- Next Up on 13: The Colgate Live Music CollectiveNext Up on 13: The Colgate Live Music Collective kputman@colgate.edu On the latest episode of 13, Jeff Bary, Sweet Family Chair and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and Joshua Finnell, director of research and scholarly initiatives in the University Libraries, discuss how the Colgate Live Music Collective operates and share a glimpse of some of the exciting artists that will be coming to campus. The Colgate Live Music Collective is a group of faculty, students, and staff that works together to bring live music to the Colgate campus and surrounding community. Launched officially in the spring of 2022, the collective was inspired by house shows and the Brown Commons Coffeehouse to build “an intentional community around live performances — both on campus and in our village,” Finnell shares. Previous performances include Wednesday, Hotline TNT, Babehoven, Ana Egge, Serengeti, Leslie Mendelson, Soul Glo, Chemical-X, All Around, and Toy Machine. Along with various performances throughout the academic year, the collective also hosts the annual Fall Music Festival showcasing many local artists and most recently headlined by indie rock band Speedy Ortiz. Each episode of 13, Colgate’s award-winning podcast, digs into the work of a University community member by asking questions. Episodes highlight the wide array of academic disciplines at Colgate, with interviews featuring faculty from political science, sociology and anthropology, physics and astronomy, women’s studies, English, Africana and Latin American studies, and many more. Find 13 on your favorite podcast platform, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Campus Life Faculty Profiles News and Updates Faculty & Staff
- Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Launches Creative Endeavors WorkshopOffice of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Launches Creative Endeavors Workshop tmfonda@colgate.edu This winter, Colgate’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation launched the Creative Endeavors Workshop, an eight-week arts and business seminar open to Colgate students and community members. The workshop was proposed by Henry Howard, director of the Arts at the Palace, and implemented by Carolyn Strobel-Larsen, the director of entrepreneurship and innovation at Colgate, and Melissa Davis, Hub director at Hamilton’s Partnership for Community Development (PCD). “For many creatives, there’s a huge chasm between their craft and being able to envision how it could turn into a career,” says Strobel-Larsen. “Henry, Melissa, and I put the workshop together with this in mind.” Their first session welcomed Professor of Art Lynn Schwarzer, who facilitated group introductions with the goal for participants to get to know each other as creatives. Following Schwarzer’s introduction, Jillian LaRussa — an arts, creativity, and media adviser at Career Services — led interactive goal formation exercises. “Our main focus for the second session will be around business planning,” says Strobel-Larsen. “We’re going to do a hands-on session about mapping out the business, locating funding, and talking to potential customers.” Subsequent sessions will address a variety of learning outcomes, including:The development of a potentially viable business idea based on their creative talent Basic business frameworks and support that are required to successfully establish and administer a business entity Funding approaches and resources available for next steps Student participant Olivia Saman ’25 attended the workshop to explore how she might develop her passion for photography into a career in the arts. “I’ve always discouraged myself from considering my art in terms of a career,” says Saman. “But once I became aware of all the Creative Endeavors Workshop had to offer, I thought it might be the time for me to break that negative cycle of thought.” By attending the workshop, Saman has realized her potential. “I am so grateful for the experience that I’ve had in this program,” she says. “Not only have I made professional progress as an artist, but I’ve also met such passionate people. We have been able to truly push one another to grow as artists and business owners.”Career Development Entrepreneurship News and Updates Faculty & Staff Student
- Next Up on 13: The Colgate Live Music CollectiveNext Up on 13: The Colgate Live Music Collective kputman@colgate.edu On the latest episode of 13, Jeff Bary, Sweet Family Chair and associate professor of physics and astronomy, and Joshua Finnell, director of research and scholarly initiatives in the University Libraries, discuss how the Colgate Live Music Collective operates and share a glimpse of some of the exciting artists that will be coming to campus. The Colgate Live Music Collective is a group of faculty, students, and staff that works together to bring live music to the Colgate campus and surrounding community. Launched officially in the spring of 2022, the collective was inspired by house shows and the Brown Commons Coffeehouse to build “an intentional community around live performances — both on campus and in our village,” Finnell shares. Previous performances include Wednesday, Hotline TNT, Babehoven, Ana Egge, Serengeti, Leslie Mendelson, Soul Glo, Chemical-X, All Around, and Toy Machine. Along with various performances throughout the academic year, the collective also hosts the annual Fall Music Festival showcasing many local artists and most recently headlined by indie rock band Speedy Ortiz. Each episode of 13, Colgate’s award-winning podcast, digs into the work of a University community member by asking questions. Episodes highlight the wide array of academic disciplines at Colgate, with interviews featuring faculty from political science, sociology and anthropology, physics and astronomy, women’s studies, English, Africana and Latin American studies, and many more. Find 13 on your favorite podcast platform, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Campus Life Faculty Profiles News and Updates Faculty & Staff
- Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Launches Creative Endeavors WorkshopOffice of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Launches Creative Endeavors Workshop tmfonda@colgate.edu This winter, Colgate’s Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation launched the Creative Endeavors Workshop, an eight-week arts and business seminar open to Colgate students and community members. The workshop was proposed by Henry Howard, director of the Arts at the Palace, and implemented by Carolyn Strobel-Larsen, the director of entrepreneurship and innovation at Colgate, and Melissa Davis, Hub director at Hamilton’s Partnership for Community Development (PCD). “For many creatives, there’s a huge chasm between their craft and being able to envision how it could turn into a career,” says Strobel-Larsen. “Henry, Melissa, and I put the workshop together with this in mind.” Their first session welcomed Professor of Art Lynn Schwarzer, who facilitated group introductions with the goal for participants to get to know each other as creatives. Following Schwarzer’s introduction, Jillian LaRussa — an arts, creativity, and media adviser at Career Services — led interactive goal formation exercises. “Our main focus for the second session will be around business planning,” says Strobel-Larsen. “We’re going to do a hands-on session about mapping out the business, locating funding, and talking to potential customers.” Subsequent sessions will address a variety of learning outcomes, including:The development of a potentially viable business idea based on their creative talent Basic business frameworks and support that are required to successfully establish and administer a business entity Funding approaches and resources available for next steps Student participant Olivia Saman ’25 attended the workshop to explore how she might develop her passion for photography into a career in the arts. “I’ve always discouraged myself from considering my art in terms of a career,” says Saman. “But once I became aware of all the Creative Endeavors Workshop had to offer, I thought it might be the time for me to break that negative cycle of thought.” By attending the workshop, Saman has realized her potential. “I am so grateful for the experience that I’ve had in this program,” she says. “Not only have I made professional progress as an artist, but I’ve also met such passionate people. We have been able to truly push one another to grow as artists and business owners.”Career Development Entrepreneurship News and Updates Faculty & Staff Student
- Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Announces 2024 Research AwardsPicker Interdisciplinary Science Institute Announces 2024 Research Awards Contributing Writer The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute (Picker ISI) has announced this year’s awards supporting interdisciplinary approaches in innovative research. The awards bring together Colgate faculty and other researchers with complementary expertise to open new areas of study and to tackle existing problems in creative, new ways. “I am pleased by the breadth and depth of research projects that we funded this year,” said Professor of Biology and Mathematics Ahmet Ay, director of the Picker Institute. “While distinct in scope, they all reflect Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute's dedication to interdisciplinary research.” This year, there are six Picker ISI awards: Paul Harnik, assistant professor of earth and environmental geosciences; Rebecca Metzler, professor of physics; and Damhnait McHugh, professor of biology, have received a $100,000 award for their project “Determining the Impacts of Anthropogenic Climate Change on Calcifying Marine Animals.” Cosmin Ilie, assistant professor of physics — in collaboration with Katherine Freese (University of Texas), Andreea Petric (the Space Telescope Science Institute), and Jillian Paulin (University of Pennsylvania) — has been awarded $84,500 in funding for the project “Probing the Nature of Dark Matter With the First Stars and Galaxies in the Universe.” Kelly Isham, assistant professor of mathematics — in collaboration with Kartik Lakhotia (Intel) and Laura Monroe (Los Alamos National Laboratory) — has been awarded $31,250 for the project “Exploring the Mathematics of Large-scale Computer Network Design: Toward Zettascale.” Anzela Niraula, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences and neuroscience, in collaboration with Jacques Robert (University of Rochester), has been awarded $9,581 for the project “The Immune System as the Brain’s Sculptor During Metamorphosis.” Associate Professor Wan-chun Liu and Professor Spencer Kelly, from the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Neuroscience, have received an award of $8,344 for their project “Song-Entangled Beat Gesture in Songbirds: A Window to the Mind and Brain.” Professor of Physics Beth Parks, with colleagues Silver Onyango (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda) and Crystal North (MGH/Harvard), has received an award of $7,120 for the project “Sensors for Enabling Personal Behavior Changes to Reduce Air Pollution Exposure in Uganda.” “These projects are important not only because of their scholarly merit but also because they will enrich the research opportunities our university provides for our students,” Ay said. “Furthermore, they lay the framework for creating new interdisciplinary courses and expanding our university’s curricula.” A brief description of each project can be found on the Picker ISI Funding History page.Academics Faculty News Research Centers and Institutes Faculty & Staff Picker ISI
