Colgate’s leadership provides a strategic vision for the University with the input of faculty and staff members, the student body, alumni, and other members of the extended Colgate community.
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President Brian W. Casey
A scholar of American higher education and American intellectual history, Brian W. Casey is Colgate’s 17th president.
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University Cabinet
Deans, vice presidents, directors, and advisers form the president’s cabinet.
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Board of Trustees
Board members represent a broad range of backgrounds and have responsibility for stewardship of the University.
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Faculty Governance
Governance through committee membership is a shared responsibility among Colgate faculty.
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Staff Committees
Colgate employees contribute their insight, knowledge, expertise, and leadership to a wide variety of committees, teams, and working groups.
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Student Government
The Student Government Association governs student groups and represents their interests to the community and administration.
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Alumni Council
The Alumni Council represents the more than 34,000 living members of Colgate’s alumni body.
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Past Presidents
Colgate’s first president arrived in 1836. Seventeen scholars have held the position through the centuries.