In 2018, Bowdoin averaged 13.6 points per game on 291.9 yards, while its opponents averaged 34.2 points on 429.4 yards. In 1970, it became one of a very limited number of liberal arts college to make the SAT optional in the admissions process, and in 1971, after nearly 180 years as a small men's college, Bowdoin admitted its first class of women. [25], Course distribution requirements were abolished in the 1970s, but were reinstated by a faculty majority vote in 1981, as a result of an initiative by oral communication and film professor Barbara Kaster. More information can be found here. They have performed all over Maine and the Northeast. [111] In 2016, Bowdoin's Men's Tennis won the NCAA college Division III Championship after defeating Emory University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Media related to Bowdoin College at Wikimedia Commons, Private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. Bowdoin College sports news and features, including conference, nickname, location and official social media handles. [27] The previous system, consisting of high honors, honors, pass and fail, was devised primarily to de-emphasize the importance of grades and to reduce competition. While six houses were originally established, following the construction of two new dorms, two were added effective in the fall of 2007, bringing the total to eight: Ladd, Baxter, Quinby, MacMillan, Howell, Helmreich, Reed, and Burnett. In 2001, Barry Mills, class of 1972, was appointed as the fifth alumnus president of the college. 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[24] President Mills stated, "Some see a calling in such vital but often low paying fields such as teaching or social work. Bowdoin competes in the Standard Platform League of RoboCup as the Northern Bites, where teams compete with 5 autonomous Aldebaran Nao robots. [90][91][92], Bowdoin College signed onto the American College and University President's Climate Commitment in 2007. While many upperclassmen football team members are physically disconnected from the first years on campus, the Polar Bears have found ways to stay close-knit through Zoom calls. For athletics news, photos, and stats, visit the Polar Bears official site Bates, Bowdoin, and Colby Support Transgender Rights With Letter to Maine Legislature School Records Fall as Track & Field Competes in Third CBB Meet She insisted that distribution requirements would ensure students a more well-rounded education in a diversity of fields and therefore present them with more career possibilities. [107], The Bowdoin field hockey team are four-time NCAA Division III National Champions; winning the title in 2007 (defeating Middlebury College), 2008 (defeating Tufts University), 2010 (defeating Messiah College) and 2013 (defeating Salisbury University). No photos for the Bowdoin Polar Bears. The official 2020 Football schedule for the Due to limits on campus attendance in the fall of 2020, Bowdoin College has canceled varsity sports in the first semester. Seventeen Bowdoin alumni attained the rank of brigadier general during the Civil War, including James Deering Fessenden and Francis Fessenden; Ellis Spear, class of 1858, who served as Chamberlain's second-in-command at Gettysburg; and Charles Hamlin, class of 1857, son of Vice President Hannibal Hamlin. One of the school's two historic rival literary societies, The Peucinian Society, has recently been revitalized from its previous form. The Bowdoin football season ended much like it began: badly. Bowdoin’s third-down conversion rate was 32 percent, its red zone touchdown percentage was 52 percent, and it averaged 16.9 first downs per game. [7] Between the years 1821 and 1921, Bowdoin operated a medical school called the Medical School of Maine. At the time Bowdoin was chartered, in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [81][82][83][84], On February 20, 2016, Bowdoin students sent an email inviting each other to a "tequila-themed" party that featured Mexican-themed tapestries as well as students wearing sombreros, consuming tequila, assuming Mexican accents, and participating in other activities closely linked with Latin American culture. [35], Bowdoin was ranked first among 1,204 small colleges in the U.S. by Niche in 2017. [64][65], Bowdoin's student newspaper, The Bowdoin Orient, is the oldest continuously published college weekly in the United States. Under a clear October sky, the Jumbos’ offense began the game unsteadily. Colleges Ranked By Average Student Brainpower", "25 New Ivies – The nation's elite colleges these days include more than Harvard, Yale and Princeton. Bowdoin has identified the key work that will be done in 2021 to address issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion, along with the metrics that will be used to … Quotations related to Bowdoin College at Wikiquote The Polar Bears extended their lead on a three-yard run from Nate Richam-Odoi to take a 21-7 edge at the end of the first quarter. Bowdoin began to develop in the 1820s, a decade in which Maine became an independent state as a result of the Missouri Compromise and graduated U.S. President Franklin Pierce who played an integral role the nation's enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act, and advocated for the land rights of cotton plantations.   "[13] The establishment of Bates College in nearby Lewiston, began a century-long academic and athletic rivalry between the two colleges ultimately creating a complex and enduring relationship. The award, however, was discontinued in 2015, with the current college president citing it as inappropriate due to the fact it was named after someone "whose mission was to preserve and institutionalize slavery. The college offers 34 majors and 36 minors, as well as several joint engineering programs with Columbia, Caltech, Dartmouth College, and the University of Maine. Sidney J. Watson Ice Hockey Arena (2,300 capacity, U.S. Secretary of Treasury, U.S. Representative, & U.S. It is now as hard to get into Bowdoin, says the college's admissions director, as it was to get into Princeton in the 1970s. Bowdoin's Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum[21] honors the two explorers, and the college's mascot, the polar bear, was chosen in 1913 to honor MacMillan, who donated a statue of a polar bear to his alma mater in 1917. The Polar Bears remain winless at 0-7 on the season. He played college football as a center at the University of Notre Dame where he was an All-American and captain of the 1924 team under Knute Rockne. Current requirements require one course each in: Natural Sciences, Quantitative Reasoning, Visual and Performing Arts, International Perspectives and Exploring Social Differences. [57], Bowdoin's dining services have been ranked #1 among all universities and colleges nationally by Princeton Review in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2016,[58] with The New York Times reporting: "If it weren't for the trays, and for the fact that most diners are under 25, you'd think it was a restaurant. Distinguishable by their black dresses, Miscellania has performed all over Maine and the Northeast, as well as down the East Coast on longer tours, and Aruba. After winning the toss and electing to receive the opening kickoff, Tufts gained two first downs before junior quarterback Ryan McDonald suffered […] Those who have been inducted to the Maine chapter as undergraduates include Nathaniel Hawthorne (1825), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1825), Robert E. Peary (1877), Owen Brewster (1909), Harold Hitz Burton (1909), Paul Douglas (1913), Alfred Kinsey (1916), Thomas R. Pickering (1953), and Lawrence B. Lindsey (1976). The largest student group on campus is the Outing Club, which leads canoeing, kayaking, rafting, camping and backpacking trips throughout Maine. "Miscellania" is the oldest all-female a cappella group at Bowdoin College. According to the plan, general improvements to Maine's electricity grid will account for 7% of carbon reductions, commuting improvements will account for 1%, and the purchase of renewable energy credits will account for 41%. Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Ice Hockey Lacrosse Nordic Skiing Sailing Soccer Squash Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Rugby (Club) Rowing (Club) Equestrian (Club) Alpine Skiing (Club) John J. Pullen, "Joshua Chamberlain: A Hero's Life and Legacy," Stackpole Books (1999). At the time Bowdoin was chartered, in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. [62] Bowdoin's Board Game Club currently holds the largest email base of any student group. [53], The April 17, 2008, edition of The Economist noted Bowdoin in an article on university admissions: "So-called 'almost-Ivies' such as Bowdoin and Middlebury also saw record low admission rates this year (18% each). The reports of assault included a local registered sex offender breaking and entering into the college's Mayflower Apartments and raping a student,[72][73] and a convicted sex offender photographing female students while showering or undressing. President and Chairman of the Board of L.L. This sparked a major debate on campus about racism, cultural stereotypes, and racial discrimination. With strained slave-relations between political parties, President Franklin Pierce appointed Jefferson Davis as his Secretary of War, and the college awarded the soon-to-be President of the Confederacy an honorary degree. [38] Among all colleges, it is tied with Brown, Carnegie Mellon, and Williams for 22nd. [66] The Orient was named the second best tabloid-sized college weekly at a Collegiate Associated Press conference in March 2007 and the best college newspaper in New England by the New England Society of News Editors in 2018. [8], The main Bowdoin campus is located near Casco Bay and the Androscoggin River. After squeezing by the Wesleyan Cardinals for their season opener, the football team soundly handled the Bowdoin Polar Bears 41–14 on Saturday, Sept. 26, improving to a 2–0 record. [67][68] Additionally, the school's literary magazine, The Quill, has been published since 1897. The same year, they were in the final round of selection to be on NBC's "The Sing Off." Due to limits on campus attendance in the fall of 2020, Bowdoin College has canceled varsity sports in the first semester. The other, the now-defunct Athenian Society, included Nathaniel Hawthorne and Franklin Pierce as members. Founded in the spring of 1937, the Meddies performed in USO shows after World War II.