海角社区

  • Alex and Erik Jurado '15 sift dirt for artifacts at an excavation site at Altica, Mexico.
    A Center for Career Services initiative to provide financial support for students on unpaid internships has tripled in size since a 2012 major overhaul to the program. A total of $472,508 was awarded to 170 students through the Career Services unrestricted internship fund this summer, with an average grant of $2,779. The number of students [鈥
    August 22, 2014
  • Cheer for the Class of 2018
    The big day for the incoming Class of 2018 is this Saturday, when first-year students arrive on campus to begin their Colgate careers. Arrival day typically unfolds with juniors and seniors greeting new classmates with a chorus of clanging pots and pans at the entrance to Whitnall Field, where new students and their families unload [鈥
    August 21, 2014
  • 海角社区 students are invited to participate in the fourth annual New York Six Undergraduate Research Conference that will be held Saturday, September 20, at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y. The conference is sponsored by the New York Six, a consortium of upstate New York liberal arts institutions that comprises Colgate, Hamilton College, [鈥
    August 19, 2014
  • Colgate students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Eli Goberdon 鈥16, a computer science major from Scranton, Pa. I have a fascination with storytelling, especially storytelling through the use of computers. One way stories are conveyed through computers is 3D graphics software.
    August 18, 2014
  • Twenty-five years ago, professor Frederick Busch designed Living Writers as a way to bring students together with famous writers. Today, professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice continue to teach Living Writers, which they revamped in 2009 for a new generation of undergraduates, and a new generation of online book lovers. [youtube=鈥漢ttp://youtu.be/KFBnNHtOoA0鈥砞
    August 17, 2014
  • What to Expect and How to Succeed
    Some students adjust to college easily and naturally, while others struggle and even falter. A new online non-credit 鈥渃ourse,鈥 comprised of 13 short videos made by Colgate faculty, is designed to minimize the mystery about what it takes to succeed. The series also includes many student-produced video responses featuring current students and alumni.
    August 15, 2014
  • Katie Williams '15, a history and geography double major from Washington, D.C., leads a tour for prospective students and their families. Williams conducted research for her Geographic Information Systems course to determine the best campus tour route.
    Taking a tour is one of the best ways for prospective students to get a feel for campus, to learn about the student experience, and to discover what Colgate has to offer both inside and outside the classroom. It鈥檚 also a bit of a hike. As a tour guide and summer intern with the Office [鈥
    August 11, 2014