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“Animal behavior is much more complex and sophisticated than we expect. Animals do not randomly band together, but follow predictions of natural selection.” - Ben Steele, professor and chair of the Natural Sciences Department
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campus news & events
Storyteller, Singer Charlotte Blake Alston Brings African and African-American Cultures, Oral Traditions to Performance at Colby-Sawyer
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 7, 2009 — Philadelphia-based storyteller, narrator and singer Charlotte Blake Alston will bring traditional and contemporary African and African-American oral and cultural traditions to life through stories and songs in her upcoming solo performance at Colby-Sawyer College. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Professor Maurissa Abecassis Selected as New Hampshire Professor of Year by Carnegie Foundation, CASE
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 20, 2008 — The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) have named Associate Professor of Social Sciences and Education Maurissa Abecassis of Colby-Sawyer College as the 2008 New Hampshire Professor of the Year.[ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Singers Present Holiday Classic 'Amahl and the Night Visitors' One-Act Opera
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 17, 2008 - The Colby-Sawyer College Singers will present their annual holiday concert Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Center. Community members are invited to attend, and admission is free. [ read more ]
Communications Professor Alberto Gonzalez to Speak about Presidential Campaign Rhetoric, Intercultural Communication
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 31, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer will host Dr. Alberto Gonzalez, professor of Communication Studies at Bowling Green State University, for presentations on the rhetoric of the 2008 presidential election and on the keys to successful intercultural communications. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Geoffrey Douglas for Reading from 'The Classmates: Privilege, Chaos, and the End of an Era'
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 31, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host author Geoffrey Douglas, who will read from his new memoir, The Classmates: Privilege, Chaos, and the End of an Era, about his and his classmates' experiences at and after St. Paul's School, a prestigious private school in Concord, N.H. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Film on Kidnapping of Colombian Senator and Presidential Candidate
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 24, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will present “The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt,” a documentary about the recently released Colombian presidential candidate. The documentary is part of the college's Human Rights and Social Justice Film Series. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Fine Arts Faculty Present Annual Exhibition of New Works in Diverse Media
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 14, 2008 - The Colby-Sawyer College Department of Fine and Performing Arts presents its annual Art Faculty Exhibition from Oct. 30 to Dec. 4, featuring new works by art faculty in drawing, ceramics, graphic design, new media, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
An opening reception for the show will be held Thursday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Marian Graves Mugar Gallery at Sawyer Fine Arts Center.
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Colby-Sawyer Presents 'For the Bible Tells Me So,' Documentary about the Struggle for Christians with Homosexual Children
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 14, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College presents “For the Bible Tells Me So,” a documentary about some Christians' conflict between reconciling their beliefs and their children's homosexuality, on Tues, Oct. 28, 2008 at 7 p.m.
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Colby-Sawyer College to Host “Forever Locked” Moose Exhibit and Photographer Rick “Mooseman” Libbey
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 13, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host “Forever Locked,” an exhibit displaying two moose with antlers locked, and a presentation by photographer Rick “Mooseman” Libbey on Saturday, Oct. 25. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Film and Discussion of Operation Noah's Ark, Africa's Effort to Relocate Elephants and Other Endangered Species
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 29, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host the documentary “Operation Noah's Ark” Monday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. A discussion with Professor Wouter van Hoven, director of the Center for Wildlife Management at the University of Pretoria in South Africa and director of Ecolife Expeditions will follow the short film. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Welcomes Lively Spoken Word Performance Featuring World's Top Performance Poets
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 26, 2008 – The Colby-Sawyer Cultural Events Committee will host The Junkyard Ghost Revival Spoken Word Show, a lively group of the world's top performance poets, on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Admission is free, and the public is welcome to attend. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Announces 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 26, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will induct three athletes and one entire team as new members into its 2008 Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 12. This year's honorees include Christopher Cabe '00, Stephanie A. Roy '02, Drew Drummond '02 and the 1993-1994 Equestrian Team. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Musically Adventurous Georgia Guitar Quartet