- Colgate Students Are First Undergraduates to Present at Conference for the American Association of Teachers of FrenchColgate Students Are First Undergraduates to Present at Conference for the American Association of Teachers of French tmfonda@colgate.edu Kaitlin Maratea ’25 and Amelia Rastley ’25 recently became the first undergraduates to present at the Conference for the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF). Their presentation on the intersections of identity and the French language, titled “Multiple Voices from the Caribbean,” was delivered in Trois Rivières, Quebec, under the mentorship of Mahadevi Ramakrishnan, DA, senior lecturer in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. Ramakrishnan’s Introduction to French Language and Culture course introduced Maratea and Rastley to the history of language, culture, and colonial and post-colonial identity politics in the French-speaking Caribbean region. “After taking Madame Ramakrishnan’s French class, I fell in love with the language,” Rastley said. Rastley’s portion of the presentation focused on Aimé Césaire, a Francophone-Martinican poet and politician. With the help of Visiting Assistant Professor of University Studies Aleksandr Skylar, Rastley researched Césaire’s life and influence in relation to his essay “Discourse on Colonialism.” “I chose to explore a text that I struggled with in class,” said Rastley. “I wanted to discern how Césaire’s use of different rhetorical tools contributed to making this text a revolutionary work in decolonial writing.” To highlight another figure in French Caribbean history, Maratea researched Maryse Condé, a French novelist and critic. Maratea’s analysis of Condé’s autobiography, Le Cœur à rire et à pleurer, served as a reference for her presentation on cultural and socioeconomic hierarchies in the French Caribbean. “My research is really focused on the concepts of internalized oppression, hierarchy, and Condé’s alienation within that context,” said Maratea. At the convention, Rastley and Maratea met a variety of French-language speakers, researchers, and educators. “It was nice not only to immerse myself in the language but also to be with teachers,” said Maratea, who plans to fuse her interests in education and the French language into a teaching career. Following their presentation, Maratea, Rastley, and Ramakrishnan were invited to present their work again at the next AATF conference, taking place this summer in San Diego. A synthesized article of their work was published in the January issue of the AATF National Bulletin. “To watch my two former students, who were both sophomores at that time, present with so much confidence was an extraordinarily proud moment for me as an educator,” said Ramakrishnan. “And this is just the beginning for them.”Academics Arts and Humanities Research News and Updates Student Romance Languages and Literatures Kaitlin Maratea ’25 (left) and Amelia Rastley ’25 (right) at the Conference for the American Association of Teachers of French in Trois Rivières, Quebec.
- Former Representatives Discuss Political Careers and American UnityFormer Representatives Discuss Political Careers and American Unity tmfonda@colgate.edu On Feb 26, former congressmen Mike Capuano (D-Mass.) and John Faso (R-N.Y.) joined Colgate students in the Golden Auditorium for an honest dialogue about the representatives’ careers on Capitol Hill and their stances on several key issues. Ellie Markwick ’24, a student majoring in international relations and peace and conflict studies, moderated the panel, which was organized by the Max A. Shacknai Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education (COVE) and co-sponsored by the Colgate Vote Project and Democracy Matters. The panel began with Capuano describing his time in office (1998–2019) as an advocate for progressive causes such as affordable housing, transportation infrastructure, and environmental protection. Capuano was involved in key legislation such as the Affordable Care Act and the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill. “In politics, you’re just not going to agree on every single issue, so politics should be the art of the possible,” Capuano said. “Take healthcare, for instance — I don’t want to say no to 20 million people just because we couldn’t secure a program for 30 million. But those other 10 million, we’re still fighting for them. We’ll get them next time.” During Faso’s term in the U.S. House of Representatives (2017–19), his priorities included fiscal responsibility, advocating for lower taxes, and reduced government spending. At the panel, he offered his continued support for these causes: “Financially, I think the biggest issue we [the United States] are currently facing is our fiscal imbalance — that is really going to threaten our ability to accomplish certain things because we’re in so much debt,” Faso said. Considering future generations, Faso asked the students in the audience to think carefully about how they’re developing their political perspectives. “As college students, you’re in this unique time period, these four years, before you go out into the real world,” he said. “In terms of political issues, my advice is not to silo yourself to only sources you agree with. Challenge yourself to listen, watch, and read about other viewpoints.” Capuano agreed that a hopeful, united future in American politics can be brought about by a public that is engaged in conversation. “To me, the most interesting work in politics is talking to people with different perspectives and really trying to learn from them,” Capuano said. “A lot of people don’t do that. It’s hard work, but it opens doors.”Campus Life News and Updates Student cove
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