Business & Community Alliance - Colorado College

YOU ARE INVITED:

Saturday, February 9, 2008, 6pm

Wigand Room, World Arena

B&CA Hockey Night Party--

Each year the B&CA hosts a fun-filled night of CC Tiger Hockey. This is a great night out for your family and friends, or a special way to thank a favorite client or colleague. Tickets are $25 per person and include a buffet dinner, cash bar, and reserved SkyBox seating for the game. Meet other community members, friends and alumni, (maybe) win a crazy raffle prize, and watch the Tigers as they play St. Cloud State. Puck drops at 7:07pm.

Click here to download a reservation form now!

Call Connie at 389-6835 for more information or to reserve your tickets.

What is the B&CA?...B&CA Events... How was the alliance formed? ...Impact on Colorado Springs...Facts about Colorado College 

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What is the Business and Community Alliance?

The Business and Community Alliance of Colorado Springs is a group of local citizens who would like to broaden the role of Colorado College in Colorado Springs.  As small-business owners, bankers, and corporate and non-profit community leaders, they have joined together to strengthen ties and demonstrate the mutual reliance of each to the other.  In a sense, they are "ambassadors" for community relations.

Members of the Alliance bring the community to the campus, letting it see firsthand what the college does and how it impacts the Colorado Springs community. 

B&CA Events

The B&CA hosts several events a year, many of which are free of charge, and all of which are open to members of the public.

How was the Alliance formed?

In the early 1980s, when then-CC-President Gresham Riley wanted to highlight Colorado College to the business community, he formed the Corporate and Business Advisory Committee.  This group of 20 faithfully invited co-workers and business associates to events, building the membership so that now the group has a mailing list of more than 700 who are regularly notified of important events at the college. .

Today, a 25-member board directs the planning of the Business and Community Alliance.

The Impact of Colorado College in Colorado Springs
 

A significant contributor to local economics

A 2004 study, conducted by visiting economics and business professor Peter Taylor and paraprofessional Ray McKenzie-Young, found that Colorado College brings $110 million each year into the local economy.

“The $80 million total CC community expenditure directly and indirectly impacts a broad range of businesses. Another $30 million in local sales are generated as a result of CC’s expenditures,” said Taylor.

The study shows that Colorado College has a substantial positive effect on the local community for two main reasons. First, CC is a business that brings in cash from outside in the form of tuition. Second, CC acts as a stabilizing factor in the local economy. “Even if there is recession,” Taylor explained, “students will still come to CC and pay tuition. This is a stable revenue flow.”

Economic Impact Study Summary

A 1997 study, conducted by CC economics and business professor William J. Weida, found that $32.4 million is spent to compensate employees of the college, and $42.4 million is spent in the local community for materials and services each year.

Each student spends an average $5,650 a year on personal purchases off-campus.

Over 5,000 conference participants, visiting alumni, and parents spend an average of  $960 per visit at local hotels, restaurants, and stores.

Many graduating students stay in the Colorado Springs area.  Currently there are an estimated 2,060 alumni living in the Colorado Springs area.

A significant contributor to education

Colorado College is a highly ranked national liberal arts college, the only one in the Rocky Mountain region.  The quality of its undergraduate education is well-known, but CC also offers a master of arts in teaching (MAT) degree that draws mostly local teachers into its program.  Each year, the college graduates an average of 26 teachers from our MAT program, who most often take jobs in our local school districts.  The enhanced quality of education for the children in our community is a direct benefit of the college.  The college also presents numerous conferences and workshops for the community to improve K-12 education in the region.

A significant contributor to the cultural and entertainment community

Visiting performers, concerts and art exhibits are a few ways CC adds value to the cultural community.  Public lectures by faculty and prominent guests stimulate intellectual discussions.  KRCC, a National Public Radio affiliate, is operated by the college and largely funded by community donations, providing top-quality entertainment and news around Southern Colorado.  And don’t forget CC sports!  The World Arena in Colorado Springs hosts CC hockey, a favorite local pastime.  The arena was built with the help of college and alumni contributions.  Soccer, football, basketball and other sports are also great community entertainment.

A significant contributor of service and leadership

Supported by the Center for Service and Learning, 84 percent of CC students volunteer in more than 115 local nonprofits. Students staff the college’s soup kitchen, the only one in the United States operated by a college.  They also help disadvantaged youth, teach English as a foreign language, assist teachers in local schools, and counsel troubled teens.  In addition, faculty, staff and administrators are active in other civic and religious organizations.

Political leaders have emerged from Colorado College.  Mike Bird, a college professor, has served in the state legislature.  Robert Loevy, an expert on presidential elections, helped redesign Colorado Springs’ city council system and was the architect of Colorado’s first presidential primary.  Diana DeGette, a 1979 alumna, represents the state in the U.S. House of Representatives;  Ken Salazar '77 served as Colorado's State Attorney General, and is now one of Colorado's U.S. senators.