[71]. It is inviting all boys in grade 10 up to grade 12 who are aspiring to play at the collegiate level. In 2014, the women's sailing team was ranked 2nd in the U.S. in a national poll by Sailing World. [26], In 1990, the Bowdoin faculty voted to change the four-level grading system to the traditional A, B, C, D and F system. The Bobcats struck first but the Bowdoin College Polar Bears scored 24 unanswered points over the span of two quarters to take command of the game, defeating the Bates football team 31-14 Saturday night. "[76] The following summer the college would be listed in an article by The Washington Post analyzing crime statistics entitled "Grade Point: These colleges have the most reports of rape", placing 7th in the country for most reported rapes per 1,000 students. [74] In response to events, Bowdoin requested that the Brunswick police increase patrols near the college and issued alerts to students, faculty, and staff. [63] This organization counts such people as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain amongst its former members. The college's rowing club competes in the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Chase Regatta annually. The Bowdoin Globalist, an international news, culture, and politics magazine affiliated with the Global21 organization of college magazines has been publishing since 2012. View the complete FPI Bowdoin Polar Bears football team schedule on ESPN.com. For more information about our camps and clinics, click on the links to the left. Notable buildings include Massachusetts Hall, Hubbard Hall, the Parker Cleaveland House and the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. Bowdoin football suffered its first shutout loss of the season on Saturday, falling to Tufts (3-3) 49-0 in Medford, Massachusetts. Wallace H. White, Jr., class of 1899, served as Senate Minority Leader from 1944–1947 and Senate Majority Leader from 1947–1949; George J. Mitchell, class of 1954, served as Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 before assuming an active role in the Northern Ireland peace process;[22] and William Cohen, class of 1962, spent twenty-five years in the House and Senate before being appointed Secretary of Defense in the Clinton Administration. Chamberlain, a Medal of Honor recipient who later served as governor of Maine, adjutant-general of Maine, and president of Bowdoin, fought at Gettysburg, where he was in command of the 20th Maine in defense of Little Round Top. "The Longfellows" are the newer of the two all male groups. Bowdoin Polar Bears Standee Photo Frame $16.99 Bowdoin Spirit Bear Toddler Hat from Legacy $17.99 Bowdoin Reclaim Tee from League $26.99 Supima … Founded in 2004, they trace their roots to the historic class of 1825 at Bowdoin, which graduated Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. [102] The college has since completed construction on Osher and West residency halls, the Peter Buck Center for Health & Fitness, the Sidney J. Watson Arena, 216 Maine Street, and 52 Harpswell all of which have attained LEED, Silver LEED or Gold LEED certification. [42], U.S. News and World Report classifies Bowdoin as "most selective". [101], In 2003, Bowdoin made a commitment to achieve LEED-certification for all new campus buildings. Bowdoin also phased out fraternities in 1997, replacing them with a system of college-owned social houses. A small writing-intensive course, called a First Year Seminar, is also required. This list may not reflect recent changes ().This page was last edited on 12 April 2020, at 15:49 (UTC). [52] Although Bowdoin does not require the SAT in admissions, all students must submit a score upon matriculation. Bowdoin is a need-blind and a no-loans institution. The Jefferson Davis Award was given to a student who excelled in legal studies after a donation was given to the college by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. [34] In the 2019 Forbes college rankings, Bowdoin was ranked 26th overall among 650 universities, liberal arts colleges, and service academies, and 6th among private liberal arts colleges. Visit ESPN to view the Bowdoin Polar Bears team schedule for the current and previous seasons Colt Brennan died earlier this week at the age of 37, but … Hamilton (1-4 NESCAC) racked up 448 yards on offense, including 208 on the ground. There are six a cappella groups on campus. Hammer ’ … Bowdoin won the world championship in RoboCup 2007, beating Carnegie Mellon University, and finished 2nd in the 2015 US Open. ); : With significant debt at graduation, some students will undoubtedly be forced to make career or education choices not on the basis of their talents, interests, and promise in a particular field, but rather on their capacity to repay student loans. The middle 50% ACT range is 30–33. [94] The plan includes the construction of a solar thermal system, part of the "Thorne Solar Hot Water Project"; cogeneration in the central heating