Student Profiles

When Elizabeth Gonzales ’19, a Chinese and international relations major from Dallas, Texas, talks about traveling to Shanghai, China, she can barely suppress her energy. Her passion for Chinese culture and language spills into the conversation as she describes her four trips to East Asia. Through an extended study program to Beijing in Spring 2016 […]

A first-generation American and budding entrepreneur, Omorogbe created clothing company NaSo in 2017 to support individuals within Nigeria and communities throughout the African continent.

During the summer, Colgate students applied their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings, and they continue to update the university community on their experiences. Here, Patrick Needham ’20, biochemistry major from Vermilion, Ohio, writes about his work with neurology patients in Leh, Ladakh, India.

Peace and conflict studies major Theo Asher ’20, from Los Angeles, Calif., writes on his summer internship as social media production intern at FOX Sports during the recent World Cup.

During the summer, Colgate students are applying their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings, and they are keeping our community posted on their progress. Economics and international relations double major Heather Fredrick ’20, of Montrose, Colorado, shares her internship experience as a researcher for Colgate’s Living Writers course.   When I first chose Colgate, I […]

Investing years of research into helping develop a safer way to transport hydrogen for energy, Linh Le ’18 fueled not only his passion for chemistry, but also an exciting career path.

Three students developed an app to help migraine sufferers.

Lauren Sanderson ’18 is an entrepreneur, student-athlete, academic all-star, and a soon-to-be published poet who now adds Colgate University’s most prestigious student recognition, the 1819 Award, to her impressive résumé of accomplishments. The 1819 Award is given annually to one graduating student whose character, scholarship, sportsmanship, and service to others best exemplify the university’s spirit and […]

Religious faith is often described as a personal journey. Throughout life, people drift toward and away from religion, its importance waxing and waning with changing values, life events, and self-knowledge. For Alec Hufford ’17, the journey of faith has been more literal. A religion major and Jewish studies minor, he has traveled the globe, studying […]

For Brandon Doby ’18 and Lauren Sanderson ’18, entrepreneurship exists at the intersection of business acumen and creative risk. These two seniors are both artists and business owners: They created ISO Film, a production company, as a Thought Into Action (TIA) venture in 2016, and have been making experimental films together ever since. “To sustain […]