Campus Life

I feel amazed and grateful that you are here, grateful to witness your eagerness to seek higher learning, to commit yourself to being at Colgate together.

Joseph Hernon, a military veteran, and firefighter with 10 years of emergency management experience will lead Colgate University’s emergency management operations after a nationwide search to fill the vacant role of associate vice president for campus safety, emergency management, and environmental health and safety. 

Ahmet Çeli̇k, PhD candidate and instructor in religion and Middle Eastern studies at Syracuse University, has been appointed as the first campus imam and Muslim student adviser at Colgate University.

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.

The Harry C. Behler Colgate Debate Society hosted its annual British Parliamentary debate tournament, the Colgate Open, March 19–21, 2021.

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. 

Last month, the Colgate Student Government Association, in collaboration with the Shaw Wellness institute, put on a series of wellness events centered around mental health and self-care.

Garry Kasparov, one of the world’s greatest chess champions of all time, answered questions and talked at length about his experiences as a pro-democracy activist in a special virtual Q+A forum this week. 

Vice President and Director of Athletics Nicki Moore joins the podcast to discuss how Colgate student-athletes have returned to competition this year in an all-new episode of 13. 

Barry R. Baron, associate university chaplain and campus rabbi, will serve as university chaplain, beginning his three-year term on July 1. He will succeed Protestant Campus Minister Corey MacPherson, who has served as university chaplain since 2017.