Student Profiles

History major Ray Zhang ’24, from Ningbo, China, describes his summer assessing the satisfaction of visitors to a new exhibit at Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.

Biology major Joe Coolidge ’24, from Hamilton, N.Y., describes his summer research into the effects of hippo dung on invertebrate species in sub-Saharan Africa.

Biology major Clay VanOstrand ’24, from ?,?, describes his summer fellowship shadowing medical professionals at an Italian hospital.

Environmental studies and English major Kayla Gutheil ’24, from Averill Park, N.Y., describes her summer work with the Adirondack Pollinator Project to promote pollinator species conservation.

Environmental studies and theater major Jorge Rochet ’25, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, describes his summer research project delving into the presence of the U.S. Navy on the two island municipalities of Vieques and Culebra, Puerto Rico.

Political science and peace and conflict studies major Fabrizio Montisci ’24, from Milan, Italy, describes his summer research on post-Cold War U.S. foreign policy toward sub-Saharan Africa.

Environmental studies major Harshitha Talasila ’26, from Hopewell Junction, N.Y., describes her summer research, monitoring water quality in Hamilton.

Neuroscience and English major Tate Fonda ’25, from Batavia, N.Y., describes her Summer Field School Fellowship, working with the village of Hamilton.

After a demanding, yet fulfilling, academic experience as a physics major at Colgate, Jeiko Pujols ’23 is ready to take another step toward a career as a researcher in electrical engineering.

Katherinne Bertrand Ortiz ’23, a psychological science major from Fairfax, Va., is the recipient of Colgate’s 1819 Award, the University’s highest student honor.