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"Agriculture has been the most influential way that humans have altered the natural world," says Senior Fellow Christopher Sullivan, "but it is also a force that alienates us." Sullivan says that during his college career he has become increasing interested in how agriculture and human interaction with the environment can provide insight into our existence.

Professor of History Thomas Wilson was elected co-chair of the Confucian Traditions Group of the American Academy of Religion after its recent annual conference. At the conference, Wilson was a respondent on the panel "For the Exploration, Criticism, and Development of René Girard's Mimetic Theory," Colloquium on Violence and Religion.

Join Hamilton alumni, parents and friends for the annual Alexander Hamilton Birthday Celebration!  Nearly 30 cities world-wide will celebrate the College's namesake the week of January 11, 2009.  We hope you'll join us!  Please register for the party in your city.

Elaine F. Weiss K'73 is the author of a new book which explores the story of the "farmerettes" -- the women who made up the Woman's Land Army of America and did men's work in uniform on the rural home front during World War I. Fruits of Victory: The Woman's Land Army of America in the Great War is published by Potomac Books, Inc.

Kaitlin Britt '09 was named Hamilton's fifteenth GOLD Scholar. In the age of multi-million dollar gifts many young alumni have asked, "How does my $25, $75 or $250 gift matter when the financial needs of Hamilton College are so great?" This question is answered by the GOLD Scholars Program.

Hong Gang Jin, the William R. Kenan Professor of East Asian Languages and Literature, presented two papers at the annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention in Orlando on Nov. 19-23. 

As the holidays approach, organizations and departments all over campus are getting involved in projects that are focused on making this time of year happier for others. We know that we may have missed some good stories of selfless giving, but we hope you enjoy those that we have gathered.

Hamilton College men's soccer player Max Akuamoah-Boateng '09 (Winneba, Ghana/Nottingham HS) has been selected to the 2008 all-region team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

President-elect Barack Obama has tapped former Iowa governor and Hamilton alumnus Thomas J. Vilsack '72 to be his secretary of agriculture. He introduced Vilsack on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at a news conference in Chicago. According to The New York Times, "Mr. Obama particularly praised Mr. Vilsack's advocacy of biotech and his work to foster 'an agricultural economy of the future that not only grows the food we eat but the energy we use.'"

Over the past decade, Senior Fellow Kyla Gorman has closely followed the development of narrative structure within video games. As a computer science major and creative writing minor, her growing interest comes as no surprise. "I've played video games since I was little, but I also always wanted to be a novelist," she explains. "Slowly, I realized that the intersection was in video game story design."