Today's Events | Center for Women's Studies, The Lounge at East Hall
Dr. Colt, a licensed psychologist and board-certified family medicine physician, will share his experience as an openly transgender doctor as he attempts to take care of the transgender community. This includes having to move out of his home state of Texas due to political oppression. He will answer questions about the care that this community so desperately needs.This event is part of the Center's brown bag series and is co-sponsored by biology, Core Communities, OED, Core Sciences, LGBTQ studies, and chemistry.Lunch will be provided.

Today's Events | Shaw Wellness Institute, Lounge
Come take a break and play with our therapy dogs at Shaw Wellness!

Today's Events | Lawrence Hall, The Robert Ho Lecture Room,105
Jamie Kreiner, Professor and Robert and Dorothy Wellman Chair in Medieval History, University of California, Los Angeles.Minds on Fire: Thinking with Lamps in the Early Middle AgesIf electricity powers our thinking today — as a metaphor for discovery, the energy behind our devices and databases, and the source of our literal illumination — how did people think before the bulb? This talk explores one period in the very long history of artificial lighting, the early Middle Ages, to think about the relationship between lamps and minds and the entanglement of everyday objects and habits of thinking.Refreshments provided.All are welcome.

Today's Events | Drake Hall, Tunnel - Free Store
Spring 2025 Dates:Open Tuesdays from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30pm and Fridays from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.Open from Jan. 24 to May 2Anticipated Closures:March 14March 18March 21Located under the Drake Hall Tunnel, the Free Store is an initiative by Colgate's Office of Sustainability that aims to reduce landfill waste of usable goods, while increasing equitable access to items students need. We accept donations from during open hours, clean and weigh the items, and "sell" them for free in our small store setting. Items include: clothing hangers, hampers, soft storage, books, clothing, shoes, kitchen supplies, and more.Donations Now accepting donations! To donate, please see our accepted items below and bring your clean, usable items during open store hours only. Please do not leave donations outside of the Free Store during closed hours.Accepted Items:ClothingShoesHangersBeddingTowelsSchool SuppliesKitchen SuppliesSmall Functional ElectronicsLamps & FansMirrorsClean Waste BinsLaundry HampersShower CaddiesDorm DecorationsSmall FurnitureMini-fridges & MicrowavesNot Accepted Items:Damaged or Stained ClothingBroken or Overused ItemsLarge Furniture Food (take it to the food pantries instead) Mattress ToppersUsed Makeup and medicationsUndergarments and socksImportant Shopping Notes:All Colgate students are invited to shop and donate.Only 5 people are permitted in the Free Store at a time.Only take 6 items per person per day. Only 1 of the 6 can be a red-tagged (high-value)All items are completely free.Check out with Free Store staff before leaving! We only take the item number to track our inventory and do not collect any personal information.Be excited that you are preventing landfill waste on campus!Please email sustainability@colgate.edu with any questions.

Today's Events | Persson Hall, Persson 27
Michael O'Hanlon and Vanda Felbab-Brown, of the Brookings Institution, will discuss Transnational Criminal Networks: A Nontraditional Threat to U.S. Security.

Today's Events | Bernstein Hall, 215-217
Ideation to Implementation: How to Launch a Startup and Build a Customer BaseSix-week workshop series with PE credit March 25-April 29, 6-7:30 p.m., Bernstein Hall 215-217Whether you’re full of ideas or just starting to explore entrepreneurship, this class will guide you through the essential steps of turning a concept into a viable venture.You'll learn how to identify problems that matter, develop innovative solutions, and validate your ideas through customer discovery.By focusing on real-world applications, you'll gain the skills necessary to launch your ventures and begin cultivating a customer base.By the end of the semester, you will understand how to effectively conduct customer discovery interviews to validate a business problem and solution, build a pitch deck, and present your venture to a crowd.From here, you can take this into the TIA Incubator to grow your businesses with the support of experienced mentors and a robust entrepreneurial community.Sign up through Physical Education registration. Questions? Reach out to Reece Wilson, entrepreneur in residence.