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 23, 2008 — Colby-Sawyer College will host a concert by the Georgia Guitar Quartet, an exciting new presence from the American South whose incredible range and spontaneity give their audiences a thrilling new way to experience chamber music.[ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Present Documentary “Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North”
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 18, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will present the documentary “Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North,” about the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history, as part of its Human Rights and Social Justice Film Series on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Welcomes New Academic Programs and Faculty Members and First Fulbright Scholar in Residence this Fall
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 12, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will introduce new academic programs and faculty members and its first Fulbright Scholar in Residence this fall. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College To Host Third 5K Fun Run/Walk For College and Communities
NEW LONDON, N.H, Aug. 14, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host its third annual 5K Dash and Stroll, a non-competitive fun run/walk for people of all ages. [ read more ]
Journalist and Media Critic Jennifer Pozner Discusses Sexism, Racism in Media Coverage of 2008 Elections
NEW LONDON, N.H., Aug. 14, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host journalist, author and media critic Jennifer L. Pozner's multi-media lecture, “When Anchormen Attack: Gender, Race & Media in the 2008 Elections.” Pozner seeks to expose how sexism and racial prejudice have dominated and distorted the media coverage in one of the most important elections in U.S. history. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Community Radio Broadcasts in Summer
New London, N.H., July 14, 2008 - WSCS, the non-commercial educational radio service of Colby-Sawyer College, has returned to the airwaves for the summer season. This summer WSCS is broadcasting a wide range of music and information including campus and community-related news and calendar events. [ read more ]
Adventures in Learning, Colby-Sawyer College Celebrate 10-Year Association
NEW LONDON, N.H., June 4, 2008 – More than 200 people from the 15 Kearsarge-Lake Sunapee towns gathered on the Colby-Sawyer College campus late in May for the tenth anniversary celebration of Adventures in Learning at Colby-Sawyer College. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Professor Ann Page Stecker is Featured Speaker for 2008 Women Who Make a Difference Event in New London
NEW LONDON, N.H., May 16, 2008 – The 2008 Women Who Make a Difference Luncheon will feature Ann Page Stecker, professor of Humanities at Colby-Sawyer College, as its keynote speaker. The event, which benefits the Pediatric Programs of the Lake Sunapee Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice, begins at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, in Wheeler Hall at Colby-Sawyer's Ware Campus Center. [ read more ]
MIT Director of Technical Communications Mya Poe Is Keynote Speaker
for Writing with Numbers Workshop at Colby-Sawyer College
NEW LONDON, N.H., May 12, 2008 – A Writing with Numbers Workshop at Colby-Sawyer College this week will feature a keynote address by Mya Poe, Ph. D., director of Technical Communication with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Writing and Humanistic Studies Program. The workshop on Thursday, May 15, and Friday, May 16, organized by the National Numeracy Network and Carleton College's Quantitative Inquiry, Reasoning and Knowledge (Quirk) Initiative, will allow educators to develop and share assignments that engage students in writing with numbers across fields of study. [ read more ]
Adventures in Learning Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
NEW LONDON, N.H., May 9, 2008 – Adventures in Learning, Colby-Sawyer College's lifelong education program, will hold a ten-year anniversary celebration on Thursday, May 22, from 4 to 6 p.m. in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center on the New London campus.[ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Presents Spring Video Showcase
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 21, 2008 - The Colby-Sawyer College Communication Studies Program will present its Spring Video Showcase, a biannual exhibition of student video productions, on Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Center Theater. The event is free and the community is welcome to attend. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Senior Art Exhibition Features Student Work
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 21, 2008 - The Fine and Performing Arts Department at Colby-Sawyer College will host an opening reception for the Senior Art Exhibition on Friday, April 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Marian Graves Mugar Art Gallery in Sawyer Center. The reception will include the presentation of scholarships and awards from the college. Refreshments will be served, and the free event is open to the public. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Singers to Present Spring Concert "A Poetic Journey"
