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| Motto: | Deo Ac Veritati (For God and Truth) |
| Established: | 1819 |
| Type: | Private |
| Endowment: | $705 million |
| President: | Rebecca S. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Unlike Public universities, private universities generally do not receive direct operational funding from national or subnational governments and thus rely on private A financial endowment is a Transfer of Money or Property donated to an Institution, usually with the stipulation that it be invested University president is the title of the highest ranking officer within a University, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chopp |
| Staff: | 300 |
| Undergraduates: | 2,750 |
| Location: | Hamilton, New York, USA |
| Campus: | Rural, 1,550 acres (2. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree. Hamilton is a Village located in the Town of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rural areas can be large and isolated (also referred to as "the country" and/or "the countryside over the course of time 6 km²) |
| Colors: | Maroon and white[1] |
| Nickname: | 'gate |
| Mascot: | Raider |
| Affiliations: | MAISA; AAU |
| Website: | http://www.colgate.edu |
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college located in the Village of Hamilton in Madison County, New York, USA. School colors are the Colors chosen by a School to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification Maroon is a dark Brownish Red Color. The first recorded use of Maroon as a color name in English was in 1789. White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The athletic nickname, or equivalently athletic moniker, of a University or College within the United States is the name officially adopted by The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association (MAISA organizes and regulates intercollegiate sailing in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, The Association of American Universities (AAU is an Organization of leading research universities devoted to maintaining a strong system of academic Research A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Liberal arts colleges in the United States are institutions of Higher education in the United States. Hamilton is a Village located in the Town of Hamilton in Madison County New York, USA. Madison County is a County located in the US state of New York. It was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary, but has since become non-denominational.
As of 2008, Colgate is ranked 17th in U.S. News and World Report's rankings of liberal arts colleges in the United States. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common USNews & World Report is an influential weekly American Newsmagazine published in Washington D [2] It is also listed as one of thirty Hidden Ivies. Hidden Ivies Thirty Colleges of Excellence, is a college educational guide published in 2000 Colgate students compete in 23 NCAA Division I sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations
Colgate has a distinct architectural style. Its first building, West Hall, was built by students and faculty from stones from Colgate's own rock quarry, and a majority of the newer buildings are built in a similar fashion. The most distinctive building on campus is the Chapel (Colgate Memorial Chapel), which is used for lectures, performances, concerts, and religious services.
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In 1817, the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York was founded by thirteen men (six clergymen and seven laymen). New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Two years later, in 1819, the state granted the school's charter, and in 1820, the school was opened. In 1823, Baptists in New York City (including soap maker William Colgate, who created Colgate-Palmolive) moved their seminary to Hamilton, NY to form the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The City of New York William Colgate ( January 25, 1783 - March 25, 1857) was an English -born American manufacturer who founded what became the Colgate Colgate-Palmolive Company ( is an American diversified Multinational corporation focused on the production distribution and provision of household health care This was the beginning of the Colgate family's involvement with the school.
The school changed its name to Madison University in 1846. In 1850, the Baptist Education Society planned to move the university to Rochester, but was halted by legal action. Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Dissenting trustees, faculty, and students founded the University of Rochester. The University of Rochester ( U of R UR) is a private, nonsectarian Coeducational Research University located in Rochester [3]
After seven decades of the Colgate family's involvement with the school, Madison University changed its name to Colgate University in 1890 in honor of William Colgate and his two sons, one of whom, J. B. Colgate, established the Dodge Memorial Fund of $1,000,000. James Boorman Colgate (1818-1904 son of William Colgate, was an American Financier. The theological side of Colgate merged with the Rochester Theological Seminary in 1928 to become the Colgate Rochester Divinity School, leaving Colgate to become non-denominational. Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School is a Theological college of Baptist origins In 1970, Colgate became coeducational. [4]
Colgate offers 51 undergraduate concentrations[5] leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree, all of which are registered officially with the New York State Department of Education. An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is mainly a U The New York State Education Department is the state Education department in New York State. The three most common majors are biology, economics, and political science. Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Political science is a branch of Social sciences that deals with the theory and practice of Politics and the description and analysis of Political systems In addition, Colgate has strong foreign language, physics, history, psychology/neuroscience and geology departments. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Neuroscience is a field devoted to the scientific study of the nervous system Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit
The University has a small graduate (Master of Arts) program for Education, which graduates 3-7 students each year.
