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=== 21st century === [[File:Johnson Pond Colby College.jpg|left|thumb|Johnson Pond.]] [[File:Colbiana- South College Hall, Original Campus.jpg|thumb|South College of the original Waterville College campus]] [[William D. Adams]] was the President of Colby from 2000 to 2014. Major accomplishments included conducting the largest capital campaign in the history of Maine, which raised $376 million;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/01/09/news/mid-maine/colby-college-president-to-retire-next-year/|title=Colby College president to retire next year|first1=Alex|last1=Barber|first2=B. D. N.|last2=Staff|date=10 January 2013|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> a new strategic plan for the college; accepting a major gift for the [[Colby College Museum of Art]] β the Lunder Collection of American Art β and the construction of a new wing for the museum to house it in 2013;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colby.edu/administration_cs/president/upload/ColbyStratPlan.pdf|title=Office of the President|access-date=7 December 2016}}</ref> expansion onto the "Colby Green" with the construction of the Diamond Building in 2007 and the Davis Science Building in 2014. In 2014, a documentary was created depicting a wide range of student experiences, including academic climate, social gatherings, athletics, and graduate outlooks, called ''Colby Life''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/GI3X5iBX0TA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20181024132432/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI3X5iBX0TA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation|last=Daria Jones|title=Colby Life Documentary|date=2014-11-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI3X5iBX0TA|access-date=2016-04-21}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On July 1, 2014, [[David Greene (university administrator)|David Greene]] took office as the new president of the college.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.colby.edu/magazine/called-to-action/|title=Called to Action, ''Colby Magazine'', Summer 2014 Ed.|accessdate=24 July 2023}}</ref>
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