Colby College
| Colby College | |
|---|---|
| motto | Lux Mentis Scientia ("Knowledge is the light of the spirit") |
| founding | 1813 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | Waterville , Maine , USA |
| president | David A. Greene |
| Students | 1,800 |
| Website | www.colby.edu |
Colby College is an American university, a College of Liberal Arts , in Waterville ( Maine ), USA , with currently around 1,800 students. It was founded in 1813 . It is considered one of the " Little Ivies ."
history
In 1813 the college was first founded by the Baptist clergy.
Colby abolished fraternities in the late 1984s .
Subjects
The following subjects can be studied at Colby College: African Studies , Anthropology , Asian Studies , Biochemistry , Biology , Chemistry , English , French , Gender Studies , Geology , German Studies , History , Computer Science , Art , Art History , Latin , American Studies , Mathematics , Music , Neuroscience , Education , philosophy , physics and astronomy , political science , psychology , religious studies , Russian , sociology , Spanish , dance and theater studies , environmental studies , economics .
Sports
The Colby College sports teams are (unofficially) called The White Mules .
Awards
Colby College gives the Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award annually , after its graduate Elijah Parish Lovejoy .
Personalities
Alumni
- Edson Mitchell , international financial figure
- Warner Nickerson , former ski racer
- Harris M. Plaisted , American politician and from 1881 to 1883 Governor of the State of Maine
- Llewellyn Powers , American politician , Governor of the State of Maine from 1897 to 1901
- Daniel T. Jewett , American politician of the Republican Party
- Edward Gurney , American politician
- Chester Earl Merrow , State New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives
- Charles P. Nelson , State of Maine in the US House of Representatives
- Forrest Goodwin , State of Maine in the US House of Representatives
- John E. Nelson , State of Maine in the US House of Representatives
- James S. Wiley , State of Maine in the US House of Representatives
- Mark H. Dunnell , State Minnesota in the US House of Representatives
- Pete Rouse , White House Chief of Staff under US President Barack Obama
- Elbridge Ross , American ice hockey player
- Angier Goodwin , State Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives
- Doris Kearns Goodwin , American historian
- Richard C. Shannon , New York State in the US House of Representatives
- Herbert Lord , American officer and the second director of the newly created Bureau of the Budget
- Eric S. Rosengren , American economist and banker
Professors
- Richard Russo
- Raffael Scheck , German historian
- Fernando Q. Gouvêa , Brazilian mathematician
Individual evidence
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