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To qualify for the baccalaureate degree, a student must meet the degree requirements established by the faculty for the class in which he or she has matriculated.
The number of full-credit courses (or the equivalent) required for graduation is 32. They must be completed with passing grades; a grade of C- or higher must be achieved in at least one-half of the courses taken at Hamilton. No more than 15 course credits in a single department earned after entering the College, including transferred credits, may be counted toward the courses required for graduation. Each unit of credit is equivalent to four semester hours.
A student must complete at least one-half of the courses required for graduation while in residence at Hamilton and be in residence for the final semester of study. Residence means enrollment in programs conducted by the College, on or off campus.
The normal pattern for earning the baccalaureate degree is four consecutive years of study. The requirements must be completed within seven calendar years from the date of matriculation.
A student must complete the requirements for a regular concentration, a double concentration or an interdisciplinary concentration with a cumulative average of at least 1.7 in all courses taken at Hamilton that are approved for the concentration. Seniors must take at least one course each semester in their concentrations unless granted an exemption by the department or program chair. All students must complete the Senior Program in their concentrations.
Each student elects a concentration in the second semester of the sophomore year. For each student the requirements for the concentration elected are those specified in the edition of the College Catalogue published for that student's sophomore year.
Students declare their concentrations in the spring of their second year, before preregistration for fall semester courses. By the end of the second year, a student must have completed at least two courses in the department or program of concentration, and must have received a cumulative average of 1.7 or higher for all work taken in that department or program. The concentration is listed on the official transcript. A student may change from one concentration to another only with the approval of the departments or programs involved and the Committee on Academic Standing.
While students normally declare a single concentration, it is possible for a student to complete and gain recognition for concentrations in two departments or programs, provided that approval to elect a double concentration is granted by the department or program chairs involved. A student may not count a course as part of the concentration requirements in more than one department or program. When approved, both concentrations are listed on the official transcript. Those who have been granted permission for a double concentration may drop one of them at any time by informing the appropriate department chair and the registrar. A student who declares a double concentration may not also declare a minor.
A student may design and declare an interdisciplinary concentration involving two or more departments. After consulting with and gaining approval from the appropriate department chairs, the student must submit the proposed interdisciplinary concentration in writing for approval by the Committee on Academic Standing, which will evaluate the proposal according to standards similar to those for a regular concentration. The student must have a cumulative average of at least 1.7 in all courses approved for the concentration. The student must specify a Senior Program that meets the approval of the committee.
A student with a concentration in a single department or program may declare a minor in one or two other departments or programs that offer a minor, or in an interdisciplinary minor program previously approved by the Committee on Academic Policy. Students declaring a minor must consult with and gain the written approval of the appropriate department or program chair. Declaration of a minor in the same department or program as the student's concentration requires approval of the Committee on Academic Standing. To enter a minor, a student must have completed at least one course in the discipline and must have earned a cumulative average of at least 1.7 in all courses counting toward the minor. This average must be maintained if the minor is to be listed along with the concentration on the official transcript. A minor consists of five courses as approved by the department, program or committee under which the work is undertaken. A student may not count any course as part of both a concentration and a minor, or as part of two minors. See "Hamilton College Calendar" for deadlines to declare a minor.
All students must complete a Senior Program in their concentrations. For additional information, see "Senior Program."
The College requires satisfactory standards of correctness in all written work. Students are encouraged to take writing-intensive courses, which are offered by most departments and programs. Writing-intensive courses include any so designated by the Committee on Academic Policy. The description of each course indicates whether it is writing-intensive.
The Writing Program requires that every student pass at least three writing-intensive courses, each taken in a different semester. One must be taken during the first year of study and a second completed by the end of the second year. This requirement should be completed by the end of the junior year.
Writing-intensive courses in mathematics or courses in which assignments are written in a language other than English may count for no more than one of the three required courses. In exceptional circumstances, the Committee on Academic Standing will allow a student to earn no more than one writing-intensive credit by completing a suitably constructed independent study. At least one course must be outside the student's area of concentration.
The College offers peer-tutoring in writing at the Nesbitt-Johnston Writing Center. Many courses require first-draft writing conferences, and writing conferences are also available on request. Many students take advantage of peer review of their drafts.
The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Center is another option for students who are non-native English speakers or for those seeking to improve their English language skills.
Students who experience difficulties with the writing components of a particular course are encouraged to seek such assistance and to consult with their instructors and advisors. They may also consult the director of the Writing Center or the ESOL center about other services available.
Courses that fulfill the Writing Program requirements are published each semester in the pre-registration booklet available in the Office of the Registrar. They are also listed as writing-intensive in the course descriptions. See "Courses of Instruction."
