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	Welcome, Parents 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. Join Us in Welcoming Incoming Students and Families Hamilton parents, students, and alumni enjoy warm weather a delicious picnic menu at a Welcome Party Hamilton College invites you to attend a series of summer picnics and parties to help welcome incoming students and families of the Class of 2013. Click here to search for a welcome party in your area! If you'd like to see who else is attending, click here. More ... Pre-med Students Gaining Experience at Burke Rehabilitation Center by Ben Dropkin '11 Some of Hamilton's pre-med students at Burke Rehabilitation Center This summer, 10 pre-med students from Hamilton are gaining valuable clinical experience working directly with patients at the Burke Rehabilitation Center, in White Plains, N.Y. The students, Amy Rumack '09, Caroline Briggs '10, Mimi Briggs '10, Andrea DeSimone '10, Ben Saccamano '10, Nedzada Smajic '10, Valerie Valant '10, Elizabeth Wahl '10, Ben Dropkin '11, and Kristen Randolph '11, have been working as nurses' assistants at the hospital since the end of May. The hospital has generously provided housing for those students not from Westchester County. More ... Anoop Pandey '10 Studying Geology of Egypt by Allison Eck '12 Anoop Pandey '10 and Prof. Barb Tewksbury. Photo: Dave Tewksbury Photoimaging. Anoop Pandey '10 is responsible for distributing the famed "golden bikes" for free student use on campus, but the part of the globe he's studying certainly isn't accessible by bike. This summer, Pandey is using remote sensing to study unusual fold structures along faults in the Western Desert of Egypt. He is working with Upson Chair for Public Discourse and Professor of Geosciences Barbara Tewksbury. More ... Students Researching Vancomycin Structure by Allison Eck '12 Rem Myers '11 and Kevin Graepel '11 Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic known as "Mississippi Mud" among chemists. Researchers 50 years ago attributed the nickname to Vancomycin's dark brown, cloudy, and generally infectious appearance. The scientists noticed that it demonstrated strong anti-microbial properties. Originally extracted as a natural product, Vancomycin was widely used when other antibiotics were no longer effective. More ... Hamilton Is Hub of Collaborative Consortium Mellon Foundation $100K Grant Funds Project The "New York Six," six liberal arts colleges in Upstate New York, has received a one-year planning grant of $100,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to begin collaborative work with the goals of controlling business costs and learning from each other's experience in areas of student life and staff development. Hamilton is the designated grantee for the project and will serve as a hub for the consortium with fiduciary and reporting responsibilities. More ... Evin Adolph '10 Interns With Quality Milk Production Services by Allison Eck '12 Evin Adolph '10 Evin Adolph '10 never thought her major in Hispanic studies and minor in biology would overlap. Now she knows that Spanish speakers can turn up anywhere, even at a company like Quality Milk Production Services (QMPS). Her internship there this summer is affiliated with the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. More ...	MyHamilton As an alumnus, parent or friend you can make it easy to register for regional and campus events by creating a MyHamilton account. Hill Card Make a deposit on your student's Hill Card. ON-CAMPUS EVENTS Family Weekend October 30- November 1 The schedule is still in the works, but registration is open. For more information consult the Family Weekend page and check back for updates. REGIONAL EVENTS NEW YORK July 10 Family Baseball Night ALBANY August 9 Welcome Event September 6 US OPEN September 9 US OPEN SOLD OUT BOSTON July 30 Welcome Event CONNECTICUT July 20 Annual Golf Tournament July 21 Summer Picnic and Welcome Event FLORIDA (CENTRAL) July 16 Summer Cocktails and Welcome Event LONG ISLAND July 27 Summer Picnic and Welcome Event MINNESOTA July 29 Summer Picnic and Welcome Event PRINCETON August 5 Summer Picnic and Welcome Event WASHINGTON, DC July 28 Garden Party and Welcome Event WESTCHESTER August 12 Summer Picnic and Welcome Event Hamilton on LinkedIn 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...
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