Fall Weekend 2010
  • Families, students and alumni enjoy a picnic on Tempel Green. More than 1,800 visitors came to campus to enjoy the beautiful weather and a schedule packed with exciting events.
  • June Macklin, the Rosemary Park Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, poses with members of the Connecticut College Equestrian Team and a horse from the Mystic Valley Hunt Club during the team's bagel brunch on Saturday. Macklin is a former team member.
  • Student clubs sold everything from scarves to bags to baked goods at Harvestfest, a favorite tradition.
  • President Lee Higdon reviewed the latest student and institutional achievements during a State of the College address and said the college is well-positioned as it approaches its Centennial.
  • Following a screening and discussion of his new film, "The Prep School Negro," Andre Robert Lee '93 (left) met with students at Unity House.
  • Children make a maze of the flags on Tempel Green. The flags represent Connecticut College's diverse international community.
  • James Gellert '90 (right), chair and CEO of Rapid Ratings International, and Greg Fleischmann '90, a health sciences and government industry marketing leader at Deloitte, said the Japanese they learned in college was a great  help in their careers.
  • Dean Julie Rivkin, center, discusses with visitors plans for a more than $20 million renovation and addition to New London Hall. The new science center, scheduled to open in Fall 2012, will house the life and computer sciences.
  • Professors Sunil Bhatia (right) and Abigail Van Slyck share their thoughts on what makes an excellent teacher during a Saturday Seminar. Professors Eugene Gallagher and MaryAnne Borrelli also participated in the panel discussion.
  • Students perform in Harkness Chapel at the annual all-group a cappella concert.
  • Science faculty Robert Askins, Martha Grossel and Rachel Spicer explain how the College's state-of-the-art science center will help Connecticut College students remain at the forefront of scientific inquiry and discovery.
  • Legacy families enjoy a special breakfast Saturday morning.
  • Senior Kiefer Roberts described his summer internship experience along with other students during one of two Saturday sessions on
  • Journalist Ned Colt '79, a correspondent with NBC News in Beijing, Hong Kong and London from 1997 to 2009, said Americans need to travel more outside their borders in order to understand other cultures.
  • Trustee Frank Tuitt '87 speaks during an Alumni of Color lunch. About 70 alumni, students, faculty and staff reviewed priorities and set a strategy for the future.
  • The men's soccer team played Middlebury on Tempel Green in front of a large crowd. Despite a strong effort, the Camels lost the match 1-0.