Because Hamilton [Innovates]
“In order to change the world, future generations need more than ideas; they need the ability to actually implement those ideas. Students come to Hamilton to solve problems for which there are no answers in the back of the book.” – Joe Shelley, vice president, library and information technology services
Just as we teach students to write and speak well, we want our students — no matter their academic concentration — to understand the power and limits of computing processes; the potential uses of data, analytics, and computer modeling; the use of digital media to communicate and collaborate; the privacy, security, and other ethical and societal implications of living in an online world; and the basics of information fluency, including how to find, organize, evaluate, and interpret online information.
Achieving this new academic priority will require investments in additional faculty, technologists, and a new digital learning hub and research incubator that will foster digital discovery and provide support for our faculty and students to create, share, and explore digital learning and research.
Over time, by incorporating the initiatives funded through this campaign, Hamilton students will leave College Hill with four proficiencies fundamental for future success:
- they will write well
- they will speak persuasively
- they will demonstrate quantitative literacy
- they will exhibit digital fluency
Because Hamilton is the College’s response to an exciting new mode of communication and understanding that ensures students will not only find their future, but are prepared to lead their professions.