Colgate News
Memorial for Professor Morgan June 1
Sat, May 19, 2012
Reunion weekend includes memorial for professor who was instrumental in religion program at Colgate.
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Branson Tickets Available
Tue, Apr 03, 2012
Free tickets may be reserved online at http://bit.ly/H9zX21 (cut and past that into your browser window) for the April 13 lecture by Sir Richard Branson at Colgate. Tickets can be picked up at will call at Sanford Field House or the Colgate Bookstore. The lecture begins at 6 p.m.
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Murphy Commencement Speaker
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Mark H. Murphy, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers and former football captain and athletics director at Colgate University, is the keynote speaker at this year's commencement Sunday, May 20, in Sanford Field House. Murphy played eight seasons with the Washington Redskins, and is believed to be the first person to earn a Super Bowl ring as a player (XVII, 1982) and as a team chief executive (XLV, 2010).
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Town of Caroline Deputy Supervisor to Speak
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Dominic Frongillo, United Nations Youth Climate Delegate to Copenhagen will speak at Colgate Wednesday, April 11 at 4:30 p.m. Frongillo is a councilor and deputy supervisor for the Town of Caroline, in Tompkins County. His speech is part of the 13 Days of Green series.
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Greeks Hold Easter Egg Hunt
Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Delta Delta Delta and Phi Delta Theta will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for the children of Hamilton, age 5-12 Sunday, April 8 at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held at Phi Delta Theta at 114 Broad Street. The public is welcome.
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Balakian Honored
Fri, Mar 23, 2012
Colgate professor author and poet Peter Balakian is the 2012 recipient of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance. The annual prize honors an individual who exemplifies the delivery of social justice, diplomacy and tolerance in his or her work.
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Colgate Names Former S-E Teacher New Dean of the College
Mon, Mar 19, 2012
Suzy Nelson, a native of Oxford, will start at Colgate in June.
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Former Colgate Professor Honored
Sat, Mar 03, 2012
Nigel Young, who was a professor and director of the Peace Studies Program at Colgate from 1984 to 2004, recently received the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for his four-volume Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace: Global Conflict, Transformation, and Nonviolent Change. Young now lives in Yorkshire, England.
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Colgate's Carlsmith Dies
Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Kevin M. Carlsmith, a Colgate professor and researcher who battled cancer for the past three years, died Nov. 19 in his boyhood home in California. He was 44. Carlsmith, an associate professor of psychology, arrived at Colgate in 2003.
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Author Eboo Patel @ Chapel Thurs.
Tue, Oct 25, 2011
Eboo Patel, author of Acts of Faith and founder of the Interfaith Youth Corps, speaks at Colgate Thursday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. All first-year students read his book this year.
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Llama Day in Hamilton
Fri, Sep 02, 2011
Llamas to star in bookstore children’s program on Sept. 10.
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Colgate Makes Adjustments Because of Irene
Fri, Aug 26, 2011
With the arrival of students and other activities scheduled for about the same time as the arrival of possible foul weather caused by Hurricane Irene, Colgate is making some adjustments.
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Colgate Raises $39 million in FY 2010-2011
Thu, Jun 30, 2011
Down economy? What down economy? Colgate enjoys fundraising success in recently closed fiscal year.
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Bookstore Offers Sweet Stories
Tue, Jun 21, 2011
Featuring stories, a game, and a cookie-decorating contest, the Colgate Bookstore offers a program about desserts Thursday at 3 p.m. It's free and open to children of all ages and their families.
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Alumni Authors @ Bookstore
Wed, May 25, 2011
NY Times best seller Kim Edwards is among the many Colgate alumni authors who will be at the bookstore June 4 as part as the university's reunion.
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Class of 2011 Launches & Colgate Honors Irene Brown
Sun, May 15, 2011
The founder of county-wide Community Action Program received an honorary degree at the 190th Colgate commencement today.
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Students React to Bin Laden's Death
Mon, May 02, 2011
Flags and signs quickly showed up on Broad Street houses and Colgate fraternities and sororities today after word was received of the death of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
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Professors Honored
Tue, Apr 19, 2011
Adam Burnett, Ernest Nolen, Phillip Richards & Roget Rowlett recognized by Colgate.
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Union Denounces Colgate
Tue, Apr 12, 2011
Union claims the university desecrates the American way of life because non-union workers are at the Colgate Inn job site.
