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dc:publisher The Day Solar eclipse draws Connecticut astronomy buffs south, new fans outdoors
Solar eclipse draws Connecticut astronomy buffs south, new fans outdoors
Connecticut College Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Brown is traveling into the path of totality for next week's total solar eclipse.
Read moredc:publisher National Public Radio Summer Reading For The College-Bound
Summer Reading For The College-Bound
the summer reading assignments for incoming college and university first year students. Connecticut College's choice of "Homecoming"
Read moredc:publisher Boston.com 100 things to do in Connecticut
100 things to do in Connecticut
St., New Haven) 69. Wander through the gardens at the Connecticut College Arboretum The botanical garden features 750 acres of trails,
Read moredc:publisher TheDay.com Report: State no longer highest for average student loan debt
Report: State no longer highest for average student loan debt
Between the classes of 2015 and 2016, Connecticut College saw the largest percentage decrease in average student debt per borrower among 15
Read moredc:publisher New York Times France Backs Away From First Lady Role for Brigitte Macron
France Backs Away From First Lady Role for Brigitte Macron
MaryAnne Borrelli, professor of government, discusses the current controversy surrounding Brigitte Macron of France. Borrelli explains how the role of First Lady has evolved over the years.
Read moredc:publisher Mashable Fat shaming at the doctor's office isn't just wrong. It backfires — and harms its victims.
Fat shaming at the doctor's office isn't just wrong. It backfires — and harms its victims.
year, Chrisler, the Class of '43 Professor of psychology at Connecticut College, published an article in the journal Fat Studies on health
Read moredc:publisher FOX 61 Conn. College astronomer will witness total solar eclipse
Conn. College astronomer will witness total solar eclipse
last time you remember it getting dark during the day time? A Connecticut College astronomer is counting down the days until she gets to
Read moredc:publisher Psychology Today Blog Sizeism Is Harming Too Many of Us: Fat Shaming Must Stop
Sizeism Is Harming Too Many of Us: Fat Shaming Must Stop
with providers," presenter Joan Chrisler, professor of psychology at Connecticut College, said in a statement prior to the APA symposium.
Read moredc:publisher Hartford Courant Conn College Professor Wins New Grant To Study Mystery Of Canada’s Prehistoric Tropical Climate
Conn College Professor Wins New Grant To Study Mystery Of Canada’s Prehistoric Tropical Climate
than $900,000 in grants. The most recent grant will help six Connecticut College students spend a summer working with Siver on the core. In
Read moredc:publisher TheDay.com Connecticut College biologist gets federal grant for Arctic climate change research
Connecticut College biologist gets federal grant for Arctic climate change research
New London - A $226,763 federal grant will allow a Connecticut College professor to continue researching samples from an ancient Arctic
Read moreNew Hires, Promotions and Transfers
Promotion
Emily Fry
Associate Director of Admission
Admission
New Staff
Monica Smith
On-Call Custodian
Facilities Management - Custodial Services
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Marlene A. Pellegrini
Teacher Aide
Human Development/ Children’s Program
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Jonathan Daniel Shafer
Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant
Dining Services
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Christopher Acevedo
On-Call Custodian
Facilities Management - Custodial Services
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Charlotte Redgate Myers
Prospect Research Analyst
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Scott Tonucci
On-Call Custodian
Facilities Management - Custodial Services
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Gregory Kent
Campus Safety Dispatch Controller
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Joumana Hajj
Coordinator of Benefits and Wellness
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Rosemary Sikpi
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Service Aide
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Miozoti Caraballo
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Service Aide
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Lori J. Beckwith
Catering Supervisor
Events and Catering
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Sara O'Connor
Dining Service Personnel Manager
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Eliseo Rosado
Equipment Maintenance Worker/Custodian
Facilities Management - Custodial Services
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Monica Lynn Henry-Seifert
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Joseph Coleman
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Matthew R. LaRochelle
Athletics Social Media Strategist
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Vivianne Juste
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Service Aide
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Doug Daniels
Writer and Editor
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Marlene Pellegrini
On-Call Teacher Aide
Human Development/ Children’s Program
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Jaimie Rubin
Assistant Coaching Intern Women's Lacrosse
