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Excelsior: The Campaign for Hamilton ended in June of this year, surpassing its $175 million goal and demonstrating the incredible volunteer effort, passion and generosity of Hamilton's alumni and friends. The impact of their investment on students, faculty and the entire college community is significant. Reaching $183.3 million, Excelsior also included two record-breaking annual funds spanning 2006–2008 and the College's largest single gift in its history. The fall 2008 issue of the Alumni Review celebrates the many achievements of this campaign in a detailed article. More ...

At the invitation of the Lycée Français de New York, Professor of French John C. O'Neal presented a lecture on the age of the Enlightenment to an audience of 100 juniors and seniors in the school's auditorium on November 7. These high school students are currently studying this era, which is O'Neal's period of specialization. O'Neal illustrated his lecture with some 80 slides documenting the interdisciplinary nature of the 18th century in France.

This is the second in a series of features on Hamilton's 2008-09 Senior Fellows.  Growing up with a mother in the nursing profession and three uncles employed within the medical field, Matthew Crowson's attraction to science developed at an early age. He remembers hearing their personalized accounts of difficult or unusual cases and "thinking they were cool and gory." His curiosity continued to build, and eventually influenced him to take AP Biology in high school. "Ever since, I've been hooked," he explains. 

Hamilton College recorded easy wins against Tufts University on Nov. 22 and against Connecticut College on Nov. 23 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.

Hamilton College's Peter Kosgei '10 (Kapsabet, Kenya/Kapsabet Boys' HS) has been selected the 2008 NCAA Division III men's cross country Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Sarah Bertino '09 recently traveled to Washington, D.C. with Herman Lehman, associate professor of biology and chair of the biology department, to attend Neuroscience 2008, the Society for Neuroscience's 38th annual meeting. While at the meeting, Bertino presented a poster summarizing research she had done over the summer and previous academic year with Nicholas Berry '09, Daniel Bond '08 and Carlos Rico '10.

Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of the New York City Program Katheryn Doran and the Hamilton in NYC students attended the one-year anniversary gathering for "Blueprint for the Upper West Side: A Roadmap for Truly Livable Streets" on Thursday, Nov. 13. According to Doran, it was an "inspiring evening about successful grass roots work to create more pedestrian and bike friendly space on the Upper West Side."

The winner of the Boardman Tasker Prize for 2008 was announced on Saturday, Nov. 22, at the Kendal Mountain Festival in England. Fallen Giants : A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, a book co-authored by James L. Ferguson Professor of History Maurice Isserman and University of Rochester Professor Stewart Weaver, was the second runner-up for the prize.

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca Murtaugh presented a visiting artist lecture at SUNY Suffolk on Long Island on November 12. She showed works that she conceived and created during the past 10 years. The discussion focused on the relationship of everyday experience with the world to her art making process.

Hamilton College's Peter Kosgei '10 finished in first place at the NCAA Division III men's cross country championship held at Hanover College's L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex in Hanover, Ind., on Nov. 22, and has been named the 2008 NCAA Division III men's cross-country athlete of the year by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.