New London Commencement speaker Ethan Brown told graduates of Connecticut College s Class of 2021 to “always live with a sense of forward possibility.”
Brown, who graduated in the Class of 1994 and founded the company Beyond Meat, shared his own story and told graduates that as they seek to awaken to their own potential and live a life of possibility, to remember their starting point.
He said Connecticut College is a “challenger institution” that opened its doors “to provide women with the rigorous higher education they were being denied elsewhere.” The college “broadened the circle of who and what matters.” He said the graduates are part of this challenger institution and part of a generation that is pushing for change.
Conn celebrates 110th birthday with new outdoor performance venue and a giving challenge.
On a beautiful spring afternoon, Connecticut College celebrated its 110th birthday in style with an outdoor, socially distant and in-person event featuring live music, remarks from President Katherine Bergeron and, of course, cupcakes.
The April 5 Founders Day celebration served as the official opening of a new outdoor stage and performance venue on Tempel Green, The Dune, which is available for academic and social events this spring. The celebration also kicked off Camels Count, a 48-hour giving challenge running April 5-7 that has thus far raised more than $243,000 from over 1,200 donors.
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PHOTO PROVIDEDThe Advent Wreath outside of the Harkness United Methodist Church helps members and community connect while in-person worship has been suspended for the holidays. featured Dec 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2020
PHOTO PROVIDEDThe Advent Wreath outside of the Harkness United Methodist Church helps members and community connect while in-person worship has been suspended for the holidays.
HARKNESS/PERU It s back to virtual worship services for the Harkness and Keeseville United Methodist Churches.
Due to recent spikes in COVID-19 cases in neighboring communities, the Leadership Teams of the Harkness and Keeseville United Methodist Churches have elected to suspend in-person worship until after the Christmas holidays.