Academics | 101 McGregory Hall lounge
Meet program representative Neal Crosson to learn more details about CIEE Programs approved at Colgate. Programs are located in Barcelona, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Cape Town, South Africa; Legon, Ghana; and Amman, Jordan. All provide language study along with courses in various other academic disciplines. Discover details that make these study program unique.4:15 - 5 p.m. Predeparture meeting for SP'26 CIEE participants in 207 Lathrop Hall.

Academics | Palace Theater
The historical development of human civilization is often categorized in terms of materials that shaped that era - Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Currently, we live in the Silicon Age where the progress of human civilization rests on our ability to process silicon, an element abundant in sand and stones, to produce hi-tech computers and devices. We will discuss the rise of silicon and the events that led to the electronic world that we live in today, as well as the geopolitical events unfolding around us as countries tussle to ensure their future security through ownership over materials and technology that tame silicon.Presenter: Ramesh Adhikari is an assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy at Colgate University. His research focuses on developing bio-based electronic materials for their application in electronics.

Academics | 207 Lathrop Hall
Meet program representative Neal Crosson to learn more details about CIEE Programs approved at Colgate. Programs are located in Barcelona, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Cape Town, South Africa; Legon, Ghana; and Amman, Jordan. All offer language study in conjunction with courses in various other academic disciplines. Discover details that make these study programs unique.4:15 - 5 p.m. Pre-departure meeting for SP'26 CIEE participants in 207 Lathrop Hall.

Academics | Lawrence Hall, The Robert Ho Lecture Room,105
The project examines how George Soros’ lifelong advancement of his liberal open society vision shaped the post–Cold War information order. Drawing on archives, interviews, and media analysis, it traces Soros-funded outlets, journalist training programs, telecommunications infrastructure, and other forms of “information philanthropy” to reconstruct how these initiatives sought to embed liberal norms in post-socialist public spheres. By situating these interventions within broader geopolitical and media transformations, the study illuminates how private actors recalibrate national and transnational information orders.Refreshments provided.Presented by Stanislav Budnitsky, visiting assistant professor of Russian and Eurasian studies

Academics | Olin Hall, 350
The Robert H.N. Ho Mind, Brain, and Behavior Initiative's 2025-2026 speaker series "Biased Minds, Biased Brains, Biased Behaviors" kicks off with a lecture by Maria Antoniak, assistant professor of computer science at the University Colorado - Boulder.Professor Antoniak's research focuses on natural language processing and cultural analytics. She develops and critically evaluates computational methods to analyze how language reflects culture and society, particularly in online communities and healthcare settings.

Academics | Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Alumni Hall - 2nd Floor
Hostile Terrain 94 (HT94) is a participatory exhibition created by the Undocumented Migration Project, a non-profit organization that focuses on the social process of immigration and raises awareness through research, education, and outreach.The exhibit is composed of approximately 3,400 handwritten toe tags that represent migrants who have died trying to cross the Sonoran Desert from the mid-1990s to 2020. These tags are geolocated on a large wall map of the Arizona-Mexico border, showing the exact locations where human remains were found. The physical act of writing out the names and information for the dead invites participants to reflect, witness and stand in solidarity with those who have lost their lives in search of a better one. This exhibit is taking place at over 120 institutions across 6 continents with the intention to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis at America’s southern border and to engage with communities around the world in conversations about migration.The construction of HT94 is made possible by teams of volunteers from each hosting location, who participate in tag-filling workshops, where they write the details of the dead and then publicly place the tags on the map – in the exact location where each individual's remains were found. Some tags also contain QR codes that link to content related to migrant stories and visuals connected to immigration.