The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders
The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders
The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate, launched in 2007 and sponsored by Colgate's Parents' and Grandparents' Fund, has bought to campus notable individuals whose work has had a global impact. Encounters with these world leaders help students themselves to prepare for lives of leadership — to contribute to the advance of local community and global society alike.
Support this remarkable initiative, and ensure that Colgate students continue to engage with pivotal figures from the world stage. Make your gift today, and indicate Other – Global Leaders Series on your giving form.
Since its inception in 2007, the series has brought the following world leaders to the Colgate University campus for lectures, conversations, and performances.
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense and co-founder of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy
April 5, 2019
Former vice president of the United States
March 24, 2017
Former president and prime minister of Israel
October 25, 2014
Former secretary of state
October 25, 2013
Former president of the United States
October 29, 2010
Chess champion and political activist
April 9, 2010
Former prime minister of the United Kingdom
October 31, 2009
Retired general and former secretary of state
April 3, 2009
Authors of Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
April 13, 2007