In addition to regular campus courses, the university offers 22[6] semester-long off-campus study groups each year, including programs in Australia, China, Japan, India, several Western European countries, Washington, DC, and the National Institutes of Health. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. Approximately two-thirds of Colgate undergraduates study abroad, which is a high proportion considering other colleges and universities in the United States. About 95% of seniors graduate and most alumni proceed to graduate schools in law, administration, engineering, medicine, the arts and the sciences, as well as to financial, administrative or scientific occupations. There is hardly a walk of life where alumni of Colgate University are not represented. However, a significant clustering occurs in business, the media, and the life and earth sciences.
Colgate founded the Upstate Institute in 2003. The Institute was created to be a center of information and knowledge about upstate New York. Currently, they do research on counties in the area, as well as support outreach and volunteer organizations.
The school has also provided assistance to the town of Hamilton in its attempts to revitalize and renovate its buildings and businesses. Colgate was one of the initial sponsors of the Partnership for Community Development, which seeks economic development and growth in the area.
All first-year students are required to live "up the hill" in residence halls located close to the academic buildings. West Hall, the oldest building on campus (built in 1827), is still used as first-year housing. Second-year students can live in residence halls on campus or apartments off the hill. Upperclassmen can choose to live in campus housing, including apartments, "townhouses" built down Broad Street, or themed houses. Around 250 seniors can choose to live in off-campus homes or apartments.
Students involved in Greek life have the options of living in their organization's house. As of the Fall 2005 semester, there are six fraternities and four sororities[7] recognized on campus.
Colgate's student newspaper, The Colgate Maroon-News, is the oldest college weekly in America. The Colgate Maroon-News is the student newspaper of Colgate University in Hamilton New York. The Colgate Maroon was founded in 1868 as the 'Madisonesis', and merged with The Colgate News in 1991 to form the newspaper in its current form. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Maroon-News covers campus news and activities, sports, as well as a number of columns on the arts and other features.
WRCU, Colgate's radio station, broadcasts on 90. WRCU (901 FM is Colgate University 's student-run Radio station. 1 FM. During the semesters, the station broadcasts a wide variety of student programming, and during the breaks, it simulcasts WRVO (SUNY Oswego), the local NPR affiliate. WRVO 899 FM is a member-supported NPR public Radio station in Oswego New York, broadcasting from SUNY-Oswego. The State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, was founded in 1861 as Oswego Normal School by Edward Austin
CUTV is Colgate's closed-circuit television channel that airs a number of student-produced shows, as well as movies.
Colgate has four a cappella groups.
The Colgate Thirteen, an all-male a cappella group, was founded in 1942 in a split from the University Glee Club and is the country's third oldest. The Colgate Thirteen is an A cappella group of Colgate University Undergraduate male students A cappella (Italian or Latin "From the chapel/choir" Music is Vocal music or Singing without instrumental Accompaniment Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Known as the "thirteen," they notably performed the National Anthem at Super Bowl XIII. " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Super Bowl XIII was an American football game played on January 21, 1979 at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida to decide the National
The Swinging 'Gates, Colgate's all-female a cappella group, was founded in 1974. The group has built many traditions with the Colgate Thirteen over the years and roam the country singing for alums. The 'Gates were complimented by columnist Peter King in Sports Illustrated. [8]
Colgate has two coed a cappella groups: The Colgate Resolutions, and The Colgate Dischords. The former was founded in 1992; the latter in the fall of 2001, making it the newest a cappella group on campus. They perform at Colgate and other schools in both formal and informal venues.
The number 13 is considered to be lucky to Colgate. It is said that Colgate was founded by thirteen men with thirteen dollars. This manifests itself in a number of ways, such as Colgate's address and the number of students in certain groups such as Konosioni.
Konosioni, Colgate's senior honor society, honors outstanding achievement in co-curricular activities and the spirit of Colgate. It was founded in 1932 with the joining of two secret societies: the Gorgon's Head and the Skull and Scroll. Each year 26 students (13 for each original group) are peer-selected for membership.
