2006 State of the College Address
On Tuesday, September 12, 2006, President Adams and Student Government Association President Tom Testo '07 and Vice President Miki Starr '07 addressed the Colby community on the state of the College.
View Article2006 Baccalaureate Address
With a New Orleans-style jazz ensemble leading the way, the Colby class of 2006 marched to Lorimer Chapel on Saturday, May 27, 2006, for Baccalaureate, a tradition as old as Colby where the president...
View Article2006 Matriculation Convocation for the Class of 2010
On Tuesday, September 5, 2006, the incoming class of 2010 gathered in Lorimer Chapel to hear welcoming remarks from, among others, Colby president Bro Adams. Here is what he had to say. For a...
View Article2006 Family Homecoming Weekend: State of the College Address
On Saturday, October 7, 2006, parents and alumni joined President Adams for a Family Homecoming Weekend State of the College conversation. After an update on programs and plans, Adams spent most of the...
View Article2007 Matriculation Convocation: Class of 2011
On Tuesday, September 4, 2007, the class of 2011 gathered in Lorimer Chapel to hear welcoming remarks from, among others, Colby Dean of Admissions Parker Beverage and President William D. Adams. Here...
View Article2007 Family Homecoming Weekend: State of the College Address
On Saturday, October 13, as part of Family Homecoming Weekend, parents and alumni joined President Adams for the traditional State of the College conversation.
View Article2008 Baccalaureate
In his baccalaureate address to the Class of 2008 Saturday, President William Adams confessed to harboring a lifelong desire to be Tom Waits and eight-years longing to enter the Mr. Colby contest. In...
View Article2008 State of the College Address
On Saturday, June 7, 2008, as part of Reunion weekend, President Adams delivered his annual state of the College address to alumni in Given Auditorium. (56:06)
View ArticleFirst Steps with the class of 2012
On Tuesday, August 26, 2008, on the steps of Miller Library, President Adams, along with Vice-Presidents Yeterian and Terhune, welcomed the class of 2012 to Colby.
View ArticleMatriculation Convocation for the Class of 2012
On Tuesday, September 2, 2008, the Class of 2012 gathered in Lorimer Chapel where Dean of Admissions Parker Beverage presented them to President Adams for matriculation.00:00 - 18:40 | Presentation of...
View Article2008 State of the College Q and A
On October 28, 2008, after delivering his State of the College address, President William D. Adams took questions from parents, alums, and others.
View Article2008 State of the College Address
Each fall during Family Homecoming Weekend, President William D. Adams discusses the state of the College in a talk with visiting parents and alumni. On Oct. 18, 2008, he began with a detailed...
View ArticleColby and the Economy
In this 12-minute Q&A, President William D. Adams provides a year-end update on Colby and the financial crisis and outlines steps the College leadership is taking to address the current situation...
View ArticleCampus Forum Regarding April 12
President William D. Adams held a forum for students Wednesday, April 15, 2009, to discuss the events that took place on campus Sunday, April 12. Several hundred students attended the...
View ArticleReunion 2009 State of the College Address
"This is not a time to be transfixed on the problems we have." On Saturday, June 6, 2009, as part of Reunion Weekend, President Adams presented his State of the College address to alumni. He talked...
View Article2009 State of the College
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, President Adams addressed students in a State of the College Address. His remarks followed a welcome by Student Government Association president and vice president Jake Fischer...
View Article2009 Homecoming Weekend State-of-the-College Address
Each fall during Family Homecoming Weekend, President Adams discusses the state of the College in a talk with visiting parents and alumni. On Sep. 26, 2009, he discussed, among other topics, the...
View Article2010 Baccalaureate Address
On Saturday, May 22, 2010, the class of 2010 gathered in Lorimer Chapel for Colby's 189th baccalaureate. For more information and audio from baccalaureate, visit the Commencement 2010 website.
View ArticleMatriculation Convocation for the Class of 2014
On Tuesday, September 7, 2010, the Class of 2014 gathered in Lorimer Chapel where Dean of Admissions Parker Beverage presented them to President Adams for matriculation. (31:47)Click here for a...
View ArticleState of the College, Fall 2010 (video)
In his annual Family Homecoming Weekend address delivered Saturday, Oct. 23, President William D. Adams recapped the achievements of the Reaching the World Campaign and outlined an ambitious agenda for...
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