Community Service

Matthew McGeary ’24 is one of Upstate Institute’s Summer Field School Fellows working with Rogers Environmental Education Center’s “B-Team.”

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of Colgate’s 1819 Award, the University’s highest student honor.

Whether it's raising money or bringing awareness to an important issue, Colgate University athletics teams support good philanthropic causes every year.

Out of more than 200 students involved with research this summer, 33 are conducting projects under the auspices of the Upstate Institute.

The Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) celebrated National Volunteer Week this year with a series of awards for its most dedicated and successful student volunteers.

In this all-new episode of 13 Assistant Dean and Director of International Student Services Kerra Hunter talks about supporting Colgate’s international student population, which currently hails from 44 countries around the world, and the ways the University works to make their transition to studying in the United States as seamless as possible. 

Rebeccah Overton ’22 is Colgate’s latest Newman Civic Fellow, receiving a national fellowship that recognizes students who seek to create change within their communities.

Colgate, in collaboration with Community Memorial Hospital, began administering Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on campus today, in a first test of the University’s state-approved point of dispensing at the Hall of Presidents. 

In an election year with historic voter turnout, Colgate University organizations mobilized to help register new voters, encourage students to vote in Madison County, and create easy access to polling sites.

Historically, young adults have the lowest rate of voter turnout of all groups. In 2016, only 48% of Colgate students voted. The Colgate Vote Project — a student volunteer organization — hopes to change that.