The Benton Scholars Program is about leadership in the global context. Students selected to participate in this program will benefit from classes and experiences that will ensure that they are poised for success in the 21st century.
The program was developed as a model for how a liberal arts education can be shaped to fully prepare students to think, act, and create in a world that is increasingly diverse and global. Colgate has a long and proud history of graduating students who lead in all aspects of their lives. This new program is part of a university-wide focus on ensuring that this great tradition endures.
The first class of Benton Scholars, selected for 2008-2009, will actively shape the future of the program, blazing a trail for future generations of not only Benton Scholars, but all students at Colgate. The program has been thoughtfully designed to infuse leadership and global themes into the Colgate experience by providing scholars with activities and selected courses that will enrich and bring new perspectives to their experiences on campus and throughout their lives.
Like all Colgate students, Benton Scholars have control of their course of study, as well as choice of major concentration and activities. The program builds upon the Colgate experience rather than creating a separate track within it.
Those invited to participate in the Benton Scholars Program are students who have demonstrated not only the ability to think and lead, but the passion to make a positive impact on the world. This program will sharpen their skills, ignite new passions, and provide a platform to think globally about what it means to be a leader in the 21st century.