Happy holidays from everyone at Colgate!
We asked students, 13 of them, of course, to each share a highlight from the past year at Colgate. The students were in the library finishing papers and prepping for finals before leaving for winter break. (Also see this look back at the Year of ’13.)
Manuel Heredia-Santoyo ‘14
Sonoma, Calif.
Art and art history major
“Working as an RAC (residential academic coach) for the Office of Undergraduate Studies.”
Bryant Gordon ‘14
Brooklyn, N.Y.
History major
“Seeing Big Ben in London during the London study abroad program.”
Hashim Rainey ‘15
Atlanta, Ga.
Philosophy major
“I guess it was what recently just happened. The $5 million that Colgate raised. That was crazy! It really attests to how much Colgate and alumni really love each other. The support is tremendous.”
Amanda Mayfield ‘14
Manhattan, N.Y.
English major
“When Hillary Clinton came to speak to the students. I thought that her speech was very insightful and encouraging, and I hope to have more experiences like that in the future.”
Jennifer Martin ‘14
Atlanta, Ga.
Psychology major
“My most memorable event was going to Florida over spring break with the softball team. It was a fun experience.”
Gloria Kebirungi ‘15
Kampala, Uganda
Political science major
“Going to Turkey with the interfaith group. It was nice to experience a lot of different religions in one place. I’m so glad I got the chance to go!
Jomar Morden ‘15
Lihue, Hawaii
English and Japanese double major
“My most memorable moment was Dancefest this semester. This is my last year performing with the seniors in Wolfpack.”
Camile Lorenzo ‘14
Manhattan, N.Y.
Sociology major
“Handing in my sociology thesis on Kanye West and Jay Z. It was the best moment of my life. I wanted to smack it into my professor’s hands, but he wasn’t there; so, I had to put it into his mailbox. It was really anticlimactic. But I’m still pretty happy about it.
Stephanie Mariapen ‘14
Schenectady, N.Y.
Biology major
“My most memorable moment of the year was Colgate Day, when we all raised $5 million.”
Chelsea Rojas ‘15
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Sociology, Spanish, computer science major
“A memory I can think of now was on Halloween when my friends and I were 101 dalmatians. It was a really fun costume idea, and there were just a bunch of dalmatians running around campus.”
Elizabeth Blanchet ‘14
New Castle, N.H.
Economics and English double major
“When I saw my great friend Hillary Stark dancing in Dancefest and having put on the entire thing with her partner Mary. I thought it was a huge success and a wonderful thing to see have happen.”
Abdulai Sesay ‘15
Philadelphia, Pa.
Molecular biology major
“It definitely has to be last week, December 13th, where Colgate raised $5 million in one day. That was ridiculous!”
Hillary Stark ‘14
Kansas City, Mo.
English major
“One of the most memorable moments of this year was the opening and reveal of Donovan’s Pub.”