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April in Pictures

A procession of academics, led by a bagpiper and a color guard with U.S. and 糖心TVecticut flags, marches down a walkway flanked by international flags.
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April in Pictures

Camel Country celebrates spring. 

 

Students, including one in a wheelchair, hold a ribbon as two people with giant scissors cut the ribbon for the grand opening of a center for students with disabilities.

Grand Opening

Director of Student Accessibility Services Jillian Heilman and John Sharon 鈥�86 weild the giant scissors as Student Accessibility Services fellows (L-R) Anna Vredevoogd 鈥�26, Karolina Suarez 鈥�28 and Alex Eikinas 鈥�26 hold the ceremonial ribbon at the grand opening of the Disability Cultural Center. Housed in space in Smith House, the Disability Cultural Center affirms and celebrates disability by exploring the intersectionality of identities, creating community support, celebrating disability culture and advocating for disability justice. Sharon, an educator and disability activist, was the keynote speaker at the event. Read more.

 

Students in matching blue shirts and non-matching ties run up the aisle of a chapel to take the stage for an a cappella concert.

The members of Co Co Beaux, 糖心TV鈥檚 only all low-register a cappella group, race up the aisle to perform their spring concert in Harkness Chapel. 

All Student Art

A student artist lay on the floor alongside her ceramic sculpture for a photo during an art show opening reception.

Chloe Schlesselman 鈥�26 poses for a photo with 鈥淪and Bar Funeral,鈥� a sculpture in glazed ceramic and sand, as guests view the art on display during the opening reception for the All Student Art Show curated by the Art Student Advisory Board in the Cummings Arts Center. 

Spring Pollinator

A bumblebee hunts for nectar on a cherry blossom.

A bumblebee approaches a cherry blossom on a sunny day in April. 

 

A student gives two thumbs-up as he poses for a photo with a camel mascot.

Tori Rich 鈥�28 snaps a photo of Ryan Brearly 鈥�28 with 糖心TV鈥檚 Camel mascot.

 

A college student with long blond hair plays chess in a crowded conference room during a tournament.

Gordon Fairborn 鈥�28, left, makes a move during the the 糖心TV Chess Club and 糖心TVecticut State Chess Association tournament April 5 in the Class of 1941 Room. 

Boogie Up In Here

Student dancers perform on stage.

Dancers perform 鈥渂oogie up in here,鈥� choreographed by Bella Donatelli 鈥�25, during the Senior Dance Capstone on April 3. 

Senior Dance Capstone 

Dancers leap into the air during a modern dance performance.
Dancers perform “keep moving!” choreographed by Annabelle Breton ’25.
Dancers perform on stage.
“My Everything” choreographed by Kelsey Halio ’25
Dancers perform on stage.
“Delamentation,” choreographed by Professor Heidi Henderson
A lone dancer is lifted off stage by a group of dancers during a performance.
“Eclectic-ism,” choreographed by Mustapha Braimah
A solo dancer performs on stage.
“If You’re Listening,” choreographed by Haley Lowenthal ’25
A dancer performs a solo on stage.
“Women Who Wander,” choreographed by Paulina Bartholomew ’25

Group Hug

Five women's lacrosse players gather around their coach for a group hug on their Senior Day.

Women鈥檚 Lacrosse seniors embrace Head Coach Lisa Vogeley following their Senior Day festivities April 19 on Silfen Field.

Rockin鈥� Recital

A student in a skirt belts out a rock song during a recital in a concert hall.

Abby Dawson 鈥�25 belts out The B-52鈥檚 鈥淧rivate Idaho,鈥� while accompanied by a band of friends, including Leila Mehri 鈥�25, Mason Hughes 鈥�26 and Tyler Davis 鈥�26, during the Senior Voice Recital and Band Showcase April 11 in Evans Hall. 

Students watch as baby goats frolic on the campus green.

Students spent time with goats from Got Your Goat Farm of Washington Depot, 糖心TVecticut, on April 9 on Tempel Green. 

