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News and Updates

  • Update: Here is a chart tracing the votes in the competition over time. The final count for Colgate, whose progress is represented in blue, was over 11,000 votes. This was an impressive accomplishment for the Colgate community, as the school in second place finished with just over 4,000 votes.
    December 17, 2012
  • (This post was written by Matt Faulkner and originally appeared on the Colgate Athletics website.) Former Colgate standout Steve Spott 鈥90 is going through the selection process for Hockey Canada鈥檚 National Men鈥檚 Junior Team as the head coach and it鈥檚 a welcomed challenge from a player who learned a lot from his college coach. Spott [鈥
    December 15, 2012
  • Final figures for Early Decision show applications increased 16.5% compared to last year, and members of the Colgate Office of Admission say the spike did not come from a single area, but across socioeconomic groups, ethnicities, and regions. Karen Giannino, Senior Associate Dean of Admission, said the pool of applicants was also stronger in the [鈥
    December 12, 2012
  • Members of Colgate鈥檚 Delta Tau chapter of Gamma Phi Beta have earned one of the most prestigious honors their national organization awards, The Order of 1874, recognizing their scholastic and philanthropic achievements.
    December 12, 2012
  • Colgate鈥檚 record-breaking Passion for the Climb fundraising campaign put the university in the national spotlight. It also caught the attention of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), one of America鈥檚 largest nonprofit educational associations.
    December 11, 2012
  • Colgate wide receiver Chris Looney capped an amazing senior season by being named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Division I Football Team. Looney was selected for first-team honors by the College Sports Information Directors of America. It is Colgate鈥檚 first Academic All-America recipient since John Frieser in 2003.
    December 7, 2012
  • Novels 鈥 good novels 鈥 can serve as windows to new worlds. A shared discussion of these novels enriches that exploration, and that is what alumni, parents, and friends said the Colgate LW Online program did this past semester. Nearly 200 people participated in the distance-learning program, which is an extension of a course for [鈥
    December 5, 2012
  • 鈥淭he scenic campus of 海角社区 in upstate New York is enjoying more than a fresh coat of paint these days.鈥 So says the lead paragraph in a story from the Associated Press, headlined 鈥淪hould Colleges Worry Over Plan to Cap Deductions?鈥 Colgate鈥檚 Murray Decock 鈥80, vice president of institutional advancement, provided a strong counterpoint [鈥
    December 3, 2012
  • It is not business as usual for two Colgate alumni 鈥 Stephen B. Burke 鈥80 and Daniel B. Hurwitz 鈥86 鈥 who were recognized for their roles as top executives. Burke, CEO of NBCUniversal, was listed third on Fortune鈥檚 annual Businessperson of the Year ranking. He shared that spot with Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast. [鈥
    November 30, 2012
  • If you are a foodie, then you know Zagat. If you are a Colgate alumnus, you know Slices (a k a New York Pizzeria), a longtime favorite eatery in the village of Hamilton. The two worlds combined this week when Zagat highighted Slices as one of the 鈥10 pizza joints in the U.S. that are [鈥
    November 29, 2012