Levines and Colby Scrapbook

Includes covers and articles from the Colby alumni magazine and from the Echo, correspondence, donor lists for the Mayflower Associates, and photographs.

Anthology of Recent Colby Verse

A collection of Colby student poetry edited by Norris Potter, Jr. "This 'Anthology of Recent Colby Verse' merits the attention of everyone interested in poetry-or in Colby. It contains, perhaps, no great poems; but it contains many interesting ones." --From the introduction by Merle Crowell, Editor of the American Magazine.

Colby News

Student Affairs Adds Deans for Spiritual Life, Sexual Diversity Hugh Gourley, Art Museum Director and Leader TwitterFEED Colby Covers the Campaign Mitchell Scholar Wins Travel Fellowship to Jordan Finance Alumni Give Students a Preview Shea Is New Goldfarb Center Director New Storage Facility To Be Boon to Colby Libraries Author and Icon, Woodward Receives Lovejoy Honor South African Reconciliation Advocate is Oak Fellow Message in a Box Tobacco Banned on Most of Campus New Mellon Fellowship in Environmental Studies Belgrade Lakes EPSCoR Research Has Impact Colby Volunteers Boost SAT Scores for Local Students

Colby News

Blair Offers Seven Lessons to Grads Writing for Everyone On the Job Front Brown's Organization SPARKs Change Seven Students Receive 2012 Fulbright Grants Faculty Awarded Named Professorships Focus on Humanities Bold Reflections TwitterFEED Two Hundred and Counting

Class Action: Homeless in high school, Jessica Boyle fought to make Colby a place where students from all backgrounds can thrive

Once a homeless teen, Jessica Boyle ’12 worked to make Colby a place where students like her can thrive.

Colby News

Modeling Clean Energy A New Home Sweet Home Opening a Dialogue Walking in Someone Else's Shoes Delayed Reaction, Strong Occupation New Affiliation with Columbia Same Place, Different Mission Giving Marriage a New Ring TwitterFEED Microcosm of a Small World

Colby News

Tony Blair to Speak at Commencement Science Building Gets Go-Ahead Spike Lee Does the Colby Thing Historian Leonard Awarded Lincoln Prize Presidential Preview Show by Mike Daisey Creates Nationwide Controversy President Adams as Art Curator Chen Wins Peace Grant--Again Qin Awarded Watson Fellowship Roots in Slavery Tell Bigger Story TwitterFEED A (Real) Virtual Community Corrado Tapped as Expert on Super PACs

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A Touch of Glass Witness to History Colby Renews "No-Loan" Commitment Fresh Idea The Anthropology of Air Travel Oak Fellow Fights India's Caste System If the Ring Fits… TwitterFEED New Maisel Fund Opens Doors to the World Goodbye, Oil (Almost)

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Passion Defines Grads Colby Dumps Bottled Water Bullish on Colby: 2011 Graduates Find Success in Tight Market Four Fulbright Fellows; Projects for Peace Winners Hanson Scholar Feels an Affinity Philosophy Prof's Advice: "Plastikos" TwitterFEED Update: Nick Tucker '11J Student Entrepreneurs Win Start-Up Cash Schwalm '99 Shoots NFL Photo of the Year Rising Senior Wins Jeapardy! Admitting the Illustrious Class of 2015

Class Act: Dean of Admissions Parker Beverage retires after helping to enroll more than 11,000 Colby students

Over a quarter century of hard work, retiring Dean of Admissions Parker Beverage had a hand in Colby’s steady rise.

Strategies to Increase Course Completion Rates in Lower-Level, High-Enrollment Classes

With an increase in performance-based funding based on credit hours, retention, and graduation rates, administrators seek strategies to increase course completion rates in low-level, high-enrollment courses. This report examines pedagogical strategies implemented within the classroom to increase course completion rates in gateway courses. It also examines how administrators identify qualities that indicate experience and motivation to improve students’ success when hiring new faculty.

Managing Dual Enrollment Programs: Review of Program Models, Operations, and Outcomes

Universities that offer dual enrollment programs for high school students must manage increasing student demand in the face of changing state legislation. This brief examines how institutions finance their dual enrollment programs, and how they ensure academic rigor as their programs continue to grow. The report also considers how dual enrollment programs ensure that students can transfer credits, and what strategies they use to encourage DE students to matriculate as undergraduates.

Impacts of Graduate Student Enrollment Increases

As graduate schools seek to increase enrollment, faculty and staff must consider the impacts of enrollment increases on program curricula, faculty workloads, and course delivery methods. This brief examines how other institutions prepare for and implement increases in graduate enrollment. More specifically, the report reviews how graduate enrollment goals and rates impact faculty workloads, program curriculum and course delivery methods.

Online and Hybrid Course Prioritization Guide: 10 Strategies for Promoting Enrollment Growth and Student Success

Institutions of all shapes and sizes are investing significant sums to expand their portfolio of online and hybrid courses without specific institutional priorities in mind, often resulting in a mix of arbitrary, sub-scale offerings. This creates an unsustainably expensive disconnect between the institution’s online portfolio (largely steered by unit-level interests and capacity) and its overarching interest in using technology to increase access, improve student success, and grow revenue. This guide is designed to help institutional leaders prioritize scarce resources devoted to online and hybrid course development toward the most promising available opportunities. By targeting specific curricular "gaps," institutions can improve retention, reduce time-to-degree, regain or expand their share of currently enrolled student credit hours, or even attract new students to existing programs.

Managing Graduate Enrollments Graduate Enrollment Roles and Responsibilities

For the vast majority of colleges and universities, financial sustainability depends on maintaining or growing enrollment. Enrollment management discussions at the graduate level require a clear division of responsibilities among faculty and staff. This report examines how graduate school deans, enrollment management staff, and graduate program directors collaborate to meet enrollment goals.