Campus and Community

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Venture Pitch Competition, organized by DavisConnects

Teeing it Up

Torsten Brinkema puts artists’ work front and center
Hail Colby Hail sheet music

Hail, Colby, Hail Turns 100

Karl Raymond Kennison won a contest—and gave the College its alma mater song
Pat Brancaccio

Colby Mourns Passing of Professor Emeritus Patrick Brancaccio

The Colby community is mourning the death of Patrick Brancaccio, the Zacamy Professor of English, Emeritus, who died Dec. 31, 2019, in Waterville just days before he was scheduled to leave for Verona, Italy, to teach a Jan Plan course on Italian fiction.
Bixby Chocolate

Maine-Based Chocolatier Expands to Waterville

New retail shop will play a key role in building a vibrant downtown
Kimberly Flowers

Goldfarb Center Announces New Leadership

Following a national search, Kimberly Flowers, an experienced leader in international development, humanitarian issues, and strategic communications, has been named executive director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs at Colby.
Lockwood Hotel construction site

Lockwood Hotel Already Contributing to the Local Economy

The Lockwood hotel project has put nearly $12 million into local businesses and supported close to 250 jobs since construction began this past summer.
celebration of first generation college students

First Generation to College? That’s Reason to Celebrate

To celebrate its own first-generation to college students, the Colby community came together at the Pugh Center for a day of festivities, including games, food, and a rap performance.
Julia Kostro '20

Colby Establishes O’Hanian-Szostak Fellows for Civic Leadership

To help expand its programs to further integrate civic engagement into the curriculum and community, Colby College has received a major campaign commitment to establish the O'Hanian-Szostak Fellows for Civic Leadership.
Alex Heisler ’21 joins other community activists as they plant tulip bulbs near Waterville's Head of Falls in October.

Growing Awareness

As Mental Illness Awareness Week concluded, the Waterville community, including Colby students, planted seeds of hope throughout the city
ric DeCosta ’93, the general manager of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens

A Football Odyssey

Greek mythology prepped Eric DeCosta—to run the Baltimore Ravens