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Dan Shea Named New Director of the Goldfarb Center

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:00:01 GMT

A political scientist and coeditor of a new book about the degradation of civil discourse in American politics will be the next director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College, President William D. Adams announced March 7. Daniel M. Shea of Meadville, Penn., will come from Allegheny College, where he served as professor of political science and director of the Center for Political Participation. Shea, who will also teach in the government department at Colby, was selected following a national search. He will start at Colby August 1.

The author or editor of 19 books and scores of articles on the American political process, Shea focuses on campaigns and elections, civility in politics, the dynamics of the party system, the politics of the media, and grassroots political activism. In 2012 he coedited, with Morris P. Fiorina, a book titled Can We Talk? The Rise of Rude, Nasty, Stubborn Politics, which addresses an important shift in the tone of political discourse?a shift cited as the reason Maine Senator Olympia Snowe recently announced she would not seek reelection. Another book by Shea published in 2012 is Let?s Vote! The Essentials of the American Electoral Process.

In 2002 Shea initiated the creation of the Center for Political Participation at Allegheny, which offers student-centered programs such as fellowships and internships, community outreach projects, and scholarly activities including conferences and lectures. A number of the center?s initiatives, particularly those centered on the decline in civility in politics, have garnered national media attention. Its April 2010 report, ?Nastiness, Name-calling and Negativity: The Decline of Civility in American Politics,? was covered in more than 400 media outlets throughout the United States and abroad.

As director of the Goldfarb Center, Shea will oversee programs and programming, build closer ties between Colby?s curriculum and community outreach activities, and develop and implement a vision for the center as a hub for campus intellectual life.

?Dan?s collaborative nature, his affinity and energy for big ideas, and his desire to connect with faculty and students across campus all fit well with the next phase of the Goldfarb Center at Colby,? said Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Lori Kletzer. ?His solid public affairs and civic engagement experience will build on the center?s current strengths. I am looking forward to working with him.?

Shea received a bachelor of arts from the State University of New York at Oswego and a master of arts from the University of West Florida. In 1993 he earned a doctorate in political science from the State University of New York at Albany. He has served on the faculty at the University of Akron, Lafayette College, and, since 1999, Allegheny College.

The Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement, founded in 2003, brings faculty and students together with local, state, national and international leaders to explore creative, interdisciplinary approaches to the complex challenges facing today?s world. The center facilitates a collaborative array of public lectures, seminars, workshops, service learning activities, panels, debates, and scholarly research across the liberal arts, helping Colby students make connections between their work in the classroom and contemporary political, economic, social and environmental issues.

?I?m so excited to be joining one of the nation?s finest, most prestigious liberal arts institutions, and to be teaming up with such a thoughtful, committed group of faculty, staff, and administrators. And of course I?m giddy about working with Colby students. I have no doubt that we can do wonderful things for the campus and the broader community. I can?t wait to get started.?

Shea will be joined in Waterville by his wife, Christine Gatto-Shea, and their three children.

Press release by Ruth Jacobs, Colby College Office of Communication

Civility and American Democracy Forum Sessions Online

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 05:00:01 GMT

On February 17th, 2012, a group of leading scholars and journalists -- including Ellen Goodman (recipient of Colby's Elijah Parish Lovejoy award), Joe Klein, Randall Kennedy and Jill Lepore -- gathered at the University of Massachusetts-Boston for a forum on Civility and American Democracy to discuss the role civility plays in American politics. The event was moderated by Tom Ashbrook, award-winning journalist and host of NPR?s On Point.

If you were unable to attend the event in Boston or the live webcast at Colby hosted by the Goldfarb Center, you can now watch the forum sessions online.

NPR's Tom Ashbrook to host "Civility and American Democracy" forum

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:00:01 GMT

What happened to civility in America? Did it disappear? Did it ever truly exist? On February 17th, 2012, a group of leading scholars and journalists -- including Ellen Goodman (recipient of Colby's Elijah Parish Lovejoy award), Joe Klein, Randall Kennedy and Jill Lepore -- will gather at the University of Massachusetts-Boston for a forum on Civility and American Democracy to discuss those questions and more about the role civility plays in American politics. The event will be moderated by Tom Ashbrook, award-winning journalist and host of NPR?s On Point. The Goldfarb Center is pleased to host a live webcast of the day-long event.

