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September in Pictures

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September in Pictures

As the daylight wanes, life on campus waxes. 

Aerial view of field hockey team huddling in late afternoon light.
The field hockey team huddles on Silfen Field before facing Wellesley College in non-league action.

Meeting with butterflies 

A group of students gather around another with butterflies on her hand.
Darian Garcia ’28 snaps a photo of Franciely Perez ’27 holding painted lady butterflies as Elijah Edmonds ’28, right, looks on.
four painted lady butterflies alight on a hand
A student lures four butterflies to land.
one student takes a photo of another with butterflies on her hand.
Anish Reid ’27 takes a photo of Cristina Ruperez ’27 with painted lady butterflies.
three students react differently to getting up close with butterflies
Tara Kamen ’26, Madeleine Sampson ’26 and Eve Geissmann ’26 enjoy the experience of a butterfly garden.
Two soccer players celebrate a goal
Camel midfielder Marco Perugini ’27, left, and forward Gavin Mpiana ’27 celebrate Mpiana’s goal against the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in non-league men’s soccer action on Silfen Field.

A Cappella Fall Showcase

A group of students take a selfie photo together.

Member of The Shwiffs, Conn’s oldest a cappella group, take a photo together after warming up outside of Harkness Chapel prior to the A Cappella Showcase, which featured all seven of Conn’s a cappella groups. 

A group of students stand in front of a packed house crowd in a church santuary.
Members of the A Cappella Council take the “stage” to introduce the program.
A group of singers in matching shirts and ties raise their hands during a performance
Roman Munichiello ’27 solos during the Co Co Beaux performance.
Students clap and cheer during an a cappella performance.
The audience applauds a performance by The ConnChords.
A student in a red dress solos in front of an a cappella group.
Cate Hashemi ’26 solos for the ConnArtists.
One student gives direction as two others sing in an a cappella group.
Mia Rubino ’25, right, directs the ConnArtists.
A crowd of students clap and cheer at an a cappella performance
A packed house at Harkness Chapel cheers the performances.
Students carrying banners, and one in a camel costume, march in a parade
Camels walk past the Manwaring Building, a downtown residence for Conn students, as they join in the eighth annual We Are New London Parade. The event, which celebrates civic pride, runs down State Street from Washington Street and ends at the Whale Tail on Parade Plaza.

Fall Ball  

Students dancing to a DJ are seen in silhouette against the stage lights.
A large crowd of students dance under a tent.

Students dance the night away at the Student Activties Council’s annual Fall Ball on Tempel Green. 

two students show happy surprise at seeing images on their film in a darkroom class.
Darkroom Photography students Sofie Johnson ’25, left, and Nathan Vanech ’26 react to their first rolls of film processed in the Cummings Arts Center photo lab.

 

A group of people are framed by two smart phone photographers.

Members of the “Reveries: Dance Faculty Works Concert” cast and crew gather for a photo after a dress rehearsal. 

Faculty Dance 

Two dancers perform high kicks on stage
two dancers, on their sides on the floor with one are and one leg each in the air, perform on stage
A dancer leaps through the air
two dancers disentangle themselves during a performance

“Reveries: Dance Faculty Works Concert” featured choreography by Professor of Dance Lisa Race and guest artist Kendra Portier and performances by Emilia Bruno, Bella Donatelli ’25, Professor David Dorfman, Samson Race Dorfman, Alexandra James, Tristan Koepke, Christina Robson, Portier and Race. 

Administrators cook breakfast on the griddle.
Interim Vice President for Administration Justin Wolfradt, center, gets help working the grill from Associate Director of Project Planning Kayla Moreno, right; Property and Facilities Coordinator Marilyn Burridge, back; and Associate Director of Building Grounds John Eppler, left; during a breakfast cookout Wolfradt hosted for his facilities team at the Service Building.

New track

aerial view of turf athletic field and workers laying blue surface to surrounding track.

Workers with Crafco, Inc., lay the blue textured layer of the new Beynon BSS 10000 track surface at Silfen Field. 

An eastern chipmunk perches on a stone step.
An eastern chipmunk watches pedestrian traffic in front of Knowlton House.
A student artists sculpts a large clay figure.
Chloe Schlesselman ’26 works on a piece for “Ceramic Sculpture: Object as Idea” in the Cummings Arts Center ceramics studio. The course introduces students to working three-dimensionally with clay. Students are introduced to a variety of building, glazing and firing techniques as they develop a deeper understanding of the geologic origins of clay and its importance as a primary medium of expression across cultures throughout time.
college students study in a neurobiology lab with mockups of human heads.
Behavioral neuroscience students at work in a Bill Hall lab.

Plein air painting

A professor in a white shirt mentors students painting outdoors.

Associate Professor of Art Chris Barnard works with students in his “Mobil Painting Studio” course.

A student sits on the ground painting on an easel with other students in the background.
Cecilia Duffield ’27 works on her painting.
A student uses a frame to compose as she paints on an easel outdoors.
Mika Zelikov ’27 at work.

Volleyball faces Bard College

A coach huddles with his volleyball team in a circle around him before a match.

Women’s Volleyball Head Coach Josh Edmed huddles his team before a match against Bard College at Luce Field House. 

A volleyball player lunges for a dig as another watches
Outside hitter Riley Lord ’26 lunges for the dig as defensive specialist Emma Hoffmann ’28 looks on.
three volleyball players celebrate a point
L-R: Middle blocker Evie Lockwood Mullaney ’27, outside hitter Mila Chan ’28 and setter Josie Kelly ’28 celebrate a point against Bard College.
Two volleyball defenders leap to block a shot at the net.
Setter Josie Kelly ’28, left, and middle blocker Rae Wartelle ’27 attempt the block against Bard College.
A volleyball player spikes the ball past two defenders.
Outside hitter Mila Chan ’28 goes up for the kill.
Student backpacks line a glass wall as the students visit a library special collections room on the other side
Students in “Craft: History and Making,” a first-year seminar, examine historic volumes with Benjamin Panciera, the Ruth Rusch Sheppe ’40 Director of Special Collections at Conn, in The Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives at Shain Library.

Student musicians in the wings

Student musicians sit in the audience with their instruments awaiting their turn on stage.

Members of the Connecticut College Orchestra sit in the audience as Professor of Music Shou Ping Liu conducts the New England Chamber Orchestra performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in Evans Hall. The students later joined the orchestra on stage to perform the overture to Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte.”

A conductor gestures as she directs a chamber orchestra
Professor Liu conducts the New England Chamber Orchestra performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in Evans Hall.
student musicians play in an chamber orchestra
Harry Azzouni ’27, flute; Claudia Hart ’26, clarinet; and Ellie Frisbie ’27, trumpet, join the New England Chamber Orchestra to perform the overture to Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte.”
A student reclines on a double Adirondack Chair bench to view a tablet computer.
Elaine Sandoval ’28 takes a video call from a Tempel Green bench.


October 10, 2024

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