All Systems Go

Helping Families Navigate the Financial Aid Process

February 4, 2004 

It's that time of year again. After dozens and dozens of college fairs, campus tours and student interviews, Hamilton's admission officers have begun poring over the anticipated 4,400 applications from students considering joining the Class of 2008.

Although many factors go into the college selection process, cost is certainly at the top of most everyone's list. Each year, Hamilton devotes 17 percent of its overall budget to financial aid and provides financial assistance to more than half of all students. Other families are offered payment plans and loan options to help spread costs over more than four years. Working behind the scenes to coordinate all of this and help families understand the financial aspects of a Hamilton education is the College's financial aid staff.

In this month's "All Systems Go" column, ATH brings you a snapshot of that department and the five members who keep it running smoothly.

Where Were You in 1968?

Some Hamilton Employees Offer Recollections

February 4, 2004  The popular Emerson Gallery exhibit "1968: You Say You Want a Revolution" has inspired many of its visitors to take a step back in time and remember what THEY were doing in 1968. Around the Hill asked some Hamilton employees to share their memories of the year marked by the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, riots in urban ghettoes and the massacre at My Lai. More ...

America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk is February 28

Walk or Run With Team Hamilton

January 28, 2004 

Hamilton College will have a team in this year's America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk on Saturday, February 28.  To make our team the best, we need you! You can participate in one of the runs (30K, 10 miles, 5 miles or 3 miles) or one of the walks (5 miles or 3 miles).  Last year we had a total of 85 participants who raised $5,641.  Our goal is to beat that record with more participants raising more money!   

Equipping the New Science Center

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Chemistry Department

February 3, 2004  When the chemistry department moves into the new science center summer 2004, it won’t be taking its 13-year-old NMR along. A nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (NMR) is a versatile, yet fundamental piece of equipment for chemists.  Hamilton College, under the leadership of Robin Kinnel, the Silas D. Childs Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded a $238,356 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program to support the purchase of a new 500 Mhz NMR. More ...