Three seniors make a documentary about Guadalupe, Calif., where the set of Cecil B. DeMille’s 10 Commandments was buried in dunes almost 100 years ago.
African Music Jan Plan Featured in Video-The African Music Jan Plan explores instruments, dance, singing, and the complex polyrhythms that contribute to West African music. A concert video featuring the instructor, master drummer Jordan Benissan, and students was made by Faculty Fellow Jennie Gubner.
Students Describe Environmental Internships-Seven students who received internship grants from the Environmental Studies Program shared their Jan Plan experiences—from Maine’s Katahdin region to penguin rehabilitation in South Africa—at a program in February.
Multicultural Literacy Catalyzes Change-The most popular Jan Plan course, with 79 students in four sections this year, is having positive effects on the campus climate.
Video of Fly-Fishing Jan Plan in California-Russ Ollis ’16 made a video on the English 238 Jan Plan, The Art of Fly-Fishing, which incorporates literary classics and a trip to the Lower Owens River in California.
Israeli Popular Music Course Website-The scope, assignments, bibliography, and other resources for Religion 152, the Israeli Popular Music Jan Plan, are online.
Interactive Digital Media: Jan Plan in Two Minutes-Students in Computer Science 267, Interactive Digital Media Digital, used digital sensors to create artistic installations around campus, and Tatsuya Yokota ’19 condensed one project into a two-minute time-lapse video.
Colby On Tour Performs at NYC Dancspace-Students in TD 361, Advanced Topics in Performance: Performing Human/Nature, dance at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery Jan. 29 and 30. Another piece on the bill features alumnae.
Local Food Jan Plan Posts Photos-The Jan Plan course Local Food from Production to Plate has a Facebook photo album, with images from Kennebec Cheesery, Woodside Farm, and Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
