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NSF GRANT X THREE
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Three Colby professors received research grants from the National Science Foundation this fall, and all of their projects involve student researchers. Whitney King (chemistry) is developing instruments that can measure iron and copper seawater. Phil Brown (economics) is analyzing the pros and cons of dam projects in China. Paul Josephson (history) is studying the role of science and technology in the conquest of the Russian Arctic under the Soviet regime. More at http://www.colby.edu/mag.
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ATKINS IS MLK SPEAKER
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Joe Atkins (dean of students and psychology) will be the speaker for the 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day community breakfast, 7:30-9 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, at First Congregational Church, Eustis Parkway and Main Street. His topic: "Inaugurating a New Era: If Racism Is Dead, Let's Bury It." Tickets available from sbcollin@colby.edu, ext. 4352.
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CURREN'S GYPSY CRIB
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Who knew that Erin Curren '97 (French) was an alumna, a professor, AND a cruising diva in a "pimped out" Subaru? Current.com knew, and it featured her in its vodcast series Mystery of Creativity. Check out "Erin's Gypsy Crib" at http://current.com/items/89569405_erin_s_gypsy_crib
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BRO'S YEAR-END UPDATE
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If you missed the Dec. 12 video Q&A featuring President Bro Adams, it provides a year-end update on Colby and the financial crisis and outlines steps the College leadership is taking to address the current situation and prepare for the future. The video and a transcript are available from the Colby homepage.
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ENGMAN'S UP-AND-COMING SHOW
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"Bevin Engman: New Work" doesn't open until Jan. 20 in the Upper Jette Galleries of the museum, but a Yankee magazine blog post suggests it will be worth the visit. Bevin (art) turns her eye to dunes of Cape Cod in what Edgar Allan Beem calls "lovely new landscapes." Read his preview at http://www.yankeemagazine.com/blogs/art/engman
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BOHEMIAN SYNCHRONY
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A flock of Bohemian Waxwings on campus is stopping people in their tracks this month. Look for the crested, masked birds swooping in to feed on the flowering fruit trees. Considered non-territorial, these northern birds have been spotted on campus for several consecutive winters. The flock, estimated at several hundred individuals, demonstrates spectacular synchronized aerobatics. Pity poor Herb Wilson (biology), our resident ornithologist. He's in Costa Rica this month, teaching Plants of the Tropics and missing the show.
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THESE YEARS ADD UP
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Thirty-nine members of Colby's staff with a cumulative 640 years of service to the College were recognized for 10-, 20-, and 30-year milestones at a luncheon with President Bro Adams Dec. 11. Celebrating 30 years at Colby, and listed in the order they were hired (back in 1978!), are David Cooley, ITS; Penny Spear, Admissions; David Jacques, PPD; John Farmer, PPD; Ed Yeterian, Dean of Faculty; Lawrence Pooler, Dining Services; and Joyce Emery, Bookstore. Employees with 20 years each are: Rose Meunier, VPs office; Jimmie Woodlee, Health Services; John Mazzeo, PPD; Dan Poulin, PPD; Eileen Richards, Library; Carmen Ey, PPD; Gerard Aucoin, PPD; Alfred Cloutier, PPD; Lisa Lindquist, Registrar's Office; Rurik Spence, ITS; and Tricia Ayers-Miller, College Relations. Finally, celebrating 10 years each: Joe Jacques, PPD; Johnna Lee, Accounts Payable; Liz Bowen '81, SFS; Dale DeBlois, PPD; Tina Steeves, Health Services; Barbara Sweney, Admissions; Deb Ward, Theater and Dance; Brian Zemrack, ITS; Tim LaVallee, PPD; Carl Rousseau, PPD; Craig Shores, Security; KC Ford, Admissions; Martha McCarthy, College Relations; Julie Stowe, College Relations; Candy Strout, PPD; Dianne Labreck, Diamond secretary; Eric Thomas, Music; Steve Thomas, Admissions; Sarah Ward, Diamond secretary; Janice Jacques, PPD; and David Mawhinney, PPD.
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HOW GREEN IS COLBY?
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"How green is Colby?" "How is Colby green?" Simple questions, but the answers are anything but. A new GreenColby Web site provides a range of information that begins to describe it. The site includes a Green Digest where anyone in the Colby community can highlight a green initiative. There's also a "Contact Us" link to submit green suggestions and proposals. Check out the site and don't hesitate to contribute ideas and successes.
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IMPROVING A DOWNTOWN JEWEL
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The Waterville Opera House is a spectacular asset downtown, but it needs work. When the Opera House board went to the City Council proposing $4 million worth of renovations and expansion, Lisa Hallee '81 (college relations), past board chair, presented plans (http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/5721925.html). Ray Phillips (ITS) and Jim Thurston (theater and dance) also serve on the Opera House board. Last Tuesday the City Council approved a 25-year lease extension so the WOH board can proceed. The initial Sentinel story also noted the council's farewell to Henry Beck '09 as he left his council seat to move into the State Legislature. Tom Longstaff (religious studies, emeritus) remains on the council.
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CREATIVE CENTER FELLOWSHIP
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Natalie Harris (English) has been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia Creative Center for the Arts to spend three weeks in March working on a collection of short stories. She will be one of about 20 fellows in residence -- artists, writers, and composers focusing on creative projects at the center, located in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
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NEW ON THE HILL
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Two new colleagues arrived during the first week of January. Welcome:
Suzanne Telfeian, Director of Major Gifts
http://www.colby.edu/directory_cs/sjtelfei/
and
Meredith Tardiff, Secretary, Health Services
http://www.colby.edu/directory_cs/mtardiff/
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RECEIVE TRAVEL GRANTS
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Martha Arterberry, Society for Research in Child Development, Denver… Lisette Balabarca, Adrian Blevins, Laura Saltz, and Jennifer Thorn, Modern Language Association, San Francisco…Thomas Dexter and Jose Eric Garcia, American Football Coaches Association, Nashville… Bevin Engman, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia…Walter Hatch, International Studies Association, New York… Toni Katz, Charleston Conference of Acquisitions and Serials, Charleston… Carleen Mandolfo, Society of Biblical Literature, Boston… Jonathan Michaeles, school visits [again, kinda weird/different]… Darylyne Provost, Computers in Libraries, Arlington, Va.… Maple Razsa, American Anthropological Association, San Francisco… Debra Spark, Association of Writing Programs, Chicago … Stewart Stokes, Joy of Sculling conference, Saratoga Springs… David Suchoff, German and Jewish Studies Workshop, Durham… Jonathan Thompson, Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association, Baltimore… Doanh Wang, U.S. Professional Tennis Association, Rye, N.H.… James Webb, American Society for Environmental History, Tallahassee… Petra Wirth, South Atlantic Modern Language Association, Louisville… Fei Yu, Allied Social Science Association, San Francisco.
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MOOSECELLANEOUS
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Seen the new Google map function that includes panoramic still photos? Most houses are viewable as are most Colby buildings. At http://maps.google.com/ search "6586 Mayflower Hill, 04901" and click the thumbnail photo or the little yellow icon on the zoom tool. Controls allow you to looks 360 degrees around the azimuth, zoom, drive down the road etc. Who's that on the Colby Green sidewalk? Crazy.