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It’s only February, but the Year of ’13 has already offered many ways to remember and celebrate ������. As promised, on the 13th of every month we will post a story or list pertaining to our lucky number. Here are 13 of the many high-profile speakers and special guests who have visited campus over the […]

Applications to ������ increased 7 percent compared to last year, with 8,346 students seeking admittance to the Class of 2017, according to the Office of Admission. Significant increases from international students, particularly from China, and from states that admission counselors have been specifically targeting, helped fuel new growth while numbers in the Northeast remained steady. […]

Sometimes the most rewarding journeys are those you take for someone else. ������ students participating in alternative winter break trips through the Max Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) traveled on humanitarian missions to the Dominican Republic, West Virginia, and New Orleans in December.

������ students participating in Day in the Life career shadowing during winter break spent some time with Dr. Drew, stepped behind the scenes at ESPN, witnessed orthopedic surgery, and tasted the sweeter side of business at Georgetown Cupcake.

The Year of 2013 offers many ways for Colgate to celebrate its lucky number (the university was founded by 13 men with 13 dollars and 13 prayers). As part of our yearlong celebration, on the 13th of every month we will post a story or list pertaining to our lucky number. First up: 13 interesting […]

������ students taking The Land of Israel extended study course visited historic Beit Guvrin, January 3. Students participated in an archaeological dig, toured the site, and took part in a study session about the Bar Kochba revolt. The group is led by Steven Kepnes, Murray W. and Mildred K. Finard professor in Jewish studies and […]

A newly formed all-female debate team in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is now practicing three times a week, thanks to the help of a ������ alumna, web video conferencing, and the ������ Speaking Union.

Students in extended study courses left for Israel and Egypt this week to further explore concepts developed in their classrooms during the fall semester at ������. Both courses, Living Egypt and The Land of Israel, focus on deep historical understanding of culture in the respective countries, and how the past has influenced where each nation […]

Eric Taber ’13 imagined that a trek through the sprawling Annapurna Conservation Area of Nepal (ACA) would be the best way to study the impact of ongoing road development in the region. Thanks to his Alumni Memorial Scholar fellowship, he was able to go there himself. Taber, a biology and geography major from Cincinnati, Ohio, spent […]

President Jeffrey Herbst welcomed state and regional economic development officials, along with Madison County business executives, to an on-campus group discussion this week focused on regional growth, employment, and entrepreneurial assistance. “������ both plays an important part in the region, and is critically affected by the fortunes of the region,” Herbst said. “We’ve been right […]