Virtual Events Archive
The Office of Alumni Relations hosts online events that help keep you connected to the college and to other alumni. We hope that you’ll join us for a lecture with a favorite faculty member, a campus update with President Stuebner or a panel discussion with alumni who are experts in their field.
The Bill of Rights - A Political History of "American Scripture”
In this talk, Professor Eric Boyer asks two questions: How did the first ten amendments come to be and what guidance can a political history of the Bill of Rights offer? In answering these questions, Professor Boyer will recreate the political history of the Bill of Rights, a history that is more a tale of bareknuckle political tactics than one of ideals and principled debate.
Alumni Speaker Series: Nishchal Banskota ’15
Join alumni, current students and friends for our virtual Alumni Speaker Series, featuring Nishchal Banskota ’15, founder of the Nepal Tea Collective. Nishchal will talk about how his Colby-Sawyer experience shaped who he is today and will discuss how his company uses tea as a catalyst for social change.
Alumni Speaker Series: Tim Bradley ‘05
Join our virtual alumni speaker series, featuring Tim Bradley ’05, Vice President of Video Services and Executive Producer at Matter Communications, Inc. Tim will discuss how his Colby-Sawyer experience shaped who he is today, as well as his current role with award-winning public relations agency Matter Communications.
Does Our Constitution Protect “Fundamental Rights”?
Debates over what, if any, rights should be explicitly protected in the Constitution have raged since our country's founding. With a high-profile abortion rights case making its way to the Supreme Court next term, Professor Eric Boyer will review these debates over so-called “Fundamental Rights,” and ask: are there rights that are so fundamental to liberty that they are protected even in the absence of explicit Constitution language?
Alumni Speaker Series: Susan Glasheen Reeves ’88
Join alumni, current students and friends for our virtual alumni speaker series, featuring Susan Glasheen Reeves ’88, Executive Vice President at Dartmouth-HItchcock Medical Center and Chief Nurse Executive for Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health. Susan will discuss how her Colby-Sawyer experience shaped who she is today, as well as her current role with Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health.
State of the College 2021
Alumni, parents, students and friends are invited to join President Sue Stuebner in this live Zoom session as she shares a college update. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of President Stuebner.
Alumni Speaker Series: Lisa Hogarty ’81
Lisa Hogarty ’81 Chair of the Colby-Sawyer Board of Trustees and Senior Vice President of Real Estate Planning and Development at Boston Children’s Hospital. Lisa will discuss how her Colby-Sawyer experience shaped who she is today, as well as her current roles at Colby-Sawyer and Boston Children’s Hospital.
Conversation with Community Leaders
Our panel of leaders will discuss our region’s continued response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Colby-Sawyer President Sue Stuebner
- Kearsarge Regional School District Superintendent Winifried Feneberg
- New London Town Administrator Kim Hallquist
- New London Hospital CEO and President Tom Manion
Alumni Speaker Series: Dawna Cobb ‘76
Join alumni, current students and friends for our virtual alumni speaker series, featuring Dawna Cobb ‘76, Co-Founder and President at Return Home Baltimore. Dawna will talk about how her Colby-Sawyer experience shaped who she is today, and will share information about her career as an attorney.
She’ll also share information about Return Home Baltimore, a non-profit she co-founded, whose mission is to provide formerly incarcerated individuals the tools and support they need to restart their lives.
Community Town Hall with President Stuebner
Recording of a town hall Zoom session with President Stuebner, held on Thursday, April 23, updating alumni, friends and neighbors on Colby-Sawyer's response to the pandemic, enrollment and finances, and plans for fall 2020.
Alumni Speaker Series: Andrew Lydecker ’00
Alumni Speaker Series: Andrew “Drew” Lydecker ’00 President and Co-founder of Avant Communications.
Conversation with Dean of the School of Nursing & Health Sciences Kevin Finn
An update from Dean Kevin Finn on the School of Nursing and Health Sciences.
State of the College 2020
Alumni, parents, students and friends were invited to join President Sue Stuebner in a live Zoom session as she shared a college update. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions of President Stuebner and other college leaders.
Colby-Sawyer College Town Hall: Fall 2020 Reopening
On July 23, 2020, President Sue Stuebner discussed Colby-Sawyer College’s plans for the fall semester with friends and neighbors of the college and answered questions submitted by participants.
Colby-Sawyer Community Conversation: Responding to the Pandemic & Planning for What’s Next
An online conversation with Colby-Sawyer President Sue Stuebner, Kearsarge Regional School District Superintendent Winfried Feneberg, New London Town Administrator Kim Hallquist, and New London Hospital CEO and President Tom Manion.
Uniting Behind the Common Good During Times of Crisis
Colby-Sawyer Professor Eric Boyer from the School of Business and Social Sciences provides historical and political context for the persistent and impossible myth of uniting behind the common good during times of crisis.
Presidential Town Hall 2020
Recording of a town hall Zoom session with President Stuebner, held on Thursday, April 23, updating alumni, friends and neighbors on Colby-Sawyer's response to the pandemic, enrollment and finances, and plans for fall 2020.
Insights into COVID-19
Public health experts Paul Etkind, DrPH, and Anne Sosin, MPH, join Vice President for Advancement Dan Parish for a presentation and Q+A on coronavirus.