Hamilton's English for Speakers of Other Languages Program (ESOL) offers services to students who are not native speakers of English and those who are interested in English language instruction. Two courses give students the opportunity to become familiar with American academic expectations and to master English language skills. Fundamentals of Composition I is offered in the fall, and Fundamentals of Composition II is offered in the spring. Both focus on individual needs and on the practice of language skills -- reading, writing, listening and speaking -- through text preparation, discussions and written assignments. Composition 101 is open to first-year students only, while Composition 102 is open to students of all classes.
Students may take advantage of the resources available through the ESOL program and may meet with the coordinator at any time to discuss course work or academic issues related to the program. Information on the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and other language-based tests, intensive English programs, graduate programs in ESOL/applied linguistics and ESOL job opportunities is available in the ESOL office located in Buttrick Hall. Students are welcome to use the program's library, which covers topics on language skills, ESOL methodology and English language acquisition. Students who are interested in teaching or tutoring ESOL should see the descriptions for the following courses listed under Education Studies:240 (Methods of Tutoring English for Speakers of Other Languages) and 340 (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).
The College requires effective use of public and academic discourse as defined and appraised by the faculty and the College community. Many courses across the curriculum, including proseminars and seminars, require class participation through discussion, performance and debate, as well as through individual or group presentations. Most departments require a public presentation of their concentrators' Senior Projects. Students may develop their speaking abilities and public presence through courses in Theatre, Communication and Oral Communication. Course descriptions found in the online catalogue include "Oral Presentation" if an instructor has designated a course as such. See the "more information" link in the online course listings or the instructor for more information on the type of oral presentations required for that course. Students who experience difficulty in meeting the College's expectations for effective oral communication are encouraged to pursue a plan for progress in consultation with their instructors, advisor and/or associate dean of students (academic).
Hamilton expects that every student will demonstrate facility in quantitative and symbolic reasoning by completing one or more courses in at least one of the following three categories:
Courses across the curriculum that fulfill this requirement are described as Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning courses under Courses of Instruction. They are also listed online in Web Advisor and in the printed course schedule booklet distributed before each registration period. The College offers tutoring in the area of quantitative and symbolic reasoning through the Quantitative & Symbolic Reasoning Center and the Peer Tutoring Program. This requirement should be fulfilled by the end of the second year at Hamilton.
Every student must participate in the program of instruction offered by the Physical Education Department. Each student is required to pass tests in swimming and physical fitness. A complete specification of the requirement is stated in the "Physical Education" section. Instruction is available in badminton, fitness, golf, jogging, lifeguard training, power walking, racquetball, skating, squash, swimming, tennis, toning, volleyball and yoga. Except under unusual circumstances, it is expected that the requirement will be completed in the first year. All students must complete the physical education requirement by the beginning of Spring Break of the sophomore year and before studying away.
Transfer students and January admits should register for a physical education course upon matriculation and consult with the department chair about completion of the requirement. Prior instruction may be applicable to Hamilton requirements
All qualified students receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts, which is conferred once a year at the graduation ceremony. The degrees are conferred only upon students who have completed all the baccalaureate requirements described above, who have no outstanding bills at the College and who are present to receive their diplomas (unless they have requested and received authorization from the Committee on Academic Standing for conferral in absentia). Only students who have completed all the requirements for the degree may participate in the graduation ceremony.
Matriculation at Hamilton is contingent upon a student's written acceptance of the Honor Code regulations. The code covers all coursework and course examinations at Hamilton during a student's college career. Complaints alleging violations of the Honor Code shall be submitted in writing by instructors or students to the chair of the Honor Court or to the associate dean of students (academic).
After the first semester of study, a student may engage in independent study during the school year in place of a regular course. The student's independent study proposal must receive the approval of the faculty supervisor, the appropriate department chair, the student's faculty advisor and the Committee on Academic Standing. Normally, arrangements are completed in the semester preceding that of the independent study; late petitions may be denied. Independent study requires discipline and responsibility, and therefore the faculty takes into account the maturity of the student and the level of his or her knowledge and academic background when it considers proposals for independent study. A student normally will not engage in more than one independent study in any one semester, and may not engage in more than two independent studies in any one academic year.
Independent study may take many forms, but normally it consists of the study of material unavailable in the formal College curriculum, of laboratory or field research, or of the creation of some body of work in the creative arts, such as poetry, fiction, musical composition or visual art.
The College recognizes that off-campus internship and apprenticeship experiences can be a valuable supplement to a student's academic program. Students beyond the first year (eight courses) who are in good academic standing are eligible to engage in such internships and apprenticeships. Students may seek to earn academic credit based on an internship or apprenticeship experience in one of two ways. First, students may apply to the Committee on Academic Standing, prior to beginning an internship or apprenticeship, for approval to earn 1/4 credit (using the credit/no credit option only). The committee's determination to award credit/no credit is based on a letter of evaluation submitted by the project supervisor and, at the discretion of the committee, an interview with the student conducted by the associate dean of students (academic). The Office of the Dean of Students will place the project supervisor's letter of evaluation in the student's permanent file. Students may not apply credits earned for internships in this manner toward the requirements for their degree, including the regulation requiring the completion of a minimum of 32 credits. Second, under the direction of a regular member of the faculty, and with the approval of the Committee on Academic Standing, students pursuing approved off-campus internships and apprenticeships may use their off-campus experience as the basis for a 1/2-credit or one-credit independent study conducted during a regular semester once the student returns to the College. Such an independent study will be governed by the same policies that apply to all independent studies.
