News and Updates

(Note: The following is President Jeffrey Herbst’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2014 for Colgate’s 193rd commencement on Sunday, May 18.) It is a pleasure to speak before you on this special day. Before going further, I ask all parents and grandparents to please stand. Congratulations to you. We are grateful for the support […]

Colgate University’s 193rd commencement featuring keynote speaker Gloria Borger ’74 P’10 will be held Sunday in Sanford Field House. The 10:30 a.m. commencement exercise will be streamed live on the colgate.edu homepage, and will be available on all computers and mobile devices. Borger is the chief political analyst for CNN and a member of the […]

The end of the academic year means award season at Colgate, where students and faculty receive recognition for their hard work. At the 4th annual Sustainability Awards, the university celebrated students, staff, and faculty who were recognized for their efforts to make campus a more sustainable and environmentally friendly place.

We don’t know if this bald eagle spotted earlier today on campus will be taking up residence, like our swans Adam and Eve, or was just stopping by to fish at Payne Creek. Regardless, the raptor caught the eye of eagle-eyed Joe Bello, the university’s associate director of facilities and manager of capital projects, who […]

(Editors’ note: The following was submitted by Lindsey Skerker ’14, senior class vice president.) On Sunday, May 4, the Class of 2014 and their torch medal recipients attended the Senior Class Brunch, a time-honored tradition at Colgate. One of the highlights of the brunch each year is the presentation of the Senior Class Award. This […]

With springtime comes renewal, and today, a new online version of the Colgate Scene magazine has burst onto screens.

The stage is set for a robust discussion on May 5, as nearly 400 leaders in business and higher education are confirmed to attend Colgate University’s Innovation + Disruption symposium at the TimesCenter in New York City. The high-level crowd will include 15 college presidents, online education providers, career services professionals, high school counselors, and trustees and faculty members […]

This Tuesday at 11:15 a.m., Colgate’s annual awards convocation will take place in Memorial Chapel. During this ceremony, some of Colgate’s top-performing students will be recognized for their academic achievement. Honors such as the prestigious 1819 award and national fellowships will be presented by faculty and senior administrators. To help recognize these students for their […]

With their faces covered in whipped cream as they eyed their opponents, Hamilton Mayor Margaret Miller, Colgate students, and local community members sat side by side in a race to finish their pie first.

“If you are willing to be unapologetically yourself, you will find your people here,” Ian Dwyer ’14 told a crowd gathered in the Hall of Presidents for the Student Organization Recognition Banquet. Dwyer was accepting the evening’s top award for Outstanding Group on behalf of The Game’s Afoot, a student organization that sponsors events featuring […]