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Community members on the Hill gathered to celebrate Samuel Kirkland’s 275th birthday on Dec. 1. Kirkland, born in 1741, founded the Hamilton-Oneida academy that later became the Hamilton College we know today.

Syracuse University Professor of Geology Donald Siegel recently delivered a wide-ranging talk on his experience researching the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) and the relationship between scientific research, media and public policy.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Jesse Weiner chaired a panel on Greek literature and presented a paper at the annual meeting of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association.

As part of the Career Center’s “What I did with my major” series, four recent alumni gathered to speak about their experiences after Hamilton.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Communication Tim Recuber contributed a chapter in Digital Sociologies, published recently by Policy Press, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.

Associate Professor of Government Sharon Werning Rivera presented a paper at the 48th Annual Convention of the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 20.

The Hamilton College Choir, directed by Professor G. Roberts Kolb, will lead a Candlelight Christmas Vesper Service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 7 p.m., in the College Chapel. The service is free and open to the public.

Hamilton and fellow member schools of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) are planning a series of events this week to support the national It’s On Us campaign to combat sexual assault.

“Most of us this time of year are wrapped up in survival, so thank you for forcing me to think about why I am here.” So began Professor of Physics Gordon Jones’ “Why I Teach” presentation.

Had Reverend Samuel Kirkland, the founder of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793, discovered the secret to immortality, he would have been 275 years old on December 1.