Hospital Healer: Bowdoin’s Director of Religious Life Also Volunteers as Hospital Chaplain
The work of Bowdoin’s director of religious and spiritual life does not stop when he leaves the warm hues of his office at 30 College Street for the day. Eduardo Pazos also volunteers as a local on-call chaplain, a member of Mid Coast Hospital’s “spiritual care team.” And, his involvement with the hospital and its patients is inspiring some students to volunteer with the Mid Coast Hospital as well.
We, Not I: Annual Nonprofit Symposium Emphasizes Community
Keynote speaker Alain Nahimana delivered an address, “#ThePowerofWe,” focusing on his experiences as the executive director of Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center, as well as the necessity to make decisions loud enough to show that we are really embracing diversity.
Bowdoin Adapts to a Changing Population
Bowdoin sophomore Praise Hall is a “first-generation, low-income student of color, the type of student who used to be an anomaly on the white, middle-class campuses of New England’s many colleges. But increasingly, people like her are becoming a more common presence,” reports the Boston Globe in a an article on why colleges must respond to changing demographics.
Richard E. Burns ’58 to Receive 2018 Alumni Service Award
Richard E. Burns, a member of the Class of 1958, has served the College, as one staff member noted, “with determination, ambition, and heart.” Among his many volunteer leadership roles for Bowdoin is that of class agent for the last twenty-four years.
Nathaniel T. Wheelwright to Receive Alumni Award for Faculty and Staff
Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Natural Sciences Nathaniel Thoreau Wheelwright has inspired generations of Bowdoin students and alumni to cherish and seek to understand the natural world
Viktoria Paulick Keding ’98 to Receive 2018 Common Good Award
Victoria Paulick Keding, a member of the Class of 1998, is a pioneer and leader in the field of environmental education, having spearheaded a movement in southwestern Africa to help communities benefit from, and conserve their unique natural environment.
Nature Moments: Why Do Birds Have Different Personalities?
Why are blue jays aggressive to other birds? Why are black-capped chickadees sociable? Why are mourning doves laid back? Biology professor Nat Wheelwright asks why birds have different personalities.
New Lakota Painting at Art Museum Opens Window into American History
When Museum co-director Frank Goodyear learned that “Sun Dance Ceremony” was available from a private collector, he seized the chance last fall to bring it to Bowdoin. While the College’s art museum already has a strong collection of American art, the museum team is seeking to strengthen it by acquiring more Native art.