Colby College Digital Commons @ Colby Colby Catalogues Colby College Archives 1999 Colby College Catalogue 1999 - 2000 Colby College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/catalogs Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, and the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Colby College, "Colby College Catalogue 1999 - 2000" (1999). Colby Catalogues. 66. https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/catalogs/66 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Colby College Archives at Digital Commons @ Colby. It has been accepted for inclusion in Colby Catalogues by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Colby. Colby College Catalogue SEPTEMBER 1999--AUGUST 2000 Waterville, Maine 2 INQUIRIES Inquiries to the College should be directed as follows: Academic Counseling MARK R. SERDJENIAN, Associate Dean of Students: 207 ,872,3106; fax: 207 ,872,3076; [email protected] Admission PARKER j. BEVERAGE, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid: 207,872,3168; fax: 207,872,34 74; [email protected] Business Matters RUBEN L. RIVERA, Controller: 207,87 2,3160; fax: 207,87 2,3216; [email protected] Grants, Loans, and Student Employment LUCIA WHITTELSEY, Director of Financial Aid: 207,872,33 79; fax: 207,872,3474; [email protected] Health and Medical Care MELANIE M. THOMPSON, M.D., Medical Director: 207 ,872,3394; fax: 207,872,3077; [email protected] Public Affairs STEPHEN B. COLLINS, Directorof Communications: 207,872,3549; fax: 207,872,3280; sbcollin@colby .edu Records and Transcripts GEORGE L. COLEMAN II, Registrar:207 ,872,3197; fax: 207 ,872,3076; [email protected] Student Affairs jANICE KASSMAN, Dean of Students: 207,8 72,3104; fax: 207,872,3076; [email protected] Summer Programs and Conferences jOAN SANZENBACHER, Director of Special Programs: 207 ,872,3385; fax: 207 ,872,3555; [email protected] Mailing address: Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, Maine 04901,8840 Telephone: 207,872,3000 College fax: 207,872,3555 College World Wide Web address: www.colby.edu A booklet, Colby,with illustrative material, has been prepared for prospective students and may be obtained from the dean of admissions. Colby College is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges. Membership in the association indicates that the institution has been carefully evaluated and fo und to meet standards agreed upon by qualified educators. Colby College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes per onnel decisions on the basis of the individual's qualifications to contribute to Colby's educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, age, parental or marital status, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, or disability unrelated to job or course of study requirements is con istent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law. Colby is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and operates in accordance with federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination. The College reserves the right in its sole judgment to make changes of any nature in its program, calendar, academic schedule, fe es, deposits, or any other matters in this catalogue. 1 General Information Colby's Mission and Goals 5 About Colby 6 Libraries 8 Information Technology Services 9 Special Programs 10 Career Services 11 Admission 12 Orientation 15 Student Fees 16 Financial Aid 19 General Regulations 20 5 Colby's Mission and Goals Colby is committed to the belief that the best preparation for life, and especially for the professions that require specialized study, is a broad acquaintance with human knowledge. The Colby experience is designed to enable each student to find and fulfill his or her own unique potential. It is hoped that students will become critical and imaginative thinkers who are: welcoming of diversity andcompassionate toward others; capable of distinguishing fact from opinion; intellectually curious and aesthetically aware; adept at synthesis as well as analysis; broadly educated with depth in some areas; proficient in writing and speaking; familiar with one or more scientific disciplines; knowledgeable about American and other cultures; able to create and enjoy opportunities for lifelong learning; willing to assume leadership roles as students and citizens; prepared to respond flexibly to the changing demands of the world of work; usefulto society and happy with themselves. Colby stands for diversity, without which we become parochial; for respect for various lifestyles and beliefs, without which we become mean-spirited; and for the protection of every individual against discrimination. In the classroom and outside, there is freedom to study, to think, to speak, and to learn in an environment that insists upon the free and open exchange of ideas and views The Colby Plan is a series of 10 educational precepts that reflect the principal elements of a liberal education and serve as a guide for making reflective course choices, for measuring educational growth,· and for planning for education beyond college. Students