Community Service

Colgate University’s 17th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, Jan. 23–Feb. 1, kicked off with a keynote address by Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru, a Rhodes Scholar and environmental justice activist.

Colgate’s annual MLK Celebration will be held from January 23 to February 1, 2025, and feature a keynote address by Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru.

The Nov. 11 event marking the one-year anniversary of the switch from the Southern-Madison Ambulance Corps (SOMAC) to Madison County EMS.

On the latest episode of 13, join Director Catherine Cardelús and Associate Director Julie Dudrick as they share the history and mission of the Upstate Institute.

Madison County Director of Emergency Management Dan Degear says that — while there is still some paperwork and legal aspects to work through — the Nov. 11, 2023, transition of primary ambulance service for the greater Hamilton area from the Southern-Madison Ambulance Corps (SOMAC) to Madison County EMS has been seamless.

The Colgate Thirteen a cappella group will perform the National Anthem before the Packers, Bears game on Sunday, January 7, 2024.

Matthew McGeary ’24 is one of Upstate Institute’s Summer Field School Fellows working with Rogers Environmental Education Center’s “B-Team.”

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.

Whether it's raising money or bringing awareness to an important issue, Colgate University athletics teams support good philanthropic causes every year.

Out of more than 200 students involved with research this summer, 33 are conducting projects under the auspices of the Upstate Institute.