Campus Life

A new non-partisan initiative focused on increasing voter participation on campus has connected eager students with absentee ballots and registered many others in preparation for their first visit to the polls this November. The Colgate Vote Project was born as a collaboration between faculty, staff, and students to increase the number of students voting, either […]

Thanks to an ongoing partnership between students and administration, a more than a dozen restrooms across campus now have new hygiene product dispensers.

Alumni, students, and community members gathered to engage in critical dialogue and network as part of the annual Mosaic Weekend program.

Alternative winter break service programs, organized by the Colgate Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE), are a great opportunity for current students to engage in community service, confront social issues, and learn the principles of volunteerism. This year, the COVE is running two trips, both from January 13 to January 19. […]

Impulse is a term used in physics to describe a change in momentum, which is exactly what Jillian Belgrad ’17 and Hannah Bercovici ’17 thought the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) community at Colgate needed two years ago. They worked with Karen Harpp, professor of geology and peace and conflict studies, to form the […]

Colgate students and faculty played the role of Supreme Court Justices, sans robes, during a debate on the legacy of one of the most controversial cases heard by America’s highest court in recent years. The September 25 forum titled “After Masterpiece Cakeshop: Liberty and Equality in the Mix,” honored Constitution Day by examining the aftermath […]

On September 13, the Africana, Latin American, Asian American, and Native American (ALANA) Cultural Center hosted its annual ALANApalooza event. The celebration, welcoming students, faculty, and community members back to campus, featured local catering from Mr. Ed BBQ based in Sherburne, N.Y., student clubs and organizations encouraging new students to join, and music from one […]

Local residents of all ages and abilities are invited to attend a dynamic community dance workshop with the Taylor 2 Dance Company on Sept. 12, 4:30–6:00 p.m., in Colgate University’s Huntington Gymnasium. In addition, Colgate will also host a performance by Taylor 2 on Sept. 14 at 7:00 p.m. The group will perform two works […]

Colgate University has been recognized as a top performer in the 2018 Sustainable Campus Index by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Innovative and forward-thinking initiatives, such as Colgate’s comprehensive wellness program, Chapel House geothermal exchange system, and continued improvements to preserve campus-owned forested land, played integral roles in achieving […]

During the summer, Colgate students are applying their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings, and they are keeping our community posted on their progress. Economics and international relations double major Heather Fredrick ’20, of Montrose, Colorado, shares her internship experience as a researcher for Colgate’s Living Writers course.   When I first chose Colgate, I […]