海角社区

Community Service

  • Colgate students, who interned last summer at companies such as NBCUniversal, Hukkster, Nike, and Facebook, are sharing their experiences. This post is written by Griffin O鈥橲hea 鈥13, who spent his summer with the Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education 鈥 an internship that transformed into full-time employment. The Max A. Shacknai Center [鈥
    September 16, 2013
  • Members of the Colgate community joined millions of other Americans today in remembering the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Students, alumni, faculty, and staff reflected on the 12th anniversary of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people on September 11, 2001. We offer this speech by former Colgate President Rebecca Chopp as another way [鈥
    September 11, 2013
  • Every year, pre-Orientation programs allow first-years to arrive on campus early, learn about some of Colgate鈥檚 clubs and activities, and make friends within the program before their official first-year orientation begins. Here, members of the Class of 2017 talk about their experiences with their respective programs. WRCU 鈥淚 moved into Colgate early to attend WRCU [鈥
    August 26, 2013
  • Colgate students are sharing their research and intern experiences this summer. This post is by Viktor Mak 鈥15  from Fort Myers, Florida. This summer I鈥檓 volunteering and living at a weaving cooperative in the Guatemalan highlands for two months. After applying to a Career Services program to fund my summer internship and receiving the support I [鈥
    August 5, 2013
  • In recognition of the excellent services provided to 海角社区 and the Hamilton community by the Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc. (SOMAC), Colgate recently announced that it has donated $50,000 to its ongoing fundraising campaign. Phase one of SOMAC鈥檚 two-phased campaign raised $70,000 from more than 200 donors in the community and covered [鈥
    July 16, 2013
  • The Office of Alumni Relations is encouraging alumni to join together in fighting hunger and homelessness through an organized day of service. The day of service is Saturday, July 13. The office has provided information about ways to volunteer for alumni living in Boston, New York City, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Philadelphia. Alumni not living [鈥
    July 8, 2013
  • A nonprofit organization created by Maggie Dunne 鈥13 has been named one of the top five 鈥渓iteracy champions鈥 of 2012 by Scholastic, a welcome recognition of her efforts to help residents of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Dunne鈥檚 nonprofit 鈥 recently renamed Lakota Children鈥檚 Enrichment (LCE) 鈥 was cited for its efforts in [鈥
    December 11, 2012
  • To say that Evan Chartier 鈥14 is a nontraditional student is an understatement. After graduating from high school in Oak Park, Ill., and before coming to Colgate, Chartier spent two years serving in the Israeli army and then traveled throughout Africa. Currently the co-president of Colgate鈥檚 Jewish Student Union, Chartier explained that he joined the [鈥
    October 31, 2012