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Adapting to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic, the University is planning two observances to mark the accomplishments of the Class of 2020.

Ambassador Samantha Power, 28th U.S. permanent representative to the United nations, will deliver the commencement address at 51�Թ��� on May 17, 2020.

Following the August 14 transfer of records from the 51�Թ��� Rochester Crozer Divinity School (CRCDS) in Rochester, N.Y., the seminal document of 51�Թ���’s history — a ledger the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York (BESSNY) education records — is now part of the University’s archives and available for research.

Madison County’s Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program, of which 51�Թ��� is a partner, has expanded to provide services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year countywide, with options in where to obtain care.

Historian James Allen Smith, Class of 1970, has drawn upon 51�Թ���’s rich archival records to tell the moving, vivid, and inspiring story of its founding, its development over time, and its bonds with the village of Hamilton, the region of central New York, and the nation.

51�Թ���’s Board of Trustees has announced its new leadership team and welcomes eight new members, effective May 4, 2019. As previously announced, Michael J. Herling ’79, P’08’09’12, assumes the role of board chair; joining him are vice chairs Gus P. Coldebella ’91 and Jeanne Follansbee ’78, P’08.

In the panel discussion “Leading in the Arts,” a group of professionals representing a variety of fields discussed the meaning of leadership in the arts, how they consider their audience and the larger public, and their responsibilities as far as representation. Lynn Schwarzer, professor of art and art history and film and media studies, moderated.

On March 5, 2019, the official day that 51�Թ��� turned 200 years old, the Charter Day celebration invited the community make a gift of $1 (or more), symbolic of the $13 put forth by the 13 founders.

Young 51�Թ��� alumni (Classes of 2009–2018) in six cities celebrated their alma mater’s 200th year at “Bicentennial Birthday Parties” in six U.S. cities on December 6, 2018. Their special birthday present to alma mater was gifts to benefit financial aid, matched by alumni challengers in each city.

51�Թ��� has launched 200.colgate.edu, host to the online aspects of the Bicentennial celebration honoring its 200-year history and anticipating its bright future.