Sanford Conflict Continues
MN Editor
Issue date: 2/11/05 Section: News
"Are you getting a fair return on the $40,000 you spend each year on a Colgate education?" Tim Sanford ('58) asked in a letter recently sent to the Colgate community. Sanford expressed great concern regarding the University's commitment to a "New Vision for Residential Education" and the impact of this decision on Colgate's future.
Sanford is one of Colgate's most distinguished, charitable and involved alumni. While attending Colgate, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Years after he graduated, Sanford served on the Board of Trustees for almost a decade and is currently a Trustee Emeritus and benefactor. He has donated generously to the University, and the Field House bears his name. Recently, Sanford founded Students & Alumni for Colgate (sa4c) to provide a forum that allows individuals to voice their opinions about the University.
The letter to Colgate parents and students conveyed a sense of disappointment and concern about the future of Colgate.
"I, and many others, am very concerned about the direction of our beloved alma mater," Sanford said. "[The New Vision for Campus Culture] seeks to transform Colgate in a way that a growing number of students and alumni believe to be detrimental to its future, to the credential of a Colgate degree and to the very spirit that is 'Colgate'."
In working with sa4c, Sanford has concluded that he is not alone in his disappointment with the University's behavior. The website, www.sa4c.com, has allowed Sanford to connect directly with other alumni with similar points of views. He has received many emails expressing discontent and he hopes to organize this perspective.
The website has generated a great deal of controversy across Colgate's campus. Students, faculty, alumni and administrators have all reacted differently to the claims made by Sanford.
"There's a lot of support out their for my point of view," Sanford said. "It hasn't been well organized, and an awful lot of people are apathetic and take the attitude that it's a done deal and a waste of my time."
Sanford is one of Colgate's most distinguished, charitable and involved alumni. While attending Colgate, he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. Years after he graduated, Sanford served on the Board of Trustees for almost a decade and is currently a Trustee Emeritus and benefactor. He has donated generously to the University, and the Field House bears his name. Recently, Sanford founded Students & Alumni for Colgate (sa4c) to provide a forum that allows individuals to voice their opinions about the University.
The letter to Colgate parents and students conveyed a sense of disappointment and concern about the future of Colgate.
"I, and many others, am very concerned about the direction of our beloved alma mater," Sanford said. "[The New Vision for Campus Culture] seeks to transform Colgate in a way that a growing number of students and alumni believe to be detrimental to its future, to the credential of a Colgate degree and to the very spirit that is 'Colgate'."
In working with sa4c, Sanford has concluded that he is not alone in his disappointment with the University's behavior. The website, www.sa4c.com, has allowed Sanford to connect directly with other alumni with similar points of views. He has received many emails expressing discontent and he hopes to organize this perspective.
The website has generated a great deal of controversy across Colgate's campus. Students, faculty, alumni and administrators have all reacted differently to the claims made by Sanford.
"There's a lot of support out their for my point of view," Sanford said. "It hasn't been well organized, and an awful lot of people are apathetic and take the attitude that it's a done deal and a waste of my time."