Hamilton College - Hamiltonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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President Payne has expressed deep satisfaction with his first year. He has found positive energy on cam- pus and among the many graduates he met on the road. Especially satis- fying were the deep commitment to teaching shown by the Faculty in all of the reviews; the tremendous scholarly success, witnessed in publi- cations, grants and fellowships; the Watson. Fulbright. and NSF Fellow- ships garnered by the students; the substantial progress in minority ad- missions this year; the good commu- nication between the Board of Trusts ees and the campus, especially in the planning process; the impressive sue- eess of HAVOC in stimulating 1wuznlun- teer outreach; the great creative en- ergy shown in such events as the Hunger Cleanup, the BLSLI 20th Annir versary Weekend, the marathon swim reiay, the ReotrJessup events, and the performances of the theater, dance and music programs: success- ful grant applications for starting for- mal Chinese and Japanese language eeurses, initiating relationships with tweryear colleges, and purchasing important scientific equipment; pre- gress toward significant enhance- ment of student sietiiiitiyr space. and much, much more. Payne. along with his wife Deborah and two children Samuel, IO, and Jonathan, I3, came to Hamilton from Haverford. His wife is currently working with the Higher Edueaiten Oppnrtunityr Program tHEOPi and the Quantitative Literacy Program on campus. Their children attend Clinton Central Schools. Having lived twelve years previously in the region, they are happy to be back in Central New York. Diane Lynch I.

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Harry Payne became Hamilton Colr Iegels ITth president on July I, IQSS. He succeeded Martin Caravano, who was Hamilton's president for I4 years. Payne graduated summa cum laude from Yale lJni'ltersit'ger in l969. and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He also earned his PhD. from Yale in IQTS. He began teaehng that year at Colgate as instructor of history. and was later elevated to professor of history. While at Colgate, Payne was also ap- pointed Director of the Division of Social Sciences and Acting Dean of the Faculty and Provost. In l935 Payne moved to Haverford; while there he was professor of history and Provost. and later. in IQST. he was ap- pointed acting President of the Col- lege. vember. he spoke about his philos- ophy of education. the real mo- ments he experienced while getting to know Hamilton College. and. most important. his goals for the College. Many of us may think that nothing needs to be done, but according to Payne. Because it lHamiltonl is so strong, the College can dream of be- ing stronger. Consequently, Payne came with suggestions and plans to make Hamilton stronger. These plans are as follows: It To build a new student activities space and a unifyr ing pedestrian pathway; 2:1 to in- crease Hamilton's selectivity in ad- missions: St to increase diversity on campus in such areas as the curricu- lum. student body. faculty. and ad- ministration. including the establish- ment of a program whereby students from neighboring colleges attend Hamilton during the summer; 4t to maintain and improve the academic facilities; and St to increase the en- dowment for academic and financial aid purposes. The year has also seen the creation of a planning process to look at the College's longuterm needs. The One Campus Planning Committee. work- ing in conjunction with the Board Committee. has been assessing pos- 26 sibie capital proieets. The results will not be final until the summer, but the report will put heavy emphasis on the endowment. Other capital projects which loom large are new student ac- tivities and scientific laboratories. improved instructional space. and renovation of Sage Rink. Another plan Payne has put to work is getting more minority students on campus. Recently, Hamilton received a $25,000 grant designed to bring stu- dents from such community colleges as Mohawk Valley, Onondaga. and the State Univesity of New York of Agriculture and Technology at Mor+ risville. The program is supposed to last for five weeks, starting the sum- mer of I990, and to continue for two years. According to The Spectator Paynejs overview of this program is. the College is looking to provide greater diversity of experience and perspective to its student population, Iandl to establish cooperative rela tions with the public institutions in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York. Payne's goal to increase diversity on the Hill is also becoming a reality. The Spectator reported that Payne began to draft an affirmative action policy, because he felt that 'iHamilton will be a better place if there would be a stronger presence of women and minorities . . . lthe affirmative action polioyl solidifies the idea that this is what the College needs. Thus. by formally establishing such a pre- viously implicit policy. Payne hopes that Hamilton will become stron- ger.

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Schambaeh Center Completed On September 22. I988. one clay before the official ribben-eutting ceremony and dedicatory concert. students and faculty were treated to the premiere concert at the Hans H. Sehambaeh Center for Music and the Performing Arts by Pinehas Zukerman and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. The Schambach Center, which forms part of an are of buildings including List. MeEwen and Kirner-John- son. houses the entire music department under the same roof for the first time in Hamilton history. It also provides ensemble rooms, teaching studies. practice rooms, a music library and an electronic studio for the Hamilton cemn1unity.Although intended primarily for events in music and dance. the 700-seat Carol Wood- heuse Wellin Hall also accommodates programs in theater and public speaking- Already, the Sehambaeh Center has hosted a wide variety of artists and lecturr ers, from bath on and eff-eampus. Student groups made the most of their first perform manees in the Schambaeh Center. On November 8, student and faculty productions shared center stage. According to The Spectator. The concert showcased the diverse talents of the Chamber Orchestra, the Faculty Chamber Ensemble, the Facultyr Brass Quin- tet, the College Choir. and the Jazz Ensemble . . . Te single out any of these performances would be point- less. They were all excellent. In addition. the Choir. under the direction of Tamara Breaks. gave their fall concert on November I0. On November I9, Dan Glasge led the Jazz Ensemble to new heights in a perferr manee which featured pieces by Ellington and Gillev spie. They performed again an April 21 during Alcohol 28 Awareness Weekend. On December 3, the Orchestra held its first concert under the direction of Tamara Brooks. earning accolades from The Spectator: This was indeed a fine musical event, appealing to audi- ence and performers alike. As an encore. theyr per formed on April 19. The Oratorio Society performed on December 6 and May 2. In February and April, the Woodwind Chamber Ensemble. directed by Richard Decker. showed off their considerable talents as well. Finally. several student concerts in music and dance were great successes. On February i648. the perform- ers in the student dance concert put an a great show. with a wide range of dance styles on display. A stu- dent recital an April 30 and a concert on May T were the final student performances of IQSS-SQ. A Faculty dance concert was held on October 29 and 30, which consisted of various modern and ballet style pieces. The combination of Lauralyn Kalb. voice, and Patricia DeAngelis, piano, brought down the house in a recital in Wellin Hall two days later. Samuel Pellman presented his piece Night of a Great and Unreturning Day on February 28, in a concert featur- ing composers from New York State. On March 7 . Kazuke Tanesaki and Michael Richards treated the audience to an inspiring performance in a concert on new music from Japan and Asia. Finally. a Faculty chamber music concert on April 7 and the Hamilton College Festival of Chamber Music on April 9 brought the excellent string of performances by the Hamilton community to a close. In addition to the great Hamilton-produced perfor- mances. iQSSFSQ was the year high-quality musicians came to the Hill in droves. Bobby McFerrin performed