This schedule is subject to revision. Please consult the registration desk for updates.
Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday
Thursday, October 28 |
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9 a.m.- 3:45 p.m. |
Open ClassesAttend classes offered by some of Hamilton's most popular professors. View the list of open classes, which will also be available at Registration. If you would like to attend a class with your student and it does not appear on the list, please have your student get the prior approval of his/her professor. |
10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Emerson GalleryEmerson Gallery, C.A. Johnson Hall |
3 – 8 p.m. |
Registration and Information
Please come to Registration when you arrive. Pick up your Family Weekend memento and complimentary tickets for Saturday's breakfast. (Refreshments available) |
6 p.m. |
Field Hockey vs. Nazareth
Campus Road Athletic Field |
8 p.m. |
CAB Acoustic Coffeehouse: Tony Luca w/ Matt Simons
Fillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Center |
Friday, October 29 |
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7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
Registration and Information
Please come to Registration when you arrive. Pick up your Family Weekend memento and complimentary tickets for Saturday's breakfast. (Refreshments available) |
8 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
Open ClassesAttend classes offered by some of Hamilton's most popular professors. View the list of open classes.) The list will also be available at Registration. If you would like to attend a class with your student and it does not appear on the list, please have your student get the prior approval of his/her professor. |
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Emerson GalleryEmerson Gallery, C.A. Johnson Hall |
2:30 p.m. |
Arboretum TourMeet at the gazebo near the Root Glen entrance to the rear of the Anderson-Connell Alumni Center. (Weather permitting) |
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
FAMILY COLLEGE: Summer Research Poster SessionScience Center Atrium (Science Scholar Posters) |
4-5 p.m. |
FAMILY COLLEGE: Levitt Scholars Poster Session
Kirner-Johnson Mezzanine |
4 p.m. |
Giants in the Earth: A Guided Tour of Hamilton's Cemetery
(Weather permitting) |
4-5:30 p.m. |
Wine Tasting and Commencement Preview for Seniors and their Parents (by invitation only)
Tolles Pavilion |
4 – 7 p.m. |
Little Pub: Craft Beers and Local Cheeses
Sample a few microbrews paired with local cheeses in a cozy atmosphere |
4 – 7 p.m. |
Bruce Climbing Wall Open for Parents and Siblings of Students
The 3,000-square foot climbing facility offers rope and lead climbing, as well as a bouldering area. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult and must be at least 8 to climb. Shoes, harnesses, belay devices and instruction provided. |
5 – 8 p.m. |
On-Campus DinnerSoper Hall of Commons ($8.25 cash per person) |
6 p.m. |
Volleyball vs. NESCAC (Northeast Small College Athletic Conference) WeekendMargaret Bundy Scott Field House |
6 p.m. |
Kabbalat Shabbat Dinner
(Please pre-register, $15/person) |
7 p.m. |
Samuel Kirkland Film Society
Breakfast at Tiffany’s , a 1961 romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn was directed by Blake Edwards. It was loosely based on the novella of the same name by Truman Capote. Not rated. |
8 p.m. |
Choral Concert and Dance Performances
Directed by G. Roberts Kolb, the Hamilton College Choir and College Hill Singers present the musical portion of a program shared with the Department of Dance featuring choral works and spirituals. |
10 p.m. |
A Cappella Concert
Featuring the Buffers, Hamiltones, Special K, Tumbling After and Duelly Noted |
10 p.m. |
Samuel Kirkland Film Society
In Cold Blood is a 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. Rated R. |
Saturday, Oct. 30 |
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7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
Registration and Information
Please come to Registration when you arrive. Pick up your Family Weekend memento and complimentary tickets to Saturday's breakfast. (Refreshments available) |
8 – 9:30 a.m. |
On-Campus Breakfast
Pick up your complimentary tickets at Registration |
9 – 10 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast with the Division of Student Life
