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Two groups at Hamilton helped the College celebrate Arbor Day on April 25. The Hamilton Environmental Action Group (HEAG) and Hamilton College Arboretum planted a white pine tree between Kirkland Residence Hall and Minor Theater. Earlier in the day the Arboretum Society participated in a tree planting dedication at Clinton Elementary School. Todd Homer from the Hamilton grounds staff helped the students plant the tree at the school. Clinton students designed posters around the theme "Why Trees Are Important Everywhere" and those who participated received a tree seedling from the Hamilton Arboretum Society to plant at home.

Thanks to the generous support of its young alumni, Hamilton College is pleased to name Sally Kral '10 of Montclair, N.J., as its tenth GOLD Scholar.  If you come to campus, you might find Sally hanging out in the WHCL studios hosting one of her two radio shows "Tomorrow Never Knows" or "Oh, Oh, It's Magic," but that's only if there's no live music on campus. Whether it's a campus band, the College Choir or the next show hosted by the Independent Music Fund, Sally's bound to be there. If she's not listening to music, she's probably talking about it. "Arguing with my friends about music might just be my favorite activity," she says with a smile. "Though we could argue about nearly anything and it would be fun."

Briana O'Hare '03 was a recipient of the Women's Bond Club of New York "Rising Star" Award on April 29. Established in 1921, the Women's Bond Club of New York is one of the oldest professional organizations for women in finance. O'Hare is assistant vice president at Nomura Securities International, Inc. (NSI) 

Assistant Professor of Art Rebecca Murtaugh gave a lecture titled "Postmodern Ceramics" at Union College on April 29. The lecture included ceramic works that are hyper-real, utilize appropriation and are made in the age of post industrialization and technology.

Phil Klinkner, Associate Dean of Students for Academics and the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, was quoted in the Newsday article, "Battleground: The white working class; Crucial voting bloc in the fall; Where Obama trails in votes" (4/27/08). 

Brendan McCormick '01 recently announced that a Wall Street Association meeting will be held on Thursday, June 26, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Racquet and Tennis Club. Featuring a panel of industry leaders, experts and economists, discussion will center on the current state of the economy. To register for this event, either call the Office of Alumni Relations at 866-729-0314 or register online by clicking here. Please direct questions to the Office of Alumni Relations.

Douglas Weldon, Stone Professor of Psychology, with alumni Carlyn Patterson '06, Erica Colligan '06, Christina Nemeth '06 and Avery Rizio '09 recently published an article in Behavioral Neuroscience. The paper reports an investigation of the superior colliculus, an area of the midbrain that might be involved in the detection of and reaction to significant events.

Associate Professor of English Naomi Guttman has received a $20,000 grant for Mid-Career Professional Writers from the Canada Council to work on a third book of poems.

Jay G. Williams '54, the Walcott-Bartlett Professor of Religious Studies, gave a gallery talk in conjunction with his "Emancipation and Denigration" exhibit at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, N.Y., on April 27. The exhibit explores the reality of life for many African Americans in post-Civil War America as seen through the eyes of political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902). It is on display, as it was at Hamilton, with two collections of photographs on Civil War sites and the Underground Railroad by William E. Williams '73.

Hamilton's Environmental Action Group (HEAG) is hosting several events to celebrate Green Week, April 28 – May 2. On Monday, community members can participate in a Glen Cleanup at 4 p.m. On April 29 HEAG will present a screening of "Everything's Cool," a film about global warming, at 8 p.m. in the Science Center Auditorium. The Community Garden Project will meet on Wednesday, April 30, at 4 p.m. at the garden, east of the Ferguson House parking lot.