How do you pick your challenges in life? Deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard offered some advice to the Class of 2007 during his Commencement address Sunday. Check out highlights of the day. Other campus news: · Go ahead and eat that cookie you dropped on the floor: Molly Goettsche '07 and Nichole Moin '07 debunk the five-second rule. · A record number of Camels (four members of the Class of 2007 and one from 2004) won Fulbright grants this spring for research abroad. · The rowing teams win New England honors – two years in a row. · Virginia Tech tragedy prompts Conn to review its policies and procedures. · Reunion 2007 is June 1-3. Get the latest news. Registrations are up 10 percent from last year with the Class of 2002 leading the way. CC makes the news nationally and locally; read highlights. For a calendar of athletic, campus and alumni events, go to www.conncoll.edu. To update your address, e-mail nancy.picard@conncoll.edu . Announcements Fall Weekend will be Sept. 28-30. LaShawn Jefferson '88, executive director of women's rights at Human Rights Watch, will be a featured speaker. A record 93 percent of the Class of 2007 has given to the College through the Annual Fund. Visit their web site and view photos from their celebrations. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, directed by Judy Irving '68, will premier on the PBS series "Independent Lens" on Tuesday, May 29 at 9 p.m. Check your local listings. We welcome your feedback on our monthly newsletter. Send comments to the editor, Barb Nagy, at banag@conncoll.edu. If you have trouble viewing this e-mail, please click here. |