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As artist Arlene Shechet explains, “Part of the process (of making art) is seeing art and talking about art.” Hamilton’s senior art majors had the opportunity to do just that on Oct. 25-27, taking a break from their own studios to go to New York City to visit five practicing artists.

On Oct. 23, the Hamilton College Program in Washington students had the privilege of meeting with Representative Richard Hanna. He represents New York’s 22nd district, which includes Hamilton College.

Students in Writing 111, Adventure Writing, got to experience snow a little early when they climbed Blue Mountain in the Adirondacks on Oct. 26.

Associate Professor of Biology Mike McCormick gave an invited talk at the New England regional meeting of the American Society for Microbiology at the University of Connecticut on Oct. 25. McCormick discussed the work that he and his students are conducting at Green Lake in Fayetteville, N.Y.

Overlooking New York City’s Times Square from the Condé Nast Building on Oct. 19,  students and alumni gathered for the Career Center’s latest “Career Explo” program. Keynote speaker Michael Stone ’72, president and CEO of Beanstalk, addressed the group before the attendees split for the two career topics of the day: one panel focused on film and television, and the other on education.

Hamilton College students, alumni and business experts joined forces Oct. 25-27 for the fourth annual Pitch Competition. The weekend-long event is always highly anticipated among the College’s young business professionals and features an entrepreneurship workshop, networking opportunities and business-mentoring services all offered by seasoned entrepreneurs and investors.

The 12th annual Fall Fest took place on the Clinton Village Green on Oct. 27.   The Hamilton community and Clinton residents enjoyed an afternoon of entertainment, activities and food.

The Hamilton College F.I.L.M. series will present a selection of cinematic adaptations of Erza Pound poems from filmmaker Bernard Dew, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, at 4:30 p.m., in Bradford Auditorium.

Hong Gang Jin, the William R. Kenan Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature and director of the Associated Colleges in China program, presented a keynote speech at an international Chinese teaching conference.

The Hamilton College F.I.L.M. (Forum on Image and Language in Motion) series will screen “Leviathan” (2012) with director Lucien Castaing-Taylor, on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m., in the Bradford Auditorium, Kirner-Johnson Building. The event includes the screening of the film as well as a discussion with the director. It is free and open to the public.