SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT
Sugaring Season
Students in ENV 105 are taking advantage of the spring weather to continue boiling operations with guidance from Professors Nick Baer and Leon-C. Malan throughout the process. We're one step closer to enjoying this year's student-made maple syrup!
International Festival
Colby-Sawyer's Cross Cultural Club hosted its annual International Festival in Wheeler Hall! This year's festival included West African drumming, music and dance, as well as delicious food from various countries around the globe.
2023 Drag Ball
As part of Diversity Week, Colby-Sawyer's PRIDE Club hosted its annual Drag Ball in Wheeler Hall. The evening was filled with fun and creativity as guest performers and Colby-Sawyer students performed in drag.
NEWS & STORIES
Professor Randy Hanson named as Jensen Award Recipient, Commencement Speaker
As recipient of the college’s highest teaching award, the Jack Jensen Award for Excellence in Teaching, Professor Randy Hanson will give the 2023 Commencement address.
Laura Sykes ’98 to Receive Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal
Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty Laura Sykes ’98 will receive the Susan Colgate Cleveland Medal for Distinguished Service at the 2023 Commencement ceremony.
Eve Burton to Receive Honorary Degree at 2023 Commencement
Eve Burton, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Hearst and president of the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Colby-Sawyer's 2023 Commencement ceremony.
Creating Through Conflict: As War Rages in Ukraine, Refugees Turn to Poetry
On a July afternoon, 14 women gathered around a table in the basement of a café in Krakow’s Old Town to write, read and discuss poetry. Thirteen of them had recently fled Ukraine to neighboring Poland to escape the war at home. The 14th, poet and Colby-Sawyer College Associate Professor Ewa Chrusciel, served as facilitator.
Colby-Sawyer Student Receives Grammy Consideration
Song written by independent artist Kara Colvin ’23 selected for consideration in the “Best Pop Solo Performance” category of annual music awards.
Colby-Sawyer Hires Eden Wales Freedman as Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty
Eden Wales Freedman, who currently serves as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, will begin her role July 1 following the retirement of current Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculty Laura Sykes. She comes to Colby-Sawyer with more than a decade of diverse experience in higher education.