W. M. Keck Center for Language Study

The Keck Center in Lawrence Hall is a high-tech space for the exploration of language and culture, promoting global perspectives in education.

Global Perspectives

The center's robust technology and study space support our commitment as a university to broaden students' perspectives. The center creates opportunities for students to explore diverse ways of thinking through both academic study and immersion in new languages and cultures.

Keck Center Staff

Director of the Keck Center for Language Study; Sr. Lecturer in Linguistics
Lawrence Hall - Keck Center

Language Interns

Each year Colgate hosts foreign language interns from eight different countries. With offices in the Keck Center, students are invited to develop their conversational language skills by speaking with these native speakers.

Their office is located in 17A2 Lawrence Hall.

 

Alessandro Muzzi

 

 

Justine Hanryon

 

 

Ivan Savvine

 

Antonella Pedota

 

Lea Schachtsiek

 

Amira Atwa

 

Joanna Qiao

 

 

Kotomi Shimizu

 

 

 

Student Language Ambassadors

  • Brianna Botello '25
  • Diego Abanto Ibarguen '23
  • Bryan Pham '25