A walking tour of the Colgate University campus in Hamilton, N.Y.
James B. Colgate Hall
James B. Colgate Hall, the administration building and home to the office of admission is named after one of Colgate's biggest benefactors, In the late 1800s, we changed our name from Madison University to Colgate in honor of the generosity of the Colgate family.
Drake and Curtis Halls
Drake features predominantly double-style rooms and a community kitchen on the first floor. Curtis also features mostly double-style rooms.
Frank Dining Hall
Frank Dining Hall serves locally produced meats, yogurts, and veggies. Some produce even comes from the community garden on campus.
There is something for everyone at each meal, as six stations offer a wide variety of entrée choices, including The Wild Mushroom, which provides vegetarian and vegan entrees.
The flags hanging from the dining hall’s ceiling are not random. Each represents a nation of origin for a current student on campus, and every year the flags are updated to reflect the national background of our global student population. Stillman Hall
Stillman Hall is at the edge of the first-year residential quad. Housing at Colgate is guaranteed for all four years, and 92 percent of students live in Colgate-owned housing all four years.
For your first year, the traditional double is most common, but triples, singles, and even four- or five-person suites are also available. Laundry facilities are in each hall and there are shared common areas, too. Every residence hall has several community leaders; they are there for advice and support and to help students meet one another.
Burke and Pinchin Halls
Burke and Pinchin halls have the top three floors reserved for living, while the ground floor features classrooms and seminar rooms. Each building also has its own community kitchen.
O'Connor Campus Center
The O'Connor Campus Center, commonly called "The Coop," is our student union. It's a great place to hang out, grab a bite to eat, or study by the fireplace. Mail services and the WRCU radio station are housed here, as well.
On the main floor, you'll find the Office of Student Involvement. It's the home for all of our student-run organizations. Colgate has more than 200 clubs, ranging from a cappella singing groups to our internationally ranked debate team. ALANA Cultural Center
The ALANA Cultural Center, representing Africana, Latin, Asian, and Native American cultures, is the hub of diversity and multiculturalism on campus.
The center is open to all students, and many take advantage of its cultural programming, its meeting spaces, or its kitchen if they are missing the flavors and tastes of home. A popular event each fall is held right here on the patio: ALANApalooza. It is part barbecue, and part campus and community party. Robert H.N. Ho Science Center
The Robert H.N. Ho Science Center houses the physics, astronomy, environmental studies, geography, and geology departments.
It contains a $4 million visualization lab, a geology museum, and more than 50 high-tech research and teaching labs. Students and professors from different departments work together here on high-level research that often results in co-authored academic papers.
Science students also have the option to study off campus in Australia and Wales, and at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Colgate is the only institution with a program for undergraduates at NIH. Benton Hall
Benton Hall is home to Career Services, the Office of National Fellowships and Scholarships, and Thought Into Action. Students can meet with advisers to polish resumes, find internships, or utilize one of the many conference rooms as needed.
Hascall Hall
Hascall Hall is home to the philosophy department and sits in the middle of the Academic Quad. Built in 1884, students saved this building from being demolished in the 1970s, and it is now on the National Register of Historic Buildings.
Hascall faces the Academic Quad. This is an area for lots of outdoor activity, whether it is sunny or snowing. You will see everything from professors holding class outside to some students building snowmen after a fresh snowfall. Lathrop Hall
In Lathrop Hall you can find the departments of English, and writing and rhetoric. While the exterior looks much as it did when the building was constructed in 1905, the interior has been completely remodeled. It's here that students can hone their public speaking skills in the private practice rooms of our new Writing and Speaking Center.
Lawrence Hall
The Keck Center in Lawrence Hall is a modern facility for language learning and support. Private recording rooms, a conference center, and specialized instructional software are all available to assist students in their pursuit of foreign language mastery. Open to all academic majors, the Keck also hosts interns from eight countries to offer conversational language practice.
Memorial Chapel
The chapel is home to several different religious organizations on campus as well as brown bag lunch lectures, Gospel Fest, and Dancefest.
Persson Hall
Persson Hall houses political science, international relations, educational studies, and economics. The average class size at Colgate is 17 and the student-to-faculty ratio is about 9 to 1. This provides students with amazing access to research opportunities and a very close connection with professors that lasts long past graduation. In fact, one of the things students appreciate most about Colgate is the personal attention they receive from faculty and staff.
Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology
Case houses Colgate's outstanding collections and cutting-edge digital media resources, including video and audio studios. There are rooms for videoconferencing and group projects, as well as quiet study areas and a 3D printing lab. Librarians and IT staff work here, so students can get help with their laptops or research projects. Chobani at Hieber Café is located on the fifth floor.
In addition to the open stacks, there is also a robot: the LASR system is one of only six of its kind in the nation. Request a book, and a robotic arm travels as fast as 45 miles per hour to retrieve it. Your book is at the circulation desk within 10 minutes! James B. Colgate Hall
James B. Colgate Hall, the administration building and home to the office of admission is named after one of Colgate's biggest benefactors, In the late 1800s, we changed our name from Madison University to Colgate in honor of the generosity of the Colgate family.