Leadership gifts to the Colgate Fund impact all areas of campus.

Did you know? The Colgate Fund, previously called the unrestricted annual fund, is a crucial economic resource that supports the university’s most urgent needs and long-term strategic plans. The Colgate Fund augments income from the university’s endowment and provides Colgate with the flexibility to respond in real time to opportunities that arise during the course of the academic year.

Out of the total raised for the Colgate Fund each year, 25 percent supports financial aid and 50 percent supports academic programs. In Fiscal Year 2015, alumni, parents, students, and friends of the university contributed $6 million toward the Colgate Fund.

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The field hockey team, all Presidents’ Club members, with Presidents’ Club Chair Amy DiSibio ’86 P’18.

Under the guidance of Jennifer Stone, director of annual giving, seven student leaders are spearheading a new Presidents’ Club initiative to increase leadership-level giving and commitment to Colgate among undergraduates.

Launched in October 2015, this initiative enables students to join the Presidents’ Club for just $13 a year — a contribution that increases annually after graduation — and immediately begin to impact the campus in a specific area of their choosing, such as athletics, student organizations, academic departments, or the Colgate Fund. By embracing the sense of lifelong connectedness to the Colgate community, student members of the Presidents’ Club seek to establish and sustain a tradition of leadership by example in order to enhance the collegiate experience for both current undergraduates and future generations of students. Read more

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Founding members of the Ciccone Commons celebrate the naming of Colgate’s first residential commons.

We hope that you’ve seen Vice President and Dean of the College Suzy Nelson’s recent Huffington Post article, “On Living the Liberal Arts.” Colgate’s Living the Liberal Arts initiative is well underway with several on-campus changes aimed at promoting a learning environment of inclusivity and diversity, beginning with the launch of the university’s first residential commons.

Led by University Chaplain Mark Shiner and Professor of Psychology Rebecca Shiner, Ciccone Commons opened this fall in Curtis and Drake residence halls, with an annex at 100 Broad Street. About 200 members of the Class of 2019 and 200 members of the Class of 2018 live in Curtis and Drake, and around 40 sophomores, juniors, and seniors live in the annex.

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Jarrett Turner ’04

As reported in spring 2015 edition of the Colgate Scene, Jarrett Turner ’04 founded a private equity firm, Soundcore Capital Partners, in April 2015. A deep connection to Colgate makes this new firm special. All three of Soundcore’s initial employees are linked to the university: Managing Partner Jarrett Turner is an alumnus from the Class of 2004, General Counsel Erik Emmett is the son of Steven Emmett ’70, and Associate John Gabler is from the Class of 2014.

Despite attending Colgate ten years apart, Turner and Gabler have shared experiences that they feel have prepared them to succeed in their new roles. They believe Colgate’s academics created a foundation for critical thinking, and they attribute some of the unique characteristics of Colgate to the successful creation and continued development of the firm.

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Thanks to the generosity of Presidents’ Club members, Colgate students gain experience through summer internships.

As the end of the fall semester approaches, many Colgate students are in the midst of the exciting, yet daunting, job and internship search process. Summer internship experiences are increasingly crucial for today’s undergraduate students as they prepare for life post-graduation and the rigors of the competitive job market. Internships provide invaluable opportunities for career exploration and skill development outside of the classroom and prepare students to translate their liberal arts education to the professional world.

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