Under certain circumstances, a student may cover a course independently and receive credit on the basis of demonstrated proficiency. The course covered in this manner must be one that is normally offered in a regular semester. Such study is ordinarily undertaken during the summer recess and permits the student to move rapidly into advanced courses for which there are prerequisites, or to make up a course failed during a preceding semester.
A student wishing to cover a course independently must obtain the approval of a faculty supervisor, the appropriate department chair, the faculty advisor and the Committee on Academic Standing.
Both Hamilton's commitment to excellence and its need to operate within its resources have implications for course enrollment policy. Except for independent studies and courses with limited enrollments, a student shall be free to elect, during the calendar periods for registration, any course for which the prerequisites have been met. However, a senior who desires to elect a 100-level course must first obtain permission from the instructor.
Full-time students normally elect courses equal to four credits during both the fall and spring semesters. During each of these semesters, students may carry no more than five, and no fewer than three, full-credit courses. Any exception must be approved by the Committee on Academic Standing (see also "Overelection Fee" under "Tuition and Fees").
Part-time study at Hamilton is available only to special students and to those participating in the Hamilton Horizons Program (see "Admission").
A student may change (add or drop) courses during the first five calendar days of the fall and spring semesters after consultation with the advisor. An add/drop form must be completed and returned to the Registrar's Office within the five-day period.
Classes may not be added after the first week without permission of the Committee on Academic Standing. After the first five calendar days of either semester, a student who is taking four or more courses may drop a course up to one week after midterm, after consulting with the advisor and the instructor of the course. The dropped course counts as one of the 37 courses that a student can elect without extra charge (see "Overelection Fee" under "Tuition and Fees").
After the drop deadline, a student may drop a course without the penalty of failure only with approval from the Committee on Academic Standing. Only extraordinary circumstances warrant the committee's approval of such a request.
A student's academic performance is graded by the instructor at the close of the semester with one of 13 grades. Each of these grades is used to determine a student's average and class standing, according to the table below. The lowest passing mark is D-.
The letter grades with their numerical equivalents are shown below:
The foregoing numerical equivalents of the letter grades are established to enable the registrar to construct students' grade point averages and class ranks, which are necessarily numerical. An instructor assigns a letter grade to indicate his or her qualitative (not numerical) assessment of a student's work.
Thus, for example, an instructor would assign "C+," "C" or "C-" to indicate assessments of "satisfactory," and the instructor may use any information he or she considers appropriate, including, but not limited to, numerical information to decide whether a student's work is "satisfactory." The registrar's conversion of the instructor's letter grade into an element of a student's grade point average is a separate matter.
Evaluation of performance in a course is represented by a single grade which combines grades for work in the course and for the final examination in a ratio determined by the instructor. When a student elects to take a course on a credit/no credit basis, standing in the course is represented by the notation of Cr, NC, or F (see "Credit/No Credit Option"). When an independent study or an appropriately designated course is carried for two semesters, the grade reported at the end of the first semester is tentative. The grade assigned by the instructor at the end of the second semester becomes the final mark for both semesters.
Students who fail a course may repeat that course; if the failed course is repeated, however, both grades will be included both on the permanent transcript and in the cumulative average. A failed course may not be counted toward the course credits required for graduation, but it is counted toward the 37 courses that a student may elect without extra charge.
After the drop period, and following a warning to the student, an instructor may request the Committee on Academic Standing to remove from the course a student who is willfully and consistently neglectful of assigned work or other course obligations. If the committee concurs, a grade of F will be entered on the student's permanent transcript.
Any grade of incomplete reported by an instructor must first be approved by the Committee on Academic Standing. Such approval is given rarely and only in circumstances beyond a student's control, such as a medical or family emergency. Approval permits the student to complete the required work for the course by a deadline set by the instructor and the chairperson of the Committee on Academic Standing. Normally this deadline will be no later than four weeks from the end of the semester for which the grade of incomplete was assigned unless completing the work requires being on campus. If all remaining work is not submitted by the deadline specified when the incomplete is granted, the grade will automatically be changed to F.
An instructor may not change a grade, other than the removal of an incomplete within the deadline, without the approval of the chair of the Committee on Academic Standing.
To encourage greater breadth in course election, the faculty has adopted a rule that allows a student to elect four courses over the four-year period on a credit/no credit option. No more than one such option may be exercised in any given semester. Graduate and professional schools generally look with disfavor on the use of this option in coursework considered crucial to the graduate field.
