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The Upstate Institute at Colgate University
The Upstate Institute provides connections
between Colgate University and the surrounding
communities through the research conducted by
our students, staff and faculty. Several of our
programs are listed below and to the left. Our
most recent
newsletter provides additional information
about our work.
Colgate students
prepare to begin summer fellowships with
community organizations
Colgate student fellows
participating in the Summer Field School program
are planning to work with 23 non-profit,
community and government organizations this
summer. In addition to providing
capacity-building research while working full
time with each organization, the students will
study regional resources in an on-campus
seminar. Visit the
Upstate Field School page for information
about this project.
New York Campus Compact
announces Learn & Serve America Initiative for
Faculty
The Upstate Institute is
available to support Colgate faculty interested
in pursuing a grant opportunity from New York
Campus Compact for regional and discipline based
projects in service learning and community
partnerships. Please contact the Upstate
Institute for
more
information.
Upstate Institute launches Lifelong Learning Pr ogram
A steering
team of UI faculty, staff and community members
has created
a lifelong learning program for residents of the
greater Hamilton community. The program's goal
is to
offer a
continuum of
learning and intellectual pursuits for a
community of adult learners. For information
about Lifelong Learning, visit the
LLP page.
Colgate faculty discuss service learning
Four Colgate faculty members talk with Upstate
Institute Director Ellen Percy Kraly about their
efforts to incorporate various elements of
service learning in their classrooms this year.
Jennifer Brice, associate professor of
English;
John Gallucci, associate professor of
Romance Languages and Literatures;
Bruce Selleck, Harold Orville Whitnall
Professor of Geology and director of the Harvey
Picker Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study
in the Sciences and Mathematics; and
Nicole Simpson, assistant professor of
economics, engage their students in a variety of
field work, including participating in a
naturalization ceremony and preparing resource
inventories for local municipalities.
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