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David C. Paris, a 1971 Phi Beta Kappa Hamilton College graduate and a member of the faculty for 22 years, has been named the College's Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty. His appointment is effective immediately.

Jed Barash, a candidate for May graduation, has been awarded a J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship for study at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik. Barash's project is titled, "The Role of Manganese and Copper in the Initiation of Sporadic Scrapie."

Hamilton College will host the third annual AIDS Hike for Life 5K Fundraising Walk on Sunday, April 29, on the campus. Registration begins at 10 a.m. with the walk starting at 11 a.m. Individual or team participation is welcome. Call 1-800-475-2430 for sponsor forms, information or to volunteer.

INTERESTED in learning how to conduct a focus group? A Focus Groups for Dummies workshop will be held tonight, March 28, at 8 p.m. in the Assembly Room at Bristol Campus Center.

Korey O'Malley, a senior from Liverpool, NY, has been selected for the second team of the 2001 Verizon Academic All-District I Women's College Fall/Winter At-Large Team. O'Malley, who ranks fourth in her class, is a member of the volleyball, diving and softball teams at Hamilton.

Hamilton sophomore Keith Foster returned to his alma mater, the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, during Spring Break. Foster, a Levitt Scholar, told students about his plans to attend the United Nation's World Conference Against Racism, Xenophobia and Other Related Intolerance, to be held in South Africa in August.

Barbara Gold, associate dean of faculty and professor of classics, has written an article for the Association of American Colleges and Universities' publication, Diversity Digest. Gold's article, titled Diversifying the Curriculum: What Do Students Think, conveys the thoughts of a Hamilton College student focus group about diversity requirements.

Hamilton's bookstore made the transition to Barnes & Noble College Bookstores this week.The new store hours will be 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays 12 p.m. until 3 p.m.

Carl Hayden, a 1963 graduate of Hamilton, was re-elected by the New York state Board of Regents to a third three-year term as chancellor. Hayden, a member of the board since 1990, was first elected chancellor in 1995. He is an attorney in Elmira. Regents are elected to the board by joint sessions of the state Legislature. The board sets education policies for public schools throughout New York state.

Josh Simpson '72 will be featured in a PBS documentary, "Where the Earth Meets the Sky, the Glassworks of Josh Simpson," this weekend. WGBY Springfield, MA, (channel 57) will air the program on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 pm.