The credit/no credit option is subject to the following rules:
In certain courses, students may be evaluated "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory."
The online description of the course will include the notation "Evaluated Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory," which will apply to all students registered for the course. The recorded evaluation (S or U) will under no circumstances be convertible to a conventional grade.
Under this option, full-credit courses that are evaluated satisfactory/unsatisfactory may be counted, but may not be required, for the concentration or minor, and they may not be elected by students in their first semester. The combined number of full-credit satisfactory/unsatisfactory and credit/no credit courses that a student may elect is four.
Based on grades submitted by instructors, a numerical academic average is determined for each student for each semester and cumulatively for all work taken at Hamilton. This information is available to the student and to those parties authorized by the student to receive it. Grades in courses accepted for transferred credit are excluded from the student's average.
Grades earned in courses taken by independent coverage are included in the cumulative average. Grades for the Hamilton Junior Year in France Program, the Academic Year in Spain Program, the Associated Colleges in China Program, the Hamilton Program in New York City, the Hamilton Term in Washington, the New York State Independent College Consortium for Study in India and The New England Center for Children Cooperative Learning Program are included in the cumulative average.
Every student is expected to attend class regularly. A student who must be absent because of medical or family emergency should notify the Office of the Dean of Students and his or her instructors. Absence for any reason does not remove the student's responsibility for learning the material covered during the absence, for turning in assignments, for obtaining materials distributed in class and for knowledge of the next assignment. Instructors may drop students from a limited-enrollment course if they are absent at any time during the first week of classes.
When an instructor believes that lack of attendance is affecting a student's academic performance, the instructor may warn the student or ask the Committee on Academic Standing to do so. The committee may drop from the course a student who fails to heed such a notice. If the committee drops the student, a grade of F will be recorded.
Students who are indisposed by illness that might inhibit their academic work should contact their instructors before assignments are due. The instructors will determine whatever alternative arrangements, if any, will be available to the student. Except for confinement to bed upon the order of the College physician or nurse, the Health Center will not excuse a student from academic obligations.
The reading period shall comprise three days, with the final examination period beginning on the night of the third day and extending for four additional days. The final examination period has three scheduled examination sessions per full day. If a student is scheduled to take more than one examination in a single session, or if a student is scheduled to take three examinations in a single day, the student should ask an instructor to reschedule one final examination. If the rescheduling presents a problem for the student or the instructor, the student should consult the Office of the Dean of Students. A student shall not be required to take three examinations in a single day. Other reasons for rescheduling will be evaluated by the instructor, who must approve the time change.
Academic Standing
The faculty assumes that every student admitted to Hamilton will be able to qualify for graduation. However, the opportunity to continue at Hamilton is a privilege that a student must earn by academic achievement. A student separated from the College for academic deficiency (see below) is not in good academic standing. A student on academic probation (see below) is not in good academic standing but remains eligible for financial aid.
Hamilton reserves the right, at any time, to suspend for any period or to separate from the College any student whose academic performance or personal conduct on or off campus is, in the sole judgment of the College, unsatisfactory or detrimental to the best interests of the College. Neither the College, nor any of its trustees, officers, faculty or administrative staff shall be subject to any liability whatsoever on account of such suspension or separation. A student who is separated or suspended from the College or who withdraws is required to leave campus within 48 hours, unless permission to remain longer is granted by the dean of students.
Instructors may at any time during the term submit written reports for all students whose standing in a course is unsatisfactory (borderline or failing). Students and their advisors receive copies of these warnings. A student who receives two or more such warnings in the same semester must consult with the associate dean of students (academic).
The Registrar's Office determines class status by the number of courses a student has completed satisfactorily.
The Committee on Academic Standing will deem a student to be at academic risk for the succeeding semester who, in his/her first semester in residence at Hamilton, earns a GPA of less than 2.0. Students deemed to be at academic risk will be subject to the restrictions that apply to academic probation, described below.
The Committee on Academic Standing will place on academic probation for the succeeding semester a student who has completed at least two semesters at Hamilton and whose GPA for the most recent semester is below 2.0.
A student who is on academic probation is ineligible for study abroad. The Committee on Academic Standing may also prevent or limit participation by students on academic probation in prize competitions, intercollegiate athletics and other extracurricular activities, including the holding of offices in chartered undergraduate organizations.
The Committee on Academic Standing will normally recommend that a student's degree be withheld for one year if a senior's record during the final semester at Hamilton would have resulted in probation.
The Committee on Academic Standing will normally suspend from the College for a period of one year a student who has:
A student suspended for academic deficiency will be notified in writing of the committee's decision, the reasons for the suspension, the length of the suspension and the conditions under which he or she will be considered for readmission to the College.
A student readmitted from a suspension for academic deficiency will be placed on academic probation for the semester immediately following readmission.
