Parents' Advocate
Scott and Jean Peterson, parents of Hilary '97, of Middlebury, Conn., will serve as chairs of the Executive Committee of the Parents Association for 1996-97.
The Petersons will lead the Executive Committee in its efforts to raise funds for the College and advise administrators on issues of concern to parents. Margaret Felton Viens '77, assistant director of annual giving and administrative liaison for the Executive Committee, says the group is called upon to assist the College in several ways.
"They're there as sounding boards for other parents and for President Cotter when he wants a pulse check on how parents feel about a certain issue," Viens said.
The Executive Committee also works with the Admission Office to conduct retention programs, including visits by current Colby parents to prospective parents. "They can give a parent's-eye view of what it's like to be at Colby," Viens said.
The Parents Association has been instrumental in adding more security lighting to the campus, creating after-hour study rooms in Miller Library, establishing quiet hours in residence halls and in improving dining services.