Today, Colgate launches Photo Finish, a race to the end of the fiscal year on June 30. Each weekday, the university will post a new story on the impact that philanthropy has on current students and on Colgate as it prepares to enter its third century.
Anticipating its bicentennial and acknowledging the challenges that face higher education, the university recently completed a new strategic plan and designated financial aid as a top priority. President Jeffrey Herbst addressed the importance of aid and access in his message in the latest Colgate Scene. He wrote:
Continuing to increase the resources available for financial aid will allow us to recruit even more outstanding students, reduce the pressure to recruit full-pay students, temper some concerns about tuition, and facilitate more applications from nontraditional areas.
Read President Herbst’s full letter, which includes more information about Colgate’s strategic plan, on the redesigned Colgate Scene website.
A gift to the annual fund in support of financial aid or any other initiative has an immediate impact on Colgate undergraduates. Please, visit colgate.edu/makeagift today, and show your support as we bring Fiscal Year 2014 to a photo finish.