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 21, 2008 - The Colby-Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Department will present its spring concert with the Colby-Sawyer Singers Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Center Theatre. Admission is free, and community members are welcome to attend. [ read more ]
NewDanceWorks2008 Features Colby-Sawyer Student, Faculty Choreography and Film, Sculpture and Music of Guest Artists
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 9, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host NEWDANCEWORKS2008, a performance of original, contemporary concert dance works that cross all genres. Choreographed by Colby-Sawyer students and faculty members, the event will also feature the filmmaking, music and sculpture of three guest artists. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Northeast Consortium on Quantitative Literacy, Writing with Numbers Workshop
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 8, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host the 12th annual Northeast Consortium on Quantitative Literacy (NECQL), an event for educators to explore strategies and practices for strengthening students' quantitative literacy skills. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Series on Sustainability with Ecologists and University Professors Tom Wessels and Chris Uhl
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 7, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host a Sustainability Series featuring ecologists and academicians Tom Wessels of Antioch University/New England and Chris Uhl of Pennsylvania State University. The events are part of the college's efforts to become a leading institution in applying sustainable practices and to communicate ways for individuals and communities to live sustainably and reduce their ecological footprint. [ read more ]
Former Amnesty International USA Director William F. Schulz Discusses Restoring America's Credibility on Human Rights in the Post-9/11 Era
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 27, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host Dr. William F. Schulz, senior fellow for the Center for American Progress and former executive director of Amnesty International USA, for a discussion of "Restoring American Credibility: Human Rights in the Post-9/11 Era." [ read more ]
Books Sandwiched In Series at Colby-Sawyer Features Scottish Poetry, Peyton Place and Volunteer NH
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 26, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will present its spring Books Sandwiched In discussion and lectures series in April with events featuring Scottish poetry, the best-selling 1956 novel “Peyton Place” by New Hampshire author Grace Metalious, and the state's extensive network of volunteers. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Presents 'The Servant of Two Masters,' A Classic Italian Renaissance Comedy
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 26, 2008 - The Colby-Sawyer College Fine and Performing Arts will present its spring theatre production “The Servant of Two Masters,” a play based on the 300-year-old classic play of the Italian Commedia dell'arte (comedy of art) theater. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Juried Student Art Exhibition
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 21, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer's Fine Arts Department will host The Gladys Greenbaum Meyers Juried Student Art Exhibition featuring students' recent work in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics, printmaking and graphic design. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Symposium to Explore Legal Issues in Sport and Exercise
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 18, 2008 - The Departments of Exercise and Sport Sciences at Colby-Sawyer College will host a symposium on legal issues in sport and exercise on March 31 in New London. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts the N.H. Clothesline Project To Educate about and Mourn the Human Toll of Domestic and Sexual Violence
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 12, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host the annual New Hampshire Clothesline Project, a visual display that bears witness to domestic and sexual violence in our society. The project seeks to educate people about violence, to mourn those who have died as a result of this violence, and to honor victims' courage and their struggle to survive and to heal. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Performance by Classical Pianist Jayne Kelly
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 6, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will present a performance by New Hampshire-based pianist Jayne Kelly, a musician acclaimed for her virtuosity and sensitivity. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Hosts 'The Gender Agenda,' a Student-Directed Play about Gender Inequality
NEW LONDON, N.H., Feb. 25, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will host a student-directed production of “The Gender Agenda,” a play that explores discrimination based on gender, race, age and religion. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Human Rights & Social Justice Film Series Spring Line-Up
NEW LONDON, N.H., Feb. 14, 2008 – As part of its Human Rights & Social Justice Film Series, Colby-Sawyer College will host “The Devil Came on Horseback,” a film about the Darfur tragedy; “Everything's Cool,” a rousing call to action on global warming, and “White Light/Black Rain,” highlighting the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings of World War II and the growing threat of nuclear weapons today. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College To Host Celtic Music Singer Cathie Ryan
