Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement

Lt. General Roméo Dallaire speaking at the Shadows of Rwanda conferenceThe Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement connects teaching and research with current political, economic, and social issues. Building on Colby’s established strengths in the social sciences and interdisciplinary programs, the center provides a structure and a setting in which faculty and students can develop creative, interdisciplinary approaches to complex local, national, and global challenges. Students are actively involved in all aspects of center activities—as research assistants, conference planners, and presenters as well as participants in center-sponsored events. The Goldfarb Center will be housed in the new Diamond Building, scheduled to open during the 2006-07 academic year, but programs have been underway since 2003.
 
Goldfarb Center Programs

A sampling of the center’s 2004-05 programs:

  • Goldfarb Center Faculty/Student Conferences, including “Fighting Terrorism: Ethical and Policy Dilemmas”
  • The Colby Leadership Institute, on Sustainable Business Practices
  • Colby Cares About Kids, a mentoring program matching more than 200 Colby students with youths in the community
  • Colby Volunteer Center, placing more than 300 student volunteers assisting two dozen community programs
  • The Goldfarb Center Visiting Fellows Program, sponsoring two- and three-day visits by members of Congress in conjunction with the Congress To Campus program
  • Goldfarb Center Career Day, a panel discussion about careers in Washington and advice from members of the Washington Goldfarb Center Liaison Board
  • Goldfarb Center Mealtime Seminars
  • Faculty/Student Research Projects
  • Goldfarb Center Research Fellows