2011-12 Academic Year
Nancy Lyon: A Master Weaver's Rediscovered Work
NEW LONDON, N.H., Aug. 14, 2012 – Colby-Sawyer College will host an exhibition of more than 40 vibrant and intricate weavings by the late master weaver, Nancy Chase Lyon, in a tribute to her life and work. read more…
Windy Hill School at Colby-Sawyer College Earns Silver LEED Certification for Green Design
NEW LONDON, N.H., Aug. 7, 2012 – Colby-Sawyer College's Windy Hill School, an early childhood laboratory school, was recently recognized with silver certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). read more…
Colby-Sawyer College Offers Certificate Program in Sustainable Design and Construction
NEW LONDON, N.H., July 17, 2012 – Beginning this fall, Colby-Sawyer College will offer a unique opportunity for students of any age to learn all aspects of the design and construction of sustainable shelters. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College Celebrates 2012 Commencement
NEW LONDON, N.H.,April 15, 2012 - Colby-Sawyer College celebrated its 2012 Commencement on Saturday, May 5, graduating 207 students and recognizing students and other individuals for academic excellence, outstanding contributions to society, and service to the college and community.read more…
Colby-Sawyer Community Members Recognized for Civic Service
NEW LONDON, N.H., April 14, 2012 - On Tuesday, April 10, Campus Compact for New Hampshire's 9th Annual Presidents' Award Luncheon recognized Colby-Sawyer's eco-representatives, Sustainability Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Jennifer White, and the community's Friendship Families for their outstanding public service. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Spring Dance Ensemble, 'Transitions in Two Acts'
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 30, 2012 - Colby-Sawyer's Fine and Performing Arts Department and the Colby-Sawyer Dance Club present the spring dance ensemble, “Transitions in Two Acts,” a combined performance with two distinctly different shows sharing the stage back to back. “Transitions” will take place at the Sawyer Center Theatre on Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, at 7 p.m. read more…
Windcrossing Film Festival Premieres Independent Films and Honors Legacy of Beloved Professor Don Coonley
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 15, 2012 - The debut of Windcrossing: A Festival of Sight and Sound on April 28 at Colby-Sawyer College will celebrate the legacy of Professor Emeritus Donald E. Coonley, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and beloved teacher and mentor. In the first of what will become an annual film festival, the college's alumni, faculty, students and friends hope to restore a tradition begun by Coonley of featuring students' original filmmaking.read more…
Regional Chefs Come Together for Culinary Competition
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 15, 2012 -Scents of maple pecan chicken, buffalo shrimp quesadillas, and beef kabobs filled Colby-Sawyer College's Dining Hall, along with a bustling crowd, during a lunchtime culinary competition on Wednesday, March 14. The aromas, atmospheric steam, and, of course, delicious dishes were the products of the eight competing groups of Sodexo chefs, coming together at Colby-Sawyer for a common love of food. read more…
Colby-Sawyer Students to Present Student-Produced Musical 'Weekend Warrior'
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 23, 2012 - Colby-Sawyer College will host the student-written and produced musical, Weekend Warrior, for one night only on Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. in Wheeler Hall at Ware Campus Center, with doors opening at 6 p.m. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Show Peter Shaffer's 'Black Comedy'
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 22, 2012 - The Colby-Sawyer College Fine and Performing Arts Department will present “Black Comedy,” a farce by Peter Shaffer, on April 5, 6 and 7 in the Sawyer Fine Arts Center at 7 p.m. The play is open to the public and tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for students, and free with a Colby-Sawyer College ID. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Documentary Filmmaker John de Graaf
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 22, 2012 — Colby-Sawyer College will host documentary filmmaker John de Graaf, co-director of the Happiness Initiative, for an engaging presentation about the project and how Colby-Sawyer students, faculty and staff can get involved. The event is free and will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 28 in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Juried Student Art Exhibition
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 21, 2012 - Colby-Sawyer College's Fine and Performing Arts Department will host its 39th annual Gladys Greenbaum Meyers Juried Student Art Exhibition, displaying students' latest work in graphic design, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, watercolor, painting, photography and integrated media. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Annual International Festival
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 16, 2012 - Colby Sawyer College will host its annual International Festival in celebration of its culturally diverse population. The festival will include sampling of ethnic foods, an international fashion show with traditional clothing and a talent show. Sponsored by the Cross Cultural Club, the 2012 International Festival will be held in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center on Thursday, April 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is free. read more…
Books Sandwiched In Series at Colby-Sawyer College Features Poetry, Small Business Ownership and Digital Storytelling
