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100 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America By Ellen Dewitt, Stacker News On 8/2/21 at 8:00 PM EDT When it comes to colleges, big state schools get attention for their sports teams. Technology schools get credit for scientific breakthroughs. But America is dotted with top-notch liberal arts colleges that have plenty to offer. Many feature core curriculums that require students to sample the arts, humanities, sciences, and languages. Others have open curriculums, challenging students to choose their own paths. Some encourage experiential learning like studies abroad, internships, research, and community service programs that teach students off-campus independence and on-the-job skills. They may promote community involvement, designing ways for students to contribute in communities or learn cultural diversity and understanding. Some keep religion close at hand, requiring students to attend services or study the Bible. ....
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Common Good Grant Program Turns Twenty, Students Give Away Record Amount Bowdoin s Common Good Grant program (CGG) is twenty years old this year. Acting much like a foundation, students in the program solicit donations and award grants to local nonprofits, learning both about philanthrophy and the greater Brunswick community in the process. From left to right: Tom Ancona, Chanel Matthews ’21, and Ryan Telingator ’21. The 2021 Common Good Grants awards ceremony was hybrid this year, with guests and some students online and the rest of the students gathering in person in Main Lounge. An anonymous donor from the Class of 1964 established CGG in 2001 with an original gift of $10,000. (That fund later became an endowed gift that generates at least $10,000 annually.) The donor hoped the exercise of giving would inspire students to commit to a lifetime of philanthropy, as well as teach them the ways local charities support communities, often on tight b ....
May 7, 2021 Juggling Handshake appointments, cover letters and interviews on top of an already-packed course load, students often struggle to keep up during internship application season, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only added another layer of complexity to the process. However, despite setbacks and difficulties, Bowdoin students and staff have found creative ways to adapt their summer plans to the uncertainties of the pandemic. Executive Director of Career Exploration and Development (CXD) Kristin Brennan and Associate Director at the McKeen Center Tom Ancona said that despite uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of applicants for summer funding through the College remained relatively steady this year and even increased for some programs. ....
lending a hand: Twelve students from the Pre-Health Society and Bowdoin Underrepresented in Medical Professions (BUMP) have dedicated their time to helping with Mid Coast Hospital s vaccine rollout at the Brunswick Recreation Center, working both on-site and behind the scenes. As vaccinations became available to all Maine residents over the age of 16, including Bowdoin community members, students from the Pre-Health Society and Bowdoin Underrepresented in Medical Professions (BUMP) have teamed up to contribute to the historic rollout by volunteering at Mid Coast Hospital’s Brunswick Recreation Center vaccine clinic. Sarah Chingos, associate director for public service with the McKeen Center, had formed connections with the clinic through coordinating volunteer shifts for faculty and staff, which solidified the partnership with Mid Coast. When Mid Coast reached out to the College asking for more volunteers, Seth Ramus, director of health professions advising, communicated ....