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August in Pictures

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August in Pictures

A new academic year begins.

Cheering student leaders welcomed Conn’s newest Camels to campus, and the academic year got off to a fantastic start with the 110th Convocation.

Campus improvements underway

aerial view of road construction project

The southern half of Cro Boulevard is cleared in mid-August to make way for a new pedestrian promenade. The project is one of three ongoing capital projects that will transform the heart of campus. Learn more. 

 

Aerial view of Silfen Field renovation

Workers lay the asphalt underlayer for the new Beynon BSS 10000 track surface at Silfen Field. Earlier in the summer, a new high-performance turf was installed. Learn more.

A group of students hold handmade welcome signs.
Genesis pre-orientation program “big sibs” greet arriving students at the check-in tent.
Two students high five each other.
Admission ambassadors Eva Rausch ’27, left, and Elise Molloy ’27 exchange a high five as they greet students arriving for the Genesis, Odyssey and Helix pre-orientation programs.
Seated students look and listen during a training session.
Residence Life staff listen as Associate Director of Residential Life Becky Pritchett leads the final day of training in preparation for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Moving it all in

Students with handmade signs cheer and wave pom poms at a college entrance

For full coverage of Arrival Day 2024, click here. 

Camels on the Move-in 

Students and their families unload cars during campus move-in day.
A student and her brother unpack bags in a dormitory room.
A student sits on a large pile of belongings waiting to move into a dorm room.
A student makes a bed with the help of her mother while another unpacks in their new dorm room
The head of residence life hands out totes with keys for new students.
Student unload a car into a rolling bin with help of family
A man carries a large box along a line of cars on college move in day.
Students carry a mini refrigerator up dorm stairs
students carry totes and bags to help move-in to the dorms
A student gets help from his parents setting up his dorm room.
Two students take a selfie photo together in front of their classmates.
Nikeya Tankard ’28, left, and Jocelyn Kessler ’28 take a selfie together in front of classmates gathered on Tempel Green for the New Student Welcome on the first day of Welcome Weekend.
A person in a camel costume celebrates with a crowd of college students
The Camel mascot leads members of the Class of 2028 onto Tempel Green for the New Camel Walk and Camel Moments on the first day of Welcome Weekend.

Walk like a Camel 

Students high five each other
Wes Rivera ’28, right, high fives Kelley Wilson ’25, left, as he makes his way down the New Camel Walk on the way to Camel Moments on Tempel Green.
Students pet a dog in a crowd
Members of the Class of 2028 meet first dog Koda during Camel Moments as her humans, President Andrea Chapdelaine and her husband, David Tetreault, look on.
Four students gather around a table of laptop computers.
L-R: Taylor Mastrogiovanni ’28, Ty Schoeningh ’28, Izzie Tonkin ’28 and Eliza Kahn ’28 complete course registration in Shain Library on the third day of Welcome Weekend.

Grab-and-Go supplies 

A crowd of students examine a table of lamps for sale at a yard sale.
Students view the lamp selection during the Grab-and-Go Yard Sale on Larrabee Green.
Two students carry a mini fridge.
Ana Bermudez ’25, left, helps Rudmila Martuza ’27 move a mini fridge during the Grab-and-Go Yard Sale during the third day of Welcome Weekend.
A student with a mallet bangs on a large metal gong while others watch.
Valeria Santiago Dedos ’28 takes her swing at the Castle Court Gong at the end of the Honor Code Matriculation event. Per tradition, new Camels ring the gong to signal the beginning of their collegiate career, and again at Commencement to mark its conclusion.

Pledging to honor the Code 

Two students sign a large document at a table in an outdoor courtyard.
Close up view of students signing honor code documents

All Conn students pledge to uphold the College’s 102-year-old Honor Code. The Class of 2028 signed their Honor Code Pledge prior to the start of Convocation on Aug. 26. The banner will hang in the Crozier-Williams student center until the class graduates. 

two students sport matching Minions facepaint.
Wesley Rivera ’28, left, and Haylee Ramos ’28 sport matching Minion face paint during the Welcome Back Block Party.

Welcome Back Block Party 

A student holds up a cupcake.
a group of students pose for a photo on a giant Adirondack chair.
Students play badminton on a lawn.
Vlad Zaitsau ’27 stretches for a return as he plays badminton with (L-R:) Johannes Van Derbeck ’27, Daniel Wong ’27 and Enilem Abotsi-Sewornu ’27 behind Branford House.

Camel Connections 

A group of students do yoga in a tree-lined meadow.
Students in kayaks paddle off under a cloudy sky.
A group of students gather on bench seats in a water taxi.
Students gather around a piano to sing.
College students play volleyball on a library green.
A group of college students gather on a green.

First-year students participate in a variety of activities as part of Camel Connections Day.

A crowd of students meet with faculty in a library.
First-year students meet with faculty as they explore the many offerings at the Academic Fair in Shain Library.
A student sits on a padded bench working on a laptop computer
Mia Green ’28 looks over course listings during the Academic Fair in Shain Library.

110th Convocation

A college president speaks from a podium

President Andrea E. Chapdelaine introduces keynote speaker Associate Professor of Economics Mónika López-Anuarbe, at right, during the College’s 110th Convocation in the Athey Center at Palmer Auditorium.

110th Convocation 

Three academics in robes laugh together.
Three administrators in academic regalia process past seated students.
A professor in full regalia speaks from the podium.
A crowd of students in an auditorium read from their programs.

Read more about Conn’s 110th Convocation.

Students play chess around a low table in a coffee shop.
Fernando Rufino ’25, right, faces Ian Hopkins ’25 in a chess match during an SGA event at Coffee Closet at Ruane’s Den.
A group of students dance and gesture to a rap on a covered porch.
Members of the POSSE 5 New York cohort rap to introduce themselves to fellow POSSE scholars during a welcome gathering at Unity House.

First day of classes 

Two students compare notes on their smartphones in a crowded academic building hallway.
A professor smiles and points at a blackboard.
aerial view of Connecticut College campus around Tempel Green.
The morning sun casts shadows across Tempel Green as the fall semester gets underway.


September 5, 2024

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