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Alumni Review - Spring 2009

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Buff, Blue and Green

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Spring
This issue of the Alumni Review looks at sustainability on the Hill and beyond from four perspectives: how faculty and curriculum focus on the environment; how campus operations and the physical plant are working to shrink Hamilton's "carbon footprint"; how students are involving themselves in environmental issues; and what alumni are doing in the professional sphere to shape the planet's future. More ...

Faculty: Thinking, Talking Across Borders

By Noelle Short '05
Climate change requires an interdisciplinary response -- and that's what Hamilton's classrooms and research labs happen to be best at. More ...

Operations: More Aware and More Efficient

By Sarah Bertino '09 and Alyssa White '11
The American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment is just one chapter in a long-developing mission to become a carbon-neutral campus. More ...

Students: 'From the Top Down and the Bottom Up'

By Phillip Hoying '09
From campus-wide recycling to festivities such as Green Week to environmental get-smark activities like the Dorm Energy Battle, students help lead the way on sustainability. More ...


Alumni: Working for a Greener Future

By Rachel Dickinson K'78
They come from a spectrum of disciplines, interests and idologies, but they have in common a background on the Hill and a commitment to a sustainable world. More ...


Alumni Meet the Challenge
Hamilton alumni supported students in record-breaking numbers during April's Hamilton-Colgate Challenge. More ...

Coming: Benefit Auction
A June online auction to benefit public school grads will offer opportunities to meet the New Jersey Nets, tour ABC, visit "Face the Nation" and walk the red carpet at a Quentin Tarantino film opening. More ...

Tull '92 to Meet Wall St. Group
Trustee-elect and Legendary Pictures founder Thomas J. Tull '92 will address the Hamilton College Wall Street Association May 27. More ...

Commencement to be Webcast
The May 24 Commencement ceremony will be broadcast live on Hamilton's Web site starting at 9 a.m., with the ceremony itself at 10. More on Commencement ...
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Class & Charter Day
Eugene Romano '49 addressed the traditional gathering; more than 130 students received scholarships and prizes, and nine faculty members were honored for teaching, research and creativity. More ...

Reunions '09: It's Time!
You are invited to return for Reunion Weekend, June 4-7, to socialize, reminisce and enjoy a wide range of Alumni College sessions. Don't miss the fun; register today! More ...

Final Four Weekend in Women's Lacrosse
The Continentals return Saturday night to Salem, Va., to defend their Division III national title. If you go, look for Acting President Joe Urgo and the Hamilton banner! More...