Colgate University

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The Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Madison County. It was founded in 1819 as baptistisches seminary, but is not now denominational. In 2007, Colgate was ranked 18 of the best liberal arts colleges in the United States. According to " Hidden Ivies " the university is one of the best thirty of the United States.

History

1817, the " Baptist Education Society " of thirteen men under the motto was " 13 dollars, 13 prayers, and 13 articles" established. Two years later, the New York State recognized the school program officially. The regular school system began in 1820. Due to the motto of the number " 13" is still valid nowadays as a good omen.

In 1823, well-known Baptists from New York City as William Colgate (founder of Colgate -Palmolive ) moved their seminaries to Hamilton to establish the Hamilton Literary and Theological Institution. With this step, the participation of the Colgate family at the school began.

1846 the name of the school in Madison University has been changed. As in 1850 failed due to a legal dispute the attempt Madison University to Rochester embarrassed to where they founded nonconformist trustees, faculty and students its own university, the University of Rochester.

After the Colgate family had the Madison University supports seven decades, the name was changed in 1890 in honor of William Colgate and his sons. James Boorman Colgate secured with the founding of the Dodge Memorial Fund ( capital 1,000,000 U.S. dollars), the financial base of the university. 1928 merged the theological branch of Colgate University with the Rochester Theological Seminary for Colgate Rochester Divinity School. The Colgate was so free from political and religious influences.

It was not until 1970 girls and women access to Colgate University was permitted.

The Colgate was one of the first sponsors of the Partnership for Community Development, whose goal was the economic development and growth in the region.

Media response

The Newsweek called 2006 Colgate as one of the new elite universities in the United States. She is on the list of one hundred best universities for homosexual and bisexual students. In October 2006, Colgate was voted # 2 in the sportiest colleges in America. The campus is one of the finest in the country and earned fifth place in the 2005 " Student Review " survey. In the "Journal of Blacks in Higher Education ", it finished third in the evaluation of the success of the integration of African American students.

Study

The Colgate offers 53 " undergraduate studies", which can be completed with a Bachelor of Arts. The three most popular subjects are biology, economics and political science. In addition, Colgate has great faculties of foreign languages, physics, history, psychology, neuroscience, and geology.

Colgate offers a Master of Arts degree in educational sciences, the complete but only 5-10 students per year.

In addition to the regular find 23 " campus study groups " per year instead. Within this group stays in Australia, China, Japan, India are some Western European countries, Washington DC and the National Institutes of Health provided. About two thirds of Colgate undergraduate students come from abroad. In comparison with other colleges and universities in the United States that is a high percentage. Over 95% of graduates attending follow up with more graduate schools mainly in law, administrative law, engineering, medicine and the arts.

Sports

About 80 % of students actively involved in the sports activities of Colgate. 25% of all athletes in track and university selection. There are 25 national teams, more than 40 sports club teams and 18 different professional sports teams. The athletes from Colgate in 23 NCAA championships in Division I. In all sports, except in hockey, is the Colgate member of the Patriot League. The men's and women's hockey teams play in the " ECAC Hockey".

For a long time the sports teams, " Red Raiders" ( Red Hunters ) were called. For the origin of this name are both the college colors ( red and brown), as well as the " reference" to the traditional opponents, Cornell University "Big Red" s in question. In the 1970s, a change of the name and the mascot was ( which showed an Indian ) are discussed. There were concerns on both could be the " Native Americans " insult. The mascot was designed by a then newly Indians. It showed a hand holding a torch. The name was then kept unchanged. In 2001, a group of students inspired again to a name change. The school then agreed to withdraw from the 2002 season word " Red" from the name. Some local souvenir shops, however, do today discontinued items with the old logo and the words " Red Raiders" of. In 2007, the mascot was again renewed.

In the years 1989-1990 the Colgate was the smallest college that the " NCAA Men 's Ice Hockey Championship Tournament Final" reached in the NCAA Division I, where they lost to the University of Wisconsin.

Since 1982, the football team plays in the ' NCAA Division I- AA " ( Division I FCS ) and reached the play-offs in the years 1982, 1983, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003 and 2005.

The Cornell University is a traditional "permanent rival " in all sports. Hockey games against Cornell are major events on campus. The Colgate teams (except football, golf, hockey ) also compete annually against Syracuse University. The Colgate and Syracuse were once bitter rivals in football, but the division of the divisions in the late 1970s ended this rivalry on organizational manner. Only in the years 1981, 1982 and 1987, the teams met again with each other.

In the summer of 2007, the rowing team reached the semi-finals of the "Royal Henley Regatta" in England victories against Trinity College and Oxford Brookes University. The rowers, it is as the only sports team succeeded in the history of Colgate to win a national championship ( 2004).

Campus

The first buildings, including the " West Hall ", the oldest building on campus (1827 built ), were built by students and faculty from stones of the College 's own quarry. The majority of the newer buildings was optically aligned on these old buildings. As the most striking buildings on the campus applies the chapel which is used today for lectures, concerts and church services.

Accommodation

The student accommodation is regulated on the basis of their study period. All freshmen refer rooms "up the hill", near the academic buildings. There is also the West Hall which is now used as a student residence. From her second year at Colgate students may in dormitories " up the the hill" or apartments to live on campus. Last year, around 250 " Senior Students" have the choice, but may also stay off campus.

Media

The campus weekly newspaper " Colgate Maroon - News" is the oldest college newspaper in the United States. It was founded in 1868 as " Madisonesis " and " merged " in 1991 with the newspaper " Colgate- News". The " Colgate Maroon - News " reports on campus news and activities, sports, and arts and other topics.

" WRCU - FM" The Colgate radio program is fully responsible during the semester by the students and broadcasts on the frequency 90.1 FM. During the semester break, the transmitter accepts content from the " State University of New York at Oswego " ( SUNY Oswego ).

The television station " CUTV " shows both productions of the students as well as feature films.

Music

At Colgate, there are four a cappella groups of which two have brought to regional prominence it. The " Colgate Thirteen ", founded in 1942, is one of the oldest all-male a cappella groups in the country. The " thirteen " say among other things, the national anthem at the American football " Super Bowl XIII " finale in 1979.

The "Swinging ' Gates" which consists of sixteen women was established in 1974. The group shares many of their traditions with the " thirteen " and was an honorable mention among others in the Sports Illustrated: " 16 women, with voices to die for ".

Traditions & heritage

Because of the motto of the founders, the number " 13 " is valid in the Colgate as a lucky number. The positive attitude to thirteen shows, inter alia, in the address " 13 Oak Drive " or number of members in the Senior Honor Society " Konosioni ". The Konosioni honors outstanding achievements in the spirit and meaning of Colgate. It was founded in 1932 by the merger of two " secret societies ". Every year 26 students are called equal ( 13 for each original company ) for one year in the Konosioni.

1932 was the Colgate football team the only college team in history that could end the season undefeated 9-0. In 1936 the first time the Colgate swim team to Fort Lauderdale for spring training to perform in a casino pool. This trip became a regular tradition, the later more colleges followed and from which the spring breaks result.

The " University Rugby Football Club" was founded in 1967 and is the oldest sports club of Colgate. He plays in the "New York State Rugby Football Conference, Division II ." Their home games are held at the " Academy Field ", near the Oak Drive on campus.

At Ellis Iceland National Monument, an anti - immigration statement of the eighth President of Colgate (1922-1942), George Barton Cutten is attached. It says: "the danger the ' melting pot ' brings to the nation is the breeding out of the higher divisions of the white race .... ". The question of how a president with such views could hold twenty years at the forefront of Colgate and how to deal with is this heritage up to the present time been a contentious issue at Colgate.

About one- third of the total student body are members of fraternities and sororities. On campus six fraternities and sororities three are active.

Statistics of the outgoing year 2017 Ganges

• 26% percent, 2,209 of the 8,374 applicants from 140 countries were accepted.
• The SAT point average to reach 50 % of 650-740 points in the oral test, 670-760 points in mathematics.
• The ACT point average to reach 50 % of 31-33 points.
• The ratio of the origin of the student public to private schools is 53% to 47%.
• The costs of tuition / school fees registration fee accommodation costs Books et al, amount to 46 060 / 57 890 U.S. dollars per year.
• The ratio of students to teachers is about 10 to 1 On average, each course is staffed with eighteen students.

Associated with Colgate University people

See: List of people associated with the Colgate University