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For a brief moment in its nearly 200-year history, Hamilton’s Chapel will resemble a wedding cake with the top layers sliced off. Will Hamilton still look like Hamilton without the iconic steeple and quill? Whatever the answer, it won’t be that way for long.

Major national and regional news organizations regularly interview Hamilton faculty, staff, and students for their expertise and perspectives on current events, and to feature programs and activities on campus.

Lexie Mucci (they/them) is the newest addition to the Days-Massolo Center, working as the LGBTQIA+ identity support specialist.

Six faculty members were approved for tenure by Hamilton’s Board of Trustees at its recent meeting. They include Catherine Beck (geosciences), Erica De Bruin (government), Susan Jarosi (art history), Jaime Kucinskas, (sociology), Alexandra Plakias (philosophy), and Jesse Weiner (classics).

Construction is scheduled to begin in April on the $2 million structure, which is located on the Erie Canal in Rome’s Bellamy Harbor Park and should be ready to use in August.

Elizabeth McCormack, a trustee on College Hill for 45 years, was Kirkland and Hamilton’s E.F. Hutton. She died on Dec. 4, 2020, one month after learning she would receive the Bell Ringer Award, the Alumni Association’s highest honor.

The Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU) elected Hamilton College President David Wippman as one of nine new members to its board of trustees at the commission’s 65th annual meeting on March 2.

The Hamilton Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa recently elected 18 members of the Class of 2021: Honor Allen, Cameron Blair, Jiaheng Cai, Ruth Coolidge, Sophie Cote, Lily Delle-Levine, Julia Dupuis, Benjamin Gardner, Amy Harff, Erica Ivins, Michael Kim, Margaret Merz, Charlotte Miller, Francesca Parson, Sarah Pierpont, Catherine Ryczek, Holly Sauer, and Amalia Tobias.

In an email to the Hamilton community on March 9, President David Wippman announced developing plans to resume some long-awaited co-curricular activities.

Hamilton’s inaugural ALEX (Advise, Learn, EXperience) advisors are preparing to launch the new program that links advising, academic support, and experiential learning. The advisors are Dean of Engaged Education Kathy Wolfe, Kevin Alexander ’13, Janine Oliver, and Hannah Stubley ’12.