Film Screening: "Colgate Together"

Friday, May 17, 2024 2:00–2:30 PM

Location
Hamilton Movie Theater
Website
https://calendar.colgate.edu/event/film-screening-colgate-together

Description

This new 30-minute documentary film tells the story of Colgate’s pandemic response and the unusual first semester of the Class of 2024.Produced by Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated producer Jeff Sharp ’89, Colgate Together explores how the University navigated difficult decisions and constant uncertainty during the early days of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The film features the voices of several students in the Class of 2024, along with administrators and faculty members involved in the painstaking process of reopening campus in 2020.Free and open to everyone. Attendees will also be treated to a free medium popcorn and soda, courtesy of the Office of the President.

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