Connecticut College News

05/16/2013 - Eight students nominated for Oakes and Louise Ames Prize for outstanding honors study
Eight students have been nominated for the Oakes and Louise Ames Prize, given each year at Commencement to a graduating senior who has completed the year's most outstanding honors study.

05/15/2013 - Taking back a lost neighborhood: Two students win grant to launch a youth peace project in Chicago
Two Posse students, David Rojas ’14 and Liam Lawson ’14, have been awarded a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to launch a youth peace project for teens from one of Chicago's worst neighborhoods.

05/13/2013 - Six awarded Fulbright fellowships
Six Connecticut College seniors and recent alumni have been selected to receive U.S. Fulbright Student Program grants to live, conduct research and teach abroad for an academic year.

05/13/2013 - Four win College’s highest faculty honors
The institution’s most prestigious faculty awards were presented at a May 10 ceremony to professors Joan C. Chrisler, Anthony P. Graesch, Denise Pelletier and Lawrence Vogel.

05/10/2013 - Science Center at New London Hall earns LEED Gold certification
Connecticut College’s new Science Center at New London Hall, which opened on the first day of classes in late August, has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, which stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is the nation’s pre-eminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

05/7/2013 - LeDuc repeats as New England Division III Champion in 5,000 meters
Junior All-American Mike LeDuc posted a time of 14:30.03 to win the New England Division III Track and Field Championship in the 5,000 meters for the second consecutive year.

05/3/2013 - Arboretum hosts Mother’s Day Plant Sale
The Connecticut College Arboretum will host a Mother’s Day Plant Sale on campus on Friday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

05/3/2013 - Students participate in New England Intercollegiate Band Festival
Bassoonist Avery Yurman ’13 and alto saxophonist Emily Verschoor-Kirss ’15 recently traveled to Gordon College to participate in the annual New England Intercollegiate Band Festival at Gordon College.

05/1/2013 - Victor Arcelus named dean of student life at Connecticut College
Victor J. Arcelus will join Connecticut College in July as the new dean of student life.

04/30/2013 - Arts Programming Director scouts talent in Pakistan for U.S. cultural exchange
Arts Programming Director Robert Richter '82, the man behind the popular onStage at Connecticut College performing artist series, recently spent two weeks in Pakistan scouting talent for a new U.S. cultural exchange program.

04/30/2013 - College to celebrate 95th Commencement
Connecticut College’s 95th Commencement will take place on Sunday, May 19, with all the traditions members of the College community have long treasured, including the laurel chain through which graduates walk and the saplings each carries to represent the tree on the College seal and a continuing connection to the College. The ceremony will be .

04/30/2013 - May arts and events at Connecticut College
Music, Mother’s Day and Morris Men are all celebrated on campus in May. The following events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted:

04/26/2013 - Final talk in speaker series to address Latinos and politics in American society
Connecticut College faculty from various disciplines have explored topics related to Latinos in American society, such as culture, identity, art, education and politics in a new speaker series that debuted this semester. The Latino Studies Speaker Series was the result of growing student interest in the field of Latino studies.

04/25/2013 - All are invited to ‘Walk for the Homeless’
For the sixth year in a row, students at Connecticut College have organized the Walk for the Homeless to benefit with New London Homeless Hospitality Center (NLHHC), which provides shelter and support services for hundreds of people in Southeastern Connecticut who need temporary or long-term assistance. The two-mile walk will take place on Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m., beginning and ending at 327 Huntington Street.

04/23/2013 - Students to perform Sondheim’s ‘Into the Woods’
The Connecticut College departments of theater and music will present “Into The Woods,” the Tony-winning musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Performances are in Tansill Theater at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, through Saturday, April 27, with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 28.

04/23/2013 - College to host disability symposium
Connecticut College will host a symposium on disability that focuses on issues of access, community and knowledge over two days this week.

04/23/2013 - Kovic is College’s fourth Goldwater winner in five years
Junior Yumi Kovic has been awarded a Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, a one-year scholarship of up to $7,500 for outstanding students who plan to pursue careers in science, mathematics or engineering.

04/23/2013 - Team rides 11-match win streak into CWPA Eastern Championship
The women’s water polo team won its first league championship with a commanding victory at home over three-time defending champion Grove City College last weekend.

04/19/2013 - Student’s senior project explores iconic campus building
Andrew Nathanson ’13, an architectural studies major and scholar in the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, will present his senior project, a historical documentary about the College’s Cummings Arts Center, on Wednesday, April 24, starting at 8:30 p.m. and running on the half-hour until 10:30 p.m. “Building Stories: Cummings Arts Center” will be projected via two high-powered projectors onto very large canvas: the building itself. a 100-foot canvas hung on Cumming.

04/19/2013 - Music students to perform in senior recitals
Connecticut College has a long tradition of embracing music in all forms, which benefits not only students but members of the community as well, who can enjoy the many performances conducted on campus each year.

04/18/2013 - Research with nomadic street kids is basis for Myers Research Fellowship winner’s honors thesis
Senior Liz de Lise, the inaugural recipient of Connecticut College’s Myers Research Fellowship, recounts her experience working with Portland's nomadic street kids.

04/18/2013 - Celebrate National Astronomy Day with star gazing at Connecticut College
Connecticut College will celebrate National Astronomy Day by offering the public binocular and telescopic views of the night sky on Friday, April 19, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Olin Observatory and the Olin Science Center.

04/18/2013 - Senior dance majors to perform
The Connecticut College Department of Dance presents “Ten Different Things,” the final thesis performance for senior dance majors, April 18-20 in Palmer Auditorium.

04/17/2013 - College to host global environmental justice conference
Connecticut College will bring together scholars, activists and concerned citizens to explore issues of global environmental injustice at “The Quest for Global Environmental Equity in an Increasingly Inequitable World” conference April 18-20.

04/16/2013 - Student compositions to be performed by College ensembles
In a unique spring concert, two music students will have the opportunity to present the culmination of four years of study as their senior composition theses are performed in front of a live audience.

04/15/2013 - Senior wins full scholarship to graduate school
Ricardo Kabila ’13, a double major in physics and math with a minor in economics, has been awarded a full scholarship to graduate school through ExxonMobil’s (Esso) Angolan Scholars Program.

04/11/2013 - Oscar winner to screen new film on campus
Geoffrey Fletcher, who won 2009’s best adapted screenplay Oscar for “Precious,” will screen his new film, “Violet & Daisy,” at Connecticut College on Thursday, April 18, at 4:30 p.m. in Evans Hall of Cummings Arts Center.

04/9/2013 - Kumi Ogano to perform in concert
The Connecticut College Department of Music presents a concert by Adjunct Assistant Professor Kumi Ogano on Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Evans Hall of Cummings Arts Center.

04/8/2013 - Connecticut College turns 102
Connecticut College celebrated its 102nd birthday on Friday, April 5, with Founders Day celebrations tied to another important date in the College’s history: the 25th anniversary of Emeritus Professor of English William Meredith’s Pulitzer Prize.

04/8/2013 - Next event in Latino speaker series to address Chicano/Latino art in American society
Connecticut College faculty from various disciplines will explore topics related to Latino culture, identity, art, education and politics in a new speaker series debuting this semester. The Latino Studies Speaker Series was the result of growing student interest in the field of Latino studies.