Peter and Paula Lunder speak to a full audience Friday about the importance of donating to Colby College during a fundraising campaign launch at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville.

Colby College alumnus Sunil Thakor, class of 1999, introduces benefactors Peter and Paula Lunder to the stage Friday at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville.

Sunil Thakor, a 1999 Colby College alumnus, talks to a packed audience Friday evening at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville during the public launch of a $750 million fundraising campaign for the college.

Sunil Thakor, a Colby College alumnus from the class of 1999, talks to a full audience Friday at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville.

The newly developed Colby College dormitories on Main Street in Waterville are illuminated by blue spot lights Friday during the college's fundraiser campaign launch in Waterville.

The newly developed Colby College dormitories on Main Street in Waterville are illuminated by blue spot lights Friday during the college's fundraiser campaign launch in Waterville.

The newly developed Colby College dormitories on Main Street in Waterville are illuminated by blue spot lights Friday during the college's fundraiser campaign launch in Waterville.

People mingle Friday in Castonguay Square during the launch of a $750 million fundraising campaign for Colby College at the Waterville Opera House in Waterville.