Hamilton's annual Adler Conference, "Building a Community of Respect," will take place on Friday, Feb. 11, in the Annex. The conference will begin at noon with a served lunch and will continue to 4 p.m. The Adler Conference is an opportunity for the entire community to come together and have candid and meaningful discussions on important issues that affect everyone in the Hamilton community. The conference will generate dialogues regarding respect in our community. Topics that will be discussed will be respect for people and property, how and if communication occurs among different groups, and ways to build a respectful community.
From these conversations, concrete recommendations will be presented to various committees on campus toward building a community of respect.
Begun in 1966 as the Higby Conference and renamed the Adler Conference in 1970, the forum has a 39-year tradition of addressing important issues in the Hamilton community. All members of the campus community -- students, faculty, staff and administration -- are welcome to attend. Previous years' topics have included alcohol use, diversity and social life on campus.
Student organizers Thomas Acampora and Anthony Ng will welcome participants and President Joan Stewart will give introductory remarks. There will be a discussion over lunch regarding community and respect. Participants will then relocate to small groups to discuss one of four topics: Respect for Property, Respect for Ideas, Respect for People, and Respect for the College. At the end of the conference
facilitators will meet to provide recommendations to build a community of respect at Hamilton College.
If you cannot commit to the attend the entire conference, but are still interested, please e-mail Thomas Acampora, tacampor@hamilton.edu.
