U.S. Army Lt. Col.
@AVindman
, the former top
#Ukraine
expert on the National Security Council, will visit Connecticut College to share his perspective on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Learn more:
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman
@AVindman
(ret.) ties Trump’s 2019 impeachment to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He spoke this week at the Athey Center for Performance and Research ➡️
"The outcomes of this war will cause an earthquake that transforms geopolitics for decades to come." Alexander Vindman
@AVindman
, former top Ukraine expert on the NSC, discusses the repercussions of the war in
#Ukraine
.
.
@AVindman
, an Iraq War combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient who testified before Congress as part of the impeachment inquiry against former President Trump, will speak at Conn Sept. 15 about Russia’s war on Ukraine. Read more via
@thedayct
⤵️
Meet Nana Ekua Egyirba Aggrey, the first exchange student to spend a semester on campus from Conn’s partner school
@Ashesi
University in Berekuso, Ghana:
#CCMag
Meet the Class of 2020 Keynote Speaker: Patrick Awuah. 🐪🎓
Awuah is a renowned entrepreneur, educator and the founding president of Ashesi University, Conn’s partner college in Berekuso, Ghana.
#ConnColl2020
Learn more:
Justin Nnaemeka Nwafor ’21 has been awarded the 2021 Oakes and Louise Ames Prize. The award is given to a senior who has completed the year’s most outstanding honors study. Nwafor is a chem major and mathematics and physics double minor.
#ConnColl2021
📰:
Connecticut College receives $20 million—$10 million from the Sherman Fairchild Foundation and $10 million from Nancy Marshall Athey ’72 and Preston Athey—for the renovation of Palmer Auditorium into a new center for the arts.
In
@nytimes
,
@tony_jack
writes about food insecurity at colleges. Jack highlights Conn as a school that has expanded meal plans around recesses and breaks for students.
LGBTQ young people are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than non-LGBTQ youth. This story in
@glaad
is just one of 26 collected by Justin Mendillo ’18 over the last two years about LGBTQ+ youth experiencing homelessness.
#TrueColorsDay
Welcome back, Camels! Move-In Week starts today. Please be sure to follow social distancing guidelines and wear a mask at all times while outside your residence hall room. View the checklist of what you need to bring:
🚚 📦 🐪
#ConnColl
#MoveIn
Each year, first-year students at Conn engage in a shared summer reading. The 2022 selection is Being Heumann, a memoir by disability rights activist
@judithheumann
. Heumann will visit campus to discuss her life’s work on Sept 22. Learn more:
The herd is complete! Congratulations to the newly admitted RD members of the Class of 2024! Your admission to Conn during these unprecedented times gives us some much-needed joy! We cannot wait to welcome you to campus. 🐪💙
#ConnColl2024
"The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education."
#MLKDay
We're celebrating our transition to Alert Level 1 - Green with doughnuts! 🍩🎉
Visit the testing center today to pick up your doughnut or visit the entrance of the Arboretum on Wednesday for the cannoli truck!
#CamelsCare
#donuts
We are so
#thankful
for our campus community. Without your work to keep our COVID infection rate low, we would not have been able to host dance performances, athletic competitions, theater projects, in-person classes, and important campus traditions. Thank you. 🐪💙
#CamelsCare
#ConnSaidYes
! Welcome and congratulations to the new members of the Connecticut College Class of 2023! Final decision notifications were sent to the class today. Join us in welcoming our new students to the Camel fam! 🎉🐪💙
#ConnColl2023
Jack Luca ’25 and John Harrington ’25, two members of
@ConnCollegeMHKY
, will be running the Falmouth Road Race on August 12th to raise money for
@GoTeamIMPACT
!
This team will support honorary teammate, Finn, and other children facing serious illness.
🔗
The College is now in Alert Level 1 - Green 🟢!
Thank you to all of our students for your dedication to the safety protocols. 😷
#CamelsCare
Visit our website for more info on Alert Level 1:
More than 40,000
#COVID
tests were performed this semester and we were able to keep our total positivity % below .2%. Thanks to our faculty, staff, and students for making this possible! 🐪😷
#CamelsCare
Today, a number of students began a sit-in at Fanning Hall. The College supports students' right to free expression and peaceful protest, and will continue to pursue constructive dialogue with the students involved.
Patrick Awuah, renowned entrepreneur, educator and founding president of
@Ashesi
, Connecticut College’s partner college in Berekuso, Ghana, will deliver the keynote address at the College’s 102nd Commencement.
#ConnColl
Today the College moved to Alert Level 1 (Green)! What does that mean?
Learn about changes under Alert Level 1 via our
#COVID19
Dashboard: 😷
#CamelsCare
Welcome back, Camels!
Remember to Wear a mask, Wash your hands, and Watch your distance. These 3Ws will help our community stay safe and healthy this semester. 💙🐪
#CamelsCare
"It's my duty and my honor to declare this year, the 108th year of academic exercises at Connecticut College, officially open!" President Katherine Bergeron formally opened the academic year today at Convocation.
#conncoll
Kylie Caouette '19 was awarded a Division Commander’s Commendation from
@MassStatePolice
for her quick thinking and heroism in reviving a stranger
@BostonLogan
through CPR and the use of an AED. Caouette graduated with a degree in biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology.
Isis Torres Nuñez ’20 and Conor O’Neil ’20 are working at the
@broadinstitute
of MIT and Harvard—the very same lab that began processing thousands of
#COVID19
tests a week for
@ConnCollege
. Learn about their work:
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have added Jeffrey Wexler ’10 to their White House staff. Wexler, who worked on the COVID-19 Preparedness team on the Biden-Harris Campaign, has been named Director of COVID-19 Operations.
Last week, Maged Hassan ’25, Iyad Ait Hou ’22 and Abubakr El Sobky ’23 competed in the U.S. Universities Arabic Debating Championship at the University of Chicago. The team qualified for the finals, which will be held in Qatar this spring.
#ConnColl2021
, get your caps ready!
@ConnCollege
is planning an in-person commencement for the Class of 2021! The date of Commencement has been changed to 5/20/21, to reduce the potential spread of the virus before seniors leave campus. 🐪🎓
Learn more:
In honor of
#ConnColl2020
, and its incredible resilience, a linden tree has been planted overlooking Tempel Green. The tree will flourish in a place where few will fail to pass during their time at Conn and where the class will come together again for their Commencement in 2021.
This year, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 1st
@ConnCollege
Commencement.
#ConnColl2019
will walk through chains of laurel, just like the first class did in the photo below. 🐪🎓
#TBT
Today is our first day in the virtual classroom. We appreciate the patience and work of our students, faculty and staff during this transition. Don't forget to check in with your community members. We are here for you. 💙🐪
📸: Graham Koval ’18
Conn College has issued a statement affirming our support for international students in light of the federal government’s pending regulation that would compromise the visa status for international students. Read the full statement at the link below.
This year, Karen and Rob Hale ’88 P’20 are challenging themselves to give $52 million to 52 different nonprofits, creating endowments that sustain the organizations long-term.
#CamelsDefyBoundaries
📰
.
@nytimes
bestselling author
@DrIbram
will discuss the subject matter of his third book, "How To Be An Antiracist," at
@USCGAcademy
on Feb. 12 at 7 pm The event is part of
@ConnCollege
's partnership with
@thedayct
to continue the conversation on race.
📆: