Colgate History
Colgate University was named after William Colgate and his relatives to reflect the leadership, counsel, and active involvement they had in the success of the university. He also created a business when he began making soap, candles, and starch, leading to this famous toothpaste company.
What is Colgate toothpaste?
Colgate is the ________ oldest college in the United States.
What is 66th?
When you need advice regarding personal and/or academic matters, or information on the many support resources available at Colgate, many students turn to this office for that assistance.
Hint: You have probably already met with someone from this office already!
What is the Administrative Advising Office?
This is a phrase used by students to describe where most classroom buildings and first-year residence halls are clustered, as well as other buildings including the Coop and ALANA.
What is Up The Hill?
The day in which new students are formally welcomed to Colgate.
What is Convocation Day?
Colgate's lucky number is based off of when the university was established by ___ men with ___ dollars and ___ prayers. This number is ___.
What is 13?
The significance of the staircases in Alumni Hall.
What is each has 13 steps?
The amount of libraries on Colgate's campus.
What is 2? (Cooley Science Library and Case-Geyer)
A variety of academic departments and organizations regularly hold these lectures with exciting speakers. In person lectures typically include food!
What are Brown Bags?
An event that brings the Colgate community together to celebrate student-choreographed performances twice a year.
What is Dancefest?
The number of times the University been officially renamed since it was founded (including Colgate University).
What is 4?
In the early 1900's, rivalries between class years was rampant and could get out of hand. But, at year’s end, they always agreed settle their conflicts by tossing this item into Taylor Lake.
What is an ax?
If you need to update your personal information, request a transcript, or look up the Colgate academic calendar, this office handles all of that information, and much more.
A student-run committee that plans a wide variety of activities and events on campus.
What is CAB or Colgate Activities Board?
March 5th is the day Colgate received a document stating the rights to operate as an educational institution. This is another name for that date, which is celebrated annually.
What is Charter Day?
This Colgate building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 when students protested the building's scheduled demolition.
What is Hascall Hall?
This Residence Hall was built with the help of Colgate students in 1833.
What is East Hall?
This resource provides tutoring and learning support, coordination of summer research opportunities with faculty members, academic support and disability services (including an accommodated testing center), and student-athlete support.
What is the Center for Learning, Teaching, and Research (CLTR)?
This department takes care of our beautiful campus and all of it's facilities. They also provide Colgate Van training, work orders for student organization events, and much more.
Buildings & Grounds (B&G)
This large, fun event celebrates the end of every academic year. Various student organizations and campus departments are involved in planning activities and events for this special event.
What is Spring Party Weekend?
The year Colgate was founded.
What is 1819?
This specific artifact was found in Mongolia, and was donated to Colgate University only to be stolen by a pair of Colgate students. This artifact was luckily returned, and an exhibit was created in the Linsley Museum to protect it.
What is the Dinosaur Egg?
This office will assist you with resume and cover letter writing and review, finding internships, professional networking opportunities, and much more.
What is Career Services?
The bus that will shuttle you from campus to downtown and back until the wee hours of the morning.
What is the Colgate Cruiser?
This annual event involves tailgates, good food, football, and block parties.
What is Homecoming?