Former trustee Janice H. Wilkins, a groundbreaking attorney and public servant, died Saturday, July 14, at the age of 96, in Needham, Mass. She was formerly a resident of East Walpole, Mass.; Westwood, Mass.; and New York City. Janice was born in…

One hundred percent of Colby-Sawyer’s 2018 undergraduate nursing class passed the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) on their first attempt. This is Colby-Sawyer’s third straight year of achieving a perfect pass rate. The NCLEX, administered by the National Council of…

Colby-Sawyer elected four trustees to the board this spring. Their terms began July 1 and end June 30, 2021. Collin D. Bray ’06 is the vice president of sales at Century 21 Cityside in Boston, where he has hosted an intern from his…

Colby-Sawyer College has named Joan Loftus, associate professor of Nursing, as dean of its School of Nursing and Health Professions and Shari Goldberg, professor of Nursing and Public Health, as associate dean. Both professors assume their roles July 1. As dean, Dr. Loftus…

On Friday, June 8, Colby-Sawyer College President Susan D. Stuebner presented the 2018 Town Award to Mount Sunapee Resort during the spring meeting of the President’s Community Forum. The Town Award is presented annually to an area resident or organization who has demonstrated…

One hundred percent of Colby-Sawyer’s first cohort of Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) students passed the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) certification exam on their first attempt. For comparison, the national pass rate for the CNL exam over the last seven years averages…

Colby-Sawyer’s chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Psi Sigma, inducted 22 nursing students earlier this month. The students represented the undergraduate, MSN and RNBS degree programs. Colby-Sawyer's Nursing Program was established in 1981 in partnership with Dartmouth…

Jenna Flint ’19 and Area Coordinator Michael Brown were recognized for their outstanding public service at Campus Compact for New Hampshire’s 15th Annual Presidents’ Awards on April 10. Woodcrest Village Assisted Living was also recognized with the Presidents’ Community Partner Award for creating…

Colby-Sawyer senior Calum Dixon, an environmental studies major from Avon, Maine, was awarded the Nellie Johnson Baroody Award at the American Ornithological Society’s (AOS) annual meeting in Tucson. The award, which includes an honorarium, recognizes an outstanding presentation of research by a student…

Colby-Sawyer will celebrate its 180th Commencement on Saturday, May 5, graduating approximately 265 undergraduate students and recognizing them and other individuals for academic excellence, outstanding contributions to society, and service to the college and community. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. on…

Colby-Sawyer will host the 15th Annual Susan Colby Colgate Scholars' Symposium on Monday, April 16, from 4 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday, April 17, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at locations across campus. Established in 2003 to honor the depth and breadth…

Former trustee Anne Dwyer Milne, 83, a resident of Manchester, N.H., died Saturday, March 31, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Anne was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 2, 1935, to Col. Harry L. Murray, Jr. and Vivian Jane Meyer…

Colby-Sawyer is proud to announce that four pre-medical students were selected to participate in the 2018 “Med Student for a Day” program sponsored by Dartmouth College’s Geisel School of Medicine. Biology majors Yonatan Degefu ’18 of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Ben Maines ’18 of…

Public health majors Lila Bradley ’20 of Epsom, N.H. and Molly Pfenning ’20 of Rutland, Vt., took part in the Save the Children Advocacy Summit this March in Washington D.C., where they worked with Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) and met with…

Colby-Sawyer College President Susan D. Stuebner, Ed.D., will take part in a conversation with New Hampshire college and university presidents led by WMUR Political Director Adam Sexton as part of the New Hampshire College & University Council’s (NHCUC) inaugural Summit on Higher Education…

Colby-Sawyer College presents a screening of "Redefining Prosperity: The Gold Rushes of Nevada City" followed by a discussion with producer John de Graaf. The free event, open to the public, will be held on Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. in Clements Hall…

Former trustee Henry F. G. “Harry” Wey III, 84, a resident of Hingham, Mass., died Saturday, Feb. 22. Harry was born in New York City in 1934 and raised in Rye, N.Y. He graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he played…

Colby-Sawyer College will host its 26th Annual Exercise and Sport Sciences & Athletics Symposium, “The Olympics: Lessons Learned from Working with Elite Athletes and Teams,” on Monday, March 5, in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Student Center from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m…

Colby-Sawyer College is committed to an educational, living and working environment that encourages free speech and the ability to protest peacefully. The college is aware that some high schools have threatened to suspend or otherwise penalize students who choose to exercise…

Editor's Note: In January 2019, Olivia McAnirlin '17 was accepted into the University of Illinois' Recreation, Sport, and Tourism PhD program, bringing her one step closer to her dream of teaching postsecondary education. The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) has published an article by…

For their work designing the college’s new Center for Art + Design, S/L/A/M Collaborative has earned the Honor Award from the New Hampshire Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIANH). The prestigious Honor Award celebrates the Center for Art + Design as…

President Susan D. Stuebner was one of 10 members elected to the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Board of Directors during its Jan. 4 meeting in Hollywood, Fla. President Stuebner will serve a three-year term from January 2018 to January 2021. The CIC…

Colby-Sawyer will celebrate recent works by faculty members in the Fine and Performing Arts Department at the annual Faculty Art Exhibition. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the William H. and Sonja Carlson…

Colby-Sawyer College and the Upper Valley Educators Institute (UVEI) have joined a partnership that enables Colby-Sawyer students to earn both their bachelor's degree and a New Hampshire teaching license in elementary or secondary education in as few as four years. During the…

Colby-Sawyer welcomes six faculty members this fall to five academic departments. Full-time faculty members teach 90 percent of all Colby-Sawyer classes in 20 undergraduate majors and 24 minors, as well as for the online RN to BS and Master of Science in Nursing…

On Sept. 6, President Susan D. Stuebner shared this message with the Colby-Sawyer College community regarding the recently announced changes to DACA: Dear Students and Colleagues, Yesterday, President Trump announced his decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…

Works by five graphic design majors were accepted to the Student Work Exhibit at the 44th Annual Siggraph Conference. Held this summer in Los Angeles, the students' videos and animations were viewed by thousands of artists and computer professionals at the world's largest…

Associate Professor of Fine and Performing Arts Hilary Walrod received two awards of excellence for the logo she designed to represent Colby-Sawyer’s Sustainable Learning Initiative (SLI) at Franklin Falls. The work was recognized in the Identity Program and Green–Message categories at the annual…

Colby-Sawyer College will celebrate the grand opening of its Center for Art + Design with a public reception on Friday, Oct. 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. Guests are invited to explore the 15,000-square-foot facility, view the inaugural exhibition and extend the evening…

Colby-Sawyer will host its 12th Annual 5K Dash and Stroll on Saturday, Sept. 9. Registration for this free, fun and noncompetitive walk and run will be held at the Kelsey Athletic Campus soccer field beginning at 9:30 a.m. Start time for runners, walkers…