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The Emerson Gallery will host two photography exhibits this summer. The exhibitions will run from June 1 through Sept. 10, 2006. The Missing Story of Ourselves: Poverty and the Promise of Higher Education, features 50color photographs coupled with first-person narratives, providing accounts of the struggle, hard work and finally the celebration of growth and dignity experienced in the attainment of college degrees by low-income student parents across the nation. In addition to The Missing Story, the Emerson Gallery will present a special complimentary exhibition of ten photographs taken by Alexis Mann ’05, a recent Hamilton graduate and photography major.

Associate Dean of Students for Diversity and Accessibility  Berenecea Johnson Eanes presented some of her research at the 19th Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE 2006) in Chicago on May 30. The title of her talk was "Everyone Does Not Eat the Same Breakfast: Working in Student Affairs Striving to be a Culturally Competent Professional."

Professor of Physics Ann Silversmith wrote an article for Journal of Luminescence (vol. 121, Nov. 06), co-authored by Professor of Chemistry Karen Brewer and Hamilton students Dan Campbell '08 and Yubo Lu '07. The article, "5D3→7FJ emission in terbium-doped sol–gel glasses," was also co-authored by Davidson College Physics Professor Daniel M. Boye and Colleen Gillespie, Davidson '06.

Hamilton College's Emerson Gallery is showcasing the work of 12 sculptors in an outdoor and indoor exhibition in collaboration with Sculpture Space, a Utica-based international residency program. The exhibition, part of Sculpture Space's celebration of its 30th anniversary, is titled "Sculpture Space Inside Outside." The exterior portion of this two-part show includes 10 installations on the college's North Campus. Located inside the gallery, the second part of the exhibition documents the development of each installation and includes biographical information on the artists.

Alexandra Millar ’09 was not planning on pursuing science at Hamilton. However, after working in the geosciences department during the spring semester, Millar (Chagrin Falls, Ohio) changed her mind. “I always liked rocks, but I never thought of it as a particular area of study,” said Millar, who is planning on declaring a major in geoscience as a sophomore. Now, Millar is spending 10 weeks this summer working with Associate Professor of Geosciences David Bailey on a research project involving kimberlite dikes in central New York.

Meghan Dunn '06 was a guest on WAMC Northeast Public Radio's "The Best of Our Knowledge" on May 22. Dunn, a chemistry major, taped a studio interview with show’s host Glenn Busby in March as part of a National Science Foundation story about women in science and math. In the interview, Dunn describes why she likes Hamilton's size, the importance of her research on water clusters, gender equity in science and helping to get more young women into science. Dunn will enter graduate school in the fall at the University of Colorado at Boulder, in its atmospheric/environmental chemistry program. The interview can be heard on the Web; Dunn’s segment begins around 16:00.

Barbara Tewksbury, the William R. Kenan Professor of Geology, was awarded an honorary degree from her undergraduate alma mater, St. Lawrence University, on May 21. The citation awarded to Tewksbury noted "Barbara Tewksbury proves that experiential and cooperative learning in science creates the most innovative and accomplished science graduates."

Hamilton College’s annual Baccalaureate Service was held on May 20. Hamilton  President Joan Hinde Stewart introduced the Baccalaureate speaker, president of the Schumann Center for Media and Democracy Bill Moyers, whose address was titled "Pass the Bread."

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and Newsweek columnist Anna Quindlen urged Hamilton College graduates to “be not afraid” in her address at Hamilton’s 194th commencement on Sunday, May 21. Bachelor of arts degrees were awarded to 503 Hamilton graduates at the ceremony, held in the Margaret Bundy Scott Field House. Quindlen told graduates that the phrase “be not afraid” is “a simple directive and an old and honorable one, found in both the Old and New Testaments. That is because it is truly the secret of life,” she said.

Construction projects on the Hamilton campus this summer will include the renovation of Kirkland Residence Hall, additions to the athletic facilities, and the renovation of the Glen House and Sigma Phi house to serve as new offices.