Phase one of campus strategi c plannin g process unveiled % y GAVIN O'BRIEN to provide at least 100 square feet of CONTRIBUTING WRITER space per person, which is currently . ¦ ¦ 1 •**• not the case. -»,' A new parking layout, major Work on Mary Low will take dorm renovations, an expanded place during the summer of 2002. Coffeehouse, and a performing arts Dean of Housing Paul Johnston Wjomplex are all possible changes reported, "There's going to be signif- Golby may see in. the next several icant changes to the y£ars. Right now the committees Coffeehouse...there 's some talk of (^stealing with the strategic planning connecting the Coffeehouse with the process are at work evaluating the room below it." iiteeds of the College and developing In addition to a game room, an plans for the near future. Their additional room for dub activities determinations will direct how may also be added. Other changes Colby will slated for Mary Low spend its include a new 'j r o w i n g FROM 1990 TO kitchen in the Co-op, endowment on a living room in the the improve- 200O , THE COLBY Annex, storage space jjpient of the ENDOWMENT GREW for Outing Club school and the BY 378%y THE equipment, and campus. additional suites ;•' Colby's last FASTEST GROWTH throughout the fiindraising OF ANY NESCAC building. campai gn Coburn and Mary exceeded goals SCHOOL BUT THE Low will be connect- *£nd expecta- TOTAL ENDOWMENT ed on the upper tions and the floors, allowing trav- administration STILL HAS ONE OF el between the build- innust now THE LOWEST MAR- ings without navigat- determine how KET VALUES IN THE ing the basement cor- these resources ridors. The Mary will be used to NESCAC. Low/ Coburn park- better the ing area will be College. reduced to create more grassy space Y A campus master plan is being in front of Coburn. Altogether, the created concurrently with the ongo- Mary Low and Coburn renovations AMITY BURR/COLBY ECHO ing $50 million project to renovate are estimated to cost $4.9 million. The Mary Low-Coburn complex is scheduled to be renovated over the next two summers. every dorm on. campus. The next Other plans for dorm renovations *?dorms scheduled for refurbishing and building improvements are Adams is also considering the 1990 to 2000, the Colby endowment Development and Alumni Relations endowed chairs in 1990 to 35 this are Coburn and Mary Low. After being considered during the strate- possibility of a new performing arts grew by 378 percent, the fastest Randy Helm, the reason Colby's past year. this, students present and future can gic planning process. The Roberts complex and alumni house. growth of any New endowment is It is the task of the committees expect to see continued dorm reno- Row dorms will be renovated some- The availability of parking spaces England Small lacking is that involved in the strategic planning vations/ along with several other time in the next few years, although on campus is also being investigated College Athletic "we don't process to prioritize projects and dis- changes to the physical campus that the details have not yet been deter- during the planning process. Adams Conference school, have that tra- tribute funds equitably and effec- are still being planned. mined. said that while steps would be made but the total endow- dition of the tively. Members of these committees Renovations to Coburn will begin Roberts Union and dining hall to address the problem, the solution ment still has one of super-elite recognize both the importance and the day after Commencement this may undergo improvements in the "will not address [the issue] neces- the lowest market sending their difficulty of balancing the needs of May. Next semester's residents will next two to three years. There will be sarily by making parking closer." values in the lids here." the physical facilities, faculty, stu- "benefit from full-sized men's and major alterations made to the One possibility involves the NESCAC. The T , h e dent aid, and other expenditures in women's bathrooms on each floor. Johnson and Averill buildings in the restructuring of parking around the College's $373.5;mil- College ' s order to maximize the effectiveness The building.will meet accessibility near future, possibly involving a periphery of the campus,- creating a lion endowment is u ndersi z ed of Colby's financial resources. If the ^requirements through the construc- move toward academic use, though clear pedestrian area located within still far behind endowment current planning successfully fulfills tion of ramps and an elevator, and a "we're still trying to come to a con- a five minute walk from the epicen- Williams College's $1.36 billion has resulted in a hiring freeze and these requirements, "the result of the new stair tower on the north side of clusion," said Johnston. President ter of