Information for New Faculty

Affinity and Community Groups on Campus

ALANA Caucus

ALANA is an acronym for Africana, Latino/a/x, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, and All other Underrepresented Races and Ethnicities. The Hamilton College ALANA Caucus was established as a source of support and community for faculty & staff who identify with an underrepresented race and/or ethnicity. A primary mission of the group is to advocate for the retention and recruitment of of faculty, staff, and students who identify as an underrepresented race and/or ethnicity.

For more information please direct questions to Kevin Alexander (kalexand@hamilton.edu).

Group Q

Group Q is an informal association of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender faculty, staff, and administrators, and friends of same. Group Q serves as a liaison with LGBTQIA+ students on campus and their organizations, especially the Queer Student Union; promotes academic programming; occasionally lobbies for our interests; facilitates communication and organization if and when homophobic incidents occur on campus; and generally seeks to heighten the visibility of LGBTQ issues and people at Hamilton. Group Q maintains a listserv to facilitate communication (Group-q@listserv.hamilton.edu). Please direct questions to Heather Buchman (hbuchman@hamilton.edu)

HamFam

HamFam is an informal listserv group (HamFam@listserv.hamilton.edu) for faculty and staff to share information about local needs (e.g., baby-sitters, child care, doctors, contractors), re-purpose goods (clothing, furniture) or connect people to organize summer playgroups, tutoring, etc.

Hobby and interest groups for faculty and staff

Running group, fountain pen enthusiasts group, book group, knitting group