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Mrs. V. Ends 34 Years at Colgate
Wed, Jun 02, 2010
Gloria Vanderneut (shown with her husband Gary) retires from Colgate this week after 34 years. For the past 30 years, she has been a admission office assistant, greeting prospective students and parents and visitors. Vanderneut is one of 28 employees who accepted a recent early-retirement offer from Colgate. Read the entire story.
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Party Weekend Includes Taylor Lake Swim
Wed, Apr 28, 2010
Campus Safety remove swimmers from Taylor Lake.
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S & P Raises Colgate Bond Rating
Wed, May 23, 2012
Colgate's chief financial officer said the university is "pleasantly surprised" by the upgrade by Standard & Poor's, adding it illustrates Colgate is in a "very strong financial position."
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Colgate Has Significant Water Savings
Sun, Apr 08, 2012
Colgate is so successful at saving water, the village may have to raise rates to cover the service.
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Energy Use Discussion at Colgate
Sun, Mar 25, 2012
There will be a discussion on what it will take to power Colgate in the future Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of the Ho Science Center. Jessica Graybill, assistant professor of Geography, will moderate. Other participants in the discussion include Bruce Selleck, professor of Geology; Peter Klepeis, associate professor of Geography; and Catherine Cardelus, assistant professor of Biology.
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Community Bikes Expands to Caribbean
Thu, Dec 08, 2011
Chuck Fox and volunteers are preparing bikes to ship to St. Kitts & Nevis
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UPDATED: Meet the Cast of Nutcracker at Colgate
Sat, Nov 19, 2011
Production of this timeless ballet is free and open to the public
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Colgate Grad Andy Rooney Dies
Sat, Nov 05, 2011
Andy Rooney, one of Colgate's best known graduates and a CBS commentator for many years, died yesterday. He was 92. He delivered his final essay on 60 Minutes a month ago.
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Andy Rooney Hospitalized
Wed, Oct 26, 2011
Andy Rooney, the Colgate grad who delivered his last essay on "60 Minutes" three weeks ago, was in the hospital Tuesday after developing serious complications following surgery. CBS said the 92-year-old writer's condition was stable and, at the request of his family, offered no other information about his medical problems or where he was hospitalized.
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Colgate Welcomes Community to Campus
Sat, Oct 01, 2011
Food, music, games, etc. draws a crowd to campus this afternoon.
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Living Writers Program in a NY State of Mind
Mon, Sep 05, 2011
Colgate program attracts all star writers, and this year they are folks who write about New York.
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Update: Ellen Kraly Reaches Summit of Kilimanjaro
Sun, Sep 04, 2011
Africa's Mt. Kilimanjaro is the latest challenge for this Colgate professor and breast cancer survivor who is raising money for research.
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What's Next for Former Parry's?
Wed, Aug 31, 2011
The Hamilton Initiative continues to consider what to do with 20 Utica St. storefront.
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Exhibit About Art Center @ Picker
Fri, Aug 26, 2011
Colgate's Picker Art Gallery will host an exhibition about the building in which it resides.
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Colgate's Class of '15 is Here
Thu, Aug 25, 2011
Rain can't dampen spirits on 'Most exciting day of the year ...' as first year students arrive.
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Colgate Agrees to Major Carbon Offsets Plan
Tue, Aug 23, 2011
Newly-created Colgate University Forest in Patagonia will offset about 5,000 tons, or about one-third of Colgate's present carbon footprint.
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Colgate Trustees Name New Leaders
Thu, Jul 28, 2011
Trustees name new chair and vice chair at their June meeting.
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Work Begins on Former Parry's Building
Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Utica Street buildings gets a facelift as it prepares to host several businesses.
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Colgate to Test Emergency System
Thu, Jul 07, 2011
On July 15, the university will test its emergency warning system. This is only a test.
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Gillibrand at Colgate Today
Tue, Jul 05, 2011
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visits with students at Colgate University’s Science and Sports Camp, a program for inner city youths who might not be exposed to science outside of the classroom. No other details are available.
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Colgate Wins National Environmental Award
Mon, Jun 27, 2011
Efforts to reduce its carbon footprint saved Colgate money and earned it a national environmental leadership award.
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Bridge on Willow Path Being Replaced
Tue, Jun 14, 2011
Work continues to replace the bridge on Colgate's historic Willow Path. The bridge over Payne Creek as it enters Taylor Lake is a favorite stop while strolling campus and often is a backdrop for graduation and wedding photos. It is expected to be completed by the end of July.
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Colgate Adds Faculty Positions
Fri, Jun 10, 2011
As other universities are cutting faculty positions, Colgate is adding them; broadening academic offerings.
