News and Updates

Colgate University staff photographer Andy Daddio was recently recognized by his peers with two first-place awards during the 2012 University Photographers Association of America awards show. The first award was first place for photography for the Colgate viewbook. Each year the viewbook is filled with imagery that tells the story of Colgate. The submission included these photos:

The university’s Trudy Fitness Center recently was recognized for its green technology and energy efficiency, receiving a gold LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Back in April, Colgate University hosted Sir Richard Branson during Entrepreneur Weekend. Along with Branson’s conversation, there were sessions for students involved in Colgate’s Thought into Action program. Thought into Action is a program on practical entrepreneurship in which passionate students collaborate with parent/alumni mentors with genuine entrepreneurial experience on taking some thought/idea and turning it […]

Colgate’s Elise DeRoo ’12 was one of two Patriot League student-athletes to be nominated for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. DeRoo’s nomination was based on her service, leadership, athletics and academics.

During April Visit Days in 2009, Vic Krivitski ’12 decided that Colgate needed a laugh. So, drawing on his skills as an avid climber, the 240-pound rugby lock took an unusual route from the fourth floor of West Hall to the Quad: he rappelled out the window, smiling and waving as he went.

Andy Rooney ’42 P’74, GP’05 was among the five “greatest journalists” who joined the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to record what they saw and share it with the public. Author Tim Gay tells the story of what happened to Rooney, Walter Cronkite, A.J. Liebling, and others on that historic day in an […]

Scudding rainclouds couldn’t dampen spirits last weekend as more than 2,000 alumni and friends returned to Colgate for Reunion 2012.

Number of attendees at Reunion 2012 – 1,585 More than 2,100: when families are counted 40: minimum number of class years represented under 21 tents

Reunion 2012 is officially underway as approximately 2,000 alumni are streaming onto campus. The celebration began on Thursday and will run through this Sunday, June 3. If you are unable to return for this year’s festivities, you can follow along at our Live at Reunion website, featuring live-updated photos and tweets.

Colgate student-athlete Peter Baum ’13 won the Tewaaraton Award, given to the best player in college lacrosse, in a ceremony held tonight in Washington, D.C.  The junior attackman became the first player in Colgate history and the first player from the Patriot League to win the award. “What an unbelievable experience,” Baum said. “I am so […]