Twenty-two Bowdoin students in the Common Good Grant program gathered at Cram Alumni Barn recently for an all-day retreat coordinated by student leaders Suzie Rawden ’12, a biochemistry major from Connecticut, and Matt Hillard ’12, an economics/government major from Wisconsin, who worked with McKeen Center staff member Caitlin Callahan ’11.
The purpose of the retreat was threefold: to learn more about the greater Brunswick area, to familiarize the students with the way a community foundation functions, and to allow them to get to know each other beyond the context of their weekly Wednesday night meetings. Read more.