Mark Walden

“Not all who wander are lost,” according to J.R.R. Tolkien. This summer, Colgate alumni will prove the point as they roam across America, driven by wanderlust and a higher purpose. Chase Jackson, Hallie Kohler, and Katie Scribner — all members of the Class of 2013 — are touring the country on a converted school bus, […]

It will be a century before Colgate has another reunion in the Year of ’13. Seizing their place in university history, more than 2,000 alumni and friends made Reunion 2013 a weekend to remember last Thursday through Sunday. Tents on Whitnall Field were filled to capacity, and the village of Hamilton buzzed with activity.

Months of work, weeks of anticipation, days of construction, and hours of last-minute-detailing have paid off: Reunion 2013 is officially under way.

Olympic coaches might not earn medals, but Colgate’s world-class mentors do. The Konosioni Honor Society, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Relations, started a new tradition in 2013, asking members of the senior class to award torch medals to individuals who had the single greatest impact on their Colgate experiences.

Margaret Maurer, William Henry Crawshaw Professor of literature, has won the 2013 Balmuth Teaching Award. Faculty, former students, and members of the Board of Trustees gathered at the Colgate Inn on April 4 to mark the occasion.

Colgate keeps finding memorable and educational ways to mark the 13th.

There’s a new sign on the door at Colgate’s Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE).

The blue skies and bright sunshine over Whitnall Field mirrored the energy inside James C. Colgate Student Union on Saturday. More than 200 students, alumni, parents, and friends gathered in the Hall of Presidents to hear Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya tell his own entrepreneurship story.

While smog in China continues to make news, one of that nation’s newest composers is providing American audiences with a breath of fresh air.

Former Mexican President Felipe Calderón will deliver the next lecture in the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate on Saturday, April 13. His public remarks will begin at 5 p.m. in Colgate Memorial Chapel and serve as a capstone for Spring Family Weekend, which begins on April 12. Calderón served as the 56th president […]