are urged to pursue these objectives not only in their course work but also through educational and cultural events, campus organizations and activities, and service to others. These precepts, which the College believes are at the heart of a liberal arts education, are: • to develop one's capability for critical thinking, to learn to articulate ideas both orally and in writing, to develop a capacity for independent work, and to exercise the imagination through direct, disciplined involvement in the creative process; • to become knowledgeable about American culture and the current and historical interrelationships among peoples and nations; • to become acquainted with other cultures by learning a foreign language and by living and studying in another country or by closely examining a culture other than one's own; • to learn how people different from oneself have contributed to the richness and diversity of society, how prejudice limits such personal and cultural enrichment, and how each individual can confront intolerance; • to understand and reflect searchingly upon one's own values and the values of others; • to become familiar with the art and literature of a wide range of cultures and historical periods; • to explore in some detail one or more scientific disciplines, including experimental methods, and to examine the interconnections between developments in science and technology and the quality of human life; • to study the ways in which natural and social phenomena can be portrayed in quantitative terms and to understand the effectsand limits of the use of quantitative data in forming policies and making decisions; • to study one discipline in depth, to gain an understanding of that discipline's methodologies and modes of thought, areas of application, and relationship to other areas of knowledge; • to explore the relationships between academic work and one's responsibility to contribute to the world beyond the campus. 6 About Colby Chartered by the General Court of Massachusetts in 1813, seven years before Maine became a state, Colby is the 12th,oldest independent liberal arts college in the nation. In 1871 it became the first previously all,male college in New England to admit women. Before World War II, trustees voted to move the College fromits crowded original site in downtown Waterville to the handsome Mayflower Hill campus of more than 700 acres, where 58 buildings have been constructed since 1937. Today, Colby's 1,800 students-evenly divided between men and women-come from virtually every state and more than two dozen foreign countries. Alumni, numbering more than 21,000, are represented in all 50 states and almost 70 foreign countries. Students may choose from some 500 courses in 40 major fields and have wide flexibility in designing independent study programs, electing special majors, and participating in internships andexchange programs. More than two thirds of all Colby students will study abroad at some time during their undergraduate experience. Historically, Colby has valued understanding of and concern for others, diversity of thought and culture, open access to campus groups and organizations, and personal and academic honesty. In order to embrace and support these values, members of the College community bear a special responsibility, in all of their words and actions, to honor and protect the rights and feelings of others. The Commons Plan was designed to reinforce and amplify these values. The Commons Plan, which followed the 1984 decision to withdraw recognition fromColby's several fraternities, offers a number of advantages to students. There are three distinct small communities or "commons," each with its own dining facilities and governing units. Housing of all kinds throughout the campus is available on an equal basis to all students, and students play a greater role in the control and governance of the public spaces within the Commons, including the dining halls. Out,of,class faculty,student interaction is enhanced, and opportunities for the development and expression of individual student leadership come from involvement with the governing bodies and from organizing intellectual and social activities within the Commons. Students may reside within the same residence hall and Commons for more than one year, so that friendships can more easily be formed and sustained throughout the college years and afterward. The Cotter Union serves as a focus for the Commons Plan and as a forum for campus,wide social and cultural activities. Lovejoy Commons is named for Elijah Parish Lovejoy, a graduate of the Class of 1826, who became America's first martyr for the free press when he was killed by a pro,slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, in 1837. Lovejoy Commons includes Anthony,Mitchell,Schupf residence halls, Averill Hall, and the residence halls of the Hillside Complex and The Heights. Johnson,Chaplin Commons is named for Franklin Winslow Johnson and for Jeremiah Chaplin. Johnson was Colby's 15th president (1929A2), who inspired the College's move to the Mayflower Hill campus.