DavisConnects redefines the college career center
DavisConnects is dedicated to your success, however you define it. To help you orient to your “true north,” we focus on three key priorities: access to transformative experiences, specialized advising, and world-class connections. This threefold commitment allows you to explore life-changing opportunities, while you test and refine your interests, via internships, research, and global experiences.
We are fully committed to successfully launching you into your field of choice, and more importantly, giving you the lifelong capacity to determine your own distinctive path!
WATERVILLE, MAINE – JANUARY 15: Students capture photos during a photo walk as part of the Mindful Photography: Exploring the Inner Landscape Jan Plan course taught by Colby alumnus Ned Warner, January Program Instructor, in the Colby Perkins Arboretum on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The Jan Plan course had students use digital photography and a series of readings and discussions to explore their inner “landscape.” (Photo by Ashley L. Conti) 
2018 Jan Plan in India 
WATERVILLE, ME – JANUARY 10: Anna Jaubert ’25, a global studies and art history major, turns the Cessna 172 with helps from Michael Mitchell, certified flight instructor, while flying over Waterville during their “Dare Skyward” Flying: Ingenuity, Practicality, and Adventures in Life flight program as part of Jan Plan, Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Robert LaFleur Airport in Waterville. (Photo by Ashley L. Conti)
Design your future.
Your Colby education is a gathering of knowledge, relationships, and experiences. DavisConnects ties it all together, guaranteeing every Colby student access to a global experience, internship, and research opportunity, regardless of their financial circumstances or personal networks.
The opportunity to study in another country is an integral part of Colby’s educational philosophy. More than two thirds of Colby students study off-campus choosing from nearly 200 pre-established study abroad programs in 60 countries. To learn more about your future aboard you can start here Off-Campus Study.
Our exploratory term in January, Jan Plan, encourages students to create a new outlook on learning by spending the month delving into a variety of topics and experiences, limited only by their imaginations.
Since 2018 Colby faculty have offered countless creative and immersive Global Innovation Courses and Global Labs.
Research and Internships
You can take on essential questions and sharpen your analytical skills through research with Colby faculty, with partner institutes and on-campus centers, or wherever else your curiosity might lead you.
| The Linde Packman Lab for Biosciences Innovation This Colby Lab establishes a pipeline for ambitious and talented students from all backgrounds to pursue College-funded research, internship, and global opportunities to prepare for careers in biotechnology, biomedicine, ocean sciences, genomics, and bioinformatics. |
Maine as a Lab
Partnerships with world-class institutions such as the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, The Jackson Laboratory, and Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory allow students to gain experience pursuing oceanic, genomic, or biomedical research across the state of Maine.
Buck Lab for Climate and Environment
This Colby Lab connects students from disciplines across the curriculum to organizations focused on environmental sustainability and climate change. Students conduct research on Maine’s coast, lakes, and forests, working closely with faculty to understand changes to complex systems and their far-flung effects.