plant (for which Bowdoin received $400,000 in federal grants); lighting upgrades to all campus buildings; and modern monitoring systems of energy usage on campus. Since then, Miscellania has grown to be a part of the tradition of a cappella at Bowdoin College. "[24], In February 2009, following a $10 million donation by Subway Sandwiches co-founder and alumnus Peter Buck, class of 1952, the college completed a $250-million capital campaign. The disclosure was in response to students' calls to divest these holdings. Additionally, the college has also recently completed major construction projects on the campus, including a renovation of the college's art museum and a new fitness center named after Peter Buck. In 1999, The Bowdoin Cable Network was formed, producing a weekly newscast and several student created shows per semester.[69]. The college also graduated two literary philosophers, the writers Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, both of whom graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1825. Those students who choose not to live in their affiliated house retain their affiliation and are considered members throughout their Bowdoin career. [86][87][88] The student government filed articles of impeachment against student representatives who participated in planning the party's activities,[89] and the incident was covered by selected national news outlets, including The Washington Post, which ran three separate pieces regarding the incident. [36][37] Based on students' SAT scores, Bowdoin is tied with Williams for 5th in Business Insider's smartest liberal arts colleges with an average score of 1435 for math and critical reading combined. [60], Recalling his days at Bowdoin in a recent interview, Professor Richard E. Morgan (Class of 1959) described student life at the then-all-male school as "monastic," and noted that "the only things to do were either work or drink." The Bowdoin College Polar Bears Elite One-Day Football Camp is a high-level training program that will run from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM on the 14th of April. In the proceeding years, Neal agitated for more programs and himself taught bowling, boxing, and other sports. Check out hi-res photos of the Bowdoin Polar Bears football team in action on ESPN.com. Bowdoin Polar Bears College Football - Bowdoin News ... Free www.espn.com Division III programs Bowdoin, which has 31 varsity teams, and UMass Boston , which has 18, will cancel their fall sports due to the coronavirus That means a range of schools are getting fresh bragging rights", "Acceptance Rate for Class of 2022 is Lowest Ever– The Bowdoin Orient", "Acceptance rate reaches new low at 10.3% — The Bowdoin Orient", "207 students admitted Early Decision I for Class of 2020, 33.7 percent acceptance rate — The Bowdoin Orient", "College boasts new record with 7,052 applications, accepts 14.5 percent — The Bowdoin Orient", "Bowdoin College | Best College | US News", "Class of 2013 Profile (Bowdoin Admissions)", "Economic diversity and student outcomes at Bowdoin", "Princeton Review: Bowdoin College Tops 'Best Campus Food' List", "Latest College Reading Lists: Menus With Pho and Lobster", "Who Has the Best Food? The Tufts football team (3–1) bulldozed the Bowdoin Polar Bears (0–4) in Saturday’s Homecoming game, winning by a score of 31–3. Polar Bear Football Camps are led by the Polar Bear Football coaching staff. Bowdoin College announced earlier today they would not be competing until next January, which means the school’s second-year football coach B.J. The Bowdoin Globalist transitioned to a digital-only platform in 2015. The Continentals, who trailed 24-21 with 9:26 remaining, are 1-0, while the Polar Bears dropped head coach B.J. [41], The acceptance rate for the Class of 2023 was 8.9 percent. [93] The college followed through with a carbon neutrality plan released in 2009, with 2020 as the target year for carbon neutrality. "[18] President Ulysses S. Grant, too, was given an honorary degree from the college in 1865. [109] Pearson has been recognized as the NCAA Division III coach of the year four times. The email, party, and subsequent aftermath caused extended media coverage and backlash from students,[85] and their administration citing the incident as "ethnic stereotyping" and "act of bias". Miscellania was founded in 1972 as the female counterpart to the Meddiebempsters, shortly after women were admitted to Bowdoin. [5][6], The college was a founding member of its athletic conference, the New England Small College Athletic Conference, and the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin Consortium, an athletic conference and inter-library exchange with Bates and Colby College. Pages in category "Bowdoin Polar Bears football players" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. It was named for former Massachusetts governor James Bowdoin, whose son James Bowdoin III was an early benefactor. The median family income of Bowdoin students is $195,900, with 57% of students coming from the top 10% highest-earning families and 17.5% from the bottom 60%.

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