FORUM SCHEDULE

Welcome (8:30 a.m.)

- Steve Crosby, dean of the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass-Boston

- David Tebaldi, executive director, Mass Humanities

- James A Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities

Session 1: Civility in American History (9:00 - 10:30 a.m.)

Is civility really as American as apple pie? What about American individualism and self expression, the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement? Does the practice of civility evolve differently in differing cultural experiences? Can civility accommodate political change and facilitate social progress? This panel raises fundamental questions about civility and American democracy.

- David L. Smith, John W. Chandler Professor of English at Williams College

- Ilan Stavans, Lewis-Sebring Professor of Latin American and Latino Culture and Five College 40th Anniversary Professor

- John Stauffer, chair of the History of American Civilization program and professor of English and African and African American Studies at Harvard University

Session 2: Civility and Morality (10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)

Is civility a smokescreen for the status quo? Does it encourage conformity and inhibit dissent? Civility demands that we respect all religions, but at what price? Can a new civility lead to a better informed citizenry? This panel explores the relationship between civility, morality and the American tradition of religious tolerance.

- Diana Eck, professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies at Harvard University and chair of the Religion department

- Mark Lilla, essayist and historian of ideas at Columbia University

- Alan Wolfe, professor of Political Science and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and Public Life at Boston College

BREAK

Session 3: Civility and the Pursuit of Truth (1:30-3:00 p.m.)

Is civility a distraction that marginalizes the individual and inhibits an honest examination of absolutes? Does it undermine our need to sometimes speak truth to power? What happens to civil discourse when ordinary political conversation becomes shrouded in the sacred? Can civil discourse lead zealots to reconciliation and mutual respect? This panel examines fundamental questions about the value of civility in a democratic society.

- Randall Kennedy, Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School

- Jill Lepore, David Woods Kemper ?41 Professor of American History and chair of the History and Literature program at Harvard University

- Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College

Session 4: Civility and the Media (3:15 - 4:15 p.m.)

Part of the problem or part of the solution? In the competitive, ratings-driven world of media, where is the market for civility? This panel of distinguished journalists reflects on the day?s discussions and what can be applied from them to improve journalistic best practices.

- Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer prize winning columnist, author, and recipient of Colby's Elijah Parish Lovejoy award for courage in journalism.

- Joe Klein, journalist, author and weekly columnist for Time?s ?In the Arena,? covering national and international affairs.

Lovejoy Journalism Summer Internship Grants: Apply by Friday, Jan. 6, 2012

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:01 GMT

The Goldfarb Center is pleased to announce that a final round of grants for summer internships with newspapers and other media outlets will be available, made possible by the Knight Foundation. The deadline to apply for summer 2012 is approaching on Friday, Jan. 6, 2012. Click here for more information on the internship program including application guidelines.

Stanford University publishes work by Danielle Sheppard '11

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 04:00:01 GMT

Stanford University has recently published Danielle Sheppard's senior thesis, "Social Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Cross Cultural Lessons from Denmark to the United States" in Intersect, Stanford's Journal of Science, Technology and Society. Sheppard, a 2011 Colby graduate and STS/Anthropology double major, spent her senior JanPlan conducting research for this paper in Copenhagen funded by a Sandy Maisel Student Research Grant from the Goldfarb Center. According to Sheppard, "I'm extremely pleased to share this news because I know that my paper would not have received this recognition if not for the generous grant by the Goldfarb Center that shaped my research." She is currently working as a Community Innovation Climate Fellow for Clean Air-Cool Planet in Cambridge, Mass.

View Intersect (4th Edition) including Danielle Sheppard's work.

Accepting Applications for Goldfarb Student Advisory Board

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:00:01 GMT

The Goldfarb Center is currently accepting new applications for the Student Advisory Board. Students who are interested in becoming more directly involved in the events of the Center, including taking a lead role in organizing these events, are encouraged to apply. The application process is rolling with a final deadline this semester of Friday, November 18th.

Click here to complete the online application.

Chemicals, Obesity and Diabetes: How Science Leads Us To Action

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:00:01 GMT

The Goldfarb Center and the Environmental Health Strategy Center are co-sponsoring a cutting edge one-day conference to present the links between human exposure to environmental chemicals and the development of obesity and diabetes. Leading scientists and policy experts will be speaking. Click here for more information and to register. The contact person at Colby is Gail Carlson, Environmental Studies Program (gcarlson@colby.edu).

