Managing Safety and Emergencies
Featuring Joe Hernon, associate vice president for emergency management, campus safety, and environmental health and safety, and Terri Stewart, director of campus safety.
Preparing For More Independence
Featuring Melissa Sporn P’22, a clinical psychologist with a speciality in emerging adults, and Dawn LaFrance, assistant vice president of Counseling and Psychological Services.
Transitions at College
Featuring Sarah Jones, associate dean for administrative advising, and Kerra Hunter, associate dean and director of International Student Services.
Supporting Student Health
Featuring Dr. Ellen Larson ’94, director of Student Health Services.
Eating and Nutrition at College
Featuring Allison Bowers, Colgate’s registered dietitian
Supporting First-Generation Students
Featuring RaJhai Spencer and Tabisha Raymond, Director and Assistant Director of the First@Colgate program
Supporting Trans* Students
Featuring Lyosha Gorshkov, director of LGBTQ+ Initiatives at Colgate; Karen Fuller, family peer advocate Q Center at ACR Health in Syracuse, and Deborah Conrad, a college professor and parent of a trans individual.
Full Playlist: Family & Parent Videos
What topics would you like to see covered in our series? Send an email to parents@colgate.edu.
Special Events
A panel of experts share insight about the mental health challenges that college students may be facing, how families can support them, and how students can help each other. We recommend that students and their families watch it together and discuss what resonated with each of them.
Information Sessions
Learn about the programs, opportunities, and processes for planning an off-campus study experience. For first-year and sophomore families.