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Colgate's Johnson to Dartmouth
Tue, May 31, 2011
Colgate's VP & Dean of the College is off to Dartmouth in July.
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Herman Memorial Service Friday
Thu, May 12, 2011
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday for Theodore Herman, who died in December at 97. The service for the former Colgate professor will be in 105 Lawrence Hall, the Robert Ho Lecture Room.
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Board Voices Disapproval of Revaluation Process
Tue, May 10, 2011
The Hamilton Town Board voted 4-1 Monday to approve a resolution expressing its dissatisfaction with the work done on the recent property revaluation. Supervisor Bob Kuiper cast the lone dissent on the symbolic disapproval.
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'gate Grad Says 'It Will Get Better'
Sun, Apr 17, 2011
A Colgate graduate and soon-to-be doctor spoke recently about his sexuality identity and offered advice to those struggling with the issue and with bullying.
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Editorial: Colgate Deserves Thanks
Wed, Apr 13, 2011
See our editorial about the university's contribution to HCS by clicking on the "Opinion" button above and following the prompts.
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Sommers Receives Grant for Router Research
Fri, Apr 08, 2011
Colgate professor's work could improve how Internet routers work.
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Upstate Institute Awards Grants
Fri, Mar 11, 2011
Three professors have been awarded grants from the Upstate Institute.
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Update: Colgate Closed
Mon, Mar 07, 2011
Colgate just posted on its Facebook page that it is closed for the day. It cites dangerous travel conditions.
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BSU Holds Bookstore Program Saturday
Fri, Feb 25, 2011
The Black Student Union at Colgate will hold a special program for children Saturday at the Colgate Bookstore from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be stories and arts and crafts. It is free and open to the public; stories are geared to children 6 and under.
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Colgate Reaches Fund Drive Goal Early
Mon, Jan 31, 2011
Colgate raised $400 million 16 months ahead of schedule. Upstate Institute fully endowed.
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Colgate Student Arrested on Numerous Charges
Tue, Jan 18, 2011
A Colgate student was sent to the Madison County Jail last week in connection with numerous charges.
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Herbst Inaugural Sunday
Wed, Sep 29, 2010
Jeffrey Herbst will be inaugurated Colgate's 16th president at 11 a.m. Sunday in the chapel. The university celebrates the inauguration starting Friday with symposia and a concert in addition to the ceremobies Sunday. Exploring Our Sense of Place will be the theme of the weekend, and for many events and programs in the coming year. In addition to remarks by President Herbst, the ceremony will include remarks by special guest Gregory J.B. “Greg” Mills, director of the Brenthurst Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ceremony will also be streamed live on the Internet.
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Campus Standoff Ends Peacefully
Wed, Aug 11, 2010
With heavily-armed police, a K-9 unit and armored vehicle standing by, a man with a gun was taken into custory on Colgate's Oak drive Tuesday afternoon.
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UPDATE 3: Campus Standoff Ends Without Incident
Tue, Aug 10, 2010
Numerous heavily-armed State Police officers and the Madison County K-9 unit are among dozens of law enforcement officers on the scene of what appears to be a standoff on the Colgate campus. Rte. 12B at Kendrick Street is blocked off. A Colgate official on the scene would only say it was "an emergency.". The incident began about 12:30 p.m.
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Bill Clinton at Colgate in October
Mon, May 24, 2010
Former President Bill Clinton will visit Colgate in October for the next Global Leaders lecture. Clinton is scheduled to give a public talk at 7 p.m. Friday, October 29, in Sanford Field House. More details about the lecture, including ticket information, will be released at a later date.
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Hamilton's 'Living Room' Gets $7.7 Million Redecorating
Fri, Apr 30, 2010
The Colgate Inn is getting a sizable renovation between June and the summer of 2011.
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Food/Farming Discussion to be Streamed Today
Thu, Apr 22, 2010
Today is Earth Day and Colgate and Morrisville State College are collaborating on a day-long symposium on the future of food and farming. Colgate will have a live video stream of a panel discussion this afternoon.
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UPDATE: Colgate Regains Internet Access
Tue, Apr 20, 2010
Folks at Colgate -- faculty, staff and students -- earlier today could not have read this. The entire campus lost Internet service early this morning.
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The President's Residence: A Tale of Two Houses
Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Watson House, the official presidential residence at Colgate, is being renovated despite the fact the university recently purchased probably the most historic home in the village as a home for its new president. Now Colgate finds itself with a spare presidential residence ... or at least in possession of one of the nicest residences in the downtown.
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