Out of the Blue: September 2011

A Newsletter for Alumni

Bible Scholar Elaine Pagels Gives Inaugural Lecture
Renowned Bible scholar Elaine Pagels took her audience through the Book of Revelation in an animated and illustrated talk at the inaugural Compagna-Sennett Religious Studies Lecture, Sept. 14. The lecture series was made possible by a recent gift from Robert Compagna ’76 and Jean Sennett Compagna ’76. More »

Adams, Kletzer, and Terhune Address New Students
"Engage, explore, listen," President Bro Adams advised at Colby's 194th Assembly for New Students, Sept. 6. His address probed what Colby is all about. Adams and Deans Lori Kletzer and Jim Terhune welcomed students less formally Aug. 30 at First Steps, and their remarks say a lot about what the College wants students to achieve. Watch video of each:
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NPR Foreign Correspondent to Receive Lovejoy Award
Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson will receive the 2011 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award Oct. 16. The award is given annually to a journalist displaying courage is journalism. Nelson started NPR's Kabul bureau and more recently covered the Arab Spring from Cairo and the fall of Muammar Qaddafi from Libya. More »

Oak Fellow Fights India's Caste System
Fatima Burnad is recognized as a national leader in India's social movements. Her battle for human rights for the Dalit people (“Untouchables”) of India has led to more than one incarceration—and to her being named Colby's 2011 Oak Human Rights Fellow. More »

New Science Building Will Enhance Academics
Plans have resumed for a new science building on the Colby Green to house the Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Psychology departments. The building will improve opportunities for students to conduct research and to work together in groups and with faculty on significant projects. More »

Hill ’n the ’Ville Offers Music, Fun, Connection
The fifth annual Hill 'n the 'Ville music festival, designed to bring students together with people from greater Waterville for live music, food, and fun, featured three musical acts and a spirit of collaboration, Dash Wasserman ’12 reports for the Echo.

Colby Marks 9/11 Anniversary
Students, faculty, and staff marked the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks with on-campus events aimed at honoring victims and eliciting questions. A student-organized event attracted hundreds of students to the flagpole on the night of Sept. 11 (photo), and a faculty-led event kicked off a year-long consideration of terrorism. More »

Leonard and Shettleworth on C-SPAN
Professor Elizabeth Leonard (history) and Maine State Historian Earle Shettleworth ’70 appeared on a live C-SPAN broadcast of The Contenders last Friday. The focus was James Blaine, a Maine senator who was the Republican presidential nominee in 1884. Video »

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