<p>If you could change anything about Colgate, what would it be? and why? thanks!</p>
<p>estabish a dental school. It would be a hit as name/brand recognition would be instant.</p>
<p>At first I thought that this question was a bit frivolous but then the answer jumped out at me.</p>
<p>Add roughly $180 million to Colgate’s $865 million (as of June, 2014) endowment to reach its stated strategic objective: need blind financial aid availability to all need-worthy applicants, both domestic and international.</p>
<p>In turn, I would expect those fortunate enough to matriculate to contribute actively and generously to Colgate’s
academic and extracurricular life as students and as fully engaged alumni.</p>
<p>Go 'gate!</p>
<p>Colgate is not known by many other than a toothpaste. Make it known as the selective schools it it is.</p>
<p>I am not impressed with the current administration. Why are you dropping in the ranking?</p>
<p>Morrismm,</p>
<p>What is really on your mind? I mean, what is there to say about the toothpaste joke that 34,000+ alumni have not already heard? Something amusing, I hope?</p>
<p>Anyway, I learned about Colgate, now approaching its 200th anniversary in 4 years, when as I child I saw its team play on the College Bowl TV show. That was in the 60s. How about the Colgate 13 singing the National Anyhem on national TV at Superbowl 13 in 1978? Yes, what’s your first recollection?</p>
<p>And about rankings and your jab at the “current adminstration”, please clarify how and where Colgate’s rankings have dropped. If you are talking about the USN&WR rankings, Colgate has ranged between the top 16 and 22 LACs over the last several years and, as you may know, in a ranking that brings schools with the same numeric outcome score into ties for a ranking number. There are many excellect schools in the country and it’s a stable group- although I do wonder about the addition of the military academies that appeared a few years ago. So we are where we are.</p>
<p>And then there is the oft-repeated discussion as to how rankings even matter when a holisitic view relating to selecting a college might as well consider personal circumstances (!), the campus visit, and outlook for the future i.e. study opportunities, internships, graduate school access and employment prospects etc. Colgate has done very well with its fundraising and additons to its financial aid, on/off campus programs and capital projects. I am referring to the $480 million campaign and over $70 million of new facilities planned through 2017. Which is a tribute to the current Adminstration and Board.</p>
<p>Also about rankings, I see that Colgate features nicely in Princeton Review with positive attributes and little negative.
My personal favorite relates to Case Geyer which is a national top 20 library and resource center according to them and was completed 7 years ago.</p>
<p>So… Everyone is entitled to his/her views but to make them useful for the college applicant some context is useful. When I tell people I am an alumnus they sometimes ask how many students are enrolled there and when I say roughly 2900 undergraduates they are surprised given our prominent alumni (including those they know personally) D1 athletics profile, national awards/status and momentum. That speaks volumes to me.</p>
<p>What I meant with my comment of 3 Nov is partly that moving our giving rate and donations upwards and channneling more time into programs for students by alumni, parents and supporters would make Colgate even stronger. And yes, better known. Achieving those goals WOULD BE a tribute to the Administration and for all I know would have beneficial outcomes in the hunt- if there were to be one- for higher rankings.</p>
<p>Go 'gate!</p>