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Christopher Soares
Community Learning Coordinator
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Christopher Eugene Rust
Director of Purchasing
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Rachael Anne Abucewicz
Administrative Assistant - Alumni Engagement
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Donna S. Trissel
Administrative Assistant
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Melissa Stedman
On-Call Early Childhood Substitute Teacher
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Huan H Nguyen
Assistant Coach Men's/Women's Tennis
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Bobby Graham
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Service Aide
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Patrick Rae
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Service Aide
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Linda Evelyn Sargent
On-Call Early Childhood Substitute Teacher
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Ira Martin
Men's Ice Hockey Assistant Coach
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Jean Ernest Auguste
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Evan George Gray
Lab Teaching Assistant
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Angela Marie Barney
Part-time Administrative Assistant
Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy
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Jovan Gianni DuBose
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Mitchell Robinson
Night Circulation Supervisor
Shain Library
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Justin Geragotelis
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Christopher Hogan
Arena Assistant
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Jeffrey Stefanski
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Alice Denny
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Michael Chan
Visiting Instructor
East Asian Languages and Cultures
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Megan Williams
Adjunct Instructor
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Mary Leah Karker
Visiting Instructor
Mathematics
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Marcelle Medford-Lee
C3 Postdoctoral Fellow
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Lovia Mondesir
Visiting Assistant Professor
French
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Lorraine Gruber
Administrative Assistant
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Kjell Ericson
Visiting Assistant Professor
History
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Kirsten Pflomm
Director of Advancement Communications
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Michael Kovach
Coaching Intern Men's Soccer
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Michaela Renee McCullers
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Services Aide
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Randolph Brooks
Multicultural Counseling Fellow
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Nyma Kargusang
On-Call Kitchen Cleaner/Dining Services Aide
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Keith Sherry
On-Call Theater Technician
Theater Services
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Katie May
Associate Director of Financial Aid
Financial Aid
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Kate McDonald
Visiting Assistant Professor
BiologySocial Media
Student Experience Blog
Day 1: From Neptune to Columbus
The Experience, Mark McPhillips '20
I am sitting in the back seat of my friend Samuel’s Honda CR-V. Samuel is in the passenger seat and our friend and my fellow blogger Dani Maney is driving.
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The Role of Women Across Classes
Guest Blogger Ashley Myers '19
Editor's Note: Guest blogger Ashley Myers '19 of Winchester, Massachusetts, is majoring in English with a concentration in fiction writing, and minoring in Classics and Psychology. She is the president of Cadenza, the literary magazine on campus, a member of Relay for Life, and an editor-in-chief and writer for the Odyssey Online. Writing is her passion, and she wouldn't want to pursue it anywhere other than Conn.
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Leaving my nerves on the 777 plane: A reflection on my semester abroad
The Experience, Julia Kaback '18
On the morning of Feb. 10, I awoke with nerves the size of the Boeing 777 plane I was about to board. My fears might have been large enough to hold me back, but now I see that my plane-sized anxiety came from fearing the unknown. That day, I left for a four-month semester abroad in Haifa, Israel. It did not occur to me then that spending time away from Conn would be an opportunity to grow in ways I had not imagined.
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Museums On Campus
The Experience, Daniella Maney ’20
I recently completed an art history ConnCourse called Mona Lisa to Instagram, taught by Professor Karen Gonzalez-Rice, which focused on historical artists such as Leonardo da Vinci to contemporary artists like Kara Walker. In the final weeks of class, we studied Impressionism and Postimpressionism, and instead of viewing the examples on a projector, which can alter the coloration and size of art, Professor Gonzalez-Rice took us to view The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s permanent collection of 18th through 20th century art.
