Campus Life

“What are you doing to make a difference in this world? What are you doing to live out Dr. King’s dreams?” Chinyere Okogeri ’18, the student keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Week, asked audience members to think about their roles in creating an inclusive society. Okogeri’s speech was part of the opening ceremony […]

Maria del Carmen Flores-Mills, J.D., the senior associate dean of the college at Franklin & Marshall College and former associate dean at Princeton University, has been named as the dean of students at Colgate University, effective June 4, 2018.

Brian Ness, videojournalism coordinator in the Office of University Communications, captures the Colgate story on film every day. Here are his five favorite video projects from the last year.

University Photographer Mark DiOrio spent 2017 looking at Colgate through the lens of his camera. Here are his favorite shots from the last year.

Shiny copper roof flashing and grand white–mullioned windows signaled the buttoning-up of Benton Hall’s exterior just as early winter snowfalls began to blanket the campus. When it opens in July 2018, Benton Hall will stand as a best-in-class career center — and then some. It’s part of a current $60 million building investment to enhance the […]

Ronan Farrow, author of the explosive Harvey Weinstein sexual assault and harassment investigation published in the New Yorker, recently spoke with a crowd of Colgate students about the future of journalism. Farrow rose to prominence following his 10-month investigation into Weinstein’s history, including interviews with 13 women who spoke out against the famous producer. The resulting story […]

Colgate’s Class of 1965 Arena has earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, thanks to sustainable building methods and systems. Since opening the LEED Gold Trudy Fitness Center in 2011, Colgate has committed to green building practices for all new construction and major renovations, with a minimum goal of LEED Silver certification. […]

It was a perfect weekend to come home. Colgate Homecoming 2017 attracted students, faculty, alumni, parents, and friends en masse, September 8–9. Men’s soccer started the festivities off right, taking down Oregon State 1–0. It was the team’s first victory over a Pac-12 challenger. Field Hockey battled Lock Haven before the homecoming crowds descended on […]

On Sept. 7, the Colgate community gathered at the ALANA Cultural Center for the ALANApalooza academic-year kickoff celebration. Visitors were treated to complimentary food hot off the grill as well as Raider Passion ice cream from Gilligan’s Island in Sherburne; information about programs, organizations, and services for Colgate’s multicultural, LGBTQ, and underserved communities; and entertainment […]

As some members of Colgate’s Division I athletics teams helped unload cars and trucks packed tightly with suitcases and boxes destined for first-year residence halls on the hill, incoming student Grace Kotraba said she knew this was the perfect liberal arts school to spend the next four years. “I visited about 12 other schools, and […]