Currents highlights the end of 2009 with a series of images of memorable people and events from the past year. The images include Isaac Nyamongo of the University of Nairobi, Kenya, the college's first Fulbright scholar in residence; Convocation 2009, in which the college welcomed 440 first-year students; the 4th annual College-Community Dash & Stroll event; first-year students in Strasbourg, France, in fall 2009 taking part in the new Global Beginnings program; the ground-breaking celebration on campus last fall of the new Windy Hill School; the college's new distinguished professors, Susan Reeves and Jon Keenan, with their benefactors Trustee Tom Csatari and his wife Judy, and Joyce J. Kollegian; and a member of the men's ski team, which won the 2009 USCSA championships.
Connecting Past and Present…
For his 2009 Sabattical, Humanities Professor Pat Anderson set out to explore the native cultures of the Mayan and Inca people in Central and South America. His goal was to discover how these cultures' ancient traditions connect to contemporary practices today.
A Peek at the Personal…
The Colby-Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Department will host “Interior Life,” an exhibition featuring work by seven photographers who know that the personal is often on display if we choose to look. The opening reception is Thursday, Jan. 28, at 6 p.m. in the Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery. The exhibition will continue through Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010.
A Memoriam for Counselor Marty Reardon…
For more than 15 years, Counselor Marty Reardon has been here to guide and support Colby-Sawyer students through some of the most difficult times of their college careers.
SmartCard Goes to Town…
A large majority of students wanted to use their I.D.s, now enabled as SmartCards, for more than just the dining hall, laundry and textbooks. Now they can go off-campus with their cards.
Get (Re)Energized with the Documentary 'Kilowatt Ours'…
“Kilowatt Ours: A Plan to Re-Energize America,” an award-winning documentary that helped move the conversation about energy conservation into a mainstream campaign, will show on campus Feb. 9.
Learning to See: Global Beginnings Shows First-Semester Students a Whole New World…
Explore life in Europe with the pioneers of Global Beginnings, the college's largest study-abroad initiative to date. These first-semester freshmen learned to see not only from a college student's perspective but also with an expanding worldview as they commenced their college careers far from New London.
Humanities Professor and Poet Ewa Chrusciel Named a Finalist in International Poetry Competition…
Colby-Sawyer Assistant Professor of Humanities Ewa Chrusciel's poem “hagio graphia” has been named a finalist in the poetry category of the International Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. The Aesthetica Creative Works Annual is comprised of the winning entries of the Aesthetica Annual Creative Works Competition, which this year received 18,000 submissions from more than 30 countries.
From the British Archives…
Archivist Kelli Bogan was selected to travel to England last fall as part of Rotary International's Group Study Exchange for young professionals.
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Think Sell: Advertising Class Creates Ad Campaigns for Mount Sunapee Resort…
Professor John Ferries' advertising class put their knowledge to use by creating a professional, real-world project that targeted beginners, families and college students as potential Mt. Sunapee resort customers.
Dinner is Served…
With more than a thousand people to feed three times a day, Colby-Sawyer's kitchen is always buzzing with activity. Take a look behind the scenes and find out what it takes to fuel the student body.
Moodle, Anyone?…
Colby-Sawyer is joining many other institutions around the country and the world in looking at moving to the open-source Moodle as a means to manage courses.
Colby-Sawyer Appoints New Director of Institutional Research…
Ni Yi of Charlottesville, Va., will take on the newly restructured role in Institutional Research. As director, he will be involved in not only collecting and analyzing data, but also in engaging the college community in using empirical data to drive decision-making and strategic planning.
Wesson Honors Students Gain Global Perspectives at National Conference…
A student delegation of the Wesson Honors Program traveled with Program Coordinator and Humanities Professor Ann Page Stecker to Washington, D.C., to take part in the annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) this fall.
Business NH Magazine Names Colby-Sawyer One of State's Best Places to Work…
Business NH Magazine and New Hampshire Businesses for Social Responsibility have announced the 2009 Best Companies to Work For in New Hampshire and Colby-Sawyer College was selected as a semi-finalist among the top 20 companies.
Connecting with the Community…
Kimberly Arena '12 and Amanda Gibbons '12 recently spent time with New London Junior Girl Scout Troop 1002 as guest speakers during a troop meeting.
