{"id":12733,"date":"2023-08-08T08:06:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T12:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/?p=12733"},"modified":"2023-08-03T20:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T00:49:37","slug":"colgate-reunion-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/2023\/08\/08\/colgate-reunion-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Colgate Reunion 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni celebrated Colgate traditions and campus progress.&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 2,000 guests arrived on campus June 1\u20134 for Reunion 2023, where alumni and friends celebrated lasting friendships, Colgate\u2019s academic heritage, and the progress underway as part of the <em>Third-Century Plan<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One visible sign of that progress, construction of the Benton Center for Creativity and Innovation, provided an opportunity to offer visitors a different view of Taylor Lake \u2014 while the University has traditionally located reunion tents on Whitnall Field, the weekend\u2019s new hub was the area between Oak Drive and Willow Path, dubbed Tent City.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Viewing campus from a new angle, guests enjoyed favorite reunion traditions, including Reunion College sessions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Alumni Council Awards Ceremony, alumni and guests celebrated specific individuals who have strengthened Colgate through service and accomplishment. Honorees included recipients of the Maroon Citation, Ann Yao \u201980 Young Alumni Award, entrepreneur and humanitarian of the year, and the Wm. Brian Little \u201964 Award for Distinguished Service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is what makes Colgate so special,\u201d noted ceremony emcee and Alumni Council President Susie Becker Gould \u201903, \u201cColgate alumni and friends gathering together, celebrating new and time-honored traditions.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout the weekend, alumni from various student organizations \u2014 including OUS, Swinging \u2019Gates, Theta Chi, Phi Delta Theta, LGBTQ+ initiatives, and the Alumni of Color Organization \u2014 also had the chance to reconnect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alumni celebrated milestone reunions with dinners in various locations on campus. In honor of their 50th reunion, President Casey hosted a special gathering for members of the Class of 1973 in the Class of 1965 Arena. In his remarks, he thanked the alumni for their record- setting attendance and philanthropy \u2014 and shared how their continued participation will help Colgate achieve its <em>Third-Century <\/em>goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cColgate is dynamic. Our boundless energy is a point of distinction. Paired with the loyalty of our alumni, it gives us the capacity for excellence,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that is what the <em>Third-Century Plan <\/em>is all about: making Colgate the most excellent version of itself, a force in higher education that makes alumni proud \u2014 and makes the rest of the world take notice.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-flickr wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/colgateuniversity\/albums\/72177720308863222' title='Reunion Weekend 2023 by colgateuniversity, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52956116718_f5df1d7993_z.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='Reunion Weekend 2023'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">Reunion 2023 Photo Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumni gathered in June for reunion, celebrating traditions and campus progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1272,"featured_media":12735,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2],"tags":[1684,1683,458,398],"coauthors":[1720],"class_list":["post-12733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-alumni-spotlights","category-alumni-updates","tag-alumni-council-awards-ceremony","tag-benton-center-for-creativity-and-innovation","tag-reunion","tag-third-century-plan"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/palXSH-3jn","amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/07\/2023-Reunion.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1272"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12733"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12955,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12733\/revisions\/12955"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12733"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.colgate.edu\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=12733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}