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Visiting Assistant Professor of Government Shelley McConnell spoke on U.S.-Cuba relations and the prospects for reform under the Obama administration at Utica College on March 4. She discussed the shake-up of Raul Castro's cabinet in which he fired eight ministers closely associated with Fidel Castro and replaced them with former military officers who are personally loyal to Raul.

The Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Auction on March 5 drew Hamilton students and community members to the annual event designed to raise money to help fund the nine volunteer trips that begin next Friday. This year 100 Hamilton students will participate in ASB, the largest number of volunteers ever. 

Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, gave a talk titled "The Economic Impact of Offline Teams" at ETEO, Mondragon University, in Oñate, Spain, on March 5. Jones' presentation was based on a paper written with Colgate professor Takao Kato available as a working paper from the Institute for the Study of Labor.

The Alternative Spring Break (ASB) Auction is taking place today, Thursday, March 5, in the Annex/Tolles Pavilion. This annual fundraiser will help support the 100 Hamilton students participating in ASB this year, the largest number of volunteers ever. Silent auction bidding is all day and the live auction begins at 5 p.m. Live auction items include a behind the scenes Saranac Brewery Tour, a kayak trip with Andrew Jillings, round trip airfare, and more. Eric Kuhn '09 is auction host.

The documentary about Run for the Fallen, titled "To Them That's Gone", has entered post-production and Run for the Fallen LLC has recently launched a new corresponding website.

The documentary about Run for the Fallen, titled "To Them That's Gone", has entered post-production and Run for the Fallen LLC has recently launched a new corresponding website.

An exhibition of 19th century wood engravings from the collection of Jay G. Williams recently opened at the Barrett Art Gallery of Utica College.  The collection includes works from the 1850s, when wood engraving became popular as a form of illustration, until such illustrations were largely replaced by photographs in the late 1880s. The exhibition will be open until April 2.

Artwork by Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Kathryn Parker Almanas was featured in PDN (Photo District News) Magazine, PDN's 30 2009: Gallery (March 2009). Each year the magazine selects 30 "new and emerging photographers to watch." Almanas' work was selected and highlighted within the piece.

Roberta L. Krueger, Burgess Professor of French, has published an essay titled "Chrétien de Troyes and the Invention of Arthurian Courtly Fiction" in The Companion to Arthurian Literature, edited by Helen Fulton (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca Murtaugh is exhibiting the work "Directed Perspectives" at the Estel Gallery in Nashville, Tenn., in the show titled "Rock Paper Scissors." This group exhibition opened on Feb. 6 and runs until March 14.