Writings & Remarks

We presented our Aspirational Design plan to several hundred people on Friday, April 10, in Wellin Hall. 

As many of you know, three students at Clinton Middle School were arrested earlier this week for planning a violent attack on the school. 

As we celebrate the half-way point in the Innovation Center's construction I am thrilled to share that this incredible new facility will be named The Nye Center for Innovation and Technology (The Nye Innovation Center).

Please join me and Provost Munemo as we present the Aspirational Design initiatives, strategy, and direction that will move Hamilton into the future.

This week is NCAA DIII Week – a celebration of students who develop their potential through rigorous academics, competitive athletics, and the pursuit of other passions.

I am on the stoop of the Davenport House

Welcome back to the spring semester, though it does not seem much like spring with “feel-like” temperatures of -6 degrees and lots of snow in the forecast!

As the year comes to a close and we prepare to enjoy the winter break, Dana and I wish you and your family the warmest of Season’s Greetings.

Welcome to the start of the semester! I have spent the last week engaging with the Class of 2029 as well as our transfer students – move-in-day, orientation trips, matriculation – and I look forward to Convocation this afternoon. I said after my first year as president that Hamilton is the most engaged campus I have ever seen. Everyone shows up – open, ready, curious, excited to learn and be together. This past week reminded me of how energy is amplified on this Hill. New students show up buzzing and humming with excitement; they are met by Hamilton students and staff who take in that energy and return it with even greater force. It is like the process that powers the sun, two nuclei are brought together in the right conditions, resulting in even greater energy – almost unlimited. College Hill burns like the sun as positive, curious people collide with each other, creating our distinctive and highly energetic and engaged campus culture. Then on Thursday, our faculty bring their own creativity and passion into our classrooms, studios, and labs.

When I announced the “What If” Initiative earlier this year, I invited each of you to imagine new ways to shape Hamilton’s future.