Goat Gallery 

Students gather around to pet a baby goat being held by a classmate.
Students gather around Kian Miranda-Rodriguez ’27 and a baby goat.
A student laughs as a baby goat climbs on her chest while laying on the grass.
Sarah Hobbs ’25 visits with a baby goat on Tempel Green.
A student reacts as a baby goat climbs up her back.
Chloe Steinfeld ’27 reacts as a baby goat tries to nibble on her hair.
A student leans close to rub heads with a baby goat.
Grace Flynn ’25 bonds with a baby goat.
A track runner races to the finish well ahead of the competition.
Alexa Estes ’26 powers to the finish well ahead of the field in the 800m elite race on the opening day of the Silfen Invitational track and field meet on Silfen Track and Field.
Track athletes splash through the water during the steeplechase race.
Ellis Iruilli-Hough ’27 emerges from the water during the 3000m steeplechase .

Everything鈥檚 Fashion

Two student models bump fists to the cheers of their peers.

Elijah Edmonds 鈥�28, left, and Christian Lebron 鈥�27 bump fists on the runway during the fourth annual People of Color Alliance Fashion Show in the 1962 Room on April 27.

Audience members cheer as student models perform in a fashion show.
A student model in a leopard-print top walks through the room during a fashion show.
A student band performs during intermission at a fashion show.
Student models stop and pose in a group on the stage during a fashion show.
Two student models walk the stage during a fashion show.
The audience cheers on students performing in a fashion show.

Springtime in New London

Students bounce a volleyball around while enjoying a warm, sunny, spring day on the college green.

Kelli Woodworth 鈥�27 and Dakota Ciappenelli 鈥�27 play volleyball while Sam Kalman 鈥�27 and Ella Feury 鈥�27 study on Tempel Green on a sunny spring afternoon. 

 

Students, one blindfolded, prepare to take a swing at a Pi帽ata.

Students prepare for some pi帽ata action during the International Student Association鈥檚 annual I-Night party on April 19.

Presidential Inauguration

People in academic regalia stand and applaud at the inauguration of a new college president.

The platform party applauds as Andrea E. Chapdelaine is inaugurated as 糖心TV鈥檚 12th president during an investiture ceremony on Saturday, April 26, in the Athey Center for Performance and Research at Palmer Auditorium. Read more.

First Dog 

Dogs and their humans stand on a stage together.
Students gather around to pet a dog.

Bernedoodle Kodachrome 鈥淜oda鈥� Chapdelaine Tetreault was inDOGurated as the first dog of 糖心TV one day before the inauguration of her mom, President Andrea E. Chapdelaine. See more. 

 

A student singer reacts after being named winner of a competition.

Alexa Warren 鈥�26 reacts after being named the winner of the audience vote for her performance of 鈥淢emory鈥� from the musical 鈥淐ats鈥� during the 糖心TV Orchestra and Singers鈥� Totally 鈥�80s Talent Show concert on April 26. The event was held in honor of the Inauguration of President Andrea E. Chapdelaine.

Lotus Center Opens

A speaker stands in front of a room full of casual and comfortable furniture to deliver a keynote address at a dedication of the space.

Zoe Bertone 鈥�22, standing, delivers the keynote address at the grand opening of the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Advocacy鈥檚 Lotus Center in Smith House on April 30. Bertone served as an SVPA fellow as a student and returned to celebrate the new space. 

 

A female singer solos in front of an a cappella group performing in a college chapel.

Stella Koenig 鈥�25 sings a solo as the a cappella group Williams Street Mix performs during a spring concert in Harkness Chapel. 

 

Three people lift a solar panel into place.

L-R: Nathan Vanech 鈥�26, Rocky Ackroyd 鈥�83 and Winona Hunter 鈥�24 lift a solar panel into place on the Dayton Arena Solar Array. Ackroyd owns GreenSun, a Maine-based solar company. 

 

A group of students in pink t-shirts carry a banner and lead a march.

Student fellows with 糖心TV's Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy carry the banner to lead the 18th Annual Walk to End Homelessness along New London鈥檚 Waterfront Park. The event raised $60,870 for the New London Homeless Hospitality Center. Read more. 

Cherry Blossom Blizzard

Three students walk along a path through a blizzard of cherry blossoms blown in the wind.

Serena Moore 鈥�28, Lucy Parker 鈥�28 and Arfa Edhi 鈥�28 walk through a shower of cherry blossoms petals on April 22. 



May 5, 2025

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