The Committee on Academic Standing will normally expel from the College any student who is readmitted from an academic suspension and whose record subsequent to readmission makes him or her subject to academic probation or to another suspension.
Expulsion is permanent dismissal from the College. A student who is expelled may not be readmitted and will have no further opportunity to qualify for a degree from Hamilton.
A student who is suspended or expelled from the College as a consequence of an action taken by the Committee on Academic Standing (academic failure), the Judicial Board (social infractions) or the Honor Court (academic dishonesty) will have recorded on his or her permanent transcript a note explaining the reason or reasons for the suspension or expulsion as follows: "suspended (or expelled) from the College on (date)_______________for the reason of _______________."
With faculty approval, qualified students may spend one to three semesters of study in an approved program overseas or at another American institution, or may receive credit for part-time study while on personal leave or during summers. The College tries to be responsive to the needs of students seeking diverse educational settings or courses not offered at Hamilton. At the same time, transferred credit can have a significant effect on the meaning and value of the Hamilton degree and thus must represent work that meets Hamilton's standards. The College considers the opportunity to earn transferred credit a privilege, rather than a right, and evaluates carefully the merits of all transferred credit petitions.
Every student intending to study away from Hamilton should prepare by taking the appropriate foundation courses. Consultation with the appropriate department chairs and the associate dean of students for study abroad early in the sophomore year is advised.
The conditions for transferred credit are as follows:
Transferred credit, including summer school and advanced placement credit, is counted toward the courses required for a degree. Such credit is entered on the transcript. The grade, however, is not included in the student's average and, therefore, does not affect class rank, which is determined solely on the basis of grades awarded for courses taken in Hamilton programs.
Once transferred credit has been entered on a student's transcript, that credit may not be removed from the transcript without approval of the Committee on Academic Standing.
Foreign students who enter Hamilton as first-year students and desire transferred credit for work done at a foreign college or university should consult the associate dean of students (academic) during their first year.
Upon returning to Hamilton, the student must have an official transcript sent to the Office of the Registrar documenting completion of the approved program. No credit will be approved for courses taken credit/no credit. Students must receive letter grades or equivalents from off-campus programs.
To earn credit toward a Hamilton degree for study abroad, a student must:
Students applying to the Hamilton programs in China, France or Spain, or the Hamilton-affiliated program in India may, with the support of the appropriate program director and the concentration advisor, apply to the Committee on Academic Standing for a waiver of the 2.7 grade point average rule.
To earn credit toward a Hamilton degree by work transferred from study abroad in a country whose language is not English, a student must meet the following requirements:
The Committee on Academic Standing may, upon the recommendation of an academic department at Hamilton, modify these requirements for specific students or programs of study abroad.
Transcripts of college work to date will be reviewed by the registrar, in consultation with the Committee on Academic Standing, to determine the courses that will be accepted for transfer. (See the preceding section for the criteria used.) Transfer students must complete at least half of their undergraduate program at Hamilton to receive a Hamilton College degree.
When the transcript has been evaluated, the registrar will send the transfer student a statement of accepted courses and an estimate of the Hamilton credit equivalency, and upon matriculation will enter the courses and grades on the student's Hamilton record. The registrar will assign a class year based on the number of credits accepted for transfer. A transfer student is governed by the academic regulations that pertain to the class in which he or she has been placed.
All transfer students must take the quantitative skills proficiency examination. They must consult with the Physical Education Department regarding completion of the physical education requirement. If awarded junior standing, a transfer student must declare a concentration upon matriculation. Courses taken elsewhere may be counted toward the concentration if approved by the appropriate department.
Acceleration permits students to graduate one full year ahead of the normal date of graduation. Students wishing to accelerate must apply to the Committee on Academic Standing for permission to do so no later than the end of the first semester of the sophomore year. The committee will consider both the advisability of acceleration and the means of achieving it. Approval will be granted only to those students whose academic ability and personal maturity are judged adequate.
A student may request from the associate dean of students (academic) an academic or personal leave of absence. A student may request from the dean of students a medical or psychological leave. Students should consult with their academic advisor and the appropriate dean prior to requesting leave. Leaves of absence may be granted for a specified period of time, normally one or two semesters. Students on leave are expected to return to Hamilton at the conclusion of the approved leave.
While on leave, students will be informed of preregistration at the appropriate time in the semester preceding their return, and are responsible for meeting the same deadlines as currently enrolled students. Arrangements for housing must be completed before students leave campus. In order to do this, students must complete a proxy form and register it with the Office of Residential Life. Students who fail to preregister or who leave Hamilton without formally being granted a leave of absence will be withdrawn and must reapply to the dean of students. A request for a change in a student's leave, or cancellation, must be made to the appropriate dean. Should the dean approve the request to cancel a leave, the student must pay the continuation fee and then may exercise his or her own on-campus options, to the extent that the College schedule allows.
