Colgate Together Digest

A message from President Casey and VP Jack

I’ve spent nine months passing along stats, clarifications, warnings, and best wishes. Even though there are four days left in the semester, we are at the point where my focus is on gratitude.

It’s finals week, theses are due, research projects are wrapping up, and grading is underway. I appreciate you taking time to read this email, and I’ll be brief.

Today is the last day of classes, and we have made it here together by doing hard work and staying strong.

We have received all 1,365 results from testing last week and have identified no new positives.

Based on these numbers, the HAT has recommended a return to Gate 4, effective immediately. Please visit colgate.edu/gates for full Gate 4 guidelines.

We have conducted hundreds of COVID-19 tests of various types during the past few days, and at this point, we have had no new positive cases to report. We continue to watch closely as we head toward Friday and a review of our Gate 3 status.

Colgate will advance to Gate 3 tomorrow morning. This is in response to a reduction in positive cases following the weekend.

Jumping in for Vice President Jack with a hello as we head into the weekend. I know that there’s a lot of anxiety floating around with the rise in COVID-19 cases on campus.

We call our current status a modified Gate 1 for a variety of reasons. Most importantly, this is designed as a temporary pause for infection control, not a punishment or prelude to a shutdown.