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A panel discussion, "Challenges and Rewards of Resettlement," will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. in the KJ Red Pit. The panel is sponsored by the Arthur Levitt Public Affairs Center as part of the speaker series on "Immigration and Global Citizenship." Panelists include: Alan Cafruny, professor of government and president of the board of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR) ; Peter D. Vogelaar, executive director, Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR); Alma Adilagic Lukovac, Citizenship Services, MVRCR; and Isaac Padiet, Employment Services, MVRCR.

Greg Doyle '82 has been recognized by Business Insurance magazine as one of the industry's 35 Rising Stars. Honorees were selected by the editors of Business Insurance in recognition of their achievements in the commercial insurance industry at a relatively young age. Doyle is executive vice president at Guy Carpenter in New York City.

Hamilton College’s 26 student Emergency Medical Technicians will be honored this week (Nov. 10-16) during National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Week.

The annual Operation Christmas Child toy drive for needy children is now underway. Donations can be dropped off at Beinecke Student Activities Village, any weekday between noon and 1:30 p.m., through Friday, November 15. Bring shoe boxes, toys, gifts, clothing articles, monetary donations and anything else! Donate a single item, or donate only boxes! Operation Christmas Child is co-sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and La Vanguardia.

The Hamilton College Performing Arts continues its Contemporary Voices and Visions series with a performance the Limón Dance Company on Friday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. in Wellin Hall on the Hamilton College campus. This performance is a project of the Mohawk Valley Dance Partnership, which includes the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Hamilton College and the Central New York Community Arts Council Arts in Education Institute.

The Hamilton College Department of Theater and Dance is proud to announce its fall production “Romeo and Juliet ‘02,” William Shakespeare’s classic love story told with an urban edge. Directed by Professor Mark Cryer, this fast-paced production is set in 2002 Brooklyn and features multi-level staging, a hip-hop soundtrack, and a cast of characters straight off the streets. The Prince is a DJ, the Chorus girls are streetwalkers, and the Capulets get down to disco. One thing is clear: This is not your parents’ Romeo and Juliet. “Romeo and Juliet ‘02” will be performed on Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 14-16, at 8 p.m., and Wednesday through Saturday, Nov. 20-23, at 8 p.m. There will also be a matinee performance on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. All shows are in Minor Theater.

Hamilton College will host a panel discussion, "U.S. Politics Post 9/11," on Monday, Nov. 11, at 4 p.m. in the Hub at the Bristol Campus Center. The panel is part of The Excellence in Education series, brought to Central New York as a special collaborative project of the local institutions of higher education. Participants will include Utica College Associate Professor of Communication Arts David Habbel, Hamilton College Associate Professor of Government Philip Klinkner, and Visiting Instructor of Government Kristin Campbell. The panel discussion is free and open to the public.

Three Hamilton College soccer players earned honors as UCAA Players of the Week for the week ending Nov. 2. Roxanne Hoek '03, a back on the women's team was named UCAA Women's Player of the Week. She had a goal and an assist in Hamilton's win over Manhattanville last week. Anthony Tripicchio, freshman goalkeeper on the men's soccer team was selected as the UCAA Co-Rookie of the Week. He had six saves in Hamilton's win over SUNY Geneseo last week. Senior Schuyler Gellatly was named Men's Player of the Week. He scored both Hamilton goals in the game against SUNY Geneseo.

Classics Professor Carl Rubino has been chosen as a presenter in the New York Council for the Humanities’ “Speakers in the Humanities program. Rubino’s topic is “Rome Outside the Beltway: Gladiator and the History of Roman Films in America.”

California State Professor Victor Davis Hanson will present a lecture, "Ancient Wisdom and the Present War," on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hamilton College Chapel.