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David Dammerman ’91 swam the English Channel this past September. He started from Samphire Hoe, England at 2 a.m. on September 25 and 27 miles and about ten and a half hours later he reached dry land in Cap Gris Nez, France. While on the Men’s Swimming and Diving Team at Hamilton Dammerman said he never would have imagined swimming the English Channel. After a friend volunteered to be his support crew, David started training for a little over two years with the Channel in mind.

Hamilton College has received $1.6 million from the estate of renowned New York State historian and Hamilton alumnus David Ellis and his wife Carolyn, which will support an endowed chair in their name.

Hamilton alumnus Luvuyo Mandela ’09 returned to the Hill on Oct. 29 to speak about his work as a social entrepreneur in South Africa. His former philosophy professor, A. Todd Franklin, introduced Mandela and thanked him for agreeing to speak to the small gathering, heavily composed of students in Franklin’s “Philosophy of Race, Gender and Culture” course.

Overlooking New York City’s Times Square from the Condé Nast Building on Oct. 19,  students and alumni gathered for the Career Center’s latest “Career Explo” program. Keynote speaker Michael Stone ’72, president and CEO of Beanstalk, addressed the group before the attendees split for the two career topics of the day: one panel focused on film and television, and the other on education.

Hamilton College students, alumni and business experts joined forces Oct. 25-27 for the fourth annual Pitch Competition. The weekend-long event is always highly anticipated among the College’s young business professionals and features an entrepreneurship workshop, networking opportunities and business-mentoring services all offered by seasoned entrepreneurs and investors.

Students in the NYC Program boarded a train to Stamford, Conn., on Oct. 23 to meet with the founder and managing partner of Olympus Partners, Rob Morris '76 P'16, '17. The Hamilton College trustee spoke about his career, shared some adventures and answered some eager questions.

Art Reliford ’96 has been named to the Chicago International Charter School (CICS) board of directors. “All Chicago children deserve the opportunity to receive a quality education that will put them on the road to lifelong success. I look forward to bringing an additional perspective and commitment to academics to the CICS board of directors,” said Reliford.

Jen Kleindienst ’09 returned to Hamilton on Oct. 21 to speak to the community about her career in environmental activism and give advice to those interested in the campus sustainability movement.

Hamilton College alumnus Eric Feldman proudly announces plans to open Braven Brewing Company, a microbrewery in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Teaming up with co-founder Marshall S. Thompson, a seasoned entrepreneur who earned his MBA from Fordham University, Eric hopes to make Braven the first brewery in the neighborhood in over 30 years.

Jen Kleindienst ’09, sustainability coordinator at Wesleyan University, will present a lecture titled “Challenges and Successes of Promoting Campus Sustainability,” on Monday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Red Pit, KJ.  Her lecture, part of the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center Fall 2013 speaker series, is free and open to the public.