We鈥檝e experienced beginnings and ends, rituals and transitions.
Whether it鈥檚 launching a ship, finding 鈥渢he mole,鈥 or hugging a friend to say goodbye or hello, we鈥檝e got something for everyone 鈥 moments of accomplishment and affection, from national championships to community partnerships.
It’s our pleasure to share them with you.
Search Is On
In Hathorn Hall, Elly Rostoum 鈥07 (third from left) helps a group of students think through their mole hunt during聽her practitioner-taught Short Term course, “Spies, Special Agents, and the Presidency.”
The course, which included a simulated search for a mole within the British intelligence service, was designed to 鈥渕imic a day in an intelligence officer鈥檚 life,鈥 said Rostoum, whose career includes serving on the National Security Council at the White House.
Wisdom’s Women
At the spring opening of the Lewiston Farmer’s Market, Clio Barr ’19 of Hallowell, Maine, joins Judy Maloney of the Center for Wisdom鈥檚 Women to sell its hand-made healing products.
A member of the Harward Center鈥檚 Short Term Action/Research Team, Barr partnered with the center to help support the center鈥檚 social enterprise, known as Herban Works.
The Magnificent Magnolia
The Hathorn Hall magnolia looses its flowers as Reed Sandbach 鈥20 of San Francisco walks on by.
A Source of Inspiration
The oldest woman to swim the English Channel, Pat Gallant-Charette (right) talks with faculty members Rebecca Fraser-Thill (center) and Heidi Taylor after speaking to students in their respective Short Term courses, in psychology and sociology, both of which focus on the aging experience.
鈥淧at didn’t pick up swimming until her late 50s, and she is an amazing testament to successful aging,” says Fraser-Thill.
Launching a Japanese Boat
During a highly ritualized Japanese boat-launching ceremony, students maneuver one of two boats they built during the Short Term course 鈥淎pprentice Learning: Building the Japanese Boat.鈥
鈥淐onducting the rituals brings us closer to nature and closer to something divine,鈥 explained Douglas Brooks, who taught the course and presided over the boat launch. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 it. That鈥檚 it.鈥
Interactive Sound Art
Oliver Wan 鈥22 of Hong Kong and Anna Reaman 鈥22 of Hingham, Mass., work together during the Short Term course 鈥淚nteractive Sound Art,鈥 which explores the relationship between interactive technology, sound, and multimedia art in virtual and physical spaces.
A New Look
Men鈥檚 basketball coach Jon Furbush 鈥05 steps into the newly redesigned Alumni Gymnasium lobby as he departs the gym. Among , the redo includes new furnishings, lighting, signage, and trophy cases designed to complement the historic feel of Alumni Gymnasium, opened in 1926
Installing Posterity
鈥淭hat’s more betterer!” jokes Ron Tardif, a mason with 乐播传媒 Facility Services, as he installs the Class of 2019 ivy stone. Designed by senior Laura Nguyen, the stone is located next to the Pettengill Hall entrance.
Not satisfied with how the stone looked the first time he placed it, Tardif did extra chiseling to adjust the stone’s fit, and after placing mortar on all four sides and cleaning away the excess, the job was done. Installation of a class ivy stone is a 乐播传媒 tradition dating to the 1870s.
Double Vision
The Class of 2019鈥檚 four sets of twins pose together on the Historic Quad a few days before Commencement. From left, Mark Fusco and Frank Fusco, Daly Naughton and Claire Naughton, John Cannon and William 鈥淐oley鈥 Cannon, and Duane Davis and Dylan Davis.
Trail Marker
Katherine Ennis 鈥20 of Morristown, N.J., installs temporary trail signage along the David Rancourt River Preserve in Lewiston. One of the Harward Center鈥檚 Short Term Action/Research Team members this year,聽Ennis partnered with the Androscoggin Land Trust on projects that involved helping to rename some of the trust鈥檚 trails, which 鈥渞equired considerable communication skills to ensure that everyone was on the same page,鈥 she says.
Numbers Game
On the Friday before Commencement, members of the Class of 2019 pose for their official senior class photo on Garcelon Field.
Memorializing the Experience
鈥淚t鈥檚 symbolic: trying to wrap up my senior year,鈥 says politics major Laura Nguyen 鈥19 of Paoli, Pa. Inspired by a beautiful morning, she began a painting adventure outside Gomes Chapel.鈥淚 am trying to live up my last few days here at 乐播传媒. I鈥檝e wanted to do some oil painting for a really long time, and I figured today was the day.鈥
Kicking into High Gear
Members of the Senior Dance Ensemble show off their talents prior to Baccalaureate. Held the day before Commencement, the event allows seniors and their families and guests to pause for reflection and celebration, including performances and brief addresses, ending with an interfaith blessing.
Baccalaureate Address
Selected by the senior class to deliver the annual faculty-staff address at Baccalaureate, Francisco “Franky” Urueta of Facility Services shows his love for the Class of 2019 as he finishes his speech.
Dynasty
Head coach Peter Steensta (left) takes a championship selfie with his jubilant rowers during ceremonies honoring 乐播传媒 as the 2019 NCAA Division III women鈥檚 rowing champions.
Winners of the 2019 rowing title in Indianapolis, 乐播传媒 has captured three straight titles and four out of the last five.
Tied Up in Garnet
Nicholas Coker 鈥19 of Narrows, Va., sports a garnet tie and 乐播传媒 graduation stole as he and classmates line up for the Commencement processional on Alumni Walk.
Family Walk
On an early June evening at Lake Andrews, Associate Professor of Rhetoric, Film, and Screen Studies Jon Cavallero and his wife, Kathryn McGill-Cavallero, walk along Burgoyne Walk as their son, Emmett Cavallero, age 2, comes along for the ride.
Reunited and It Feels So Good
As Reunion 2019 kicks off, classmates Anabel Schmelz 鈥14 and William Pollard 鈥14 greet one another with a big 乐播传媒 hug on Alumni Walk.
Reunion Reflections
The windows of Hedge Hall reflect the dazzling 2019 Reunion fireworks display taking place over Lane Andrews.











![Laura Nguyen 鈥19 from Paoli, Pa., I am trying to live up my last few days here at 乐播传媒. I鈥檝e wanted to do some oil painting for a really long time, and I figured today was the day. It was beautiful and sunny [when she started earlier in the morning]. Now it鈥檚 gotten a little bit cloudy. I feel like it鈥檚 symbolic, trying to wrap up my senior year.鈥漌hat鈥檚 uppermost in your mind as you are preparing to leave?鈥淚 guess it鈥檚 trying to absorb all of 乐播传媒 before you go and what it actually feels like to be a student here. Because I feel like when you come back to visit it鈥檚 a different experience鈥ainting is really relaxing for me. There鈥檚 something about painting the 乐播传媒 buildings or memorializing that as an experience here at 乐播传媒 that鈥檚 really important to me. It鈥檚 very relaxing to me, it鈥檚 something I like to do. I was in Penny Jones鈥 color theory class [during Short Term 2019]. It was really helpful. I鈥檝e been in the artistic, painting mindset so I figured I鈥檇 do some other stuff too while I have the time鈥漅uss Dillingham of the Sun Journal also had stopped by to photograph her.](/news/files/2019/06/190523_Laura_Nguyen_Campus_0378-900x600.jpg)









