News and Updates

This spring, all three of the major student media organizations are undertaking a digital transformation to push them into the next century—adding a new chapter to their long histories at Colgate.

The past week was filled with a lot of snow, and fun. As you linger on the Valentine’s Day celebration of love, come to the ALANA lounge at 6:45 p.m. on Friday for Release Night, a chance to discuss social, political, and economic concerns swirling in your head.

Fun fact: If you get a Colgate Day in February, you get another in March, too! The first Colgate Day of 2015 arrives this Friday, immediately followed by Valentine’s Day on Saturday. What could be better than infusing tradition with romance on this snowy weekend? (Share your photos via social media: #colgateday #colgatelove)

This semester, Colgate welcomes internationally acclaimed artist Mark Dion as the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist in Residence. Starting today until March 23, the community is invited to make art with Dion. Every day from 10:30 a.m.  to 4:30 p.m. and then 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., the Clifford Gallery will be transformed into a […]

It’s that time of the year again. Look no further but here for the sweetest week at Colgate. If you are free Wednesday, don’t miss Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith’s poetry reading at 4:30 p.m. in Persson Hall Auditorium.

Since 1934, the Konosioni Senior Honor Society has recognized students who have exhibited outstanding leadership, dedicated service to the community and the preservation of tradition.

Jimmy DeCicco ’15 had one of the best seats in the house for Super Bowl XLIX. Thanks to a Colgate connection, DeCicco worked as an NBC Sports production assistant for the game that will long be remembered for its wild finish that resulted in a 28-24 win by the New England Patriots over the Seattle […]

Colgate University is poised to prove that regional development can have an international reach. Governor Andrew Cuomo, through his Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative, has awarded $750,000 to Colgate, supporting the university’s efforts to relocate the Picker Gallery of Art and the Longyear Museum of Anthropology from campus to the new Center for Art […]

At its January 25 meeting, the Colgate Board of Trustees approved the sale of five acres of land to Hamilton’s Good Nature Farm Brewery & Tap Room (GNB), owned by Carrie Blackmore ’08 and husband Matt Whalen. GNB will construct new facilities on the site, which is located on Route 12B and is part of a 25-acre […]

The song “Glory” from the critically acclaimed film Selma played as members of the Colgate community filled Memorial Chapel last Thursday to hear MLK Week keynote speaker Joyce Ladner deliver an address titled “Freedom Summer and Beyond: The Roles of Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement.”