To celebrate the start of the largest academic building project in its history and acknowledge the lead donor who is making it possible, Colby officially broke ground on the Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. The building is named in honor of Trustee Michael Gordon '66, whose commitment to the arts will provide expansive opportunities for students and the community.

Colby is pleased to announce a $2.8-million gift toward financial aid that further ensures access and affordability for Maine students. The gift, made possible through the anonymous donors’ estate, builds on an existing financial aid fund previously established by the same couple, bringing their total contribution to financial aid of in-state students to more than $5 million. 

Kate Lucier O’Neil ’85 and Ford E. O’Neil—a couple with a passion for enhancing the academic experience and life trajectories of Colby students—have made a $1.5-million gift to the College. In honor of their generosity, new spaces in the Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center and the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts will carry the O’Neil name. 

A gift of $500,000 has named the hydrotherapy room in the new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center in recognition of Colby Athletics legend Carl Nelson. The gift comes from Trustee and Campaign Co-Chair Bill Alfond ’72, LL.D. ’19 and Joan Alfond, LL.D. ’19, a Museum Board of Governors member. The gift, which builds upon […]

Colby College has received a $3.35-million gift to support the forthcoming Gordon Center for Creative and Performing Arts. In recognition, the building’s forum will be named in the donors’ honor. The forum, at the heart of the building, will be a dynamic, flexible space designed to connect the community through a range of uses, from informal gatherings to student performances and exhibitions.

Colby has received a $30-million gift to establish the first cross-disciplinary institute for artificial intelligence at a liberal arts college. Made possible by the tremendous generosity of the Davis family and trustee of its charitable foundation Andrew Davis ’85, LL.D. ’15, the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence will provide new pathways for talented students and faculty to research, create, and apply AI and machine learning across disciplines while setting a precedent for how liberal arts colleges can shape the future of AI.

The Tsiaras Family Photography Collection, gift of Colby alumni Dr. William Tsiaras and Nancy Meyer Tsiaras, further solidifies Colby’s Museum as a leading destination for American art.

The Dare Northward fundraising campaign surpassed $563 million from 22,500 donors and positioned Colby within reach of its $750-million goal, the largest in liberal arts college history. In 2019-20 11,200 donors made $86 million in new commitments and provided $72 million in cash and assets, the third highest year-end total in the College’s history. 

Multimillion-dollar gifts from Trustees Jack O’Neil ’77 and Tim O’Donnell ’87 will name the ice arena in Colby’s new Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center. The 38,650-square-foot ice arena will become the O'Neil | O'Donnell Forum, and the venue’s rink will be named in honor of legendary Colby coach and Hockey Hall of Famer Jack Kelley.