July 2009 eNews

Trustee's Gift Means More Housing Options

Bundy residence hallsMost of a $1 million gift from Vice Chairman of the Board Jeff Little '71 will be used to create apartment-style residences for additional students in Bundy East and West, a key need as student retention grows. More ...

Annual Fund Resists Economic Trends

view of the chapelDespite the financial climate, the number of alumni making unrestricted gifts to the College grew in the last fiscal year, as did the size of their gifts – "remarkable results" that reaffirm Hamilton alumni as among the nation's most generous and engaged. More ...

Four New GOLD Scholars Named

GOLD scholarThe College has selected Courtney Kollmer '10, Ipsita Bhatia '11, Daniel Hagemeier '12 and Mark Ibrahim '12 as its most recent GOLD Scholars, who receive scholarship aid through the Annual Fund from gifts from Graduates of the Last Decade. More ...

Lazy Summer on the Hill? Hardly

Emerson Hall constructionWith most students gone, the heavy equipment and crews are everywhere on the Hill, carrying out construction and renovation projects that range from updating and expanding Emerson Hall to retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency to laying a new artificial surface on Steuben Field. More ...

Hamilton Is Hub for 'New York Six'

Kirner-JohnsonHamilton and five other regional liberal arts colleges will share their knowledge of technology, business costs, student life and other issues under a planning grant from the Mellon Foundation. More ...

College near Top in Teach for America Placements

Root HallHamilton College is among the top 20 small colleges and universities in sending recently graduated seniors to the Teach for America 2009 corps. The national organization strives to boost the quality of education in low-income communities by enlisting some of America's most talented college graduates. More ...

Muirhead, Pellman Named to Endowed Chairs

Bruce Muirhead and Sam PellmanTwo of Hamilton's outstanding teacher-scholars have been appointed to endowed chairs: Professor of Art Bruce Muirhead to the William R. Kenan Chair, and Professor of Music Sam Pellman to the Leonard C. Ferguson Chair. More ...