Academics | Bernstein Hall, 215 & 217
All students are invited to join the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation for our 2025-2026 TIA Incubator.What is the TIA Incubator? Like other Thought Into Action (TIA) programs—including the Incubator, Summer Accelerator, and PE courses—it is a hands-on experience where students create businesses, nonprofits, social enterprises, and campus initiatives while developing entrepreneurial skills, guided by alumni mentors and Colgate’s entrepreneur in residence. Join our inspiring and inclusive community of accomplished and effective creators, changemakers, and problem solvers!Our sessions consist of:10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Plenary session and networking lunch1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.: Mentoring breakoutsLearn more about the TIA Incubator and reach out if you have further questions.

Academics | Palace Theater
An exploration of three noble grape varieties and how climate, soil, and tradition shape the personality of each wine. Develop tools to understand what’s in your glass and why it tastes the way it does—no prior wine knowledge required, just a sense of curiosity.Presenter: Alice Virden-Speer is the Owner of Crush Bottleshop in Hamilton, NY, which opened in 2019. Alice is a longtime wine enthusiast with a deep curiosity about the world of wine who is dedicated to making wine education enjoyable, approachable and accessible to all.

Academics | Persson Hall, Auditorium
Jon Hickey is the author of the novel Big Chief (Simon & Schuster, 2025). He was born in Mankato, Minnesota and grew up in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He is an enrolled citizen of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Anishinaabe). He currently lives in San Francisco with his family. His short fiction has appeared in The Madison Review, Meridian, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Massachusetts Review, Gulf Coast, among other places. His work explores themes of belonging in Indigenous experience off and on the reservation, how the mid-20th century Relocation and Termination Acts have fractured the sense of Indigenous identity, and how people seek to reclaim connection to their communities in environments far from home.Support for this event is provided by the Parshley Christ Endowment for Living Writers. The course and program are led by faculty in the Department of English and Creative Writing with generous support from the Olive B. O'Connor Fund as well as the President and the Provost/Dean of the Faculty. A signature program of Colgate University since 1980, Living Writers is a master class in how works of literature come to be.

Academics
Thanksgiving recess, November 22-30

Academics
Thanksgiving recess, November 22-30

Academics
Thanksgiving recess, November 22-30