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Senior Fellow Maggie Hanson will present her research on "The Personality of Distance Runners: Goal Setting, Performance,and Mental Health," on Tuesday, May 7, from 7-8 p.m. in the Red Pit at Kirner-Johnson. Sponsored by the office of the dean of faculty.

The Hamilton College and Community Oratorio Society, directed by G. Roberts Kolb, will perform Antonín Dvorák's Requiem on Tuesday, May 7, at 8 p.m. at Wellin Hall in the Schambach Center . The featured soloists are Lauralyn Kolb soprano; Martha Sutter, mezzo-soprano; Todd Greer, tenor; and Timothy LeFebvre, baritone.

Senior Fellow Danielle Wittern will read from her novel, "A Semester Away: Learning to Live Entre Lenguas," on Wednesday, May 8, from 8-9 p.m., in the Fillius Events Barn. Refreshments will be served.

The next lecture in the Faculty Lecture Series will feature Julie Dunsmore, assistant professor of psychology, talking about "Parents' discussions with their children about the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001" on Friday, May 3 at 4:10 p.m. in the Red Pit, KJ. Reception will follow in Cafe Opus.

Assistant Professor of English Naomi Guttman has been awarded an Individual Artist's grant from The Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts. Last April, she gave a poetry reading with alumna Karlen Chase ('99) at the Catskill Mountain Foundation's Performing Arts Center in Hunter, NY. Guttman also participated in a multicultural Canadian poetry reading at the New England Modern Language Association convention in Toronto and chaired a poetry panel there.

Stephen A. Knapp, a 1969 graduate of Hamilton College, and an artist and sculptor based in Worcester, Mass., is receiving accolades for his recent work in the Worcester area. Knapp, whose work has been commissioned around the world, has created a sculptural light painting for the Worcester Medical Center, and kiln-formed sliding glass doors for the newly-renovated Worcester Public Library. The main entrance to the library includes images that reflect the uniqueness of Worcester. Knapp and his work are featured in the Worcester Sunday Telegram, April 28.

Professor of Religious Studies Heidi Ravven edited a book, Jewish Themes in Spinoza's Philosophy, with Lenn Goodman of Vanderbilt University. She also contributed to the preface and wrote the essay, "Spinoza's Rupture with His Hints for Jewish Modernity," for the volume.

A student-faculty discussion, "The Legacy of Uncle Tom's Cabin" will commemorate the 150th anniversary of Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling, anti-slavery novel, on Wednesday, May 1, at 4 p.m. in the Red Pit.

The 4th annual AIDS Hike for Life will be held on the Hamilton College campus on Sunday, April 28. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk starts at 11 a.m. The Hike for Life is a 5k fundraising walk benefiting AIDS Community Resources. Sponsored by the class of 2002 and AIDS Community Resources.

The Hewlett Grant for Pluralism and Unity presents a lecture by author and educator Sue Rosser, "Including Gender and Race in Science Classrooms and Curriculum" on Monday, April 29, at 4:15 p.m. in the Chemistry Auditorium.