The keynote speaker will be Bruce Blumberg, Ph.D., from the University of California-Irvine Department of Developmental and Cell Biology. Blumberg is a national expert on the role of chemical exposures as a contributing factor for obesity and diabetes.

Chemicals, Obesity and Diabetes: How Science Leads Us To Action
Friday, October 14, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Diamond Building, Colby College

This conference is funded in part by a Goldfarb Center Faculty Sponsored Conference Grant. The deadline for the next round of grant funding is Wednesday, Oct. 19. Please click here for more information on all available grants through the Goldfarb Center.

Volunteers and Philanthropists honored at the 4th annual Maine Philanthropy Awards

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:00:01 GMT

The Goldfarb Center honored five individuals for their philanthropic and volunteer work on April 6 at the Maine Philanthropy Awards, an event begun in 2008 by Colby students Stefanie Solar ?11 and her brother Brian Solar ?08. The purpose of the event is to recognize and celebrate students and community members who have gone above and beyond in their volunteer efforts and their extraordinary contributions to improve the lives of others. This year?s winners included: Colby Volunteer Center co-directors Julia Bruss ?11 and John Perkins ?11 in the Colby Student category; Peter Garrett, John Koons, and Howard Lake in the Central Maine category, and Donald Sussman in the state category. Stefanie Solar was awarded a special citation honoring her efforts in establishing and supporting the awards program.

French President honors 2010 Oak Fellow Jestina Mukoko

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:00:01 GMT

Jestina Mukoko, the 2010 Oak Human Rights Fellow, recently received the highest honor bestowed on a civilian by the French government. At a recent awards ceremony, the director of the Zimbabwe Peace Project and human rights defender received the French National Order of the Legion of Honour award, recognizing bravery in service to her country.

Click here for the full story.

Friends of the Goldfarb Center Seminar: Introduction to Birds and Bird-watching

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 04:00:01 GMT

We are pleased to announce the latest offering of the Friends of the Goldfarb Center Seminar Series. Retired Colby Research Scientist/adjunct professor and avid birder Bets Brown will provide an introduction to birds and bird-watching during this six-week seminar. With the coming of spring, this timely course will coincide with the arrival of many migrants. During class sessions you will discuss bird identification and classification, tools of the trade for observing birds, and helpful guides for bird identification. Because bird songs and calls are helpful for identifications in the field, one session will be devoted to listening to birds. In addition to identification of birds, aspects of bird behavior, foraging, and reproduction will also be covered.

Classes will take place on Wednesdays from 4 pm to 5 pm, beginning on April 13 and ending on May 18. One of the class days will involve a field trip in the Colby Arboretum. The class will meet in the Diamond Building Room 241. Space in this seminar is limited. To reserve a space, please respond via e-mail to aelliott@colby.edu or call 859-5313.

Maisel Fellows Mischa Noll '11 and Danielle Sheppard '11 Reflect On Their Jan Plan Internship and Research Experiences

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:00:01 GMT

Ama Ghar, which means ?motherly home? in Nepali, is a sanctuary for disadvantaged children in the hills above Kathmandu, Nepal. This January, as a Goldfarb Center L. Sandy Maisel Fellow, I traveled halfway around the world to join the Ama Ghar family. I spent my time at the home getting to know the forty different children, playing card games, hide and seek, and music, while tutoring in math and English during the afternoons and evenings. As I got to know them, I learned about the various backgrounds that led them to call Ama Ghar their home. I heard stories of extremely difficult childhoods: some kids were orphaned, some were abandoned, and some had families so impoverished that they never had enough food, let alone a quality education. My days were fun filled and humbling. I had the chance to spend time with the warmest, kindest and funniest kids I?ve ever known, and to see the immense challenges that Nepal faces through the eyes of children that bear a great deal of its burden. These difficulties didn?t lead to a home full of sadness, however. Instead, I was witness to a living example of just how healing and supportive a family can be. The Ama Ghar children have transcended deeply rooted social boundaries and built a large, loving, and truly supportive family. My experience with them was challenging and a true inspiration, and has left me with stories and wonderful experiences that could fill up a book. For now though, I will say that it has quite powerfully changed my life. So to the Goldfarb Center and the students of Professor Sandy Maisel who made my incredible experience possible, thank you!

