Dear Connecticut College Alumni:

Can you identify the studious students in these mystery photos from the CC archives? If so, we want to hear from you! Please e-mail jnova@conncoll.edu and include the photo number. The results will be published in a future issue of the e-newsletter.

Look below for more campus news and announcements.

•  A gift of scholarship. Ruth Rusch Sheppe ’40, who died last year, leaves $8 million to support the CC library and financial aid.
•  Pitching in. CC is a top-25 producer of Peace Corps volunteers.
•  In the pool. Alex Wood ’08 leads the men’s swimming and diving team to the NESCAC Championship.
•  Q-and-A. The new dean of religious and spiritual life wants to get students thinking about the intersection of their values and their life work.
•  A sense of place. Monica Dale Pantano ’79, daughter of former music professor William H. Dale, recalls the joys of living on campus as a faculty child.
•  Brainy ideas. Fifteen neuroscience students teach children in the New London community about the inner workings of the brain.
•  Completing the Plex. The College will begin a $5 million renovation of two residence halls this summer.

For more CC news and information plus a calendar of athletic, campus and alumni events, go to www.conncoll.edu. To update your address or other information, e-mail alumni@conncoll.edu.

Announcements

Mutual fund pioneer Jack Bogle P’80 ’94 GP’07 will speak on campus on Thursday, Feb. 23. Read the press release.

Alexandria Gomes ’04, a senior recruitment manager for City Year in New York City, will speak at the third annual “Exhibiting Activism” lecture sponsored by the Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy on Thursday, Feb. 23. Check out the Office of Alumni Relations’ calendar for details.

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