The 1932 Colgate football team was the only team in history to be undefeated, untied, and unscored upon. They finished the season 9-0. [9] The team became known as "Undefeated, untied, unscored upon, and uninvited," after not getting a bid to the Rose Bowl that season.
In 1936, the Colgate swim team made its first trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida for spring break training at the Casino Pool. Fort Lauderdale, known as the "Venice of America" due to its expansive and intricate Canal system is a city in Broward County, Florida, This became a regular tradition for Colgate that caught on with other schools across the country, and proved to be the genesis of the college spring break trip. For an article concerning the Easter break see Spring Holiday. [10]
The Colgate University Rugby Football Club is the oldest club sport at Colgate, founded in 1967. It participates in the New York State Rugby Football Conference, Division II. Their games are played on Academy Field, near Oak Drive on campus.
Ellis Island National Monument displays an anti-immigration statement by George Barton Cutten, Colgate's eighth President, warning that "The danger the 'melting pot' brings to the nation is the breeding out of the higher divisions of the white race. Ellis Island, at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York Harbor Nativism is an Opposition to immigration which originated in United States politics with roots in the country's historic role as a Melting pot. George Barton Cutten (1874 - 1962 was a Canadian-born psychologist moral philosopher historian and university administrator The melting pot is an analogy for the way in which homogeneous societies develop in which the ingredients in the pot (people of different cultures races and religions are . . . "[11] The topic of how to come to grips with the legacy of a former university president who espoused such views, but also presided over a long period of expansion for the University, has been a topic of debate at Colgate in recent years. [12]
Colgate is listed as one of America's 25 "new Ivies" by Newsweek magazine. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. [13] It is also on the list of "100 best campuses for LGBT students. "[14] In October 2006, Colgate was ranked as the 2nd most fit college in America by Men's Fitness. Men’s Fitness is a men’s magazine published by American Media Inc [15] The University's campus is recognized by many as one of the most beautiful in the country and earned a 5th place ranking on the StudentsReview poll in 2005. [16] Colgate has been ranked 3rd by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education for its success in integrating African-American students. [17]
80% of Colgate students are involved in sports on three different levels, varsity, club and intramural. Approximately 25% of students are involved in varsity athletics. There are 25 varsity teams, over 40 club sports teams, and 18 different intramural sports.
Colgate is part of NCAA Division I for all varsity sports; the football program competes in the Division I FCS. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The athletic teams are called the "Raiders," and the traditional team colors are maroon and white, with a more recent addition of gray in the 1970s. Colgate is a member of the Patriot League for all varsity sports except for hockey, in which both its men's and women's teams are members of ECAC Hockey. The Patriot League is a College athletic conference which operates in the Northeastern United States. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. ECAC Hockey is one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I Ice hockey.
For much of its history, Colgate's sports teams were called the "Red Raiders. " The origin of the name is disputed: some claim it was in reference to the school color (maroon); others believe it was a reference to the team's ability to defeat its much larger rival, the Cornell University "Big Red. " However, the controversial Native American mascot reflected a third possibility. The use of Native American mascots in sports has become a contentious issue in the United States and Canada. In the 1970s, the school debated changing the name and mascot due to concerns that it was offensive to Native Americans. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States At that time the name was kept, but the mascot was changed from a Native American to a hand holding a torch. In 2001, a group of students approached the administration with the concern that the name "Red Raiders" still implied a Native American mascot. The school agreed to drop the word "Red" from the team name starting in the 2001-02 school year, due to concerns about the lingering association of "Red" with previously used Native American iconography (whether or not the use of the term "Red" was intended as such). [19] Some local TV outlets still use the logo with "Red Raiders" on it. A new mascot was introduced in 2006-07.
In 1989-90, Colgate became the smallest school in NCAA Division I history to reach the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament Final, where they lost to the University of Wisconsin.