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 15, 2012 - Colby-Sawyer College will present its spring Books Sandwiched In series in April with a poetry reading and discussion led by poet and Dartmouth College Professor Cleopatra Mathis, a presentation about owning a local business by artisan Cindy Best, and a demonstration of digital story-telling by Colby-Sawyer College students and Adjunct Assistant Professor Erica Webb. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College's 21st Exercise and Sport Sciences Symposium Focuses on the Olympic Games
NEW LONDON, N.H., March 14, 2012 – Colby-Sawyer College will host the 21st Annual Exercise and Sport Sciences and Athletics Symposium, which this year focuses on the Olympics and will include presentations on how Olympics organizing committees operate and how to care for the Olympic athlete. The Exercise and Sport Sciences and Athletics Symposium takes place on Monday, March 26, in Wheeler Hall at the Ware Campus Center. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Local Author and Draft Survivor Tom Weiner
NEW LONDON, N.H., Feb. 13, 2012 — Colby-Sawyer College will host Tom Weiner, author of the heart-breaking Called to Serve: Stories of Men and Women Confronted by the Vietnam War Draft, which includes the rich stories of those who fought and those who, for whatever reason, chose not to. A discussion and book signing will be held on Tuesday, Feb 21 at 7 p.m. in Wheeler Hall, Ware Campus Center. Admission is free, and both students and community members are invited to attend. read more…
'The Salvation of Doctor Faustus' Offers New Twist on Classic Tale of a Man who Sells His Soul to the Devil
NEW LONDON, N.H., Jan. 13, 2012 – “The Salvation of Doctor Faustus,” a play written and directed by Charles Moak, a senior at Colby-Sawyer College, offers a modern adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's classic tale, The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, published in 1605. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Retrospective Exhibition of Selected Works by Artist Don Campbell
NEW LONDON, N.H., Dec. 16, 2011 - The Colby-Sawyer College Fine and Performing Arts Department will host an exhibition, “Don Campbell: A Retrospective of Selected Works (1957-2000),” featuring ceramics, drawings and photography from over the course of his career. read more…
N.H. Women's Caucus Platform Endorses Affordable Health and Child Care; Workplace Equality and Flexibility; and Ratification of U.N. Women's Rights Treaty
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 17, 2011 – Affordable and accessible heath care, including reproductive health care, emerged as the top issue on the 2011 New Hampshire Women's Caucus Platform, adopted Saturday, Nov. 12, at Colby-Sawyer College. read more…
Colby-Sawyer Singers to Perform 'A Cinematic Celebration'
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 17, 2011 - The Colby-Sawyer Singers will present “A Cinematic Celebration” for its annual winter concert in an evening of music from holiday movies past and present on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 7 p.m. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Fall Dance Ensemble 'Journeys' Featuring Original Choreography
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 10, 2011 - Colby-Sawyer and the Fine and Performing Arts Department will present the fall dance ensemble "Journeys" on Thursday, Dec. 1. Under the artistic direction of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Dance Laura Dunlop Shepherd, the performance will feature original choreography by Colby-Sawyer students and Professor Shepherd in ballet, lyrical, modern and jazz. read more…
Colby-Sawyer Offers Permaculture Design Certification Course
NEW LONDON, N.H., Nov. 1, 2011 - Colby-Sawyer College will offer certification in permaculture design, an ecological design system for sustainability in all aspects of human life that teaches how to build natural homes, grow food, restore landscapes and ecosystems, catch rainwater, build communities and much more. read more…
'Not Your Normal S.N.A.F.U.' Theater Production at Colby-Sawyer College Features Short Plays by Alumni, Faculty and Students
NEW LONDON, N.H., Oct. 31, 2011 - The Fine and Performing Arts Department at Colby-Sawyer College will present “Not Your Normal S.N.A.F.U.,” a collection of short plays written and directed by alumni, faculty and students. read more…
The New Hampshire Women's Caucus Seeks to Educate and Empower Participants to Improve the Status of Women
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 29, 2011 – This November, Colby-Sawyer College will host “What Women Want Now: The New Hampshire Women's Caucus,” a lively forum for identifying the issues most critical to women and equipping participants with education and resources that will assist them in improving women's status in the state, nation and world. Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-author of The New York Times best-selling book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, will deliver the keynote address. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College Hosts Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist and Author of 'Half the Sky' Sheryl WuDunn in a Call for Justice for Women Worldwide
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 16, 2011 – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of The New York Times bestseller, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, will speak at Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday, Nov. 12, about the need to emancipate women and fight global poverty through unlocking women's power as economic catalysts. read more…
Colby-Sawyer College to Host Bill Davidow, Silicon Valley Legend and Best-selling Author of Overconnected: The Promise and Threat of the Internet
NEW LONDON, N.H., Sept. 15, 2011 – Colby-Sawyer College will host Silicon Valley legend and best-selling author Bill Davidow for a discussion of his acclaimed book, Overconnected: The Promise and Threat of the Internet, on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, at 4 p.m. in Clements Hall at the Curtis L. Ivey Science Center. read more…