NEW LONDON, N.H., Feb. 7, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will host a performance by Irish-American singer and songwriter Cathie Ryan. The performance will take place on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Center Theatre. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College To Host Junk Rock Band Recycled Percussion
NEW LONDON, N.H., Feb. 4, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer College will host a performance by a New Hampshire band that makes rollicking music with trash. Their “junk rock” shows are spectacles of powerful percussion, banged out with trash cans, jackhammers and chain saws. The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the Sawyer Center Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 7.[ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Documentary "Including Samuel" About Inclusion of Children with Disabilities
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 31, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host a viewing of “Including Samuel,” an award-winning documentary about the educational and social inclusion of children and young adults with disabilities. The film's director and producer, Concord Monitor photojournalist Dan Habib, will answer questions following the film.[ read more ]
Word By Word Series at Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Reading by Author Michael Lowenthal
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 22, 2008 - The Humanities Department at Colby-Sawyer College will host a reading by author Michael Lowenthal as part of its Word by Word Series. Lowenthal is the author of three novels and his non-fiction work has appeared in major publications.[ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Exhibition of Women's Photography
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 18, 2008 - A new exhibition at Colby-Sawyer College in February will explore the perspectives of four women—Linda Ost, Margaret Cawley, Pamela Pecchio and Adrienne Campbell— in an exhibition of their black-and-white photography. The show features a broad range of subject matter and artistic processes, from photograms of people and nature to mixed media installations and travel photography. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Hosts 'China's Daughter of Dance' Yu Wei
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 17, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host a performance by Chinese choreographer and dancer Yu Wei, whose collection of dances are inspired by the synergy between dance, poetry, and music that flourished in the Tang dynasty more than 1,200 years ago. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Honors the Legacy of Dr. Martin L. King Jr. and its Relevance Today with Peace Worker Arthur Romano
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 15, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College will host international peace worker Arthur Romano in a celebration of the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich
NEW LONDON, N.H., Dec. 11, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will host a town-hall session for Democratic presidential candidate Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. [ read more ]
Student Organizations at Colby-Sawyer to Host Presidential Primary Convention
NEW LONDON, N.H., Dec. 6, 2007 — The Student Democrats Association, Peace and Justice Club and other student organizations will host a convention of representatives from the 2008 presidential campaigns at Colby-Sawyer College. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Showcase Students' Videos
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 29, 2007 — The Colby-Sawyer Communication Studies Program will present a screening of videos produced by students in its Video I and II courses. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Show Film “No End in Sight”
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 29, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will show the film “No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq” on Monday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in Wheeler Hall of the Ware Campus Center. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Singers to Present Holiday Concert
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 28, 2007 — The Colby-Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Department will present its holiday concert with the Colby-Sawyer Singers Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Sawyer Center Theatre. Admission is free, and community members are welcome to attend. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Mitt Romney's Campaign
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 21, 2007 — In its ongoing series of political events leading up to the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, Colby-Sawyer College will host Craig and Mary Romney Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 10 a.m. Community members are invited to attend and admission is free. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Performance by Mizero, Rwandan Children's Troupe
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 21, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will host a performance by Mizero, a talented troupe of Rwandan orphans who carry an unforgettable message of hope and joy through song, dance and drumming, on Monday, Nov. 26 at 5:30 p.m. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Eric Mintel Jazz Quartet for Holiday Performance of Vince Guaraldi's Music
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 20, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will host A Jazz Holiday with the Eric Mintel Quartet, featuring the music of composer Vince Guaraldi featured in "A Charlie Brown Christmas." [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Present Environmental Documentary 'Manufactured Landscapes' on Impact of Industrialization in China
