Career Development

  • Student Madison Bailey standing in front of the Pennsylvania Innocence Project headquarters.
    Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Madison Bailey ’18, a peace and conflict studies major from Wayne, Pa. This summer, I am the development […]
    July 11, 2016
  • Student sleeping in a chair surrounded by books.
    Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Jacob King ’18, a molecular biology major from Burlington, Conn. This summer, I’m on campus completing research with biology […]
    July 7, 2016
  • Erica Pais '17 sitting with a laptop at Chicory headquarters with founder Joey Petracca '13
    Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Erica Pais ’17, a sociology and educational studies double major from Sharon, Mass., interning at Chicory — a startup […]
    June 30, 2016
  • Laynie Dratch ’17 (left) and Meghan Healey ’11
    Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Laynie Dratch ’17, a neuroscience major from Ambler, Pa., conducting research at the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration […]
    June 23, 2016
  • Grace Thomas ’17 stands with Bob Sutherland in a field at Mohican Farms.
    Colgate students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are writing back to campus to keep our community posted on their progress. This article was written by Grace Thomas ’17, interning at the Glimmerglass Festival, where Francesca Zambello ’78, H’12 serves as artistic and […]
    June 16, 2016
  • Kevin Costello ’16 hands a file across a desk in the office of Congressman Richard Hanna
    As we get ready to kick off Colgate’s annual summer internship blog series, which will highlight students at work in a variety of fields around the globe, we’re featuring internship advice from a WalletHub interview with Teresa Olsen, assistant vice president of institutional advancement and director of career services.
    June 10, 2016
  • Group portrait of students, faculty, and alumni standing on the Highline in New York City
    Editor’s note: Last spring, Miranda Gilgore ’18 took part in Colgate’s public arts and humanities immersion trip to New York City. As she prepares for her summer months as a camp counselor in the Adirondacks, Gilgore reflected on the experience and how it has changed her outlook on her majors, her hobbies, and her long-term […]
    June 8, 2016
  • Panelists discussing the with Jeff Fager on the left
    Colgate University launched its professional networks to promote alumni engagement, cultivate new professional opportunities for members, and support undergraduate career development. Since then, thousands of alumni, parents, and students have engaged with professional networks by attending online, regional, and on-campus events. Colgate launched the new Marketing, Media, and Communications Network and brought alumni, parents, and students together to discuss the state […]
    April 29, 2016
  • Colgate's women in law panel
    Four women working in law came to Colgate in March to share their stories as participants in roundtable and panel discussions. Christine Amalfe, Avery Blank ’08, Natalia Delgado ’03, and the Honorable Karen Peters talked about how they got into law as well as the triumphs and challenges of their careers. Here are some highlights.
    April 15, 2016
  • Wolk Medical Conference attendees ask a question of Michael J. Wolk '60.
    Students seeking their vocation in America’s challenging health care system could benefit from a liberal arts mix of biology, economics, and philosophy. Kicking off the 2016 Michael J. Wolk ’60 Conference on Medical Education last month, the nationally renowned cardiologist and conference namesake stated that just five percent of the population consumes 50 percent of […]
    March 2, 2016