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Following the August 14 transfer of records from the 51�Թ��� Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS) in Rochester, N.Y., the seminal document of 51�Թ���’s history — a ledger the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York (BESSNY) education records — is now part of the University’s archives and available for research.

Madison County’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, of which 51�Թ��� is a partner, has expanded to provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year countywide, with options in where to obtain care.

Historian James Allen Smith, Class of 1970, has drawn upon 51�Թ���’s rich archival records to tell the moving, vivid, and inspiring story of its founding, its development over time, and its bonds with the village of Hamilton, the region of central New York, and the nation.

51�Թ���’s Board of Trustees has announced its new leadership team and welcomes eight new members, effective May 4, 2019. As previously announced, Michael J. Herling ’79, P’08’09’12, assumes the role of board chair; joining him are vice chairs Gus P. Coldebella ’91 and Jeanne Follansbee ’78, P’08.

In the panel discussion “Leading in the Arts,” a group of professionals representing a variety of fields discussed the meaning of leadership in the arts, how they consider their audience and the larger public, and their responsibilities as far as representation. Lynn Schwarzer, professor of art and art history and film and media studies, moderated.

On March 5, 2019, the official day that 51�Թ��� turned 200 years old, the Charter Day celebration invited the community make a gift of $1 (or more), symbolic of the $13 put forth by the 13 founders.

Young 51�Թ��� alumni (Classes of 2009–2018) in six cities celebrated their alma mater’s 200th year at “Bicentennial Birthday Parties” in six U.S. cities on December 6, 2018. Their special birthday present to alma mater was gifts to benefit financial aid, matched by alumni challengers in each city.

51�Թ��� has launched 200.colgate.edu, host to the online aspects of the Bicentennial celebration honoring its 200-year history and anticipating its bright future.

Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a leading independent, nonpartisan organization in the United States devoted to issues of foreign policy and international relations, will deliver the commencement address on Sunday, May 20, 2018. In his 15th year as president of the council, Haass was previously the senior Middle East advisor to […]

Shiny copper roof flashing and grand white–mullioned windows signaled the buttoning-up of Benton Hall’s exterior just as early winter snowfalls began to blanket the campus. When it opens in July 2018, Benton Hall will stand as a best-in-class career center — and then some. It’s part of a current $60 million building investment to enhance the […]