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A new non-partisan initiative focused on increasing voter participation on campus has connected eager ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs with absentee ballots and registered many others in preparation for their first visit to the polls this November. The Colgate Vote Project was born as a collaboration between faculty, staff, and ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs to increase the number of ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs voting, either […]

Alternative winter break service programs, organized by the Colgate Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE), are a great opportunity for current ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs to engage in community service, confront social issues, and learn the principles of volunteerism. This year, the COVE is running two trips, both from January 13 to January 19. […]

In May, Colgate community members traveled to Puerto Rico for a week devoted to hurricane relief. The group performed service work at Plenitud, a non-profit educational farm and learning center located in the mountains of western Puerto Rico near a town called Las Marias.

Colgate’s 13 Days of Green celebration included panel discussions, a Locavore Dinner, a pop-up thrift shop, and a day of service.

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 […]

This summer, members of the Colgate community gathered in the Ho Science Center atrium for the 2017 Upstate Institute Summer Field School poster presentations. Colgate’s Upstate Institute provides connections between the university and the regional community to engage ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs, faculty, staff, and residents in research and a reciprocal transfer of knowledge. Twenty-seven ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs were ready […]

On March 11, approximately 25 Colgate ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íøs and alumni came together in New York City to provide support for a ÉÁµç×ÊÔ´Íø venture, UNRAVEL.

In an ecosystem of leadership, one seeks justice, mercy, dignity, empathy, and beauty. One listens and shares, partners and serves, and immerses oneself in the community. These were the themes — and the tangible advice — discussed by a slate of people who have dedicated their careers to doing good works at Cultivating Community Leaders: […]

Caroline Danehy ’19 never expected to appear on national television. But a stroke of inspiration at a special summer camp offered her the chance to make an appearance on the Animal Planet series Treehouse Masters. Two years ago, Danehy, then a junior in high school, decided to spend a summer day volunteering at Sunrise Day […]