Career Services News

Career Services celebrates the accomplishments of Colgate students during the 2024–25 academic year.

Colgate Career Services is proud to introduce the newest cohort of John A. Golden ’66 Fellows, a prestigious fellowship that supports students pursuing careers in law or medicine.

This spring semester, the Colgate network shared professional insights with students through panels, information sessions, workshops, and coffee chats.

Lily Spinner ’25 spent her summer at Ronald McDonald House, helping to create a supportive home for families while gaining valuable leadership and community-building experience.

Through workshops, panels, and networking events, Sophomore Connections fostered interactions to help students identify and explore potential career paths.

Young Hu ’27 leveraged Colgate Summer Internship Funding to explore the field of law internationally at the I-Land Law office in Shanghai.

Barbara Gonzalez Fuentes ’25 made the most of her summer in South Africa. She completed a GIS and reserve management internship at Gondwana Game Reserve, and volunteered as an environmental educator in Cape Town with not-for-profit Nature Connect.

Fiji is famous for its crystal clear waters and idyllic beaches — but it is also home to vital coral reef research. Amelia Rastley ’25 spent her summer along the coast of Fiji conducting research on coral reefs with the Sea Education Association (SEA).

Tommy Melgoza ’26 spent his summer in the newsroom at FOX 32 Chicago, shadowing reporters, producers, and anchors while learning how daily TV media is made.

Sep. 27–28, Colgate University hosted the biannual Michael J. Wolk ’60, MD, Conference on Medical Education, sponsored by the Michael Wolk Heart Foundation and organized by Colgate’s Health Sciences Advising Office and Career Services.