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Hamilton’s Curling Club is back in action with two tournaments under their belts and a number of promising underclassmen on the roster. The team has already participated in tournaments hosted by Boston University at Broomstones Curling Club in Wayland, Mass. (Nov. 7-8), and by the Rochester Institute of Technology (Nov. 13-15).

Hamilton Association for Volunteering Outreach and Charity (HAVOC) sponsored its 14th annual Dodgeball tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7, and 20 teams raised more than $900 for Team IMPACT. Team IMPACT is a non-profit organization that matches children with life-threatening and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams.

This week marks the National Collegiate Emergency Services Foundation’s National Collegiate EMS week, during which Hamilton recognizes the efforts of its student EMTs. Whenever there is a medical emergency on the Hamilton College campus, student EMTs are always the first-responders.  The Hamilton College Emergency Medical Services (HCEMS) team comprises 24 students from varied backgrounds and interests.  We salute them this week and thank them for their service.

Students and their families reunited for Hamilton’s annual Family Weekend on Oct. 22-25.  More than 1,100 visitors enjoyed a host of activities from poster sessions on summer research to athletic contests, poetry reading and performances.

Hamilton’s Family Weekend will take place on campus from Oct. 22-25 with 1,100 family members and friends expected for the annual event. Families can attend Hamilton classes, enjoy music and dance performances or cheer on the Continentals at athletic contests.

Hamilton President Joan Hinde Stewart will be honored with the Alumni Council’s Bell Ringer Award at Reunions ’16. The Bell Ringer Award is presented each year in recognition of contributions made to the College, its alumni and the community. President Stewart will retire from Hamilton at the end of the 2015-16 academic year.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History Liam Considine recently took his “What is Contemporary Art” Class to The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams, Mass.

Student Assembly’s Social Traditions Committee hosted a successful Fall Fest on Saturday, Oct. 10, on the Clinton Village Green. Many local families turned out on a beautiful autumn afternoon for activities and entertainment.

Five Hamilton students and Director of Health Professions Advising Leslie Bell recently attended a day-long medical conference at the Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, NJ.

Hamilton students on the Program in Washington, D.C. recently visited the American Enterprise Institute where they heard from resident scholar Norman Ornstein. This semester's Program in Washington is directed by Professor of Government Rob Martin.