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Clothes don't make the man or woman, but proper attire for interviews and other formal occasions can be an elusive key to success for students. This fall the Student Government Association is launching the Colby Clothes Closet to help students get access to the clothes they need. SGA President Jake Fischer '09 is asking alumni, faculty, staff, and other donors to contribute business and formal attire in good condition to establish a wardrobe that will help students of all sizes and means dress well for those important moments. Contact SGA@colby.edu or the Office of Campus Life (207-859-4280) for information about donations. More >>
Parents can play an integral role in creating career-related opportunities for Colby students by acting as mentors, by providing job shadowing or informational interviews, and by offering internships and jobs. You can help current students reinforce and apply what they learn in the classroom, explore particular career fields or industries, or get valuable work experience while they benefit your organization. Internships increasingly play a critical role in helping students secure jobs and make good career decisions upon graduation. Contact Erica Humphrey in the Career Center at erica.humphrey@colby.edu or 207-859-4140 if you are interested in hiring a Colby student for an internship or a summer job.
For three years insideColby has showed what life at Colby is really like. This semester, iC student videographers took it a step further. They're following one student at a time for a series called A Week in the Life. At insideColby.com, check out the first three episodes, plus lots of new stories (changes at WMBH, Colby's food), podcasts (the Farnham Writers' Center and RAs turned CAs), videos (Ultimate Frisbee, alternative transportation), photo essays (campus jobs, dorm life) and, of course, the weekly Student Lens gallery.
Colby's new Quidditch Club, what's up in the Pugh Center, and the process to revise alcohol policy—they're all on page one of the latest Colby Echo. Parents are invited to keep up with Colby news by purchasing a home-delivery subscription. Contact Raleigh Werner '11 at rrwerner@colby.edu or visit the Echo Web site.
Stressing the role of hope and persistence in peace negotiations, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East and former Senator George J. Mitchell told a standing-room crowd in Lorimer Chapel Oct. 22 that chances for peace in the Mideast have changed. "For the first time in my adult lifetime we have a president who placed this high on the agenda right at the beginning of his term, not at the end," he said. "That's a huge factor." Mitchell's speech, the fourth Senator George J. Mitchell Distinguished International Lecture, sponsored by the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, was broadcast by MPBN, and a recording is on Colby's Web site.
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The Class of '09 has been called the "Lost Generation" because of its bleak job prospects. Suzanne Merkelson '09, former editor of the Echo, is interning at On Point radio and holding down three part-time jobs in Boston this fall. Asked to comment for On Point about jobs and her peers, she wrote, "The Class of 2009 is hearty. We don't get fazed by much anymore. September 11 was our first week of high school. Hurricane Katrina our first week of college. . . . I think we'll definitely reach a point where we're no longer 'lost' but leading everyone out of the woods." Full article >>
Megan Williams '04, executive director of Hardy Girls Healthy Women, a Waterville nonprofit, was named to the MaineBiz 2009 Next List. She's one of a handful of "young go-getters" recognized for her passion for making Maine a better place. "Williams has nurtured the nonprofit from its strong but small roots into a flourishing organization with nationally recognized programs." By helping girls recognize the ways media representations of girls and women limit and undermine their growth, Williams is "giving them tools to grow up healthy so they can create healthier societies as adults." Full article >>
Matt Apuzzo '00, who got his start at the Echo, was on NPR Oct. 14 talking about his investigation into Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's frequent phone calls with a select group of powerful investment bankers. A legal affairs writer working for the Associated Press Washington bureau investigative team, Apuzzo scrutinized Geithner's phone records for his report. He told All Things Considered host Michele Norris that Geithner "seems to have this kitchen cabinet, if you will, of these three big banks that he talks to." Audio and transcript of the NPR interview are online.
Lori G. Kletzer, a professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, President William D. Adams announced Nov. 9. Kletzer is a widely published labor economist whose research focuses on the way global competition affects U.S. workers. "I am particularly impressed by Lori's passion for the undergraduate liberal arts college experience," said Adams. Read more about Kletzer, who will take up her new duties July 1, 2010.
Some Colby students went trick-or-treating for canned food on Halloween—not to fill their bare cupboards but to replace a component of Colby's participation in the Helping Hands Across America challenge of Sodexho's annual food drive. Last year local residents attending Colby's Halloween Extravaganza were invited to contribute a can of food to the cause. With the cancellation of this year's extravaganza due to the H1N1 virus, that component was missing this year. Friendly competitions among student groups and among faculty and staff contributed the bulk of the 8,320 pounds collected, surpassing last year's total by more than 300 pounds, said organizer of the effort and Associate Director of Dining Services Joe Klaus. All the food is being distributed to local food banks.
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