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As a sociology major, Becky Conrey ’05 (Burnt Hills, NY) knows what it is like to study human behavior and social norms. However, even after her extensive coursework in the field, Conrey still had some lingering questions about social norms, deviant behavior, and its effect on identity construction. In order to answer these questions, Conrey will collaborate with Hamilton College Sociology Professor Jenny Irons on an Emerson Summer Research Project titled “Identity Construction within Relationships Socially Marked as Deviant.”

  The Metropolitan New York Alumni Association invites you to the 23rd Annual Hamilton Day at the US OPEN 2004 Tennis Championship Sunday, September 5, 2004 at 11 a.m. and Wednesday, September 8, 2004 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $63 per person and are limited to four per person. All seating is in the Upper Promenade of the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Please RSVP to the Office of Alumni Programs no later than Friday, August 6, 2004. Pre-payment is required. Thanks and enjoy the US OPEN!

Associate Professor of English Onno Oerlemans and Associate Professor of Biology Pat Reynolds organized and participated in a panel "Interdisciplinary Teaching on the Adirondacks" at the Symposium "Nature and Culture in the Northern Forest." The symposium was sponsored by the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment and held June 4 - 6 in Crawford Notch, N.H. Oerlemans and Reynolds were joined by three others working on interdisciplinary teaching on the Adirondacks, including Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Biology Ernest Williams.

Stephanie Godleski '05 has a fascination with human movement that stems from her involvement in athletics, as a member of the varsity crew team. Her interest in human movement has motivated her to work with Professor of Psychology Jonathan Vaughan and Aram Kudurshian '06 on a summer research project that deals with human movement around obstacles in three-dimensional space.

Two Hamilton students, Michelle Skornicki '06 and Hilary Gamble '07, have relatively little experience in a science lab, but Associate Professor of Chemistry Timothy Elgren has raved about their research work this summer. Their confidence in working in a laboratory situation has aided them in their study of catalytic enzymes and how they behave when encapsulated in sol-gel.

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As one of the Reunion Weekend events, John Adams, visiting professor of rhetoric and communication, gave the lecture "Rhetorical Designs: Stop the Rhetoric and Get to the Reality" in the Kirner-Johnson Red Pit.  Adams displayed his expertise on the subject, explaining how the different assumptions people have about rhetoric shapes understanding about the subject matter and about language itself.

Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Affairs, was interviewed recently by David Lightman of the <i>Hartford Courant</i> for an article on Bush's Iraq policy. According to the article, Bush has begun to seek "crucial international and domestic support for his Iraq rebuilding effort." "The hard bargaining will be over things like oil and Iraqi debt," said Cafruny.

Get to know the ten student interns working this summer in the Office of Communications and Development!

Marc C. David, Assistant Dean of Students for Multicultural Student Affairs, will be presenting at the upcoming National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in Miami, Florida. The title of the presentation is “Greek Letter Alternatives: The Search for Brotherhood and Sisterhood in Emerging Multicultural Student Organizations.”