Mischa Noll,'11 - Recipient of 2010-11 Maisel Fund Internship Grant

This January I traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark for three weeks on a generous grant for student research from the Goldfarb Center. My research was titled Sustainable Solutions to Climate Change through Public Action: An Ethnographic Case Study of Bicycle Use in Copenhagen, Denmark. In conjunction with a year-long senior research project comparing the efficacy of climate policy between Denmark and the United States, the trip allowed me to actively engage with my two majors ? Anthropology and Science, Technology, and Society ? through independent fieldwork abroad. While in Copenhagen, I explored the infrastructure and culture that facilitate bicycling. I worked with professors and PhD students at the University of Copenhagen, conducted interviews with individuals at the City Bike Program and the Metro, and experienced urban bicycling first hand. Through these interactions and my stay with a host family, I learned that Copenhagen bicycling culture exists because top-down government policies make it economically disadvantageous to travel by most alternative means of transportation. It is therefore not local or social agency alone that encourages sustainability, but the combination of pervasive social attitudes with effective national policy. Needless to say, my experiences in Copenhagen were both rewarding and extremely challenging. Though my research abroad lasted less than a month, the lessons learned truly strengthened my passion for a career in environmental anthropology and climate change policy, and I am very excited to pursue graduate study in this field after Colby.

Danielle Sheppard, '11 - Recipient of 2010-11 Maisel Fund Student Research Grant

U.S. Rep Mike Michaud joins Colby seniors for a panel on Trade Adjustment Assistance

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:00:01 GMT

Caitlyn Fleming '11 and Ann Norris '11 conducted research during Jan Plan for the Trade Adjustment Assistance Coalition on the impact of the TAA program in Maine. On February 22nd, they presented their research findings alongside TAA Coalition's executive director Howard Rosen, as well as U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud of Maine's 2nd District. The panel, moderated by Dean of Faculty Lori Kletzer, discussed these findings within the context of the recent expiration of expanded benefits that had been put into place in 2009.

Featured in the Waterville Morning Sentinel.

Featured in Colby News.

The Deficit: Causes and Consequences - JanPlan Lecture Series Concludes

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:01 GMT

After great success and interest last year, the Goldfarb Center hosted its second January Lecture Series throughout the JanPlan term. This year?s theme: The Deficit: Causes and Consequences. Each Wednesday of the month, we invited a Colby professor or local leader to share a perspective on the theme with Colby students, staff, and faculty. Our own Sandy Maisel began the series with an introduction to debt and deficits and a peek at the proposed solutions floating around national and state legislatures. Professor of Government and International Studies Jennifer Yoder followed with a lecture on bailouts and budget crises in the European Union. The third Wednesday, Professor of Economics David Findlay took time out of his marathon Principles of Macroeconomics JanPlan course to give us a lesson in fiscal policy and debt. To round out the series, we invited Garrett Martin of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Dean Lachance of Bread of Life Ministries in Augusta, and Betty Palmer of the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter to provide their impassioned commentary on the deficit?s impact on nonprofits, social programs, and homelessness in Maine. Despite snowstorms, scheduling conflicts, and the ?I?d rather be skiing? JanPlan mindset, each lecture saw a supportive, interested, and enthusiastic audience. As a well-attended, comprehensive, and informative lecture series, our hope is that it has become a new JanPlan tradition.

Nominations are open for the Maine Philanthropy Awards

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:01 GMT

Nomination are being accepted for the Maine Philanthropy Awards through February 18, 2011. The ceremony will take place at Colby on April 6. If you know someone who has made a positive impact in the communities of Central Maine, consider submitting a nomination for a Maine Philanthropy Award. The awards are given annually in four categories: statewide; Central Maine; a Colby student; and a student from an area high school. For more information, see the Maine Philanthropy Awards website: http://web.colby.edu/mainephilanthropyawards/

Accepting Student Advisory Board Applications

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:00:01 GMT

Click here for more details including an application form.

2009 Oak Fellow Hadas Ziv transitions to new role at PHR-Israel

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:00:01 GMT

After six years as the Executive Director of Physicians for Human Rights- Israel, Hadas Ziv has taken on a new role as the Director of the Public Outreach Department. This new department was recently established by the organization's Board of Directors to improve the organization's connections and outreach with the Israeli public and the Israeli medical community as well as enhance international advocacy.

Somali Exhibit Wins Award

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 05:00:01 GMT

A student-created exhibit about Somali Bantu immigrants in Maine won the New England Museum Association's Leaders in Innovation Award. This exhibit was created on the basis of The Somali Bantu Experience exhibit originally on display in the Colby Museum of Art in 2008, which was partially funded through a Goldfarb Center civic engagement grant.

Remembering the Civil War

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:00:01 GMT

To kick off Maine's recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, a panel of historians convened at Colby Nov. 10 to discuss the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln. Read more in the Sentinel.

Lovejoy Journalism Internship: apply by Friday, Jan. 7, 2011

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:00:01 GMT

Each year, this three-year program, made possible by a grant from the Knight Foundation, will help place three students interested in journalism in summer internships with newspapers and other media outlets. The deadline to apply for summer 2011 is approaching on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011. Click here for more information on the internship program including application guidelines.

Goldfarb Center and Waterville Main Street are recognized by the Maine Downtown Center

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:00:01 GMT

On Friday, June 4th the Get Up Downtown program co-sponsored by Waterville Main Street and the Goldfarb Center was recognized with a Downtown Achievement Award from the Maine Downtown Center (a program of the Maine Development Foundation) for Outstanding Special Event.

Get Up Downtown is a programming series designed to familiarize local college students with Downtown attractions of interest while promoting community involvement and participation. The program was started in 2007 by several students on the Goldfarb Center Student Advisory Board in collaboration with Raffi Der Simonian, formerly of Waterville Main Street.

Each year, the Goldfarb Center and Waterville Main Street strive to host at least six Get Up Downtown events at Main Street businesses. In 2009-2010, we held events at Mainely Brews, Jorgensen's Cafe, Barrels Community Market, Maynard's Chocolates, and the Waterville Farmers' Market.

Colby recognized on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2009

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 04:00:01 GMT

Under the leadership of the Goldfarb Center, Colby College has been named as a member to the 2009 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This annual program was created to recognize institutions of higher education that support exemplary, innovative, and effective community service programs.

The Colby Cares About Kids program and the Colby Volunteer Center, both administered through the Goldfarb Center, provide numerous opportunities for our students to give back to the community. Colby was one of only three Maine schools to receive this presitigous recognition. Unity and the University of Maine at Fort Kent were also recognized.

The Honor Roll is adminstered by Learn and Serve America at the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development. Many higher education associatons, including Campus Compact and the American Council on Education, also support and promote the program. Learn more here.

Goldfarb Center to collect books for Kabul Polytechnic University in Afghanistan

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:01 GMT

Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin are collecting English language text books for Kabul Polytechnic University in Afghanistan.

The Goldfarb Center is leading the effort for Colby and will collect books from now until the last week in May. Help us beat Bates and Bowdoin by donating your books! Please drop off your used or new textbooks to Diamond 250 or Diamond 252 from 9 am to 5 pm before May 21st!

The books will be shipped from Maine to Kabul during June.

Judge Nancy Gertner Receives 2010 Brody Award for Distinguished Judicial Service

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:00:01 GMT

The 2010 Morton A. Brody Distinguished Judicial Service Award was presented to the Honorable Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Massachusetts, in a ceremony at Colby College on April 11.

Third Annual Philanthropy Awards

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:00:01 GMT

Brian Solar '08 and his sister Stefanie '10, created the Maine Philanthropy Award in 2008 to raise awareness about and to recognize the value of philanthropy in Maine. Working with the College and the Goldfarb Center, Brian and Stefanie created an ongoing program to recognize individuals who make contributions that improve all of our lives, giving of themselves humbly and without expectation of reward. 2010 winners were recognized at an award ceremony and dinner at Colby College on April 7.

The award recognizes four philanthropists -- someone whose work has benefited the entire state, someone who has made an outstanding contribution to our Central Maine community, a high school student whose work for others deserves recognition, and a Colby student who has contributed in these ways. This year Colby student Stephen Erario '10, high school student Ameena Khan, Waterville community member Tobi Scheider, and Lyndel "Joe" & Carol Wishcamper were honored.

Colby Cares Day: Sign Up Now!