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 15, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will present the environmental documentary “Manufactured Landscapes", a visual journey through the impact of industrialization on China, as part of its Human Rights and Social Justice Film series. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Alumna Barbara Richardson
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 9, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will host a reception for alumna Barbara Richardson '69, First Lady of New Mexico and wife of Governor Bill Richardson, a 2008 Democratic presidential candidate. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Mary Childers, Author of Welfare Brat
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 7, 2007 — The Colby-Sawyer College Humanities Department will present a reading by Mary Childers, author of Welfare Brat, a memoir of her struggle with growing up during the 1960s in a Bronx neighborhood ravaged by poverty. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Presentation by Author of The Zen of Listening Rebecca Shafir
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 7, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer College will host a presentation by Rebecca Shafir, author of the award-winning and best-selling book The Zen of Listening: Mindful Communication in the Age of Distraction. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host American Indian World Champion Fancy Dancer, Singer and International Educator Larry Yazzie
NEW LONDON, N.H. - Nov. 2, 2007 - As a dancer and singer, Yazzie has performed throughout North America as well as South America and Europe and consistently takes top honors at American Indian powwows throughout the United States and Canada. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts 'Art Teaching Art: Practicing Art, Enriching Education' Exhibition Featuring Works by High School Art Educators
NEW LONDON, N.H. - Oct. 30, 2007 - The Colby-Sawyer Fine and Performing Arts Department will host 'Art Teaching Art: Practicing Art, Enriching Education,' an exhibition featuring a selection of works by art educators from high schools throughout New England. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Host Lawyer Janet P. Judge's Presentation of "MySpace & Facebook: What You Need To Know"
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 30, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will host lawyer Janet P. Judge as she presents 'MySpace & Facebook: What You Need To Know' on Sunday, Nov., 11 at 7 p.m. in the Ware Campus Center. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Filmmaker and Screen 'Love and Marriage,' a Documentary on Same Sex Marriage
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 17, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will screen “Love and Marriage,” a documentary about same sex marriage, followed by a question-and-answer session with director Robert Wagner and editor Nick Martin. [ read more ]
Exhibition at Colby-Sawyer Features Illustrations by Robert Childress from Dick and Jane Reading Primers
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 12, 2007 — A new exhibition at Colby-Sawyer College will feature the illustrations and advertisements of Robert Childress, best known for his contributions to the Dick and Jane reading primers used in American schools from the 1930s though the 1960s. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Reading by Creative Non-Fiction Writer Jane Brox from her Books on the American Family Farm
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 10, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College's Humanities Department will present a reading by creative non-fiction writer Jane Brox as part of its Word by Word series. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer Presents 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown'
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 8, 2007 - The Colby-Sawyer College Fine and Performing Arts Department will present “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” a musical based on the newspaper comic strip by Charles M. Schulz, as its fall theater production. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Presentation by Human Rights Activist and Sports Expert Richard E. Lapchick
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 2, 2007 - Richard E. Lapchick, an internationally recognized expert on sports issues, is a human rights activist and advocate for racial equality who has been described as “the racial conscience of sport.” [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Eco-Tones' Environmental Music with Alumna Jen White
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 2, 2007 - Colby-Sawyer College will host a performance by Eco-Tones, a musical group focused on entertaining while educating their audiences about how to become better stewards of the earth. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer to Host Presentation by Author and Bear Expert Ben Kilham
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 1, 2007 - New Hampshire resident Ben Kilham has confounded the experts by taking in abandoned bear cubs, successfully raising them and returning them to the wild. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Welcomes Largest Class in its History
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 25, 2007 - Colby-Sawyer College welcomed 381 new students to campus this fall, the largest incoming class in recorded history. The students come from 18 states and five countries, with 35 percent from New Hampshire and 91 percent from New England. [ read more ]
