Student Clubs and Organizations

  • Students in a conference room writing thank you notes
    Associate Dean of Admission Drew Riley found a small personalized note in his staff mailbox this week that simply read, “Happy holidays and thank you for all you do to make Colgate the incredible place it is!” It was signed by someone named Dana. Riley thought the nice gesture was perhaps from someone he met […]
    December 15, 2016
  • Boston Globe reporter featured in Spotlight movie visits.
    You may know her as Rachel McAdams’s character in the Academy Award–winning movie Spotlight. Sacha Pfeiffer, Pulitzer Prize–winning investigative journalist, spoke to students Wednesday about her role on the Boston Globe Spotlight Team that published a story on the sex-abuse scandal within the Catholic Church.
    April 8, 2016
  • The Konosioni Senior Honor Society will host its 19th annual charity auction on April 8 at 8 p.m. in the Hall of Presidents. Proceeds from the auction will benefit nonprofit organizations in upstate New York via Madison County Gives. Konosioni is excited to welcome alumni, Colgate community members, and residents from the area to this event. Items […]
    April 4, 2016
  • Three students stand together smiling in the Hall of Presidents during the Colgate Lymphoma Gala
    The results are in: last semester’s student-initiated Colgate Lymphoma Gala raised more than $11,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. On December 3, 2015, more than 400 students, faculty, and staff joined together in the beautifully decorated Hall of Presidents for a semi-formal night of dancing, mingling, and fellowship.
    March 8, 2016
  • Current Konosioni members induct students from the Class of 2017.
    Each year since 1934, the Konosioni Senior Honor Society has honored 26 students for their leadership, commitment to service, and preservation of tradition. On Friday, February 12, the group inducted members of the Class of 2017 — peer-selected for their contributions to the Colgate University and Madison County communities. Konosioni was formed 82 years ago after two […]
    February 18, 2016
  • Students in the Hall of Presidents gather to exchange gifts
    There may be no better feeling than gift giving at the holidays, and with that in mind, Taylor Washing ’18 thought that her fellow students could share in the joy together. “Every winter my K–12 school would have a gift exchange,” said Washing of Vail, Colo. “It was a great event that brought everyone in my […]
    December 23, 2015
  • Thomas Cruz-Soto, Arlene Robles ’15, Benjamin Rangel ’15, and Gisselle Perez-Leon ’15 (from left) pose for a photo in Madrid, Spain, at the World University Debate Championship in Spanish.
    Members of the Colgate Speaking Union traveled to Madrid, Spain, this summer to compete in an all-Spanish-language debate tournament, representing one of just three schools from the United States at the international event. Gisselle Perez-Leon ’15, Benjamin Rangel ‘15, and Arlene Robles ’15 spent 11 days in Spain for the World University Debate Championship in […]
    September 11, 2013