Other Stuff

Andy Smith '11 spent the summer toiling in Colby's student-run garden, supplying the dining halls with fresh vegetables. He found time to write a piece for Growing Wisdom, a Web site by Dave Epstein '86. Read Andy's piece.

For those who speak Japanese, this student-made video gives a comprehensive and personal tour of Colby College. Watch the tour.

The first Colby Undergraduate Summer Research Retreat took place Thursday and Friday, July 24 and 25, 2008. The day of presentations was followed by whitewater rafting on the Kennebec. Read more.

Anthropology students spent a semester interviewing Somali Bantu refugees about their lives in Africa and in Lewiston, Maine. They created a website with photos, audio clips, family histories, resources, and more.See the website

Colby students set a record for participation at Colby's ninth annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 30-May 2. More than 650 students-about a third of the student body-gave talks or presented posters during the three-day symposium and associated sessions. Read more

Twelve students in the economics Jan Plan course Made in China spent the month visiting factories and farms in China and Hong Kong. Read their blog here

James Goldring '08 is spearheading an effort to provide healthcare to people in Malawi with HIV/AIDS.Read more

Sara Hersh '10 took some great photos while studying abroad in Dijon, France, and set them to music to create two short films. Watch them here and here.

Students in a Jane Austen course planned and executed an 18th-century gala.View

Colby College Chorale students traveled to sing in Saint Peter's Basilica, the historic church in Vatican City, and in other glorious places in Italy.View