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Colgate President Rebecca Chopp and Dean of the Faculty Lyle Roelofs have announced the appointment of Dr. Keenan Grenell as the university's Vice President and Dean of Diversity. The following is drawn from the message shared with the Colgate community.

Grenell comes to Colgate from Marquette University, where he served as Associate Provost for Diversity since 2005. An accomplished leader in higher education, Grenell led diversity efforts at Auburn University prior to moving to Marquette. His career as an administrator and faculty member is distinguished by his commitment to community, collaboration and scholarship. View his full bio here.

art = surprising + inevitable.

Written in blue crayon, this short equation -- scribbled by an attendee of the 54th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar -- joined other drawings and notes on the walls of an informal lounge set up in Clifford Gallery on the Colgate campus.

The seminar attracted artists and scholars from around the world, and this year three film and media studies minors, Allison Ewing '08, Jina Chung '08, and Adam Hughes '10, had the opportunity to take part in the prestigious event (named for the famed American documentary filmmaker).

A Colgate alumnus received a Tony Award for a unique three-level stage set he designed for the hugely successful play, August: Osage County.

Todd A. Rosenthal '89 won for best set design, one of several awards the play earned during Sunday night's awards show.

Rosenthal earned a degree from Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Conn., after graduating from Colgate.

A cultural cornucopia is available for members of the campus and local communities as authors, filmmakers, and musicians from around the world will visit Colgate in the coming days.

The university is hosting two longtime events -- the Colgate Writers' Conference and the Chenango Summer MusicFest -- and, for the first time, the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar.

Alumna Chi Chi Obichere-Roxo's interest in international development - sparked by a Colgate extended study course and a Watson fellowship - can be seen through her work involving refugees in Kenya, religious leaders in Nigeria, and a host of others around the world.

Obichere-Roxo '00 is a program officer with Management Sciences for Health, a nonprofit global health organization based at The Extending Service Delivery Project, a consortium of six international organizations funded by the United States Agency for International Development.

Besides Kenya and Nigeria, Obichere-Roxo also has worked in England, India, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mali. She focuses mainly on reproductive health and family planning issues.

Standing on a platform draped with a Colgate banner, President Rebecca Chopp along with a group of alumni and university friends rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this morning, officially kicking off Colgate Day. (To watch the event, click here.)

From coast to coast and around the world, Colgate faithful are sporting their favorite maroon gear in celebration of the university's love affair with the number 13.

Colgate University President Rebecca S. Chopp has been awarded the 2008 Professional Achievement Citation from her alma mater, the University of Chicago.

The alumni citation honors Chopp for being a "pivotal figure in the field of higher education and a renowned scholar of religion and culture."

Triskaidekafanatics unite -- Friday the 13th is Colgate Day!

The excitement starts at 9:29 a.m. (EST) June 13 in New York City when 13 Colgate alumni will ring the morning bell at the New York Stock Exchange (watch it live here).

Colgate fever will certainly sweep the globe, as alumni wear Colgate garb to work, to the park, or to grab a slice. Out in cyberspace, you can post photos of your own celebration on the university's Facebook page. (Facebook users need to become a 'fan' of the page to share photos. Not on Facebook? E-mail pictures to news@colgate.edu and we'll upload them for you)

Vic Mansfield, a longtime professor of physics and astronomy who helped lead an insightful workshop during the recent campus visit by the Dalai Lama, died Tuesday after a two-year battle with lymphoma. He was 67.

Mansfield joined the Colgate faculty in 1973, armed with a doctorate in theoretical astrophysics from Cornell University and burning interests in cosmology, computational methods, and the conjunction of science and spirituality.

In his 35 years at Colgate, he lectured in physics, astronomy, numerical analysis, and in all components of the core curriculum, inspiring students with his eloquence, enthusiasm, expertise and high expectations.