Spring Volunteer Weekend Schedule



Thursday, April 2
6:30 p.m. -
10 p.m.
Legendary Film Treatment Challenge Pitch
Public pitch presentation for Legendary Film Treatment Challenge finalists and networking reception.
Fillius Events Barn
   
Friday, April 3
9 a.m.
Alumni Council Executive Committee Meeting
Breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.
Conference Room, Philip Spencer House
   
11 a.m. Alumni Council Information Session
Great Room, Philip Spencer House
   
Noon Hamilton's Finances: Endowment, Tuition, Fundraising and Interest Income    
Vice President for Administration and Finance Karen Leach and Chief Investment Officer Peter Tonetti
Lunch available.
Fillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Activities Village
   
1:30 -
3 p.m.
Alumni Council Committee Meetings

Nominations
Fisher Room, Bristol Center

Multicultural Alumni Relations
Conference Room, Philip Spencer House

Class Leadership
Kirner Johnson 102 

Regional Affairs
Assembly Room, Bristol Center
   
GOLD Engagement
Levitt Center Conference Room (KJ 250), Kirner-Johnson
   
1:30 p.m. Parent Volunteer Session: Family Weekend Planning, Welcome Calls and other roles of Parent Volunteers
Anderson-Connell Alumni Center
   
3 p.m. Planning for Hamilton's Future
Acting President and Dean of Faculty Joe Urgo
Kirner-Johnson 102
   
3 p.m.  Reunions 2010 Overview
Director of Reunion Weekend Laurie Russell and Director of Reunion Giving Erika Klar
Dwight Lounge, Bristol Center
   
3:45 p.m. Reunions 2010 Committee Meetings (5s and 0s)
various locations, Bristol Center
   
4 p.m. Baseball vs Amherst
Royce Field
   
4:30 p.m. Careers, Networking and Employment in the Current Economic Climate
Gain a broader perspective on career paths and a sense from others of what's going on in the marketplace today from a panel of industry experts.
Moderated by Director of the Career Center Kino Ruth.

Susan Skerritt K '77
Managing Director - Global Corporate Trust
The Bank of New York Mellon

Alison Meyer '00
Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley
formerly with Random House Publishing

Warren White '92
Career Transition Consultant
Drake Beam Morin (DBM)

Melissa Joyce-Rosen '86
Worldwide Product Manager
Xerox Corporation
Kirner Johnson Auditorium (KJ 125), Kirner Johnson Building
   
5:30 -
6:30 p.m.
Reception with Members of the Class of 2009
Fillius Events Barn
   
6:30 p.m. Volunteer Weekend Awards Dinner
Presentation of the Distinguished Service Award to Dean Abelon
Tolles Pavilion, Beinecke Student Activities Village
   
10 p.m.

GOLD Pub Night
The Little Pub

   
Saturday, April 4 
7 a.m. GOLD 5K Fun Run
Meet at the Blood Fitness Center
   
8 a.m. Athletics Update: Fitness, Facilities and the Future
Athletic Director and Professor of Physical Education Jon Hind '80
Breakfast available
Wellin Atrium, Science Center
   
9 a.m. Parents Advisory Council Meeting
G041, Science Center
   
9 a.m. General Meeting of the Alumni Council
The Council will conduct its business during the 9 – 10 a.m. session and has invited Meredith Bonham and John O'Neill to give an update on the Bicentennial at 10 a.m.
Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center
   
10:30 a.m. GOLD Summit Registration and Bagel Brunch Register for the Summit, meet other attendees and have a bite to eat.
Kirner Johnson Commons, Kirner Johnson Building
   
11 a.m. -
5 p.m.
Men's & Women's Track and Field vs Invite
Pritchard Track
   

11 a.m. - 
4 p.m.

Celebration of 40 Years of Educating Women on the Hill
 

11 a.m. The Four Decades
Discussion will follow an introduction by Acting President and Dean of Faculty Joe Urgo. Alumnae panelists from all four decades include Tami Aisenson K'75, Mel Chesnut '82, Sara Shapiro Harberson '97, Ann Horwitz '06 and Emma Woods '09. Moderated by Elizabeth J. McCormack Professor of English Margaret Thickstun.
KJ Auditorium (KJ 125)

   
    12:30 p.m.
Lunch with round table discussion
Kirner Johnson Commons, Kirner Johnson Building
 
     
  1:30 p.m. The Kirkland Generation
Frank Anechiarico '71 (current faculty member), Peter Arturi '75, Maureen Fellows '80, Jennie Morris K'72 and Lars Nielsen '77 will explore this seminal era at the College on a panel moderated by Shelley Cowan K'75.
KJ Auditorium
 
     
  3 p.m. A Discussion of the Kirkland Endowment
Acting President and Dean of Faculty Joe Urgo and Vice President for Communications and Development Richard Tantillo will participate in an open discussion of Kirkland's legacy on the Hill .
Kirner Johnson Auditorium (KJ 125)
 
     
Noon Baseball vs. Amherst
Royce Field
 
     
Noon GOLD Summit Kick-off
Introductory remarks by Vice President for Communications & Development Richard Tantillo and President of the Alumni Association Mark Rice '73, P '01, '06.
Green Café@McEwen Dining Hall
 
     
12:15 p.m. GOLD "Talking About Hamilton"
  • Physical Plant Changes
  • Weekends on the Hill
  • Life on campus
  • What happens after you graduate?
  • Life in the working world
McEwen Dining Hall
 
