Advancement Updates

I write today, during this Thanksgiving week, to share with the Colgate community plans to restore and renew two iconic parts of the Colgate campus: Oak Drive and Willow Path.

Colgate’s Third-Century Plan is a long-term framework to strengthen all aspects of the University’s mission. Pivotal to this effort — and prominent among the list of first initiatives — is the recruitment and retention of leading faculty members.

Division I athletics is a defining and distinguishing characteristic of Colgate.

Carlton Walker ’10 radiates loyalty and passion for Colgate and its students. In just more than a decade since graduation, he has served on the Alumni Council and the Maroon Council, and he was recently confirmed as a member of the Board of Trustees. A Presidents’ Club member since 2014, Carlton made his first gift to Colgate as a senior and has not missed a year since. Below, Carlton discusses his Colgate experience and hopes for the future of the University.

A group of alumni of color have established a permanent source of funding for inclusive programming.

Dec. 11–31, the Colgate community set year-end fundraising records by contributing more than $2.9 million to the Colgate Fund. A group of challengers matched each gift, up to $1.3 million, for a challenge total exceeding $4.2 million.

Cynthia Perry ’74 has been forging new paths since arriving at Colgate in 1970. As a member of the first class of female students at Colgate, Cynthia was among the very first women to participate in the University’s renowned Washington Study Group. In this article, we discuss Cynthia’s Colgate experience, what inspires her to give back, and her proposition for fellow Colgate supporters.

Colgate University continues to advance key initiatives within The Third-Century Plan even as it dedicates resources to unprecedented community health efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amy Jurkowitz ’85, P’17 has built a life surrounded with passionate people. Coming to Colgate in 1981 as a women’s tennis team recruit, Amy noticed immediately that her enthusiasm for athletics was matched by her classmates. “Everybody at Colgate had a passion. That’s what inspired me the most,” she said.

Colgate has one of the strongest alumni networks among liberal arts universities. The University’s graduates are renowned for their loyalty and support. Now, that network has a new online community for professional growth and development: the Colgate Link.