all charts courtesy of Faculty Appointments and Status Committee and the Provost's office A group of 40 faculty members, staff and students came together on Tues., Apr. 10 to discuss faculty workload and its effect on the New College community. The Faculty Appointments and Status…
all photos Cory Rae Rodda/Catalyst With a glass of Dom Pérignon in one hand and Norwegian artesian water in the other, the Catalyst milled about in a sea of pastels, Derby Day-style hats and open checkbooks as Cook Hall's bayfront played host to the 29th…
In a new scientific study reported by The New York Times on “enclothed cognition,” scientists observed that the way people dress can affect their thought processes. The study focused on lab coats and deduced that individuals who were wearing the lab coats were more observant,…
Image courtesy of New College of Florida Red text denotes day-shift Custodial and Housing workers, while names in blue show the night shift workers. Seven workers cover the whole of the Bayfront Campus, and are supervised nightly by Bil Harmon. Every day, students attend classes…
Thirty-six hours, 10,705 donations, 109 charities and the generosity of four foundations was all that it took to raise almost $2.5 million from Mar. 27-28. The Community Foundation of Sarasota County, the Gulf Coast Community Foundation, the Manatee Community Foundation and The Patterson Foundation sponsored…
While New College President Gordon “Mike” Michalson officially steps down from his administrative position at the end of this academic year, he will get a chance to conclude his 10 year run of presidency with a commencement speech for the graduating class of 2012. As…
With the start of a new mod, New College Fitness Center Head and certified flight instructor Colin Jordon is offering a private pilot tutorial for the second semester in a row. By the end of the class, students will be armed with an arsenal of…
Eager to acclimate next year’s fresh meat with the spirit and bare footedness of New College, over eighty students — one of the largest numbers yet — applied online to be Orientation Leaders (OL’s) for the coming 2012 semester. Among the vast pool of applicants,…
On Thursday Apr. 5, the Ringling Museum of Art hosted its third installment of the art-infused concert event, Ringling Underground, this time with an ElectroPop theme. The monthly art-infused concert event aimed at Sarasota’s youth was free for all New College and USF students with…
In these hard economic times, securing an interview is both a promising and vital part of the employment process. However, in recent months, a trend has been noted that employers are increasingly asking for the Facebook password to potential employees’ accounts, causing public backlash in…
