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Parents and families of Hamilton students are valued members of our community. We encourage you to keep up-to-date on College news and events, connect with fellow parents and alumni and, of course, visit your son or daughter on the Hill. For information of particular interest to parents and families, please see the links in the left column of this page. For opportunities to meet other parents online or at a Hamilton event in your area, see the links to the right.



College News

A scene from the 24-hour Film Festival winner

Budding Filmmakers Focus on 24-Hour Festival

November 10, 2009  A Hamilton student trudges through the dark recesses of the night, video camera and tripod in hand. He and his friends are in the early stages of the sixth annual 24-Hour Film Festival, hosted by Hamilton’s Film Production Guild. They race across campus, routinely checking the time so as not to fall behind schedule. Each team of actors, producers, and directors has from midnight on Friday until midnight on Saturday to make a quality, entertaining five-minute film – which means they have little time to spare. More ...

Max Currier '10, (5th from right) with his roundtable discussion group.

Hamilton Student Attends Conference at West Point

November 9, 2009  Max Currier ‘10, a government major participating in Hamilton’s program in New York City, attended the 61st Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA 61) at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Nov. 4-7. This year’s theme was “Advancing as a Global Community: Scarcity, Instability, and Opportunity.” About 180 undergraduates attended from across the United States. More ...

Members of Hamilton's 2009-10 student EMS team.

Thank You to Hamilton's Student EMS Team

November 8, 2009  The week of Nov. 8 marks National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Week and the College is proud to recognize its 26 student volunteer members of Hamilton College Emergency Medical Services (HCEMS). More ...

Phi Beta Chi's Julia Weis '12, (blue), gets ready to score with Sigma Lambda Upsilon's Laura Lee Smith '11 (red) in hot pursuit.

Special Olympics Benefit From Powderpuff Football Tourney

Greek Societies Sponsor Event

November 9, 2009  Members of Hamilton’s Greek societies sponsored a Powderpuff Football Tournament on Nov. 7 to raise money for the Special Olympics. Three teams competed and the sisters of Phi Beta Chi won the tournament. More ...

Dan Kamenetsky '11, Kyle Roulston '09, Peter Lisle '11, Danielle Forsyth '11, Kylie Fraser '11.

Junior Year in France Students Cheer on Kyle Roulston '09 at Hockey Game

November 9, 2009  Members of the Hamilton College Junior Year in France recently went to the Sonja Helle Ice Rink at Bercy Stadium in Paris to cheer on Kyle Roulston ’09, the newest member of the Paris hockey team, Les Français Volants. With the help of Norm Bazin, Hamilton’s men’s ice hockey coach, Roulston joined a team that travelled to Europe this past summer looking to place North Americans in the European hockey system. Offered a spot on a team in Bad Tolz, Germany, and in Paris, Roulston jumped at the chance to play in the French capital. More ...

Courtney DeMaria '10

Field hockey goalie honored by Liberty League

November 10, 2009  Hamilton College's Courtney DeMaria '10 (Littleton, Mass./Groton School) was selected the Liberty League defensive performer of the week for field hockey on Nov. 9. More ...

Hamilton to Enroll Posse From Miami in 2010

November 2, 2009  Hamilton College will expand its partnership with the Posse Foundation when it enrolls 10 students from Miami in the class of 2014 next fall. More ...

From left, Shelly Hoy, Victoria Haller, Hannah Fazio, Jordyn Taylor, in a scene from the rehearsal of The Learned Ladies

Molière’s Les Femmes Savantes is Fall Theatre Production

November 3, 2009  Professor of Theatre Carole Bellini-Sharp directs Hamilton College students in Molière’s Les Femmes Savantes (The Learned Ladies), a satire on academic and cultural pretentiousness, for the Fall Theatre Production. Performance dates are Thursday, Nov. 5 – Saturday, Nov. 7, and Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Saturday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. There is an additional performance on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. All performances are in Minor Theater. Tickets are $5 for adults, and $3 for students and senior citizens. More ...

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ON-CAMPUS EVENTS

 

REGIONAL EVENTS

ARIZONA
Phoenix
November 28
Volunteer Opportunity

December 13
An Afternoon of Theater: A Christmas Carol

CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
December 7
Holiday Party

ILLINOIS
Chicago


December 10
Holiday Party

NEW YORK

Albany 
December 16
A Night at the Theater: WICKED
(SOLD OUT!)

New York City

December 12
Holiday Party

NORTH CAROLINA
Durham
December 20
Holiday Party

WASHINGTON D.C.
December 8
Holiday Party





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As the parent of a Hamilton student, you can join the Hamilton College Community group on LinkedIn, a business and career networking site.  This will facilitate connections with other Hamilton parents and College community members.  More...