campus. endowment and most other the College has become more depen- process will be a stronger and more the building will replace the current William D. Adams believes "we'll The planning process has been NESCAC schools, exceptingTrinity, dent upon privately endowed chairs competitive Colby," said Adams. fire escape. There will also be some figure that out in the next six made less burdensome due to an Bates, and Connecticut colleges. to hire faculty members in recent room alterations, with the goal being months." increase in financial resources. From According to Vice President for years, jumping from just seven DeSombre tenured , will not return next year was created at Wellesley because rorunental studies program at Colby, great teacher," said Firmage. "I am I will miss our interactions on there was a need for an Cuba explained, "her back- disappointed, We lose real expertise both the professional and the indi- Environmental Studies program and ground with the development of an and a pleasant colleague. Her enthu- vidual level," he said. "We have a major. environmentai. siasm for the environmental studies number of people who have wide "She will be a studies section at program was great. She is a very ranging intellectual discussions. She major faculty Colby made her alive person that added much the was one of the most intellectual peo- member, work- very attractive to program at Colby." ple and she will be greatly missed ," ing with new us [at Wellesley]." "She is excellent at guiding stu- DeSombre has taken two years programs with "My work is dents. She was an excellent intellec- leave from Colby,but it is not certain Environmental cut out for me (at tual presence on campus," said that she will return at the end of the Studies," said Wellesley)/ said Tietenberg, "She had a lot of positive time period. Dean of DeSombre. She energy that affected everyone else. "I will have the option of coming Wellesley College will be working "I have mixed feelings (about her back to Colby. If my partner can find Lee Cuba. on a new environ- departure); I am delighted) although a job in the area, then we will come "Although it mental policy pro- not surprised, at the opportunity. back. I really like Colby," she said. must be a great gram. "I have Being close to her fiancee is a great Although she will not miss the loss to Colby, we heard great things idea, but it is a heavy loss to Colby. winters and lack of civilization, are delighted about the students She is a very, very good at what she DeSombre said, "I respect and she's coming." and I am excited does," admire my col- Y AMITY BURR/COLBY ECHO Eliza beth DeSombre, professor of government and environmental DeSombre's role in the creation of to work with them on the new pro- W i s w e 1 1 leagues, They studies an environmental policy major at gram," she said, Assistant Professor are good at both Colby has been key. Mitchell Family Many are saddened by of Government teaching and DeSombre is also part of the envi- y KAITLIN Professor of Economics and DeSombre's decision to leave Colby. Joseph Reisert research, which P ronmental studies program at Colby. -McCAFFERTY . Environmental Studies Director "I feel in some ways that I am let- said, "She is a Is rare, I find that DeSombre is also leaving because Thomas Tietenberg said, "We didn't ting people down; nobody wants me great asset to the it is not as true ASST. NEWS EDITOR , an international rela- her fiancee establish the maj or until we had ade- to leave," said DeSombre, department, She anywhere else as has had difficulty Assistant professor, of govern- tions professor, quate staff, She wns the staff, She is Professors who have worked was one of the it is here... lam a £, finding a job in Maine. She and her ment and environmental studies pivotal and will be a tough act to fol- wi th her on environmental studies most dedicated city person at Elizabeth DeSombre, the first fiancee believe that chances of find- low." as well as people in the government teachers I have heart, but I love y/oman to receive tenure from the ing a job are greater in the Boston Clara C. Piper Professor of department ate henvyhearted about ever met; she real- Colby and I love ea, government department, has decid- ar DeSombre also is leaving Environmental Studies David her decision to move on, ly thinks car ef ully my job ," ed to leave Colby next fall. because the position she is being Firmage added, "She brought exper- DeSombre's enthusiasm and dedica- aboiit what she is "I am both off i , DeSombre is leaving Colby for an ered at Wellesley is "a b g honor tise and enthusiasm to the pro- tion to her job will be missed by het going to do in each class, She is a excited and sod about leaving," she with it comes many resources/' she Endowed chair at Wellesley College, gram," colleagues.