http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ en-us dcook@bowdoin.edu 2008-05-09T13:50:56-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005118.shtml Four Bowdoin College computer science students, under the direction of Allen Tucker, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Natural Sciences Emeritus, have created volunteer management software to suit the needs of the Ronald McDonald House in Portland, Maine. 5118@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-09T13:50:56-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005117.shtml San Diego County Superior Court Judge Michael Anello '65 has been nominated by President Bush to serve as a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. The White House announced the nomination April... 5117@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-09T12:29:34-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoininthe/005116.shtml Bowdoin is mentioned along with Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale in the article, "Top Colleges Dig Deeper in Wait Lists for Students." The piece, which quotes Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William Shain, examines the changing landscape of admission to... 5116@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinInThe 2008-05-09T09:49:54-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoininthe/005115.shtml Bernard Osher '48 is the subject of an article detailing the Bernard Osher Foundation's unprecedented $70 million donation to California community college students. The article notes that Osher "attended Maine's prestigious Bowdoin College." Read the article.... 5115@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinInThe 2008-05-09T09:48:48-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005112.shtml As part of its commitment to sustainability, Bowdoin is applying organic products to parts of the campus this spring. 5112@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-08T18:09:42-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1academicnews/005085.shtml Assistant Professor of Art Michael J. Kolster has been named the recipient of the 2008 Sydney B. Karofsky Prize for Junior Faculty. The innovative photographer has been seminal in bringing digital and large-format photography to the College. 5085@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-AcademicNews 2008-05-08T15:11:29-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005080.shtml Bowdoin College held its twelfth annual Honors Day ceremony to recognize publicly the college-wide academic and extracurricular achievements of Bowdoin students and faculty. The ceremony was held May 7, 2008, at Pickard Theater, Memorial Hall. 5080@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-07T11:08:14-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005110.shtml Charles Dorn, assistant professor of English and recipient of the 2007 Sydney B. Karofsky Prize for Junior Faculty, delivered the Honors Day address. 5110@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-07T10:23:21-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/campaign/005111.shtml Philip Camill, a leading expert on climate change, will join the Bowdoin faculty as the Rusack Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, beginning July 1, 2008. Camill will be the new director of the Environmental Studies Program. 5111@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ -Campaign 2008-05-06T14:55:44-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1academicnews/005109.shtml Philip Camill, a leading expert on climate change, will join the Bowdoin faculty as the Rusack Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies, beginning July 1, 2008. Camill will be the new director of the Environmental Studies Program. 5109@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-AcademicNews 2008-05-06T10:50:26-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/campaign/005093.shtml Four faculty members were recently hired for new positions funded through The Bowdoin Campaign. To date, the College has raised funds for eight new faculty positions, leaving four more to be funded for a total of twelve by June 2009. 5093@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ -Campaign 2008-05-02T11:08:59-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/campaign/005092.shtml Research time away from campus makes all of the difference for the excitement generated inside of a Bowdoin classroom. Increased funding is needed to place the College's leave policies at a level comparable to our peer institutions. 5092@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ -Campaign 2008-05-02T11:02:58-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005091.shtml Anna Remillard '08 has been chosen to receive a DACOR Bacon House Foundation Fellowship for study in international affairs during the 2008-2009 academic year. 5091@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-02T10:13:28-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005088.shtml Jason Spector '09 For the second year in a row Jason Spector '09 has won the Maine state chess championship, although this time around he must share the title with Steve Dillon, an English professor at Bates College. More... 5088@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-01T14:26:39-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005081.shtml 5081@http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ 1-BowdoinCampus 2008-05-01T08:24:31-05:00