Medical school is everything Morganne Murphy-Meyers ’17 hoped for, and everything she prepared for while at Colby-Sawyer College. Now, the biology major from Truckee, Calif., is thriving in the hands-on program at her top choice, the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine…

Former Trustee and Legends Society member William S. “Bill” Wesson, 88, a resident of Palencia, Fla., died Wednesday, Aug. 16. He loved his family, animals (especially cats Anderson and Cinnamon), classical music, good food and good wine. Bill was born in…

A new solar array brings Colby-Sawyer closer to its goal of transitioning to a carbon-neutral campus by 2050. In July, ReVision Energy installed a 68.4-kilowatt solar array on the roof of the college’s new Center for Art + Design. The 15,000 square foot…

Colby-Sawyer tennis player Evelyn Miller ’18 of Smithfield, R.I., received the Jill Craybas Award as the USTA Rhode Island’s 2016-17 College Female Tennis Player of the year at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. The award was presented July 19…

Dan Parish has been named vice president for College Advancement at Colby-Sawyer College and will begin his role Aug. 21. Parish, who has almost three decades’ experience in higher education, is currently the inaugural director of the Dartmouth for Life program in Dartmouth…

Colby-Sawyer College has named Anna Miner vice president for Admissions and Financial Aid after she served as director of Admissions for two years. As vice president, Miner oversees a 19-person team that includes admissions counselors who complete more than a thousand annual visits…

Colby-Sawyer has chosen Parkhurst Dining as its new dining services partner, effective July 6. A division of Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Parkhurst provides dining and catering services to more than 65 private colleges, universities and corporations across the Northeast, mid-Atlantic, and east north-central…

This summer, the Colby-Sawyer campus is humming with construction projects in addition to the usual updates. The largest of these projects are repaving The Loop in front of Colgate Hall, completing the Center for Art + Design, and developing a cross country trail…

Colby-Sawyer has approved a new major in crime and legal studies, as well as a minor in health care management, that will launch in fall 2018. The crime and legal studies major is in response to sustained interest from prospective students and…

The New Hampshire Public Health Association (NHPHA) has selected Emily Bear '18 to serve as the student representative to its Board of Directors for the 2017-2018 term. Bear, a public health major from Colchester, Conn., applied to serve as student representative after Associate…

Campus Safety Officer Thomas W. “Tom” Bates died peacefully at his home in Wilmot on Saturday, May 27, after a months-long experience with cancer. Tom joined Colby-Sawyer in May 2012. In his five years at the college, he became part of the community…

Susan Reeves ’88, dean of Colby-Sawyer’s School of Nursing and Public Health, has been named Chief Nursing Executive for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health (D-H), effective June 19. Dean Reeves has long been affiliated with D-H, having served at the medical center in…

The Colby-Sawyer Board of Trustees voted to grant faculty tenure and promotions during its May meeting. Leslie Campbell, D.A., and Kraig Larkin, Ph.D., were promoted to the rank of associate professor and earned tenure. James “Jamie” Jukosky, Ph.D., and Kate…

On May 12, Colby-Sawyer President Susan D. Stuebner hosted a Celebration of Service at the President’s House to honor faculty and staff members who have reached milestones in their careers. The afternoon ceremony was full of thanks, refreshments and good company. The Judith…

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Laura A. Alexander '98 has been named the Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty at Colby-Sawyer after serving in the role on an interim basis for the 2016-2017 academic year. Vice President Alexander was one of…

Colby-Sawyer’s alumni success continues to grow, with 98 percent of the Class of 2016 employed and/or enrolled in graduate studies six months post-graduation. According to the annual survey on graduate outcomes conducted by the college’s Harrington Center for Experiential Learning, which gathered data…

After a lengthy application process completed in partnership with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), Colby-Sawyer now has its own chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the honor society of nursing dedicated to advancing world health and celebrating nursing excellence in scholarship, leadership and…

In a Colgate hallway, Susan Sam-Mensah '18 wraps her left calf in cardboard, getting into the costume of a one-legged lawyer from Pennsylvania. Next to her, Jane Martina '17 looks over her lines. They aren’t actors in the traditional sense but students in…

Colby-Sawyer has named Sean Ahern ’09 as this summer’s Humanities Scholar in Residence. He will direct a renovation of the Baker Communication Center and produce a podcast series and accompanying media, “New London Calling,” devoted to telling stories about the college and community. …

Colby-Sawyer College celebrated its 179th Commencement on Saturday, May 6, graduating approximately 255 students and recognizing them and other individuals for academic excellence, outstanding contributions to society, and service to the college and community. The ceremony was held at 10:30 a.m. on the…

Jen Tockman, director of Colby-Sawyer’s Harrington Center for Experiential Learning, has been elected to serve a one-year term as the 2017 President of the New England Association of Cooperative Education and Field Experience (NEACEFE). Tockman takes the reins at NEACEFE after three years…

On Feb. 22, Colby-Sawyer President Susan D. Stuebner renewed the college’s commitment to sustainability by signing Second Nature’s Climate Commitment. With the signing, Colby-Sawyer becomes the 100th college to integrate a goal of carbon neutrality with climate resilience to mitigate and adapt to…

Colby-Sawyer College will host its 25th Annual Exercise and Sport Sciences & Athletics Symposium, “Exploring Perspectives on Sport Specialization,” on Monday, March 6, in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Student Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The symposium will feature presentations by…

Colby-Sawyer College’s Board of Trustees has elected William H. “Bill” Mitchell as a member of the board to serve a three-year term beginning May 1, 2017. Mitchell has created a successful finance career in the media business. A certified public accountant, he began…

Dr. Susan Reeves ’88, dean of the Colby-Sawyer College School of Nursing and Health Professions and Gladys A. Burrows Distinguished Professor of Nursing, shared her expertise while serving on the Governor’s Commission on Health Care Workforce, which released its final report Dec. 16. …

Richard “Dick” Dulude, 83, trustee emeritus of Colby-Sawyer and resident of Georges Mills, N.H., and Vail, Colo., died Sunday, Jan. 1, at home in New Hampshire. Dick was born in Dunbarton, N.H. in 1933. He graduated from Concord High School and earned…

Colby-Sawyer College and Compass Innovative Behavior Strategies have signed a pilot agreement that will provide students with a paid internship on campus and offer local families a convenient site for their children to receive behavioral therapy. The agreement, co-signed by Interim Academic Vice…

Three film festivals have accepted a short film produced by a student-faculty team made up of Abhineet Kumar ’17 of Mumbai, India, and Professor of Humanities Craig Greenman. So far, “Solipsism” has been accepted by the SNOB (Somewhat North Of Boston)…

Colby-Sawyer celebrated the grand opening of its field studies office for the Sustainable Learning Initiative (SLI) at Franklin Falls with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 3. President Susan D. Stuebner and members of the senior leadership team, staff and board of trustees were…

Assistant Professor of Humanities Paul Robertson’s analysis of Paul the Apostle’s first-century letters that make up 13 books of the Bible has been published by the international academic printing house Brill. Released as part of a series that makes original contributions…

Two Colby-Sawyer biology majors were among a select few undergraduates chosen to present their research on developing an alternative method of treating bacterial infections to the New Hampshire IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (NH-INBRE) External Advisory Committee (EAC) on Saturday, Oct. 29. …

Colby-Sawyer College will host “The Faculty Curates,” an art exhibition designed and organized by faculty in the Fine and Performing Arts Department, from Nov. 10 to Jan. 25 at the Marian Graves Mugar Gallery in the Sawyer Fine Arts Center with an opening…

Colby-Sawyer College’s Business Administration Department honored Trustee Anthony H. “Tony” Librot ’94 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, for his generous donation to renovate the department’s offices and public spaces on the third floor of Colgate Hall. Librot’s gift funded improvements that have imbued the…

The Colby-Sawyer College chapter of Alpha Chi inducted 28 students at a ceremony held at the Ware Student Center on Sunday, Oct. 23. The Alpha Chi National Honor Society promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students. The New Hampshire…

Business administration and health care management majors sharpened their professional skills by participating in a mock speed interview event on campus Tuesday, Oct. 18. Prizes were awarded to the three highest-performing students. Inspired by speed dating’s methodology, speed interviewing involves a rapid question-and-answer…

Yara Mehiar ’17 is a public health major from Jordan. She completed her internship at Reclaim Childhood (RC), a non-profit organization based in Amman, the capital of her home country. During her internship, Mehiar worked to improve the health and quality of life…

Since 2006, the Colby-Sawyer Athletic Hall of Fame has celebrated the athletes, coaches, teams and supporters who have set records, demanded excellence, forged lasting bonds and made dreams come true. On Oct. 16, during Homecoming Weekend, volleyball player Michelle Doody ’11, basketball…

Colby-Sawyer is pleased to announce ten new members of the Presidential Blue Key Society (PBKS). Chosen to embody and inspire the learning spirit of Colby-Sawyer, the students will be formally recognized at the Presidential Blue Key Society Induction Ceremony during Homecoming on Saturday…

A Colby-Sawyer student-led initiative has led to recognition of the college’s responsible land management. The N.H. Tree Farm Program formally recognized Colby-Sawyer’s 86-acre Kelsey Forest as the state’s newest member of the American Tree Farm System (AFTS) during a Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)…

Colby-Sawyer College will celebrate the beginning of a new era of leadership with the investiture of Susan D. Stuebner, Ed.D., as its ninth president on Friday, Oct. 14, at 3 p.m. on the Quad. The event falls on the first day of Homecoming…

The National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), the country’s leading student affairs organization, has selected Colby-Sawyer College as one of less than 100 institutions nationwide to participate in the 2016-2017 NASPA Lead Initiative, which recognizes the college’s dedication to promoting civic learning…

Colby-Sawyer welcomed 297 new students to campus, including first-year students, transfers and the college’s first cohort of graduate students set to earn a master’s of science in nursing. The college’s total student population is 1,042. The 282 members of the Class of 2020…

One hundred percent of Colby-Sawyer’s 2016 athletic training graduates who sat for the Board of Certification passed on their first attempt. By comparison, the 2015 national first-time pass average among bachelor’s degree candidates was 77 percent. Athletic trainers are health care professionals who…

Colby-Sawyer is a vital part of the New Hampshire economy, with an annual economic impact on the Lake Sunapee Region that has reached $100 million, according to a report compiled by the institution’s Office of Financial Services. Long considered one of the region’s…

Colby-Sawyer’s Class of 2015 is finding professional and continued academic success, according to a report on graduate outcomes released by the college’s Harrington Center for Experiential Learning. Six months after graduation, 92 percent of the responding class members (44 percent) were either employed…

For their professional success, future contributions to the health care of New Hampshire’s citizens, and their commitment to the health and well-being of their fellow citizens, New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan recognized Colby-Sawyer College’s exceptional 2016 undergraduate nursing class with a commendation at…

Sport management major, Colby-Sawyer College men's basketball player and 2015 Colby-Sawyer Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Ethan Casson '96 has been hired as the Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx. He begins his new role Aug. 8. Read more about…

Colby-Sawyer will expand its exceptional nursing education options this fall and offer its first graduate program, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). In collaboration with Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H), the college’s longtime partner in the health professions, Colby-Sawyer developed the 37-credit program to meet…