     
1 p.m. Men's Lacrosse vs. Vassar
Turf Field   
   
1:15 p.m. GOLD Volunteering: Sustaining Vital Connections
President of the Alumni Association Mark Rice '73 will introduce the session and invite alumni to meet the breakout session facilitators for discussions:

  • "GOLD off and on the Hill" with Elizabeth Bowman
  • "Supporting the student experience" with Dave Steadman '03 
  • "Your local Admission office" with Sue Donegan
  • "Multiply the Message as a Hamilton Ambassador" with Stacey Himmelberger
McEwen Dining Hall
   
2:30 p.m. GOLD Campus Tour: The Next Generation of Facilities
Departs from Kirner Johnson Commons (ends at Science Center)
   
3 - 4:15 p.m. Opportunity Programs Parent Day Student Performances
Fillius Events Barn
   
3 p.m. Emerson Gallery Talk: West African Masks and Masquerade
Associate Director and Curator, Emerson Gallery Susanna White, Ian Berry, Consulting Director for Emerson Gallery and Skidmore's Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Tang Museum and Ilana Carlin '09 discuss the three exhibitions currently on view.
Emerson Gallery, CA Johnson Hall
   
3:15 p.m. Career Connections
Industry-specific panels with an introduction to career networking by Director of the Career Center Kino Ruth
Kennedy Auditorium, Science Center
   
3:30 p.m. Careers, Networking and Opportunities in Film and Television:
Moderated by Heather Wixson, Career Center
John Hadity '83
Producer
Hadity & Associates
formerly with Miramax Films
Science Center Room 2017
   
3:30 p.m. Careers, Networking and Opportunities in Sales & Marketing:
Moderated by Kino Ruth, Career Center
Kathleen McDonough '93
Vice President - Marketing Manager
The Chubb Group

Abby Tracy '04
Director - Member & Sponsor Relations
The Commonwealth Institute

Warren White '92
Career Transition Consultant
Drake Beam Morin (DBM)

Elizabeth Dolan '05
Associate Director of Marketing & Development
Orr Associates, Inc.
Science Center Room 3040
   
3:30 p.m. Careers, Networking and Opportunities in Government & Public Policy: Moderated by David Bell, Career Center
Morgan (Miller) Keane '03
Leadership Fellow
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey

Kaitlin Nelson '01
Federal Career Intern/Program Analyst
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jarrel Price '04
Vice President, Government Relations
Height Analytics

Frank Vlossak '89
Principal
Williams and Jensen LLP
Science Center Room G041
   
4:30 p.m. Careers, Networking and Opportunities in Law:
Moderated by Jeannine Murtaugh, Career Center
Julie Ross '84
Professor
Georgetown University Law Center

Peter Arturi '75
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Callaway Golf Ball Operations

Alexandra Briggs Stevens '95
Formerly Associate, Intellectual Property Group
McCarter & English, LLP

Robert (Bob) J. Gilson '80 P'12
Division of Law Director/Assistant Attorney General
The State of New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety
Office of the Attorney General, Trenton, NJ

Science Center Room G027
   
4:30 p.m. Careers, Networking and Opportunities in Health:
Moderated by David Bell, Career Center
Andrew Osterman '00
former Project Manager
McKesson
MBA student, Goizueta Business School of Emory University

Jay Gormley '01
Director of Planning & Research
Metropolitan Jewish Health System

Meredith Paddock '06
Staff Assistant
HIV/AIDS Program for Population Council

Anna Arnold '04
Research Coordinator for Parenting and Relationship Transition & Risk Study
Yale University School of Public Health

Rori Dawes '00
Quality Improvement Nurse-Analyst
Caritas Holy Family Hospital
Science Center Room G042
   
4:30 p.m.

Careers, Networking and Opportunities in Media and Communications: Moderated by Heather Wixson, Career Center
Dzu Bui '00
Campaign Manager
The Advertising Council

Lauren Nelson '02
Senior Editor
ESPN.com

Amanda Gengler '03
Writer
Money Magazine

Liz Horwitt - Putnam K'73
Freelance IT business journalist, and novelist

Alicia Colabella '07
Programming Research Assistant
Comedy Central

David Bolger  '99
VP, Communications Planning Director
Mediacom
Science Center Room 3024

   
4:30 - 6:30 p.m. HAVOC 20th Anniversary  Celebration
Kirner-Johnson Commons, 2nd floor
   
5:30 p.m. Saranac & Cheese
Follow up your career and volunteer networking at a reception with members of HALT (Hamilton Alumni Leadership Training), students and young alumni
Wellin Atrium, Science Center


6:30 p.m. GOLD Alumni Leaders Recognition Dinner
Presentation of young alumni awards including, Young Alumni Service Award, College Key Award, Fun Run Winner and GOLD Summit awards, followed by presentation from Director of Run for the Fallen, Jon Bellona '03
Wellin Atrium, Science Center
   
8:30 p.m. GOLD Trivia Night
A special iteration of a new Hamilton tradition, hosted by Assistant Dean of Students for Campus Life/Director of Student Activities Lisa Magnarelli '96 and Assistant Director of Student Activities Paul Ryan '02 
The Little Pub
   
Sunday, April 5
  Palm Sunday Services
   
11 a.m. Womyn's Energy Brunch
Café Opus
   
11 a.m. GOLD Farewell Bagel Brunch
Hosted by Vice President for Communication and Development Richard Tantillo
Buff & Blue Juice Bar, Blood Fitness Center
   
Noon Men's Lacrosse Alumni Game
Turf Field
   
Ongoing
Emerson Gallery
Friday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Charlean and Wayland Blood Fitness and Dance Center
Friday 6 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.