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:00:01 GMT

Colby's annual day of service will take place on Saturday, April 17th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can volunteer at one of twenty sites ranging from Barrels Community Market on Main Street in Waterville to the Alfond Youth Center to Health Reach, a medical clinic in Albion. The full list of volunteer sites can be found below. To sign up, stop by Pulver anytime between 11am-3pm every day this week and next week.

The first 300 volunteers to sign up will receive a free ticket to the Big Boi concert sponsored by SPB.

Interested students can also email cvc@colby.edu to sign up. Groups, teams, clubs, and organizations are encouraged. Colby Cares Day is administered through the Colby Volunteer Center.

AVAILABLE SITES:
Alfond Youth Center
Volunteers needed: 15+

Barrels Community Market
Volunteers needed: 8-10

Children's Center Augusta
Volunteers needed: 15+

Downtown Cleanup
Volunteers needed: 30-50

Hart-to-Hart Farm
Volunteers needed: 15+

Ken-A-Set
Volunteers needed: 4-6

Kennebec Historical Society
Volunteers needed: 10

Goodwill-Hinckley/LC Bates Museum
Volunteers needed: 15+

Maine Children's Home
Volunteers needed: 10+

Messalonskee Trail System
Volunteers needed: 10

Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter
Volunteers needed: 15

Reddington Museum
Volunteers needed: 15-25

REM
Volunteers needed: 10+

Salvation Army
Volunteers needed:

Second Baptist Church
Volunteers needed: 10-12

Sunset Home
Volunteers needed: 10+, bring work gloves

Winslow High Trails
Volunteers needed: 10

HealthReach Belgrade Clinics
Volunteers needed: 5

Belgrade Community Center
Volunteers needed: 20 +

RESERVED:
Waterville Public Library
Volunteers: Dana Hall, 2 additional

United Way of Mid-Maine
Volunteers: West Quad Hall (20+)

New Members and Chairs of the GC Student Advisory Board Selected

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 04:00:01 GMT

Each semester the Goldfarb Center announces a call for applications for the Student Advisory Board. This board consists of students from all classes and a diverse array of majors. The board meets to discuss programming ideas, helps to organize events, and promotes GC activities on campus. The board applicants are reviewed and selected by GC staff and the GC student chairs. This semester the GC has appointed five new members of the Advisory Board: Laura Maloney '12, Christine Reynolds '12, Keith Barnish '13, Berol Dewdney '13, Siya Hegde '13, and Keith Love '13. The student chairs for the academic year 2010-11 will be: Ellen Morris and Smriti Bajracharya for the class of 2011, Justin Rouse for the class of 2012, and Lisa Kaplan for the class of 2013.

For more information and to see a complete listing of our student boards, click here.

CVC in New York City

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:00:01 GMT

Under the leadership of the Colby Volunteer Center, eleven Colby students are representing the College in New York City as they engage in a week's worth of civic engagement activities during Spring Break 2010. More than just an isolated trip, however, the Colby ASB program also included a seminar series presented by Dr. Adam Howard of the Education Department. Participants engaged the issue of urban poverty in the United States from multiple perspectives, so they will be better able to contextualize their immersion experience throughout the week. Read a blog that the students are writing during their trip.

Colby for Haiti

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:01 GMT

The Goldfarb Center led an incredibly successful community-wide campaign to raise much-needed funds for the Stand With Haiti Campaign of Partners in Health. The entire effort culminated with a benefit dinner and silent auction on Friday, February 26th. While donations and payments for auction items are still coming in, we've already raised over $70,000, including the generous match from the two anonymous Colby alumni. The Center has been humbled by the generosity and compassion of the Colby community. Thank you to everyone who contributed and volunteered! Read more about this effort.

Nonprofit Leadership Institute

web@colby.edu (Colby College) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:01 GMT

Doris Buffett, founder of the Sunshine Lady Foundation and a philanthropist with strong Maine ties will be the opening dinner speaker during Reshaping for Social Change, the Colby College/Maine Association of Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership Institute on Wednesday, March 31, 2010. The Institute will examine how philanthropy and nonprofits are changing as social entrepreneurship and other new models impact the sector. The second day of the Institute will feature Dan Pallotta, the author of Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential; a lively discussion with four social entrepreneurs who have taken significant risk to change the status quo and increase mission impact; and the closing luncheon recognizing recipients of the Governor's Awards for Business and Nonprofit Excellence. For more information about the Institute, contact Alice Elliott at the Goldfarb Center.