http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/ en-us 2008-09-04T14:28:38-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005439.shtml The new Bowdoin Shuttle launched Thursday, September 4, 2008, providing safe and convenient transportation for Bowdoin students. ]]> 1-BowdoinCampus dcook 2008-09-04T14:28:38-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005434.shtml Bowdoin College's annual Convocation ceremony, marking the official opening of the 207th academic year, was held September 3, 2008, in Memorial Hall, Pickard Theater. 1-BowdoinCampus dcook 2008-09-03T16:00:00-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005433.shtml President Barry Mills welcomed students to Bowdoin's 207th academic year and spoke of the issue of social and economic class in America, and of a mission that recognizes that the American Dream is to live life as a life-long learner committed to creating a better, fairer, more generous place for all in our society.]]> 1-BowdoinCampus dcook 2008-09-03T15:00:00-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005432.shtml Organic chemist Daniel O'Leary, who recently joined the Bowdoin faculty, with tenure, as the first John S. Osterweis Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, delivered the address for the College's 207th Convocation. ]]> 1-BowdoinCampus dcook 2008-09-03T14:00:00-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005435.shtml Dean of Student Affairs Tim Foster delivered "Voices from Bowdoin's Past" at the College's 207th Convocation, sharing observations of Arctic explorer Robert E. Peary of the Class of 1877. ]]> 1-BowdoinCampus dcook 2008-09-03T13:00:00-05:00 http://www.bowdoin.edu/news/archives/1bowdoincampus/005429.shtml The Bowdoin Community welcomes the Class of 2012, a diverse group numbering 492 students who were selected from 6,033 first-year applications. 1-BowdoinCampus dcook 2008-09-02T09:53:33-05:00