Turn off the Tube

Protecting our kids — and ourselves — from the war

April 4, 2003  Some of the most unlikely victims of the war in Iraq are right here in the United States sitting in their family rooms. If you have children, particularly young children, “turn the television off,” said Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Dunsmore, a developmental psychologist. More ...

The One to Call

Introducing some of Hamilton's "one-person shops"

March 31, 2003  While none of these employees would describe their work environments as solitary, each assumes responsibility for a specific College initiative, in most cases as a staff of one. In this issue of Around the Hill, we'd like you to meet a few of Hamilton's "one-person shops." More ...

Hamilton Has Heart ... Despite the Weather

Team Hamilton Had More Than 100 Participants

March 2, 2003  More than 100 Hamilton students, employees and friends participated in the Great American Heart Run and Walk on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Utica College, despite steady rain and cold temperatures. Team Hamilton raised $5,641. More ...

Alumni Association Will Recognize Hamilton Employee

Distinguished Service Award Will be Presented During Alumni Council Weekend

January 28, 2003  The Hamilton College Alumni Council has established an award that will honor a College employee. The Distinguished Service Award will "recognize an employee who has substantially contributed to Hamilton through distinguished performance in his or her position and through involvement in student, alumni or other activities in the College community." Active employees in all departments will be eligible for the award. Employees can be nominated for the award by The Alumni Council's Nominations Committee. More ...

Drumroll, Please ...

"For the Record" Winners Announced

Most famous relative

Dannelle Parker, assistant director of Administrative Services, is related to Matoaka, better known as Pocahontas. "On my father's side of the family, we are descendants of Thomas Rolfe, who was the only child of John Rolfe and Pocahontas." Consequently, Dannelle has a collection of Pocahontas memorabilia ("no Disney stuff") -  advertisements for Pocahontas brand cranberries to oysters, items from the USS Pocahontas, numerous pictures and drawings of the famous Native American and even an assortment of items from Pocahontas, Ark.

Debby Quayle, director of Help Desk Services, is the great, great, great, great niece of Jonny Appleseed.  "Many people mistakenly believe he was a mythical character, but he was not," Debby said. "His real name was John Chapman, and he was born in Leominster, Mass., on Sept. 26, 1774." Often portrayed as a vagabond who had a penchant for scattering apple seeds wherever he went, Jonny Appleseed was really a savvy nurseryman who recognized that as pioneers moved west, they would need seeds and seedlings in order to get established on their new land. "Jonny Appleseed's method was to move west ahead of the settlers in order to buy land and establish seedlings he could sell to the settlers once they caught up to him."  He died on March 18, 1845, in Fort Wayne, Ind. - the town where Debby was born.

Summer Employment Opportunities
The College anticipates having a limited number of summer employment opportunities for Hamilton students and sons and daughters of Hamilton employees this year.  The priorities for consideration are:  (1) students who will be attending Hamilton in the fall; (2) graduated Hamilton students who will be attending graduate school in the fall; (3) dependent children of Hamilton employees who will be attending college in the fall; and (4) students attending other colleges in the fall.  If there are additional positions remaining to be filled, dependent children of employees attending high school will be considered.  Application forms for summer employment are available in Personnel Services and on the Web at Summer
Consideration of candidates will begin April 1 and continue until all positions are filled.

Save 20% at Eddie Bauer!
Now's the time to stock up and save on classic spring clothes
and home items. In partnership with Eddie Bauer, we've arranged an exclusive shopping event for all employees. For 11 days only--April 10-21, 2003--you'll receive 20% off all regular-priced merchandise at Eddie Bauer, Eddie Bauer Home® and Eddie Bauer Outlets. Use this discount in any Eddie Bauer store, catalog or online at eddiebauer.com.

To find out how the discount works, copy and paste the link
below into your browser window: Eddie Bauer

Daylight Savings Time
Don’t forget to set your clocks forward one hour on Sunday, April 6.