Colgate University welcomed internationally acclaimed opera and theater director Francesca Zambello ’78 in late February as the inaugural Clifford Family Innovator in Residence. Zambello, along with an award-winning artistic team, collaborated on the development and performance of O’Keeffe: Kiss the Sky — a groundbreaking new opera blending ballet and contemporary dance.
Colgate continues to move ahead with the initiatives outlined in the Third-Century Plan, the largest and most important transformation in the history of Colgate. This work will both complete the physical campus and help to fully realize the University’s potential to become one of the most important undergraduate colleges in the country.
On Friday, December 13, a total of 3,691 alumni, parents, students, and friends of Colgate University came together to participate in a single day of giving — the Colgate Day Challenge — donating nearly $3.5 million within a 24-hour period, the most successful day of giving to the Colgate Fund in University history.
When Bruce Glendening ʼ77 and his wife, Cecile, were considering how to give back to Colgate University, they knew they wanted their gift to impact the greatest number of students possible. An avid naturalist, decorated Air Force pilot, and retired attorney, Bruce wanted to encourage students to have meaningful experiences outside of the classroom and explore new areas of study. Earlier this year, Bruce and Cecile endowed the Glendening Family Director of Outdoor Education at Colgate University.
With another presidential election looming this November, immigration and the economy are at the forefront of our national civil discourse — W. Bradford Wiley Chair in International Economics and Lampert Institute Director Chad Sparber studies both.
During Colgate’s homecoming weekend, the Women’s Leadership Council (WLC) gathered at the Hall of Presidents for their Homecoming Leadership Luncheon.
Colgate University has set a new philanthropic record as alumni, parents, and friends of the University gave $10.2 million for the Colgate Fund, Colgate’s annual giving program, in Fiscal Year 2024. Further, in total, the University raised more than $81.5 million from 13,318 donors during the last 12 months, crossing the $600 million mark in total funds raised to date for the Campaign for the Third Century — on the way to its $1 billion goal.
Colgate University celebrated the opening of the Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Center at Olin Hall on Saturday afternoon, during Reunion Weekend 2024. The facility is the new home of the Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, Behavior Initiative (MBBI), a transdisciplinary effort to investigate brain function and its role in social behavior.
Extensive renovations to Olin Hall, the addition of a new east wing, and the Ho MBBI were funded through a leadership gift from Robert Hung Ngai Ho ’56, who inspired generous support from additional alumni and friends.
Colgate University will mark the beginning phases of the Lower Campus Initiative under the Third-Century Plan this summer with construction and restoration projects at 66 and 70 Broad Street.
Dear Members of the Colgate Community,
It is pretty incredible to see what a motivated group of humans can do over the course of just 32 days since my last message to campus. As you’ll see in the photos below, construction crews have been very busy on the campus and downtown.