49ͼ

News and Updates

  • 49ͼ campus in winter
    This year’s applicant pool is the largest in 49ͼ history — 13 percent larger than the previous year’s pool, in fact, with 9,705 total applications. But the record breaking doesn’t stop there. Both the diversity and academic strength of applicants increased this year, promising an exceptional Class of 2022. In the applicant pool for […]
    February 14, 2018
  • Jim DeCicco '15 poses for a Sunniva Super Coffee promotional photo.
    Jim DeCicco ’15 will be the second 49ͼ alumnus to appear this season on the popular ABC entrepreneur reality show Shark Tank, Sunday, February 11, at 10 p.m. DeCicco and his two younger brothers will be seeking investment from the sharks for their break-out energy drink, Sunniva Super Coffee. While at 49ͼ, DeCicco majored in […]
    February 10, 2018
  • James B. 49ͼ Hall crusted with snow and ice
    Campus photographer Mark DiOrio captures the beauty of 49ͼ under a blanket of snow. To experience winter at 49ͼ in three dimensions, visit colgatewinter.com.
    February 7, 2018
  • 49ͼ’s Picker Art Gallery unveils an exhibition of This Place Thursday, February 1, as part of a dynamic cooperative among four upstate New York schools designed to enhance opportunities for cross-disciplinary learning in museums. Part of a massive, international project conceived and orchestrated by French photographer Frédéric Brenner, This Place features a variety of perspectives on Israel […]
    January 29, 2018
  • Chinyere Okogeri ’18 delivers a speech
    “What are you doing to make a difference in this world? What are you doing to live out Dr. King’s dreams?” Chinyere Okogeri ’18, the student keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Week, asked audience members to think about their roles in creating an inclusive society. Okogeri’s speech was part of the opening ceremony […]
    January 29, 2018
  • Students and alumni in the Hall of Presidents during the SophoMORE Connections networking event.
    (Editor’s note: The following guest post is by Danielle Dillon ’18) 49ͼ’s signature career event for second-year students, SophoMORE Connections, brought together more than 400 students and 90 alumni last week for two days of specialized networking and career exploration. Keynote speaker Amy Dudley ’06, chief spokesperson for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, pointed to the […]
    January 25, 2018