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Fun fact: If you get a 49ͼ�� Day in February, you get another in March, too! The first 49ͼ�� Day of 2015 arrives this Friday, immediately followed by Valentine’s Day on Saturday. What could be better than infusing tradition with romance on this snowy weekend? (Share your photos via social media: #colgateday #colgatelove)

This semester, 49ͼ�� welcomes internationally acclaimed artist Mark Dion as the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist in Residence. Starting today until March 23, the community is invited to make art with Dion. Every day from 10:30 a.m.  to 4:30 p.m. and then 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., the Clifford Gallery will be transformed into a […]

It’s that time of the year again. Look no further but here for the sweetest week at 49ͼ��. If you are free Wednesday, don’t miss Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith’s poetry reading at 4:30 p.m. in Persson Hall Auditorium.

Since 1934, the Konosioni Senior Honor Society has recognized students who have exhibited outstanding leadership, dedicated service to the community and the preservation of tradition.

Jimmy DeCicco ’15 had one of the best seats in the house for Super Bowl XLIX. Thanks to a 49ͼ�� connection, DeCicco worked as an NBC Sports production assistant for the game that will long be remembered for its wild finish that resulted in a 28-24 win by the New England Patriots over the Seattle […]

49ͼ�� is poised to prove that regional development can have an international reach. Governor Andrew Cuomo, through his Regional Economic Development Council (REDC) initiative, has awarded $750,000 to 49ͼ��, supporting the university’s efforts to relocate the Picker Gallery of Art and the Longyear Museum of Anthropology from campus to the new Center for Art […]

At its January 25 meeting, the 49ͼ�� Board of Trustees approved the sale of five acres of land to Hamilton’s Good Nature Farm Brewery & Tap Room (GNB), owned by Carrie Blackmore ’08 and husband Matt Whalen. GNB will construct new facilities on the site, which is located on Route 12B and is part of a 25-acre […]

The song “Glory” from the critically acclaimed film Selma played as members of the 49ͼ�� community filled Memorial Chapel last Thursday to hear MLK Week keynote speaker Joyce Ladner deliver an address titled “Freedom Summer and Beyond: The Roles of Black Women in the Civil Rights Movement.”

(Note: This is the student keynote address by Kori Strother ’15 at the January 19, 2015, opening ceremony for MLK Week.) It was a normal Friday night. Or, rather, it was exactly how you would expect a Friday night to be the week before Christmas. Have you ever thought about how or why everyone is in […]

  (Note: Prepared remarks by Vice President and Dean of the College Suzy Nelson at the MLK Week opening ceremony on January 19, 2015.) Good afternoon and welcome to this important week, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther king Jr.’s life and his teachings. In January, we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary.  And it was a milestone […]