News & Events

As part of Colgate's 13 Days of Green, a panel discussion featuring documentary filmmaker Chris Paine '83 will be webcast live today at 4:30 p.m.

Everyone is invited to go to Colgate's live webcast channel -- www.livestream.com/colgateuniversity -- to pose questions and interact with other participants during the free webcast.

Jessica Prata '01 took what she calls a nonlinear career path after Colgate, where she majored in history, to her current position as sustainability officer at New York-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP).

For Prata, it was about "accessing her passion" and discovering what kind of work environment best suits her.

Just as each person in Hamilton is unique, so, too, are the more than 6,000 printed shapes that artist-in-residence Allan McCollum will be distributing to town residents in April.

The New York City-based artist has chosen Hamilton as the location of his newest project, meant to both represent individualism and unite the community. He visited campus this week, to give a history of his work during a Wednesday-night lecture and to meet with students who will be helping with the project.

The sounds of campus and community music groups have turned into some much-needed financial support for relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

More than two-dozen musical acts performed at Colgate's Hope for Haiti benefit concert Saturday night in Memorial Chapel, helping to draw a crowd of 600 and raise about $6,000. Additional fundraising efforts for Haiti by Greek life organizations raised $2,250, and the Colgate Bookstore raised more than $400.

Jon Alpert '70, an investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, has been nominated for an Academy Award for his film about the 2008 earthquake in China that killed at least 68,000 people, including many children trapped in collapsed school buildings.

Alpert and Matthew O'Neill were nominated for best documentary in the short subject category for China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province.

Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week  as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy.

The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.

Regional news outlets and community members are turning to Bruce Selleck '71, Harold Orville Whitnall Professor of geology, for his expert analysis of one of the most controversial topics on the environmental front in years: the proposed drilling of the Marcellus Shale formation.

On Monday, Selleck weighed in as one of four panelists during a debate about the topic, broadcast on WAMC Northeast Public Radio. To listen to the discussion click here.

Colgate has been celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy the past week, and more events are coming up.

Nearly 50 students and staff members volunteered at four different community agencies on Friday as part of a King Day of Service, organized by the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education and the ALANA Cultural Center.

A new webcam location gives you a bird's eye view of the village of Hamilton.

The webcam, one of five available that provides live images from around Colgate University, is perched atop the Nichols and Beal building, which houses a restaurant and the university's institutional advancement offices.

Members of the local and campus communities are invited to join together to offer support for the people of Haiti who continue to grapple with the aftershocks and aftereffects of the massive Jan. 12 earthquake.

A benefit concert will be held 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, in Memorial Chapel.