Families and students are invited to join Dean of Students Nancy Thompson and her staff from the Adventure Program, Campus Safety, Chaplaincy, Counseling Center, Residential Life, Student Activities and Student Health for an informal breakfast and conversation. |
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. |
Emerson GalleryEmerson Gallery, C.A. Johnson Hall |
10 a.m. |
President's Welcome and State of the College Address
Join President Joan Hinde Stewart as she delivers the State of the College Address. |
11 a.m. |
Volleyball vs. NESCAC (Northeast Small College Athletic Conference) WeekendMargaret Bundy Scott Field House |
11 a.m. |
Tea with the President, Senior Officers and FacultyKirner-Johnson Commons |
11 a.m. |
Arboretum Tour
Join certified arborist Terry Hawkridge and learn about Hamilton's diverse trove of trees. Meet in the Science Center G041. Terry will conduct a virtual tree tour, should it rain. Wear comfortable walking shoes for a guided tour of both North and South campus plantings. (Weather-permitting) |
11 a.m.-2p.m. |
On-Campus Lunch ($6.25 cash/person)
Soper Hall of Commons |
11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. |
A Showcase of Diversity at Hamilton
Come see this demonstration all of the Multi-Cultural Organizations available on campus and meet the energetic and passionate students who run these organizations. |
11 a.m. – 4 p.m. |
Clinton Historical Society Open House
Come visit the museum of historic Clinton. Formerly called Schooltown, Clinton is known for its tradition as the home to a plethora educational institutions. Hosted program at 2 p.m. |
11:30 a.m. |
1812 Heritage Garden
In anticipation of the College's Bicentennial, the Food for Thought course (CS 235) Is attempting the re-creation of an early 19th century kitchen garden, one that would have been typical in Clinton at the time of the College's founding. Professors Franklin Sciacca and David Gapp will give a presentation on the establishment of the garden (now two years old) and how this garden plays a role in the Food for Thought course and the celebration of the College's bicentennial. Weather-permitting, a tour of the fall garden will follow. |
noon |
Men's & Women's Cross Country NESCAC ChampionshipMargaret Bundy Scott Field House 100 |
Career Conference Information Meetings |
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1 p.m. |
Career Information for Parents of Seniors
More than 3,600 students have attended the Career Center's Senior Job Search Workshop series. Now it's your turn! This program reviews the challenges seniors face in their search for employment. We will share the resources available to them, outline successful techniques for finding employment and discuss handling the stresses of senior year. |
1 p.m. |
Career Information for Parents of Underclass Students
The Competitive Edge: This presentation provides an overview of the steps necessary for your sons and daughters to be competitive in their post-Hamilton pursuits. The Career Center staff will make the case for students obtaining career-related experience, beginning in their first year at Hamilton, and will highlight the important role that families play in helping students succeed. Current students will speak about securing summer internships. We encourage you to bring your son or daughter with you. |
1 p.m. |
Football vs. Williams CollegeSteuben Field |
1 p.m. |
Men's Soccer vs. Hobart William SmithLove Field |
1:30 p.m. |
Choral Concert and Dance Performances
Directed by G. Roberts Kolb, the Hamilton College Choir and College Hill Singers present the musical portion of a program shared with the Department of Dance featuring choral works and spirituals. |
2 – 5 p.m. |
Bruce Climbing Wall Open for Parents and Siblings of Students
The 3,000-square foot climbing facility offers rope and lead climbing, as well as a bouldering area. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult and must be at least 8 to climb. Shoes, harnesses, belay devices and instruction provided. |
2:30 p.m. |
FAMILY COLLEGE: Faculty ReadingsEnglish Department faculty will read from their recently published works. Naomi Guttman will read from Wet Apples, White Blood which won the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Book of Poetry, 2007. Tina May Hall will read from her collection of short stories, The Physics of Imaginary Objects, which won the 2010 Drue Heinz Prize for Literature and was released in September.