Colgate University's football was given a Division I first place ranking by Parke Davis in 1875 and 1932[20], and appeared in the Associated Press Division I polls in 1942 and 1977. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio The 1932 team was "unbeaten, untied, unscored upon. . . and uninvited", in that it registered shutouts on all nine of its opponents, but was not invited to the 1933 Rose Bowl. Colgate began playing in NCAA Division I-AA, now known as Division I FCS, in 1982, and made the Division I-AA football playoffs in 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, and 2005. [21]
In the 2003 season, for the first time, the Raiders made it to the NCAA I-AA championship game in football, where they lost to the University of Delaware. The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U Their season record was 15-1. At the time, they had the longest winning streak in all of Division I football, including one win over a Division I-A (now Division I FBS) team, Buffalo. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Buffalo Bulls are the athletic teams representing the University at Buffalo in intercollegiate athletics The team received a second place ranking by The Sports Network at the conclusion of the season. The Sports Network (commonly known as TSN) is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel and is Canada's leading
Cornell is a common rival in all sports; hockey games against Cornell are major events on campus, with students lining up for hours before the game in order to secure tickets. Colgate's teams (with the exception of football, golf, and hockey) also compete annually against Syracuse University. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Cornell and Syracuse are both within two hours of Colgate's campus. Colgate and Syracuse were once bitter rivals in football (there are some old traditions related to their games), but a variety of factors, including the splitting of Division I football into Division I FBS and Division I FCS in the late 1970s (because of the Patriot League's policy limiting football scholarships to less than half of the allowed total of 63 for FCS schools- in fact, Patriot League football teams give none at all- wins against Patriot League opposition do not count towards bowl eligibility) helped end the annual game, except for contests in 1981, 1982, and 1987. The term bowl eligible refers to any NCAA football team that is able to play in one of the 34 bowl games that are a part of the Division I Football Their lacrosse rivalry remains fierce, and resumed in 2006 after a few years' gap.
In the summer of 2007 Colgate's rowing team reached the semifinals of the Royal Henley Regatta in England defeating Trinity and Oxford Brookes University. Colgate came up short by 1/4 a boat length to US lightweight champions Cornell in the all American semifinal. Additionally Colgate rowing is the only team in Colgate's history to have won a national championship, winning the straight four national title in 2004.
Colgate has a very strong Outdoor Education program. Courses are taught by student instructors who undergo a rigorous six-month training program including Wilderness First Responder certification. Wilderness First Responders are individuals who are trained to respond to emergency situations in remote settings Trainees are chosen by an application process in the early fall that is open to all first-year and sophomore students. Courses include hiking, backpacking, sea kayaking, whitewater kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, caving, geo-caching, outdoor cooking, cross-country skiing, ice climbing, telemark skiing, x-country ski touring, and winter camping. Each August before first-year orientation, OE takes between 160 and 300 first-year students on 8-person, week-long back country canoeing, backpacking, and kayaking trips (called 'Wilderness Adventure') to the Adirondacks. The Adirondack Mountains are a Mountain range located in the northeastern part of New York, that runs through Clinton, Essex, Franklin
In 2005, the Colgate administration required the fraternities and sororities to sell or donate their houses to the University, under the threat of being unrecognized by the school. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Supporters of this plan see it as an appropriate response to a "pattern of behavior that included repeated alcohol abuse, violent fighting, sexual assault, hazing" and the deaths of four persons in a 2000 car crash[22] in which the driver had been drinking at both a fraternity, Delta Kappa Epsilon, and a local bar. Delta Kappa Epsilon ( ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or "Deke" is a Fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore [23] That fraternity subsequently had its operations suspended by the university. [24] Opponents see these actions as part of a plan to eliminate the presence of fraternities and sororities at Colgate altogether. Colgate fraternities and alumni filed four lawsuits against Colgate, but all were dismissed. Opponents have also sought, unsuccessfully, to have the University charged with criminal coercion in pressuring the fraternities and sororities to transfer their properties to Colgate. Colgate's Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter lost recognition when it refused to sell, and its alumni led supporters of the unsuccessful lawsuits[25], but all the other active fraternities and sororities have sold their houses and are part of Colgate's current fraternity system. Delta Kappa Epsilon ( ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or "Deke" is a Fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore Two of the Greek-letter organizations were given houses in order to participate in the initiative, and one other was given an allotment of shared university housing for its members.