News and Updates

Colgate’s Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute is hosting a symposium this week in the Ho Science Center. Scientists from Australia, Canada, and the United States will gather up on the hill to discuss what is under the sea, focusing on the topic: “Evolutionary Transitions in Marine Invertebrate Larval Forms.”

This isn’t your mom’s Carnival cruise. Seven Colgate students and three alumni are taking part in a month-long research cruise to the Galapagos Islands, where they are mapping the ocean floor and collecting rock samples. It is a rare opportunity for undergraduates from a smaller school such as Colgate to be able to take part […]

“Long time, no see” was the catchphrase this weekend at Reunion 2010 as alumni kicked off the month of June with good friends and good fun as they came back in waves to enjoy the festivities. More than 2,000 alumni returned to their alma mater, and for some it couldn’t come soon enough. “It’s only […]

Professor Jane Pinchin called her “the benevolent godmother of James B. Colgate Hall, sitting at the center of the center of campus.” “Her fan club spans the world,” said Gary Ross ’77, dean of admission, who first fell for her charms when he was a student and she a new employee in the student activities […]

Taking an idea and making it a reality. That’s the challenge Andy Greenfield ’74 issued to students this past semester in his “practical entrepreneurship” course, Thought Into Action. Although students didn’t receive university credit, they were rewarded with mentorship from a marketing professional and the chance to see their ideas come to fruition.

Madison County mental health officials said they are thrilled with a new website built for them by students taking a computer course taught by Colgate professor Alexander Nakhimovsky. The website will be a valuable resource for county residents seeking information about programs and services for individuals with disabilities, said James Yonai, director of the county’s […]

(Note: Prepared remarks by The Rev. Roger A. Ferlo ’73 for the baccalaureate service held Saturday, May 15, in Memorial Chapel. The reverend is director of the Institute for Christian Formation and Leadership and professor of religion at Virginia Theological Seminary.)

Seniors Kelly Boyle and Emily Rawdon are recipients of the 2010 Schupf/Lorey Senior Art Prize. Since 2007, this prize has been awarded to a graduating Colgate student or students for outstanding work as identified by Paul Schupf ’58 and Robert McVaugh, professor of art and art history.

Philosopher Martha Nussbaum offered a spirited defense of liberal arts educations provided by schools such as Colgate and warned against the danger of succumbing to pressure to adopt narrow profit-focused educational models. “Thirsty for economic gain, nations, and their systems of education, are heedlessly discarding forms of learning that are crucial to the health of […]

(Note: The following is Interim President Lyle Roelof’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2010.) Welcome to Colgate’s 189th commencement. This is a day of joy and celebration. Graduates of the Class of 2010, let us begin by thanking those who have made this day possible.