http://www.hamilton.edu/news/ News From Hamilton en-us http://www.hamilton.edu/news/students-awarded-prizes-scholarships-at-class-charter-day-1-1-1 http://www.hamilton.edu/news/students-awarded-prizes-scholarships-at-class-charter-day-1-1-1 Academic achievement prizes, prize scholarships and other recognition of student accomplishments were awarded at Hamilton’s 63rd annual Class & Charter Day convocation on Monday, May 13, in the Chapel. Among the top prizes Nicholas Solano ’14 was awarded the Milton F. Fillius Jr. /Joseph Drown Prize Scholarship, and Susannah Parkin ’13 was named the recipient of the James Soper Merrill Prize. Tue, 14 May 2013 08:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mens-hoops-gives-assist-with-clean-up http://www.hamilton.edu/news/mens-hoops-gives-assist-with-clean-up Members of the Hamilton’s men’s basketball team and coach Adam Stockwell dished out an assist as they volunteered with the 5th annual Intergenerational Clean-up on April 21. Armed with rakes and garbage bags the team cleaned up the yard of some New York Mills senior citizens. Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-behind-the-scenes-em-wins-24-hour-film-fest http://www.hamilton.edu/news/em-behind-the-scenes-em-wins-24-hour-film-fest On April 12 at midnight the Hamilton College Film Production Guild ran its spring semester 24-Hour Film Festival. Taylor Coe ’13, the president of the Guild, along with Kayla Safran ’13 and Evan Van Tassell ’13 organized the event. Nine teams initially signed up, and four films were completed and submitted by the deadline. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:02:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/michael-breslin-13-awarded-hamiltons-bristol-fellowship http://www.hamilton.edu/news/michael-breslin-13-awarded-hamiltons-bristol-fellowship Michael Breslin’13 has been awarded Hamilton’s prestigious Bristol Fellowship. Breslin, a theater major, will undertake a project titled “Gender Play: Displaying, Transgressing, and Transcending Gender Identity in World Theatre,” and travel to Germany, Poland, Australia, Indonesia and Japan. Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:03:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/an-inside-look-coop-senior-fellows http://www.hamilton.edu/news/an-inside-look-coop-senior-fellows Look at campus e-mail on any given day during Hamilton’s academic year and chances are there’s a service opportunity seeking volunteers. The people behind these numerous events are the Community Outreach and Opportunities Program (COOP) Senior Fellows – Danielle Lashley, Ramya Ramnath and Amy Soenksen. They coordinate volunteer requests with local non-profits, plan events and organize volunteers. Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:12:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/denise-ghartey-12-is-bristol-fellowship-recipient http://www.hamilton.edu/news/denise-ghartey-12-is-bristol-fellowship-recipient Denise Ghartey ’12 has been awarded Hamilton’s Bristol Fellowship. The Bristol Fellowship was begun in 1996 as part of a gift to the college by William M. Bristol Jr., (Class of 1917).  The $22,000 fellowship is designed to encourage Hamilton students to experience the richness of the world by living outside the United States for one year and studying an area of great personal interest. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:00:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/richard-karrat-12-to-teachih-english-in-jordan-through-fulbright-eta http://www.hamilton.edu/news/richard-karrat-12-to-teachih-english-in-jordan-through-fulbright-eta Richard Karrat ’12, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Jordan.  A Dean’s List student, Karrat is a French and world politics major at Hamilton. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:12:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/lucas-harris-12-will-study-plant-species-in-finland-through-fulbright-grant http://www.hamilton.edu/news/lucas-harris-12-will-study-plant-species-in-finland-through-fulbright-grant Lucas Harris ’12 has been awarded a Fulbright Grant to Finland. He will spend the 2012-13 academic year working under Dr. Miska Luoto at the University of Helsinki, studying how individual plant species in subarctic Finland will react to climate change. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:50:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/austin-walker-12-chosen-to-attend-clinton-global-initiative-university http://www.hamilton.edu/news/austin-walker-12-chosen-to-attend-clinton-global-initiative-university Austin Walker ’12 was selected to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University conference, March 30 – April 1 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:11:00 EST http://www.hamilton.edu/news/pat-dunn-12-bound-for-malaysia-through-fulbright-eta http://www.hamilton.edu/news/pat-dunn-12-bound-for-malaysia-through-fulbright-eta Pat Dunn ’12, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia. He is an environmental studies and creative writing major at Hamilton.   Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:45:00 EST