June 2022
In Progress: Bowdoin Campus Evolution

Bowdoin has created an interactive experience intended to highlight the evolution and direction of the campus from 2018 to 2025 in key areas, including academic and administrative office realignment, teaching and learning initiatives, student initiatives, sustainability, renovation and adaptive reuse, and accessibility and inclusion. Explore the changes and improvements to campus with insights from Matthew Orlando, Bowdoin’s senior vice president for finance and administration.
Presidential Search Update—and How You Can Share Your Thoughts
 
The board of trustees has retained the services of executive search firm Spencer Stuart to assist in the search for Bowdoin’s sixteenth president. Share your thoughts about Bowdoin's strengths, opportunities, and challenges and the qualities the College should seek in its next president and nominate leaders for the position by visiting the presidential search website, where you can also find announcements, information about the search committee, and answers to frequently asked questions.
1794 Society and Leadership Volunteer Champagne Toast amid Reunion Weekend 2022

President Clayton Rose and Julianne Rose hosted a reception for Bowdoin’s annual giving leadership donors and alumni volunteer leadership on the Saturday of Reunion Weekend. Read more about it and view a slideshow of images from the event.
Bowdoin Hosts First Black Alumni Association Reunion

The Bowdoin College Black Alumni Association—chartered last December after comprehensive planning—held its inaugural reunion on campus in early June.
New Members, New Leadership in Key Alumni Positions

Bowdoin welcomes new members of the Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors, and the BRAVO National Advisory Board. Read about who has joined and how you, too, can get involved.
A Fulbright Leader over the Decade; More Grants than Any Other Baccalaureate Institution Two Years Running

Bowdoin ranks among the top twenty-five universities and colleges for the number of students who have received Fulbright scholarships in the past ten years.
Why Bowdoin's New Policy on Transfer Credits Matters

Five students from community colleges will start at Bowdoin in the fall. They will be the first cohort of transfer students from associate degree institutions since the College updated an important policy.
Bowdoin Selected for National Initiative on AI Ethics

A nationwide project involving faculty from fifteen colleges and universities aims to design new courses that address the ethical implications of artificial intelligence technologies.
Lessons from the Origins of Bowdoin's Chapel

The origins of the Chapel involve financial challenges, some family drama, and a plot twist involving a provision in the will of James Bowdoin III. Watch this short video for the story and also get the scoop on a couple of daring pranks involving the College’s iconic Chapel.
Bowdoin Specials: Limited Edition Abe Morell Prints Benefit Scholarship Fund

Abelardo Morell ’71, H’97 visited Bowdoin's campus twice this spring seeking inspiration for two special artworks in advance of his fifty-year reunion. Proceeds from the resulting limited edition prints are being donated to the Bowdoin College Scholarship Fund.
Adventures at Sea and Other Coincidences
"After rowing my coastal scull all night from Tacoma to Port Townsend in the Seventy48 race, I ran into Sam Bonauto '25 (left) and Caleb McDaniels '25 (center) as they prepared to begin the 2022 Race to Alaska the following morning. Imagine our surprise to learn all of us were Bowdoin physics majors."—Dan Rosner '87 (right)

Bonauto and McDaniels, collectively Team Goldfinch, share more of their adventures here.
Bowdoin Athletics 
 
As Bowdoin athletic teams enjoy a summer break from action, here are a few sports headlines from GoUBears.com:
 
Phelps Returns to Bowdoin as Head Coach of
Women’s Basketball
Following a national search, Bowdoin brought home Megan Phelps ’15 as head coach of the women’s basketball program in a hiring announced in late May. A former assistant coach for the Polar Bears (2017–2020) and a native of Southwest Harbor, Maine, Phelps returns to Brunswick after a year as assistant coach at Dartmouth College. Read the full article. 

Pitts Named NESCAC Finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year Honor
Recent Bowdoin graduate Lydia Pitts ’22 is one of eleven women chosen to represent the NESCAC as its NCAA Woman of the Year and Division III Commissioners Association Women's Sport Student-Athlete of the Year nominee. An All-American athlete, exemplary student, and outstanding community member, Pitts is written about in an article about her nomination here.

Fall Schedules Posted at GoUBears.com
Despite the spring seasons recently concluding, fall sports campaigns are right around the corner. You can find a number of fall schedules and game times on the GoUBears.com composite calendar or visit each individual sport's pages for full team-by-team listings. More details will be posted in the following weeks as dates are confirmed.  
Sunlight on the Coast, 1890, oil on canvas by Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910.
Toledo Museum of Art, gift of Edward Drummond Libbey.

Museum of Art's At First Light Explores Maine as an Essential Site of Inspiration for Artists Across Two Centuries

This summer, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art is presenting At First Light: Two Centuries of Artists in Maine, an expansive exploration of how artists have shaped our understanding—and often quite literally how we see—Maine’s landscapes, communities, and people. Read more about the exhibition, which is sponsored by the Roux Institute.
“Is Anybody Out There?” (What if the Answer is Yes?)

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Willi Lempert has some advice for scitists looking for signs of extraterrestrial life: If you’re successful, think very carefully about what to do next.
Book Honors for Rudalevige Continues Impressive Bowdoin Record

Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin's Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government, has picked up a prestigious award from colleagues at the American Political Science Association for his recently published book on presidential politics, continuing an impressive trend within the government and legal studies department.
A Busy Year: Bowdoin Faculty in the Media Spotlight

From political science to neuroscience, from climate change to computer science, Bowdoin faculty were tapped by the media for their expertise and insight along a broad range of topics over the past academic year.
Maine Summer Party

Thursday, Aug. 4

Please join us on campus for cocktails with President Clayton Rose and Julianne Rose to celebrate summer and the Bowdoin community in Maine. All are welcome. 

Recognizing Inspiring Educators and Outstanding Volunteers

The Alumni Council is currently seeking nominations for the Alumni Service Award and the Distinguished Educator Award. Recipients will be selected at the Alumni Council's fall meeting and celebrated during Reunion Weekend 2023. Nominations are due by Friday, August 19.

Reunion Convocation Features Year in Review

President Clayton Rose presented the year in review as he presided over Reunion Convocation, during which Ronald Brady '89, P'19, Associate Professor of History Sarah McMahon, Linda Nelson ’83, D. Ellen Shuman ’76, and Associate Dean of Students for Inclusion and Diversity and Director of the Center for Sexuality, Women, and Gender Kate Stern, were recognized for their exemplary achievement and dedication.  

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