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Joyce M. Barry, visiting assistant professor of women's studies, facilitated a book discussion at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute in Utica on Oct. 16. Barry led a conversation on Carolyn Merchant's Reinventing Eden: The Fate of Nature in Western Culture. This event was part of the Institute's current exhibit titled "Picturing Eden," which opened on Sept. 20. The book discussion included members of the Munson- Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, and focused on Merchant's examination of the connections between the Christian narrative of the fall from the Garden of Eden, and current environmental and feminist narratives in Western Culture.

Hamilton graduate Richard R. Davis '78, P'10 has been named by Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) as vice president of institutional sales.  As vice president, Davis will be responsible for managing consultant relations for NGAM as well as coordinating several of NGAM's domestic affiliates.

The Hamilton College Wall Street Association will hold its Fall 2008 meeting at the Penn Club of New York on Thursday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. The night will feature Stephen Sadove '73, P'07, '10, chairman and CEO of Saks Incorporated, who will share his thoughts and insights about the current state of the retail sector and corresponding impact the economic downturn has had upon it. In the past, this incredibly popular event, created by Brendan McCormick '01, has provided a unique networking opportunity for members of the Hamilton community interested in finance and promises to do so again this November.

Steven Bellona, associate vice president for facilities and planning at Hamilton College, was inducted into the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Athletic Hall of Fame on Oct. 2 at the Officer's Club at the Academy in New London, Conn. Bellona is a retired Coast Guard captain. He received a plaque from Rear Admiral J. Scott Burhoe, superintendant of the Academy and Dr. Ray Cieplik, director of athletics at the Academy.

The Observer-Dispatch's special section on the history of Oneida County quoted Philip Klinkner, the James S. Sherman Professor of Government, in two stories, one about the history of Sherrill and another about a U.S. vice president from Utica, on Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Jesse Arroyave '11 scored one goal and assisted on another to help lead visiting Hamilton College to a 3-0 non-league win against Utica College in Utica, N.Y., on Oct. 15.

Twenty-one Hamilton students were inducted into Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, on Oct. 14. Psi Chi was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. The Hamilton College chapter was established in 1977.

In recent meetings with the Board of Trustees, the faculty and employees, President Stewart discussed the effect of the worldwide economic turmoil on Hamilton. Her remarks were summarized for parents, alumni and employees.

A comparative politics textbook co-authored by government professors Steven Orvis and Carol Drogus has recently by published by CQ Press.  The book, Introducing Comparative Politics: Concepts and Cases in Context, is an innovative hybrid approach to the field of comparative politics.  The book is organized thematically around important concepts in comparative politics; in turn, each chapter is framed by the questions of who rules?, what motivates political behavior?, and where and why? Then, within each chapter, the authors have integrated a set of extended case studies based on a selection of 10 "core" countries. 

Last weekend, the goal of the Hamilton Outing Club was to have a member of the Hamilton community reach the summit of each of the Adirondacks' 46 High Peaks. While the group of students and community members didn't ascend all 46, they came quite close, conquering 41 peaks. This total surpasses the record 38 peaks climbed in a previous High Peak weekend outing.