CMS National Champions!

Professor Branwen Williams is inspiring the CMC community to develop strategies to mitigate climate change, recently taking on new campus leadership roles—as the director of the Roberts Environmental Center and a Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences professor.

CMC’s Center for Global Education provides life-changing, off-campus experiences both in the U.S. and abroad. Students hone their abilities to cultivate respect and understanding of self and others, while learning skills necessary to become global leaders.

The CMC Community engaged in a beloved tradition—a Singing Party—in honor of the late Professor Ward Elliott, an inspiring educator, prolific scholar, and tenacious adventurer, who loved to sing and play the piano and guitar with his students.

CMS soccer standout Rafael Otero ’25 helps his fellow CMCers feel a sense of belonging as a Romero Success Coach. It has been especially rewarding to support his peers in developing life skills and strategies while helping them achieve their goals.

As a reflection and in honor of the late Professor P. Edward “Ed” Haley, a recent memorial at the Athenaeum featured fond memories, poetry, and a scholarly lecture, “Threats and Promises Across the Nuclear Age,” by Professor Lisa Koch, an expert in international relations.

For Divya Chadda ’13, CMC was and still continues to be a transformative place for her. When she arrived at CMC, she quickly learned it’s better to learn from others rather than strive to be the smartest person in the room. As a student, she worked in the Office of Alumni and Parent Engagement, seeing firsthand the importance of giving back.

CMS hosted the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship for the first time, with the Athenas entertaining the home crowd with a dominant win over top-seeded UW-Oshkosh in the quarterfinals, and a gallant comeback effort in the semifinals before coming up just short in a 3-2 loss to Hope.

The CMS women’s cross country team finished fourth in one of the closest NCAA Division III Championship races ever, with the top four teams separated by only seven points. Natalie Bitetti ’24 tied the highest finish for any CMS cross country runner (second), while the Stags added a 12th-place finish.

As 2023 comes to a close, please help CMC continue to prepare the next generation of students for thoughtful and productive lives and responsible leadership in business, government, and the professions by making a gift to the College. Please make your gift by December 31. Thank you!