; Whereas during World Wars I and II, Colgate contributed to the war effort by serving as a preparatory school for the Army and Navy; Whereas, in 1968, a 100-hour student civil rights sit-in on campus launched a wave of student activism; Whereas, in 1970, Colgate admitted its first class of women and became a coeducational institution; Whereas, in 1973, Colgate committed to National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I athletics, hosting the first women’s varsity sports teams in basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, and tennis; Whereas, in 2009, Colgate signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment and achieved a carbon-neutral campus by its Bicentennial Celebration in 2019; Whereas Colgate now educates more than 2,900 students in 56 different majors; Whereas Colgate has produced many graduates of national acclaim, including several Members of Congress and other prominent elected officials; Whereas Colgate has assured its future growth with its Vision and Plan for Colgate University’s Third Century, which will ensure it remains a first-rate, world-renowned academic institution; and Whereas Colgate exemplifies all the best traditions of American higher education: Now, therefore, be it