This year, in what may become a Family Weekend tradition, the English Department sponsored a reading of prize-winning student work in creative writing. Cafe Opus 2 provided refreshments to the more than 100 audience members as students read aloud selections of their own short prose and poetry in the Science Center Atrium. The students selected to read their work during this event: Katie Naughton '08 and Emily Tang '08, winners of the Thomas E. Meehan Prize in Creative Writing; Christopher Parmenter '10, winner of the Adam Gordon Poetry Prize for Freshmen; Fiona MacQuarrie '09, winner of the Rose B. Tager Prize in Fiction; Rachel Richardson '09, winner of the George A. Watrous Prize in Poetry; and Nicole Dietsche '09, winner of the George A. Watrous Prize in Fiction.
Wind Over Wood and Raymonda
Family Weekend 2007 Dance Performance
Family Weekend Dance Performance (Photo by Kim Dam)
Hamilton College dance students performed a piece called "Wind Over Wood" composed by Lecturer in Dance Richard Lloyd '73 and choreographed by Associate Professor of Dance Elaine Heekin. The Hamilton students were accompanied by wind ensemble Lavender Trio. In addition, guest artist and choreographer Olivier Wecxsteen, former principal dancer with Boston Ballet and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, performed and set a work for Family Weekend with Hamilton student dancers.
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Summer Research Poster Session
Family Weekend 2007
Chemistry Professor Robin Kinnel with David Hamilton '09 (photo by Laura Halvorsen '09)
Parents, students and professors celebrated summer research at Hamilton College by attending a poster session on Friday afternoon of Family Weekend 2007. The science research session was hosted by the Coordinator of Summer Science Research Leslie North. Held in the Science Center Atrium, students presented their summer science research and discussed project designs and results with their professors and families. Also on display were posters by the recipients of the 2007 Levitt Fellowship grants. Recipients of the Levitt Fellowship spent their summer working with a faculty member researching an issue related to public affairs. For more information about Science and Levitt projects see Summer Research
Study Abroad
Family Weekend 2007
Students and their families gathered in the Science Center to hear about Hamilton's study abroad opportunities. Study abroad is very popular at Hamilton with close to 40 percent of the junior class choosing to go away for at least one semester each year. There to discuss Hamilton's programs were Hong Gang Jin for the Associated Colleges in China, Roberta Krueger for Hamilton College Junior Year in France, and Jeremy Medina for Hamilton College Academic Year in Spain. Carol Drogus, Hamilton’s Associate Dean for Off-Campus Study, who helps students with the non-Hamilton study options and Associate Dean of Faculty Pat Reynolds also participated in the discussion. More on Hamilton Study Abroad opportunities can be found at Off-Campus Study.
Emerson Gallery Tour
Family Weekend 2007
Kym Giacoppe '09
Hamilton parents, students and art enthusiasts crowded the Emerson Gallery Saturday to hear co-curators Susanna White, Associate Director and Curator of the Emerson Gallery and Bill Salzillo, Professor of Art, and Kym Giacoppe '09 give a gallery talk on the exhibition Edward W. Root: Teacher, Collector and Naturalist, and the sophomore seminar that was taught in conjunction with the exhibition.
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Women's Soccer Advances on Penalty Kicks
Shootout goal by Caroline Miller '09 is the difference
Caroline Miller '09
Caroline Miller '09 converted the deciding shootout goal and Hamilton College advanced past visiting Tufts University, 4-3 on penalty kicks, in an NCAA Division III championships tournament second round game at Love Field on Nov. 11.
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A cappella Concert
Family Weekend 2007
The Buffers (Photo by Laura Halvorsen '09)
Ending an event-filled day, Hamilton's four original a cappella groups presented to a packed audience of students and families in the Chapel on both Friday and Saturday nights. The a cappella performance included Special K, The Hamiltones, Tumbling After and The Buffers.
Football Finishes Year With Loss Against Bates
Vaunted Hamilton rush defense limits Bobcats to 63 yards on the ground
Matt Pitarresi '08 made a season-high 13 tackles, forced two fumbles and broke up one pass in his last college game, but Hamilton College lost 17-16 against visiting Bates College in a New England Small College Athletic Conference game played at Steuben Field on Nov. 10.
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Department of Theatre Presents Etta Jenks
Performances Through November 17
Chelsea D'Aprile, Caroline Nixon, Hannah Fazio, Lindsey Pearlman
The Hamilton College Department of Theatre will present Marlane Meyer's Etta Jenks as its fall theatre production. Performances are Thursday - Saturday, Nov. 8-10 and Wednesday – Saturday, Nov. 14-17 at 8 p.m., and a matinée on Nov. 10 at 2 p.m., all in Minor Theater. The performance is under the direction of Professor Carole Bellini-Sharp, with lighting design by Bill Burd, costume design by Amy Svoboda and set design by John Pollard. This play contains adult content and is not suitable for children under 16.
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Election Preview
Family Weekend 2007
With the 2008 Election Year approaching fast, students from Professor of Government Theodore Eismeier's American Political Process class gave presentations on the major candidates. The students chose who they wanted to represent and gave presentations on their candidate's political platform. For the Democrats, Anna Scott '11 represented Barack Obama, Lindsay Getman '10, Jacob Kleinrock '11 and Jenna Cohen '10 represented Hilary Clinton, and Tom Yarnell '10 gave his support for John Edwards. The Republicans were represented by Jeff Corbett '09 for Fred Thompson, Frank Matt '10 for Mitt Romney and Ed Ajaeb '11 and Gates Helms '11 for Rudy Giuliani. In their presentations, the students discussed the prospects of their candidates and the hardships each has encountered on their campaign trails. Afterward, the audience engaged in a lively discussion with the students about the prospective candidates and campaign issues important to college students.
President Stewart's Letter Fall 2008
President Stewart
Students and their families gathered in the Science Center to hear about Hamilton's study abroad opportunities. Study abroad is very popular at Hamilton with close to 40 percent of the junior class choosing to go away for at least one semester each year. There to discuss Hamilton's programs were Hong Gang Jin for the Associated Colleges in China, Roberta Krueger for Hamilton College Junior Year in France, and Jeremy Medina for Hamilton College Academic Year in Spain. Carol Drogus, Hamilton’s Associate Dean for Off-Campus Study, who helps students with the non-Hamilton study options and Associate Dean of Faculty Pat Reynolds also participated in the discussion. More on Hamilton Study Abroad opportunities can be found at Off-Campus Study.
