlin Kim, Parker, Colorado Molecular Biology

Alex Weinman, Poughkeepsie, New York English

Deiyanna Knox, Saint Louis, Missouri Organismal Biology and Ecology

Lili Weir, Sandy, Utah Organismal Biology and Ecology

Cat Krupka, Vail, Colorado Education

Ian Widmann, Littleton, Colorado Music

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A M E R I C A , TH E B E AUTI F U L

(“O Beautiful for Spacious Skies”) Music written by Samuel A. Ward (1847–1903) Words written by Katharine Lee Bates (1859–1929) Selected stanzas O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain.

America! America!

God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.

O beautiful for pilgrim feet Whose stern impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness.

America! America!

God mend thine every flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law.

In 1893, Katharine Lee Bates was a visiting professor of English literature in Colorado College’s Summer Session. Bates and a group of faculty members traveled by prairie wagon and mules to the summit of Pikes Peak. There, inspired by the magnificent panorama, the poet conceived the initial verses of “America, the Beautiful.” It was published in 1895 to national acclaim.

CO LO R A D O CO LLE G E A LM A M ATE R

(“O Colorado College Fair”) Words and music written in 1953 by Charles Hawley ’54 and Professors Earl Juhas and Albert Seay O Colorado College fair, We sing our praise to you; Eternal as the Rockies, that form our western view; Your loyal sons and daughters will always grateful be; The college dear to all our hearts is our C.C.

O Colorado College fair, Long may your fame be known; May fortune smile upon you, and honor be your own; Our Alma Mater always, Your loyal children we; Together let us face the future, Hail C.C.

Audience: Please join us in singing.

S E N I O R C L A S S M OT TO

“In a time of destruction, create something.” —Maxine Hong Kingston

SENIOR CLASS GIFT

Commemorate your senior year by contributing to the Senior Class Gift! As a CC tradition, the senior class gift is a moment to celebrate your time here by supporting a cause that aligns with your student experience, values, and philanthropic interests. Give to initiatives like mental health, sustainability, financial aid, the CC Food Pantry, the LGBTQ Discretionary Fund, student access, antiracism, and others. Your gift is a pledge to the future of CC and a legacy that endures beyond graduation. Let’s make a difference for the next generation of Tigers!

L A N D AC K N OW LE D G E M E NT

We acknowledge that Colorado College is located within the unceded territory of the Ute Peoples. Other tribes who historically use, and continue to use, the land also include the Apache, Arapaho, Comanche, and Cheyenne. We ask you to honor the ancestors of our various peoples, nations, tribes, and families whose struggles for justice on this land inspire us.

I M P O RTA NT I N FO R M ATI O N

Photography: A professional photographer will be taking photos of each graduate. To order your photos please visit www.gradimages.com. Audience members for today’s event may be filmed, recorded, or photographed. Visitors consent to appear in documentation and media and its future use by Colorado College.

Livestream: The Commencement livestream will be available for viewing on December 17, 2023, at www.coloradocollege.edu/live.

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