All requests for a leave of absence must be received by the published deadlines. Students with an approved leave do not pay the registration fee, preregister or participate in the housing or meal plan lotteries. The registration fee is refundable until May 1; after that date it is forfeited.
Students may occasionally need to arrange a leave of absence after the spring or fall deadlines for reasons beyond their control. These students should apply to the dean of students, who may allow financial and other regulations to be waived. When a leave is granted, the dean of students may also specify special conditions for the student's readmission to Hamilton.
Students intending to pursue an academic program at another institution, either at an American college or in a foreign study program, must request in writing an academic leave from the associate dean of students (academic).
Students may request in writing a leave for personal or financial reasons from the associate dean of students (academic).
Students who have a professionally diagnosed medical or psychological condition that interferes with their academic or social life at Hamilton may request from the dean of students a medical or psychological leave of absence. For such a leave to be considered, the student must authorize the director of Student Health Services and/or the director of Counseling and Psychological Services, as appropriate, to provide confirmation of the presence and severity of the condition to the dean of students.
In extraordinary circumstances when a student is unable or unwilling to take a voluntary leave of absence, the dean of students or a designee may place a student on an involuntary leave of absence if it is determined that the student's actions pose a direct threat to the safety of others or disrupt the learning environment for other students. Before an involuntary leave is considered, the dean of students will consult with the student and his or her parent(s) or guardian(s) and encourage a voluntary leave of absence.
Prior to placing a student on an involuntary leave, the dean of students or a designee will meet with the student and explain the reasons why it is under consideration. The student will have an opportunity to respond. In determining whether an involuntary leave is necessary, the dean of students will confer with campus officials who can help evaluate whether a student's behavior poses a direct threat to the safety of others or disrupts the learning environment for other students. The dean of students or designee may require an assessment by health care professionals who can assist in making an informed decision. In all cases, reasonable accommodations that would mitigate the need for an involuntary leave will be considered. In a case where a student's behavior is judged by the dean of students or designee to pose an immediate and substantial disruption or threat to the safety of others, the dean or designee may take immediate action to place the student on an involuntary leave, providing the student an opportunity to respond to the action in a reasonable period of time.
Students who take a leave during a semester will normally be on leave for the remainder of that semester plus the subsequent semester. Students who have been on medical or psychological leave of absence must apply to the dean of students to return. Normally this request should be made 30 days in advance of the proposed date of return. Requests will be granted only after the director of Student Health Services and/or the director of Counseling and Psychological Services informs the dean of students that he or she is satisfied that the student is ready to return; this will normally require the student to supply documentation from appropriate professionals confirming that the condition leading to the leave has been resolved.
A student suspended for academic deficiency will be notified in writing of the decision of the Committee on Academic Standing, the reasons for suspension, the length of the suspension and the conditions under which he or she will be considered for readmission to the College. A student readmitted from a suspension for academic deficiency will be placed on academic probation for the semester immediately following readmission.
Students may be suspended from the College for disciplinary reasons. Readmission to the College after the semester of suspension is not automatic, but requires application to the dean of students. A student readmitted from suspension for disciplinary reasons will normally be placed on disciplinary probation for the semester immediately following readmission. Readmission will normally be denied if the conditions specified at the time of suspension have not been met. Hamilton reserves the right to defer readmission if space is not available.
Students who leave Hamilton while a semester is in progress or at the end of the semester, and who do not wish to return at a future date, are required to formally withdraw from the College by meeting with the associate dean of students (academic) and following the proper exit procedures.
Former students or students who have completed withdrawal procedures may apply to the dean of admission for readmission to the College. Applications for readmission are to be submitted at least one month prior to the beginning of the semester in which the student wishes to return.
A registration fee of $500, deductible from the fall tuition bill, is required of all students who intend to continue at Hamilton. This fee is due by April 1 of each year. It may be refunded up to May 1; after that date it is forfeited.
Preregistration is held in November for the following spring semester and in April for the following fall semester. In order to preregister for the fall semester, students must have paid the registration fee. Students who have not preregistered may be withdrawn from the College.
In order to continue in college housing, returning students select their rooms for the next academic year through the housing lottery at the end of the spring semester. In order to be eligible, students must have paid the registration fee, have their accounts clear and have preregistered for classes for the fall semester. The housing lottery information booklet, published in the middle of the spring semester, contains additional requirements pertaining to the process and student eligibility.
Students wishing to live off campus must participate in a separate process which is normally offered only to rising seniors. Any permission to live off campus is granted on a yearly basis only. Students are advised to not sign a lease until they have been granted permission to move off campus by the College during the spring.
Each student must participate in a meal plan while classes are in session. All first-year and sophomore students must participate in the 21-meal plan. Most junior and senior students will participate in the 7-, 14- or 21-meal plan, depending on where they live. Certain housing locations permit students to take fewer meals in the dining halls. However, all students (including off-campus residents), at a minimum, must participate in the seven-meal plan. Students with medical restrictions need to consult with the director of residential life. (For more on meal plan placement.)
