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Heather Merrill,  the Jane Watson Irwin Distinguished Visiting Chair in Women's Studies, was the featured speaker at the annual Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geographical Honor Society induction ceremony at Colgate University on  Oct.7. The title of her talk was "In Other Wor(l)ds: Place, 'Race,' Belonging and the African Diaspora in Italy."  

Mother Nature cooperated and provided a glorious backdrop to a full weekend of Fallcoming events on the Hill. Highlights included the dedication of the Sadove Student Center at Emerson Hall, recognition of the Alumni All Stars Jazz Band as volunteers of the year, lectures, and musical performances.

Carl A. Rubino, Winslow Professor of Classics, delivered a paper titled “Long Ago, But Not So Far Away: Star Wars and the Ancient World” at the annual meeting of the Classical Association of the Atlantic States, held in Newark on Oct. 8.  The paper was given at a panel he organized on “Getting In Touch With the Force: the Power of Classical Antiquity in Star Wars, Red River, and the Films of Alfred Hitchcock.”  

Rich Vellante '86, executive chef and executive vice president of restaurants for Legal Seafoods, met with students and discussed “How a Hamilton College Experience Can Craft a Better Cup of Clam Chowder” on Oct. 7 as part of Fallcoming weekend activities. Vellante also visited the Community Farm Garden and 1812 Heritage Garden.

Hamilton trustee Rob Morris ’76 was profiled in the October 2010 issue of Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst. Morris, founder and managing director of private equity firm Olympus Partners, sits on the board of Hamilton’s Endowment Fund.

Leonard C. Ferguson Professor of Music Samuel Pellman presented ngc 6357, a recent composition with video by Miranda Raimondi '08, in September, to a packed house at the Musikbar Rhiz in Vienna. The event was part of the Kyma International Sound Symposium, which included computer musicians from academic posts and the recording industry in Europe and North America.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature Julie Kruidenier Tolliver '02 presented a paper at the Cold War Cultures conference at the University of Texas, Austin. The conference brought together scholars of different disciplines working on the Cold War era.

Nin Andrews '80 and Jo Pitkin K '78, will read from their poetry on Thursday, Oct. 7, at 8 p.m., in the Wellin Atrium of the Science Center. The poetry readings are free and open to the public

Pulitzer Prize-winning author and New Yorker magazine staff writer Louis Menand will give a lecture titled “What Every College Graduate Needs To Know” on Friday, Oct. 8, at 4:10 p.m., in the Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Hamilton's annual Fallcoming will take place on campus, Oct. 7 through 10, with numerous activities to suit every interest. Among highlights are the dedication of the new Sadove Student Center at Emerson Hall (formerly Emerson Literary Society), two Alumni Colleges,  a world class jazz performance, and career talks by Hamilton alumni.