Colby College
Office of Alumni Relations
4310 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901-8843
P: 207-859-4310
F: 207-859-4316
alumni@colby.edu
 

Career Connections/Alumni Council Weekend


Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011
5:30-8:00 p.m. Reception and dinner with panelists, trustees, Alumni Council, and students
Parker-Reed Room, Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center
8:00 p.m. Panel discussion, Views on the American Economy
With financial luminaries Bob Diamond '73, P’12, Eric Rosengren '79, P’12,
and Tom Riley ’79, P’07
Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building
 
Friday, Oct. 21, 2011
8:00-9:00 a.m. Alumni breakfast and orientation session with the Career Center
Fairchild Room, Dana dining hall (go through the regular dining hall line for food)
9:00-10:00 a.m. Class visits with students
10:30-11:45 a.m. Mock interviews with current students
Diamond Building (please check in with a Career Center staff member in the lobby)
Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch presentation with Professor Whitney King, the Dr. Frank and Theodora Miselis Professor of Chemistry
The Colby-Bigelow Partnership: Opportunities for our students to participate in world-class oceanographic research from Maine to the Antarctic Ocean
Smith Room, Roberts Building (go through the line in Roberts dining hall for food)
2:00-3:45 p.m. Career conversations with current students
Pulver Pavilion (please check in with a Career Center staff member)
4:00-6:30 p.m. Concurrent alumni career panels and receptions
  Panel theme one: Languages
Ostrove Auditorium, Diamond Building
  Panel theme two: Natural sciences
Room 1, Olin Science Center
6:30-9:30 p.m. Alumni Council reception followed by dinner with trustees and students
Cotter Union lobby outside Page Commons Room
9:30 p.m.-midnight Senior Pledge mixer
Marchese Blue Light Pub, Cotter Union
 
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011
8:00-9:00 a.m. Alumni breakfast and talk with Terry Cowdrey, vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid
Room 122, Diamond Building
9:00-10:00 a.m. Alumni Council orientation and 2011-12 goals
Diamond Building (please check in with an Alumni Relations staff member)
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Alumni Council strategic goals and committee action planning
Diamond Building (please check in with an Alumni Relations staff member)
2:00-3:00 p.m. Alumni Council Executive Committee meeting
Room 146, Diamond Building
 
Career Connections Weekend provides opportunities for alumni and current students to connect with one another, to share career advice and opportunities, to attend networking events, and to learn more about the Colby Alumni Network.