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Note: The following is President Rebecca S. Chopp’s prepared remarks to the Class of 2008. On this day of joy and celebration, let us begin by thanking those who have made this occasion possible. Every graduate who walks across this stage is supported by many here at Colgate and at home who have worked hard […]

A Google mashup provides a fun way to see where Colgate’s seniors are headed after graduation. The online map allows you to click on a pushpin or a name to see what graduates will be doing – whether it’s a job, graduate school program, or fellowship – and where they will be doing it. “We’re […]

Tim Suermondt is the author of two chapbooks, The Dangerous Women with Their Cellos (The Manny Trio Press, 1998) and Greatest Hits (Pudding House Press 2002). In the fourth episode of the podcast series Colgate Conversations: Writers and their Craft, Suermondt talks about his current work, its direction, and the influence of the Colgate Writers’ […]

A program launched and supported by Information Technology Services helped four faculty members undertake projects with technology twists this past academic year. The goal of the Technology Innovation Fund, which allocated $20,000 in grants, is to help professors explore emerging technologies and their potential for enhancing teaching and research, according to David Baird, director of […]

Thanks to a prestigious $1.2 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), Colgate will be one of the few primarily undergraduate colleges or universities in the country where students can study systems biology, an important interdisciplinary field that uses complex mathematical analysis to study networks of interactions within living systems. The grant will […]

The Class of 2008’s “green” gift to the university was the subject of an article in The Post-Standard.(Syracuse) The class has raised about $23,000 to launch a fund that will help the college reduce energy use. About 94 percent of the senior class has made donations.

During his recent visit to campus the Dalai Lama met with Colgate President Rebecca Chopp and Dean of the College Charlotte Johnson for a special episode of Colgate Conversations, the university’s podcast series that highlights members of the campus community. Tune In Listen to the podcast interview (.mp3) Watch the interview (Flash) In the audio […]

As the presidential candidates battle for the White House, Colgate senior Bobby Campbell has been on a mission of his own: to transform politically apathetic college students into engaged voters. Fueled by his passion for politics and frustration with the low turnout of young voters in past elections, Campbell took matters into his own hands […]