Four non-profit organizations in Utica, New Hartford, Esperance and Hamilton, New York, are the recipients of a total of $10,000 in grants funded by the Brennan Family Foundation. The twelve-member Upstate Institute Student Philanthropy Council (SPC) composed of sophomores at Colgate University considered fourteen applications from non-profits throughout central Upstate New York. Read more
The Upstate Institute at Colgate University hosted a Symposium on Cultural and Heritage Tourism on Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Oneida Mansion House in Oneida. Cultural Tourism is a term that describes travel that is directed toward experiencing the arts, heritage, and diversity of the people and landscapes of a region. The Symposium explored the best practices in the field of Cultural and Heritage Tourism and advanced conversations about how members of the Cultural Tourism industry in Madison County might work together. Read more
The future of farming and food was the topic of a symposium hosted by Morrisville State College’s Science, Technology & Society program, with support from Colgate and its Upstate Institute. READ MORE