College regulations defining access to student records under the provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.


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Shields returns to recruiting game
March 28, 2013
EDGESVILLE — Chris Shields won't be attending and playing basketball at Division I Longwood after all....
Not a D-1 talent in my opinion. He could probably contribute at the D II level in some form though.
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Might want to go back to his English 9,10,11,or 12 Class and " fine tune " his grammer. JC @ BEST , if that !!!
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To be D1 material you must have interest from D1 schools.To decommitt from a D1 school shows that he has the talent to be their. So I would imagine their must be multiple D1 interest still abound just like last year for young Shields.
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You guys kill me. Some of you love to bash this kid. At the end of the day he's just a KID! I am quite sure if your kid had a scholarship opportunity you would be happy. So why so much HATE? People in this town should be happy that a kid has a chance to go to college and obtain an education and become a productive member of the community. Is it so hard to wish someone luck Instead of acting like crabs in a barrel?
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biggamehunter well said..I watched two games Shields played well in he played against my son talent is there.Doody3 Great point!
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I'm not hating the kid or bashing him, I'm telling the truth....sometimes it hurts. If I said that he isn't NBA material, does that mean I'm bashing him? Some people are overly sensitive these days.....
By the way, sometimes playing for a highly touted lower division program is better than playing for a bottom feeding higher division program. Who do you think is getting more press, and more of an opportunity to be exposed to pro scouts....D1 Longwood OR D2 Liberty?
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Liberty Univ. is a D1 school. They are in The Big South Conf as is Longwood. In fact they were in the field in the NCAA basketball tournament.
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Wow liberty is a D2 school. I guess Georgetown,VMI,Richmond,and Longwood are all D2 also seeing that they all played each other this year. Sometimes silence is golden...
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West Liberty....just realized I left the west out. My remains, they're in the DII FINAL 4 while Longwood is irrelevant and unknown.
My point remains...Shields isn't a legitimate D1 player
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Well, there are always going to be people that misjudge talent or underestimate potential. People told OPRAH she would never make it in television. Steven Spielberg was DENIED acceptance to film school. Michael Jordan was cut from his HS team. I'd hate to be one of those idiots. So in this case, the best thing this kid can do is just be successful at what he attempts wherever he attempts it. And then doubters will eventually shut up.
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I never said I was one of those "idiots." All I said he is that he isn't a legitimate D1 talent...apologies if that offended you. That isn't really a knock on the kid, he is what he is. You guys take a simple comment about the kid's talent level and immediately go on the defense. I've seen the kid play several times this season. Not against Silver Oak or Berkeley Springs or the other bottom feeders on the schedule that he was effective against. The kid struggled against Martinsburg when guarded by a legit D1 player....twice.
It's ok to support your guy...just don't go on the offense when someone presents a very rational opinion of something. Once again, I'm not knocking the kid. A DII scholarship is still something to be proud of.
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Shields is gonna play at Marshall next year.
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For Kayla*, a 22-year-old mother of two, heroin abuse has been a tough battle to fight.
Kayla, who has been clean now for nearly five months, said she first began abusing opiates soon after the birth of her first child in 2010. After transitioning to higher and higher doses of Percocet and trying numerous times to quit the drug, she then turned to heroin.
Kayla said it was within a month after the birth of her second child, a girl, that she began snorting heroin and eventually injecting it.
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Injection is one form of taking heroin.
Although a three-month stint in jail for a parole violation kept Kayla clean for a while, after her release, she soon began using Percocet and heroin again.
"I got out and I probably stayed clean for a week," she said.
Kayla's fiance and father of her children also was a user, and even though the couple tried desperately to quit using opiates and even entered a rehabilitation center, they couldn't beat the addiction.
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Chuck Boyer, unit coordinator of the Seneca Drug Task Force - METRICH Enforcement Unit, said, so far this year, the unit has handled 103 drug-related cases. The majority of them, he said, have involved heroin.
Most local users are purchasing the drug in Tiffin, Fostoria and in Seneca County, Boyer said, but some travel elsewhere to obtain the opiate. He said powdered heroin, the most prevalent type of heroin, costs about $20 for one-tenth of a gram.
"Any way they can get their hands on it, they're going to get it," he said.
Boyer said METRICH has arrested numerous heroin traffickers so far this year, and also has helped many users. The strategy of being compassionate toward drug users and offering help is something the task force didn't often do before the heroin epidemic, Boyer said.
"Now, we're being compassionate to people who want and need the help." he said. "We're trying to get help for the people who need the help and want the help and we're here to incarcerate people who need to be incarcerated. ... People that traffic the dope, they
cross the line when they sell it. Those are the ones who need to be incarcerated."
"A lot of heroin abusers say it is the worst drug you can imagine," Boyer added. "And the moment you choose to sell the stuff is when you're choosing to bring other people into that addiction."