Wellin Atrium, Science Center |
3 p.m. |
FAMILY COLLEGE: Emerson Gallery Lecture
Gallery talk with Associate Director and Curator Susanna White and Curator of Special Collections & Archives Christian Goodwillie |
3:15 p.m. |
U.S.E (Urban Service Experience) 2010 Slide Show
A USE reunion to introduce your family to your crazy USE-trip mates and leaders. Or even if your family cannot make the weekend, come see some slides of your adventures and recount the tales of service at your sites and the places where you stayed in Utica and Rome. Also remember the high ropes course and the closing banquet and contra-dancing. Come and rehash the good old days! Refreshments will be served! |
4 p.m. |
FAMILY COLLEGE: Readings of Student Poetry and Creative Writing
Come hear prize-winning student writers share their poems and short stories in a reading and reception sponsored by the English department. This is also a wonderful opportunity to meet some of the English and Creative Writing faculty members. |
4 p.m. |
Yodapez: Student Comedy Improv
Fun-filled improvisation by Hamilton's own comedic talent. |
4-6 p.m. |
FAMILY COLLEGE: Nicole Gelinas, the Searle Freedom Trust Fellow at the Manhattan Institute
Gelinas will speak on her new book, After the Fall: Saving Capitalism from Wall Street and Washington. Open to the public. |
5 & 5:45 p.m. |
Adirondack Adventure 2010 Slide Show
Experience Adirondack Adventure in living color as Assistant Director of Outdoor Leadership Sarah Weis presents slides from the first-year orientation program. |
5 p.m. |
Catholic Mass
Officiated by Rev. John P. Croghan, Newman Chaplain |
5 – 8 p.m. |
On-Campus Dinner
($8.25 cash per person) |
6:30 p.m. |
Family Weekend Dinner Party
Off-campus at the Skenandoa Golf Club. Contact the club directly at 315-853-8349 or e-mail Sheila at sheila@centralny.twcbc.com to make reservations. $25 dinner. Cash bar. |
7 p.m. |
Samuel Kirkland Film Society
Breakfast at Tiffany’s , a 1961 romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn was directed by Blake Edwards. It was loosely based on the novella of the same name by Truman Capote. Not rated. |
8 p.m. |
CAB Comedy: DERRICK ComedyFillius Events Barn, Beinecke Student Activities Village |
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8 - 10 p.m. |
Orchestra and Jazz Performances
Led by "Doctuh" Mike Woods, the Hamilton College Jazz Ensemble performs new tunes and jazz standards in a program shared with the Hamilton College Orchestra. |
10 p.m. |
A Cappella Concert
Featuring the Buffers, Hamiltones, Special K, Tumbling After and Duelly Noted |
11 p.m. |
Samuel Kirkland Film Society
In Cold Blood is a 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. Rated R. |
Sunday, October 31 |
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10 a.m. – 5 p.m. |
Emerson GalleryEmerson Gallery, C.A. Johnson Hall |
11 a.m. – noon |
Hillel Bagel Brunch
Before you hit the road, come learn more about Jewish life on campus and enjoy a bagel. |
11 a.m. |
Community Church Service
Protestant worship with student leaders and musicians |
12:15 p.m. |
Community Church Brunch
Join us for a complimentary brunch following the worship service. |
1 p.m. |
Catholic Mass
Officiated by Rev. John P. Croghan, Newman Chaplain |
2 - 5 p.m. |
Bruce Climbing Wall Open for Parents and Siblings of Students
The 3,000-square foot climbing facility offers rope and lead climbing, as well as a bouldering area. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult and must be at least 8-years-old to climb. Shoes, harnesses, belay devices and instruction provided. |
6 p.m. |
International Students Dinner
(international students and their host families and guests) |
7 p.m. |
Samuel Kirkland Film Society
Breakfast at Tiffany’s , a 1961 romantic comedy film starring Audrey Hepburn was directed by Blake Edwards. It was loosely based on the novella of the same name by Truman Capote. Not rated. |
7:30 p.m. |
Family College: The Code of a Man: Reclaiming the Manly Virtues of Love, Courage, Pride, Family and Country.
Waller R. Newell is professor of political science and philosophy and co- director of the Centre for Liberal Education and Public Affairs at Carleton University and the author of What Is A Man? and The Code of a Man. |
10 p.m. |
Samuel Kirkland Film Society
In Cold Blood is a 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. Rated R. |
