News and Updates

For the second time in his young life, Paul Ridley ’05 is about to embark on an adventure that man has never before achieved. Ridley — who rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 — will be attempting the first nonstop, unsupported row across the Arctic Ocean with three other men.

As the Olympic flame continues its journey to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics, it will be passed to Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka ’08, who was named to the torch relay team in England because of her efforts to inspire young people to become better global citizens.

Colgate announced today the appointment of Michael Sciola to the new position of associate vice president for advancement and director of career services. The appointment — and the related alignment of career services with institutional advancement, which was announced by President Jeffrey Herbst in February — is an important one for Colgate. Sciola’s experience, combined with the new structure, will give students even more direct, […]

Colgate University staff photographer Andy Daddio was recently recognized by his peers with two first-place awards during the 2012 University Photographers Association of America awards show. The first award was first place for photography for the Colgate viewbook. Each year the viewbook is filled with imagery that tells the story of Colgate. The submission included these photos:

The university’s Trudy Fitness Center recently was recognized for its green technology and energy efficiency, receiving a gold LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Back in April, Colgate University hosted Sir Richard Branson during Entrepreneur Weekend. Along with Branson’s conversation, there were sessions for students involved in Colgate’s Thought into Action program. Thought into Action is a program on practical entrepreneurship in which passionate students collaborate with parent/alumni mentors with genuine entrepreneurial experience on taking some thought/idea and turning it […]

Colgate’s Elise DeRoo ’12 was one of two Patriot League student-athletes to be nominated for the 2012 NCAA Woman of the Year Award. DeRoo’s nomination was based on her service, leadership, athletics and academics.

During April Visit Days in 2009, Vic Krivitski ’12 decided that Colgate needed a laugh. So, drawing on his skills as an avid climber, the 240-pound rugby lock took an unusual route from the fourth floor of West Hall to the Quad: he rappelled out the window, smiling and waving as he went.

Andy Rooney ’42 P’74, GP’05 was among the five “greatest journalists” who joined the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, to record what they saw and share it with the public. Author Tim Gay tells the story of what happened to Rooney, Walter Cronkite, A.J. Liebling, and others on that historic day in an […]

Scudding rainclouds couldn’t dampen spirits last weekend as more than 2,000 alumni and friends returned to Colgate for Reunion 2012.