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Several members of Hamilton’s Global Health Organization (GHO) met with Colleen Deacon, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s Central New York regional director, on April 29 in Syracuse, N.Y. Students at the meeting were Rachel Landman ’15, Abigail Armstrong ’15 and Morgan Lane ’16.

For its last meeting of the semester, Philanthropy Committee invited the scholars of the Clinton A Better Chance (ABC) Program to the weekly Student Assembly meeting in honor of the committee’s recent donation of $1000 to the ABC organization. Four of the six scholars of Clinton ABC attended to speak about what the organization provides for these students.

Margaret “Meg” Alexander ’15 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia. A world politics and Hispanic studies major, she studied in Madrid through Hamilton’s Program in Spain in spring 2014.

Ben Delia '05 was the overall winner of the 2015 HamTrek triathlon with a time of  52:42:19, Lauren King ’16 was the top female individual  at 01:01:31 and Team McWhirter won the co-ed relay clocking in at 1:04:59.

Senior chemistry major Liz DaBramo was the champion and Sabrina Yurkofsky and M.E. Ficarra were first and second runners-up, respectively, in the inaugural Hamilton College Three Minute Thesis competition held May 2 in the Taylor Science Center’s Kennedy Auditorium.

Since the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art opened in 2012, its permanent collection has grown through gifts and select purchases. Wellin Collects, opening May 5, showcases new and recent acquisitions in a variety of media. Senior Art Thesis 2015, also opening on May 5, displays new work by graduating art majors. Spanning drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture, the exhibition represents a culmination of their studies.

The Hamilton Men's Hockey team continued their tradition of volunteering through their involvement in the Daniel Highland Barden Mudfest in Deansboro, N.Y.  for the third year.  The Mudfest, held this year on April 25, was created by Deansboro natives after the Sandy Hook massacre in December 2012. 

Students, faculty and members of the Hamilton community came out in force for a candelight vigil to remember victims of the April 25 earthquake in Nepal and raise awareness of fundraising efforts on campus and globally.  The vigil was organized by the International  Students Association.  Today (April 30) the Asian Cultural Society is holding a brainstorming session “What Can we do for Nepal,” at 5 p.m. on the Sadove Sunporch.

For many Americans the devastating earthquake that shook Nepal on April 25 seems a world away. But it has hit close to home for three Hamilton students who are natives of the country and have families there. The three – Priti Kharel ’18, Ujjwal Pradhan ’15 and  Sharif Shrestha ’17 – are raising funds for relief and working with the International Students Association (ISA) and other Hamilton student organizations to raise awareness of the tragedy that has left more than 5000 dead.

While many people recognize the value of a college education, not all appreciate the art behind educating. The Hamilton community has been fostering dialogues this year as part of the inaugural Talk About Teaching (TAT) series. Associate Dean of Faculty Penny Yee, who helps coordinate the variety of events, described the purpose of the series as “drawing attention to the practice of teaching at the college.” The events take place across campus, with noontime gatherings almost every Tuesday.