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The Study of Latin
Guest Blogger Anne Holly ’17
Editor’s Note: Anne Holly ’17 of York, Pennsylvania, graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a minors in mathematics. She was a captain of the Connecticut College women’s squash team, which is ranked No. 28 in the country. At Conn, she was also a member of the Peggotty Investment Club, Outdoors Club, Tennis Club, and is Green Dot-trained. She thinks Conn has a great mascot and loves being a Camel. She was a guest blogger for The Experience this spring.
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Hearing Overtones
The Experience, Saadya Chevan '19
One Thursday morning this semester, the stars finally aligned for us to hold a sectional rehearsal for the orchestra’s clarinetists. No other wind instruments and definitely no strings present! It was just Scott, the other clarinetist, our professor, Kelli O’Connor, and me running through orchestral music together. One of the pieces we played in orchestra this semester is the impressionist composer Maurice Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite.” As is typical of his works, it features complex, mystifying and beautiful harmonies. Part of our job in a sectional is to learn to get these harmonies in tune, which helps the orchestra sound better.
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Melanin
The Experience, AJ Boyce '17
This past month, one of the most driven members of our student body, Shameesha Pryor ’17, organized the second Black Women’s Conference hosted at Conn with the assistance of the Africana Studies Student Advisory Board. Although the first conference was held in 1969, the need for this event has not diminished, just as the injustices and double standards black women face daily certainly have not. It goes without saying that the Earth is fortunate to be graced with the melanin of black women, but this is also a group often pushed into archetypal roles not representative of their humanity and actual experiences. Instead, they are viewed as the angry, strong, or sassy black woman. This conference shattered those narrow perceptions and stereotypes of black womanhood, and provided a space for people to discuss the complexities that come with being a black woman in today's world.
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Amtrak Expert
The Experience, Daniella Maney ’20
I have a tendency to overpack. The first time I took the Amtrak back home from Conn I lugged two giant bags and my backpack onto the train and squeezed them into the luggage space. I am now a self-proclaimed Amtrak expert, zipping back and forth from the New London to Boston with reasonably sized bags that fit easily aboard the train.
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An Ammerman Scholar in Providence
The Experience, Saadya Chevan '19
This past fall I was accepted to the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology as a student scholar. The Center is one of the five academic centers on campus, which provide resources to students and faculty doing interdisciplinary work on a specific subject. This is the fifth in a regular series of posts I’ll be writing during spring semester about finding my path as a new member of the Center.
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Welcome to the Symphony
The Experience, Saadya Chevan '19
This past summer, I had an amazing opportunity to write program notes for the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (ECSO), a professional symphony orchestra that performs at the Garde Arts Center in downtown New London. Program notes are typically blurbs in the programs classical music concerts that tell the audience the history of the music they’re about to hear, and what they should look out for when listening to it. Through my work with the symphony, I’ve been able to make important professional connections and learn more about the world of arts administration, all while writing about and listening to some great music.
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Wild, Wild World
The Experience, Mark McPhillips '20
Back in November, my mom gave me two concert tickets for my birthday. My favorite band, Bastille, was going on their “Wild, Wild World” tour and they happened to be playing at Mohegan Sun Casino, which is a 20-minute drive from campus. It was the perfect opportunity for me and my friend, fellow blogger Dani Maney, to get off campus and venture to this place in Uncasville, Connecticut.
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The Walk-in Coffee Closet
The Experience, Daniella Maney ’20
The Walk-in Coffee Closet at Ruane’s Den has served as my home away from home since my very first day at Conn. Living in Harkness House, I have the luxury of being able to leave my room and be right at the entrance of the Walk-in, located on the first floor of my building. The Walk-in has been my lifeline. They serve (in my opinion) the best drinks on campus, and they have a variety of pasta dishes, paninis and snacks that are always there for me when I don't feel like walking to Harris Refectory, the largest dining hall on campus. The Walk-in is also one of my favorite places to study because the atmosphere reminds me of my favorite coffee shop at home, and they have the comfiest chairs on campus.
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