Impactful Videos of 2024
These video stories resonated with the Colby community
Relive the excellence, impact, and talent of Colby through these videos. From landmark performing arts pieces to community engagement projects, these short films capture the essence of the College and offer a glimpse into life on Mayflower Hill and beyond. Whether monitoring water for dangerous chemicals on the coast of Maine or setting elite standards for performance in athletics, Colbians made 2024 a year to remember.
Dare Northward: The Next Ascent
We look at the next summit as an invitation, a call to reach our fullest potential. We don’t seek shelter from the challenge. We embrace it. Do you dare to join?
Creating a Mikvah at Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville, Maine
Colby woodsmen and rugby teams joined the Center for Small Town Jewish Life to harvest lake ice for a kosher mikvah (a Jewish ritual bath) at Beth Israel Congregation in Waterville. The ritual requires “mayim chayim,” or living water, from a natural source.
How to Make a Zine with Esopus Magazine
The Colby Museum of Art’s exhibition A Lot More Inside: Esopus Magazine explored the history of the alternative arts publication, presenting archival materials and original artworks associated with the publication.
There Must be Something in the Water in Waterville
Art brought together the local community with programming that enriched life in the city and throughout the region.
Mules in Motion: Diver Eleanor McGrath ’24 wins Elite 90 Award
Eleanor McGrath ’24 won an ELITE 90 award, presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s 90 championships.
Mules in Motion: A Journey to the Island Campus
Each year the passenger boat Otherworld makes 550 round trips from Allen and Benner islands to Port Clyde, Maine. Experience what it’s like to journey to Colby’s Island Campus.
Peak Performance: Season 2
Episode 1: Meet the Colby Women’s Soccer Team
This Peak Performance video series follows members of the 2023-24 Colby women’s soccer team as they executed preseason fitness and conditioning and played their first game.
Episode 2: The Colby Women’s Soccer Team Faced Tough Competition
In the second episode, the women’s soccer team faced tough competition from Williams College and Amherst College and learned valuable lessons about endurance and perseverance.
Episode 3: The Colby Women’s Soccer Team Tasted Victory
The Mules experienced a major victory in the NESCAC division. Off the field, recovery and conditioning took center stage as part of Colby’s Peak Performance program.
Episode 4: The Colby Women’s Soccer Team Looked to the Future
In the final episode of the series, graduating seniors looked back on their time with the team, and the Mules took on a top-ranked opponent.
Students Monitor Maine’s Water for Traces of Bacteria
Sam Lerner ’25 and Emma Jones ’25 received hands-on research experience monitoring water quality through an internship with the Shaw Institute in Blue Hill, Maine. The students tested Maine’s coastal waters for traces of bacteria.
