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Between resume building, networking, and internships, most economics students are busy enough just trying to break into the industry. But some are also trying to change it—even while helping themselves and their peers find their footing in the fast-paced finance world.

For Madeline Pittel ’24, interning at Sotheby’s has been a longstanding dream. In high school, she would walk by the auction house’s large New York office en route to a job elsewhere, all the while thinking, “I want to work there one day, and I’m going to wait for my junior year college internship. So this is a five- or six-year plan-in-the-making.”

Zoe Neely ’25 has long dabbled in social media, all the while considering a shift into marketing. When the right opportunity finally presented itself, she took full advantage. This summer she is a marketing intern on the syndication team at NBC.

Communications Office writer Evan Robinson ’23 recently spoke with Ariel Adams, Hamilton’s new director of student activities, who previously held similar roles at SUNY Potsdam and the College of Mount Saint Vincent. The two discussed Adams’ career path and her thoughts on starting out at Hamilton. Below are excerpts from their conversation.

While traversing the scenic peaks of the Adirondacks or canoeing through quiet backcountry streams, few first-year students are thinking about algorithms and linear optimization. But these mathematical ideas are as much a part of Hamilton orientation trips as any pack or paddle: they ensure that incoming students have the most worthwhile experience possible.

Life-threatening diseases could become easier to detect thanks to a Hamilton student-faculty research team and its partnership with an internationally recognized biomedical research institute here in Utica.

Each year, a core of highly motivated Hamilton students can be found taking steps toward a career in healthcare. What are our pre-health students doing this summer? How did they land their internships, and what have they learned? And how does it all fit into what they envision for their futures?

Among the innumerable negative consequences of the pandemic, a few unexpected positives emerged. Just ask Joseph Craven, Joe Gennaco, and Robert Job, former finance executives who — in the summer of 2020 — created an organization to help students gain valuable experience in the field.

In the stagnant air of subway stations, unnoticed by countless commuters, the sounds of street musicians ornament the harsh rumble of passing trains. Some of these performers go viral for their abilities; many more remain unseen and unheard. But how exactly do they contribute to the fabric of the communities they inhabit?

Throughout history, art has repeatedly pushed for change by unsettling conventional perspectives on social issues. This summer, a team of Hamilton students hopes to accomplish something similar with their Levitt Center research project by portraying the lived experience of disability through theatre.