Plentiful food scraps, water and proper machinery all help the compost program thrive at New College. But one of the program’s most significant barriers to success has been the campus’ lack of care while dealing with the composting resources. Whether it is items going missing…
First-years Keilon Sabourin and Andrew Westbrook showcase Chinese calligraphy. All photos Eileen Calub/Catalyst. On a clear spring night, the first full moon of the Lunar calendar glowing above, students and professors flocked to Z-Kitchen to celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival, or yuánxiāo jié. Tracing its…
From Feb. 22-23, the Florida Conference of Historians (FCH) will be hosted on New College’s campus. Presentations of diverse and compelling historical topics will be available for both the New College and greater Sarasota communities, which means students will be given the opportunity to practice…
First piloted in the fall semester of 2018 by seven professors and their advisees, e-contracts fully replaced New College’s previous paper contract system the following spring. The campus seemingly did just fine with the change. “I thought it actually went really smoothly, everyone got things…
photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Ministry of Energy and Minerals building in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Professor of Anthropology Erin Dean recently received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to expand her research in energy development in Tanzania. The grant will allow…
The New College Foundation recently received a $1.2 million bequest from the estate of Howard and Betty Isermann. A large portion of the money is planned to be used to fund new scholarship opportunities for out-of-state students. “A bequest means that they’ve left New College…
Katrina Carlin/Catalyst The current regulation leads to many problems in the retention ponds. Rep. Margaret Good filed a bill on Feb. 11 that will alter the Florida landscape: House Bill (HB) 737. Ten months earlier, at the Science and Environment Council Environmental Summit held at…
In a year rife with new hires, New College continues to expand its administrative repertoire by creating the two-in-one position of Dean of Outreach, Engagement and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer. Students can anticipate the arrival of Dean Bill Woodson on Monday, Feb. 25. Woodson…
Eileen Calub/Catalyst No Dumping by Ayeola Whitworth. Oil on canvas.Eileen Calub/Catalyst Owl by Cindy Kim. Welded assemblage.Eileen Calub/Catalyst The Aboration [sic] of the Virgin by Corrine Leavengood. Silkscreen on plexiglass. Along the walls of the well-lit Isermann Gallery on the Caples campus hang myriad colorful…
photo courtesy of NCSA Archives"Band of Angels" sculpture in the Palmer courtyard, May 1988. The Band of Angels sculpture standing in the center of New College’s Palmer complex has finally received its well-needed refurbishment. The sculpture, also known affectionately as “Big Mother,” was completed in…