Forum Seeks to Go "Inside" Primary Process and Candidate Strategies
Better-informed electorate is goal of free educational event
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 25, 2007 – In anticipation of the upcoming New Hampshire presidential primary, Adventures in Learning is hosting a special educational forum to explore the impact of the foreshortened primary schedule on New Hampshire's pivotal role in the process, and to discuss the candidates' campaign strategies and the thinking behind what they say and do. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Presents Retrospective of 30 Years of Art by Painter, Professor John Bott
Opening Reception on Friday, Sept. 28
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 21, 2007 — The Colby-Sawyer College Department of Fine and Performing Arts will host a major art exhibition, a retrospective of 30 years of work by painter John Bott this fall. [ read more ]
Grace Hanlon Award Provides Scholarship for Kearsarge Regional High School Students to Attend Colby-Sawyer College
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 21, 2007 – A four-year scholarship program, the Grace Hanlon Achievement Award, seeks to help academically motivated Kearsarge Regional High School students in realizing their dreams of attending college. [ read more ]
College to Host Political Forums for Community
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 17, 2007 — Colby-Sawyer College will host two political events related to the 2008 national elections, a visit from Elizabeth Edwards on Saturday, Sept. 22, and a Meet the 2008 Democratic Candidates event on Sunday, Sept. 23. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer's Cally White Completes New Hampshire Campus Safety Academy, Wins Director's Award
NEW LONDON, N.H., Aug. 27, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer College's newest safety officer, Cally White, has successfully completed the 2007 New Hampshire Campus Safety Academy. White was also the recipient of the NHCSA Director's Award. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College President Commits to 'Climate Neutral' Campus
College Joins Growing List of Higher Education Leaders To Fight Global Warming
NEW LONDON, N.H., Aug. 13, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer President Thomas C. Galligan Jr. has committed to reducing and eventually eliminating the college's global warming emissions, and accelerating educational efforts to equip society to re-stabilize the earth's climate. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer To Host Second 5K Fun Run/Walk For College and Communities
NEW LONDON, N.H., July 26, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer College will host its second annual 5k Dash and Stroll, a non-competitive fun run/walk for people of all ages. President Thomas C. Galligan Jr., an avid runner who launched the event in his first year at Colby-Sawyer, invites college and community members for the event on Saturday, Sept. 15. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Professor John H. Callewaert Wins Fulbright Scholar Grant for Vietnam
NEW LONDON, N.H., July 20, 2007 – John H. Callewaert, associate professor and director of the Institute for Community and Environment at Colby-Sawyer College, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant that will send him to Vietnam National University in Hanoi for six months of research and teaching in 2008. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Announces Endowed Faculty Chairs, New Professorship
NEW LONDON, N.H., July 20, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer College has announced the new recipients of two established professorships, Professor of Social Sciences and Education Randy Hanson as the new David H. Winton Endowed Chair, and Professor of Business Administration Leon-C. Malan as the new M. Roy London Endowed Chair.
The college has also established the Gibney Distinguished Professorship, to which Humanities Professor Patrick Anderson has been appointed. [ read more ]
Adventures in Learning Celebrates Tenth Anniversary With Community Events, Special Courses
NEW LONDON, N.H., July 19, 2007 – Adventures in Learning, the lifelong learning program established a decade ago at Colby-Sawyer College, will mark its Tenth Anniversary with a year-long community celebration that includes two free public presentations, a series of special courses and a community-wide reception. [ read more ]
Controversial “Under God” Debate Comes to New London
NEW LONDON, N.H., July 19, 2007 – The complaint was dismissed by a California District Court, reversed by the Ninth Circuit Court, appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court and dismissed there on a technicality. The issue is whether the “Under God” language should be stricken from the Pledge of Allegiance, and now the debate will come to Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer College Welcomes New Leaders, Faculty Members
NEW LONDON, N.H., May 22, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer College will welcome a new academic dean and a new chair of the Nursing Department, as well as accomplished faculty members in the Exercise and Sports Sciences, Fine and Performing Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, Nursing, and Social Sciences and Education Departments. [ read more ]
Colby-Sawyer President Thomas C. Galligan Jr. to Speak at Annual Meeting of Adventures in Learning
NEW LONDON, N.H., May 1, 2007 – Thomas C. Galligan Jr., the new president of Colby-Sawyer College, will be the keynote speaker at the eighth annual meeting of Adventures in Learning, the lifelong learning program sponsored by the college. The subject of President Galligan's talk will be “So, what is a major? The past, present and future of the undergraduate major.” [ read more ]
