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Associate Dean of Faculty and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tim Elgren gave two presentations at the Ninth National Conference of the Council on Undergraduate Research. The talks were titled "Innovative Chemistry Curricula that Support Undergraduate Research" and "Institutionalizing Research for All". The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) is a national organization that strives to support faculty members and their research activities at primarily undergraduate institutions. Elgren is finishing his second three-year term as an elected member of the council. He co-chairs the CUR Summer Fellowship Committee.

Joe Karam, director of network and telecommunications services, earned designation as a Cisco Certified Network Associate. This is the first level of Cisco network certification. In May he was invited to be a member of the SUNY IT Department of Telecommunications Advisory Board, and in June he led a panel presentation at the ResNet 2002 Symposium in Buffalo. The panel members discussed various methods for managing and monitoring usage on campus computer networks.

Old college campuses are among the best places to look for size-champion trees. Open-grown specimens, planted long ago and well cared for, rack up BIG numbers. Hamilton's got some of the best, rivaling any campus in the Northeast, according to Biology Professor Thomas Diggins.

Andrew Barous, a 2001 graduate of Hamilton College, is featured in a Salem Evening News article about joining the Peace Corps. While at Hamilton, Barous’ first cultural exchange was a four-week trip to Costa Rica followed by a semester in Madrid, Spain. He was recently an English teacher with Harvard’s World Teach Program. He says, “living in another culture gives you a whole different perspective.” Barous will spend two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tonga, a constitutional monarchy made up of 170 islands in the South Pacific where he will learn the native language, Tongan, and undergo technical training for his job as an agricultural business adviser working to improve the Tongan economy.

We are currently in the process of verifying information for the 2002-03 Campus Telephone Directory. Any changes should be reported to the Personnel Office, ext. 4302. Individuals will receive a copy of their personal information on file for verification in early August.

John Rice '78 was featured in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article about GE's Power Systems division, whose 2001 sales exceeded Atlanta-based Coca-Cola.

Hamilton College Professor of Anthropology Douglas Raybeck has been elected president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research. The Society of Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) is a multidisciplinary professional association of behavioral scientists “dedicated to the use of scientific method in understanding human behavior in all times and places.” The term of president lasts one year, and Raybeck is scheduled to assume his duties in 2003.

IMPORTANT NOTE: At this time, our group seating is full for the September 23rd Rudolph Giuliani lecture. We cannot accept any additional reservations at this time. If you would like to be put on a wait list, please call the large group reservation line at 859-4529, and leave your contact information at the tone. We will not access or confirm wait list reservations until early September. At that time you will be contacted by our staff to verify your status.

John Rice, Hamilton Class of 1978, was interviewed by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on the current success of General Electric. Rice commented, "I think regardless of the size of your operation, you want to run it like the corner store."

Michael Granof, a 1963 graduate of Hamilton and a professor of accounting at the University of Texas at Austin, co-authored an op-ed that appeared in The New York Times (6/28). In "Generally Accepted Accounting Abuses," Granof and co-author Stephen Zeff suggest that in light of recent corporate accounting scandals more federal oversight is needed. They recommend an outside body such as the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq appoint an independent panel for each company listed on the exchange. "These groups would work with corporate audit committees to select audit firms and approve fees," the authors suggest.