Fallcoming Highlights

September 28, 2009  Hamilton's annual Fallcoming took place Oct. 1-4, with numerous activities to suit every interest. Among highlights were the dedication of the newly expanded Kirner-Johnson Building and open houses at the learning centers there. More ...

Environmental Endowment Fund is Class of 2010 Senior Gift

October 5, 2009  The Class of 2010 Senior Gift was announced on Oct. 1 at the Senior Gift Kickoff in the Fillius Events Barn. The gift will support an Environmental Endowment Fund. Keynote speaker Greg Robitaille '85, co-chairman of the Annual Fund, challenged the class to outperform previous years and realize that this gift is setting the stage for their future engagement with the college. More ...

Melissa Joyce-Rosen '86 is Volunteer of the Year

October 4, 2009  Melissa Joyce-Rosen '86 received the College’s Volunteer of the Year Award at a recognition dinner on Oct. 2 during Fallcoming activities. Joyce-Rosen served as president of Hamilton’s Alumni Association from 2003-2006. More ...

Mike Evans '05 Tells of Founding Full Court Peace

October 5, 2009  Mike Evans ’05 presented a lecture during Fallcoming detailing his formation of Full Court Peace, a non-profit organization that aims to use basketball as a means of bringing together youth in sectarian communities. More ...

Levitt Blames Congress for Current Economic Woes

Former SEC Chair Addresses Standing Room Only Crowd

October 5, 2009  There was a slight but noticeably casual quality to Arthur Levitt, Jr. as he approached the lectern at the front of the KJ Auditorium – a quality that was accentuated by the considerable pomp and circumstance surrounding him. Levitt was introduced by President Joan Stewart and greeted with waves of anticipatory applause from a mostly formally dressed audience, leaving no doubt that he was the subject of much professional esteem. But upon leaning toward the microphone to open his lecture on regulation in the financial markets, he began his address without notes and with a casual intimacy that immediately engaged the audience. More ...

Poster Session Highlights Summer Research

October 4, 2009  Professors, alumni, students and family members gathered in the Kirner-Johnson Mezzanine on Friday for the 2009 Levitt Summer Research Fellows Poster Session, an annual event that highlights some of the self-directed research that a select group of students takes on each summer. Posters documenting several months’ worth of studies in policy-related topics were on display in order to cultivate discussion among students, faculty and visiting alumni. This year, 16 juniors and seniors participated in the program, which is funded by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center. Arthur Levitt Jr. P '81, former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, attended the poster session before his lecture. More ...

COOP Seeks to Build Lasting Relationships

Steve Culbertson '79 Urges Students to Make a Difference

October 2, 2009  On October 1, a new era in Hamilton community service was ushered in with the official opening in the Chapel of Hamilton’s new Community Outreach and Opportunity Project (COOP), a coalition of students and faculty that aims to increase Hamilton’s involvement with community service. The ceremony featured short addresses by staff members involved in COOP, as well as keynote speaker Steve Culbertson '79, president and CEO of Youth Service America, an organization dedicated to increasing availability of service and volunteer projects to young people. More ...

Fallcoming Jazz

October 2, 2009  Pianist Dick Hyman and guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli headed up a sextet of outstanding jazz musicians during Fallcoming Weekend 2009. The ensemble performed two sets of music on Friday, Oct. 2. The friendly acoustics of the Fillius Events Barn provided the perfect setting for this rare convergence of talent. More ...

Field hockey roars back to defeat St. Lawrence

October 3, 2009  Four different Hamilton College players scored a goal in the nationally ranked No. 20 Continentals' 4-2 win over St. Lawrence University in a Liberty League game at Campus Road Athletic Field on Oct. 3. More ...

Women's soccer drops heartbreaker in double overtime

October 3, 2009  Hamilton College fell 1-0 in double overtime against nationally ranked No. 5 William Smith College in a Liberty League game at Love Field on Oct. 3. More ...

Football rallies in second half for win

October 3, 2009  Lance Wilson '11 completed 22 of 32 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns to lead Hamilton College back from a 14-point deficit and a 26-14 win against visiting Wesleyan University in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game at Steuben Field on Oct. 3. More ...