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Loving math and persuasively sharing the love are two different things, which is why students in Math 235 present research projects to their classmates and take a 25-minute oral exam one-on-one with their professor.

Amy Gaffney, director of the Oral Communications Center (OCC), was recently invited to present at the 2nd Annual Symposium on College Internship Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

During the Three-Minute Thesis competition, each student only had three minutes to explain their topics and findings to a non-specialist audience.

Hamilton's Oral Communication Center organized the annual Public Speaking Competition where students compete for more than $12,000 in prizes.

Hamilton College hosted its fourth annual Three Minute Thesis Competition, a contest open to all seniors in which they are challenged to present their senior project and its significance in three minutes or less. Eighteen seniors participated, representing a number of different majors.

Director of the Oral Communication Center Amy Gaffney and Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Tim Recuber represented Hamilton at the 103rd Annual National Communication Association conference.

Amy Gaffney, director of the Oral Communication Center (OCC), presented at the National Association of Communication Centers' Excellence at the Center Conference in Grand Rapids, Mich., in April. Her presentation focused on trends about which students use oral communication center resources.

Five students were awarded prizes in three categories in the annual Public Speaking Competition on Saturday, March 4, in the Chapel. The finalists were chosen after an open preliminary round held in February. Speakers’ presentations were either persuasive or informative in nature, and in one category, students addressed an assigned topic.

Director of the Oral Communication Center Amy Gaffney is the co-author of a book published recently by Parlor Press.

The Oral Communication Center hosted the second annual Three Minute Thesis competition on April 30. Open to all members of the senior class, the competition offers cash prizes for the students who can most effectively summarize their senior projects in three minutes or less. This year’s competition hosted 15 students whose majors and interests ranged from post-colonial economics to concussion management for athletes.