13 Bits of Colgate News

Autumn 2023
1

Poppy Liu ’13 stars in the second season of the Apple TV+ hit show The Afterparty.

2

How to Stand Up to a Dictator by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa is this year’s Community Read. 

3

Michael Sasso ’74 is one of 38 Floridians appointed to the state’s Judicial Nominating Commissions.

4
The Colgate cheer team is transitioning to a pom team to bridge the gap between cheerleading and the dance community.

A cheerleader in Colgate uniform with pom poms

5
The Oak Drive project has added ~2,000 linear feet of sidewalks and installed 25 light poles to help keep students safe.

6

Sophia Lopez ’25 researched the history of migrant farmers in Chenango County.

7

War hero Steve Riggs ’65 was inducted into the New York State Hockey Hall of Fame in July.

8

Prof. Jonathan Levine will participate in a 2027 lunar research mission through NASA’s PRISM program.

Illustration of a magnifying glass with planets around it
9

For 23 juniors, Career Services provided a Job Skills Accelerator.

10

Jane Pinchin and Burke halls received a 2023 Palladio Award (honoring outstanding achievement in traditional design) for a residential multi-unit.

11

The Alumni of Color group held a gathering on Martha’s Vineyard in August, organized by the Colgate Black and Brown Community Collective.

Illustration of a wine bottle with Colgate logo and grapes
12

Variety called Blood for Dust, by Rod Blackhurst ’02, a standout of the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival.

13

Joe Berberich ’24 and Ekaterina Balsan ’25 flew in the NASA DC8 aircraft 2,400 feet over NYC as part of an air-quality study with NASA and NOAA researchers.