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Lecturer in Music Performance Jeff Stockham had a role in Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln. According to an article in JazFax, Stockham was a member of the U.S. Marine Band that played at a ceremony at which President Lincoln delivered a speech.

Barbara Gold, Edward North Professor of Classics, has published an article on "Literary Patronage" in The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (ed. R. Bagnall, K. Brodersen, C. Champion, A Erskine, and S. Huebner; Blackwell 2013).  This appears in the Wiley Online Library.

On Dec. 15, students from the Hamilton College Junior in France (HCJYF) program visited several covered passages, or arcades, in the heart of Paris.

The Hamilton College Town-Gown Fund Committee has made its largest award ever -- $20,000 to the Clinton Fire Department to reconstruct the smoke/fire tower at the town garage in Franklin Springs.

An article co-authored by Derek Jones, the Irma M. and Robert D. Morris Professor of Economics, was published in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity (JEOD). “Economies of Scale Versus Participation:  a Co-operative Dilemma?” was written with Panu Kalmi of the University of Vaasa.

Professor of Africana Studies Vincent Odamtten presented two papers at the African Studies Association meeting in Philadelphia in November. The first paper, “Men at the Table: Ama Ata Aidoo’s Feminist Invitation” was part of a roundtable, “The Literary Artist as Public Intellectual: The Example of Ama Ata Aidoo.”

Hamilton’s latest major building project is well under way with the construction of the theatre and studio arts building progressing on schedule. Bill Huggins, associate director of Physical Plant, says the project is on track to be finished in July, 2014. When complete the $46.8 million complex will encompass 81,000 square feet.

Hamilton students took a break from preparing for final exams as they enjoyed an all-campus study break on Dec. 18 at the Sadove Student Center.  Student Activities sponsored the event that included snowflake making, free hot cocoa, coloring, chair massages and movies. Attendees also stopped to make cards and write messages for the families affected by the tragedy in Sandy Hook, Conn.

For the third semester, Hamilton students were able to take a break from studying for finals and spend some time relaxing with pets from the Rome Humane Society in an event hosted by HAVOC and Active Minds.  Three cats were brought to the Fillius Events Barn for the event on Dec. 13, followed by two dogs on the 14th.

Amit Taneja, director of the Days-Massolo Center, was an invited speaker on serving the mental health and social services needs of diverse communities at Onondaga Case Management Services, Inc.