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The Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center is sponsoring a series of lectures this fall focused primarily on issues relating to immigration and global citizenship. The evening lectures are free and open to the public. They are presented in conjunction with the departments of government, economics, history, sociology and philosophy.

As Hamilton's class of 2006 arrives on the Hill, 43 orientation leaders are doing everything from helping the first-year students move into dorm rooms to answering questions about the book store, computer connections and on-campus events.

The Kirkland Project “Masculinities” series will begin on Thursday, Sept. 5, with a panel discussion, “What Makes a Man?: Intellectual Investigations into Manhood, Masculinities and Men,” at 4 p.m. in the Fillius Events Barn. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Hamilton College’s Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center is sponsoring a series of lectures this fall focused primarily on issues relating to immigration and global citizenship. The evening lectures are free and open to the public. They are presented in conjunction with the departments of government, economics, history, sociology and philosophy.

The American Association of Colleges and Universities has selected Hamilton Geology Professor Barbara Tewksbury's introductory geology course as one of four courses to be taught nationally in 2002 as a model course that links the teaching of science to human issues.

Hamilton College will welcome the 494 members of the class of 2006 as they arrive on campus today (Aug. 27) to begin orientation. The class is comprised of 491 students; they come from 18 countries, as far away as Sierra Leone and Japan, and as near as Canada and Mexico. One hundred seventy-one are from New York, and 25 are from the Mohawk Valley.

The Performing Arts at Hamilton College announces an exciting roster of world-class professional performances for its 2002-03 season. From early music on period instruments to cutting-edge drama, the Classical Connections and Contemporary Voices and Visions Series have something that everyone will enjoy. All performances are general admission, begin at 8 p.m., and are held at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center for Music and the Performing Arts on the Hamilton college campus, unless otherwise noted. Employees may purchase tickets for $10/performance, or $30 for any combination of five performances.

The Hamilton College Department of Music will open the 2002-03 season on Saturday, Sept. 7, with a 20th-century retrospective concert featuring Hamilton College music faculty at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

Mitchell Stevens, associate professor of sociology, is quoted in an article about higher learning institutions across the country revamping their orientation programs to include more activities to get students to bond with each other and faculty. Institutions across the country are adding social programs to their orientation schedule. “Colleges have become increasingly responsible for social skill of college students,” Steven says. “Many of these kids grew up with parents scheduling their extracurricular lives elaborately. They don’t have a lot of experience scheduling their own lives.”

Jon Hysell, a 1972 graduate of Hamilton College, has joined the college as director of alumni programs. He will be responsible for building and supporting alumni programs that promote stronger connections between the college and its alumni.