On September 25, 2009 President Oden announced his retirement effective at the end of the academic year.  After eight years at Carleton, and more than twenty years serving at academic institutions throughout the country, President Oden will retire in June of 2010. 

To read more about President Oden's retirement please see this Carleton News release, or check out his letter to the Carleton Community, found on the Office of the President's page.  To read about student's reactions to Oden's announcement, see this Op-Ed from the September 25th issue of The Carletonian.

With the announcement of President Oden's retirement, the Board of Trustees has initiated a search for Carleton's next president. 

To read about the Presidential Search Committee, and to get the latest news on the search, please click here or visit go.carleton.edu/search.

On Tuesday, October 27 the Alumni Affairs Office and the Alumni Annual Fund hosted the 2nd Annual Freshman Fall Day for the class of 2013.  The event is sponsored by the Alumni Association.

Highlights from the day include pumpkin decorating, dodgeball, apple cider and hot chocolate, and the student favorite "Carleton 2013" long-sleeve t-shirts that are given to each member of the Class of 2013!

See how the Fall season went for the Carleton Knights!

Carleton’s alumni adventures committee is proud to announce our exciting line-up of faculty-led experiences for 2010.

Carleton is reinvesting in the Clubs program to create "Carleton Where You Live."  If you are unfamiliar with Carleton Clubs, you can check out the clubs homepage here. You'll find information about club events in your area, as well as contact information in case you have an event idea for the club chairs! 

With the Holidays approaching, make sure to check out the upcoming events to see if there is a gathering in your area!  Keep an eye out in January for information on the country-wide Trivia challange.

If there isn't an established club in your area, but you would like to host an event for Carls, please contact the Alumni Affairs Office at alumni-office@carleton.edu or 1-800-729-2586.

In January of 2009 the completely re-done Carleton Admissions website went live.  With lots of interactive features like videos, student blogs, and an "ask" feature, the site takes prospective students through every step of the Admissions website, and gives them a good feel for what Carleton is really like! 

Check it out!

Have you ever wanted to go back and read Carletonian articles from your time on campus? Maybe you lost your Zoobook and wish you could look back on it now? Or maybe you're just interested in delving into some of Carleton's historical documents! 

Whatever the case, check out Carleton's Digital Collections Homepage. Some collections are open to the public.  For those that are not, just use your alumni username and password to gain access.

Get the latest on what students are doing (both on and off campus!), speakers at Carleton, Carleton athletics, photos from campus and more by becoming a "fan" of Carleton on Facebook.  The page is updated daily with fun and up-to-the-minute information.

Check out www.facebook.com/carletoncollege.

Shopping for books & gifts? Visit the Carleton Bookstore website or call them with your order at 1-800-799-4148.