Student Profiles

Colgate junior Candido Martinez will be part of the inaugural cohort of students selected from around the country to participate in an Expanding Diversity in Economics Summer Institute, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at the University of Chicago.

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. 

While seemingly everyone else was growing sourdough starters at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jacob Watts ’21 was growing a basement fern laboratory.

Today, combining his faith, intellect, and personal drive to revitalize his community, Delvin Moody is pursuing a master’s degree in political theology at Colgate while also representing his Cornhill hometown neighbors on Utica’s Common Council.

Caio Brighenti ’20 has developed a virtual "Boo-Meter" for the NFL draft.

In our new normal, Ben Sharf is wrapping up his senior thesis for his final year at Colgate through distance learning in quarantine, in addition to building the nonprofit organization 6FTCloser.

Tommy Vlattas ’21 was named "Best Delegate in a Special Role" at the 2020 EuroSim Conference.

On November 8, Colgate University joined in a nationwide celebration of first-generation college students. Anthony Wright ’20, Diana Flores ’20, and Arturo Max Longoria ’21 are among those community members who are the first in their families to attend college.

Audrey Ponder ’22 was selected for study-abroad organization LoopAbroad’s Veterinary Service Program, a two-week expedition focused on hands-on veterinary work.