Boyer said METRICH is working on finding a way to track heroin overdoses, which have been prevalent in the area.
"There's a chance of overdosing every time you use it," said METRICH detective Gabe Wedge.
Boyer said there are two ways to die from a heroin overdose; one is a lethal amount of the drug, and the other is from suffocation.
"The body goes into such a relaxed state," he said. "It's called the heroin nod. The head gets so heavy and it cuts off breathing."
Boyer said, with all the negative effects of the drug, it's amazing how many people try it.
Other side effects of heroin use include pupil dilation, mood swings, change in behavior and flu-like symptoms when a user has withdrawal.
"It's really a devastating drug," he said. "It affects not only the abuser but the abuser's family. "So many become victims because of heroin."
Joanne Kosta, a licensed counselor and substance abuse counselor at New Transitions Counseling in Tiffin, said she has seen many people affected by the drug.
"I've certainly seen my fair share of people affected somehow," she said. "It's either family members or people dealing with it themselves."
Kosta said New Transitions does not offer an intensive outpatient program for heroin addicts, but instead refers them to other programs. She said counselors, however, are seeing more family members of addicts seeking help.
"Families are feeling out of control and want to help," she said. "They're willing to do anything. They're just frantic."
"My suggestion is to get help themselves and support," she said. "I always recommend Al-Anon and 12-step programs."
Human services was contacted several times about Kayla, her fiance and the children while the pair was using, but nothing seemed to stop them, she said.
"When you're hooked on drugs, you don't care," she said.
Kayla said her grandmother often would take her daughter and her fiance's mother would take her son, but Kayla then began keeping her kids away from family members in fear they would not give them back.
During that time, Kayla was using heroin up to seven times a day and also driving to Toledo every day with her fiance, and many times with her children, to buy the drug.
"The last two years of my life, I couldn't really say what I did. I wouldn't just be high to the point of just being high and functioning," she said. "I couldn't function. I would be totally off in la-la land."
Kayla said, a few times, she even overdosed on the drug.
"A few times, I was breathing, but I injected it and fell right to the ground," she said.
Her fiance had to shake her to wake her, she said, and although she told him she was fine, looking back now, she knows she could have been close to death.
Kayla said after one of the episodes, she even got up from the floor and injected more heroin.
"It didn't even faze me one bit," she said.
Chasing a high that only lasts a few seconds is why so many users can't seem to quit the drug, Kayla said, and why she and her fiance were among those fighting to stop.
"The rush after you shoot dope, I could honestly still say I love that feeling," she said. "That's why I feel so bad for the people still doing it. They're still doing it for that one rush."
Kayla compared the feeling of being high on heroin to floating on a cloud, but said the initial rush of injecting heroin is short-lived.
"It takes you off your feet," she said. "But it's literally the devil. Once people start shooting up heroin, that's when everything goes."
Kayla said heroin is such a problem in the area that even middle school students are now battling to overcome an addiction. A former high school athlete herself, heroin can affect anyone, she said.
"There are so many people doing it here in Tiffin, and even young kids," she said. "I don't think people realize how bad it is."
Kayla said although she and her fiance discussed numerous times that they wanted to quit, it wasn't until January they were successful.
That month, her fiance was arrested and taken to jail. It was then that Kayla decided she would finally quit. After being told by human services her children would be better off in a different home, Kayla knew she had no choice but to quit.
"I told myself it was time," she said. "Seeing my kids, that they had what they needed, but not what they wanted, hurt my feelings because I knew I could give that to them if I stopped my drug habit."
"My kids had seen things they shouldn't have seen and we lost all of our family," she added. "Our families tried to help us so many times and they told us they weren't going to watch us kill ourselves."
While her fiance was detoxing in jail, Kayla turned to her probation officer for help.
"Not a lot of people get second chances like that and have help that I had there the whole time but never accepted," she said.
Kayla stopped hanging out with friends who were users and also tried to surround herself with family. The hardest part of detoxifying, she said, was getting back an appetite and regaining energy.
Keeping her mind off heroin also was difficult, she said.
"Once you start thinking about using, it only lasts for a couple minutes. You just have to beat that couple of minutes," she said.
"If you tell yourself it's bad, it's going to be bad," she said of the detoxification process. "I tried to keep myself around family members and instead of lying around and moping about it, I would shower in the morning, get around and enjoy the day."
Although it took a while, Kayla finally was clean. February was the first time she had a clean drug test.
"For people addicted to drugs, I wish someone could just make their life better in the minute they want it to be better, but that's why people don't change. It's hard to take step by step to get back to being happy."
Kayla said for those addicted to heroin, willpower is a must in successfully quitting the drug.
"No matter how hard your family wants you to stop, that's not going to get you to stop," she said. "Family and rehab can't make you do it; you have to do it on your own. If you truly put your all in it, you can."
For Kayla, stopping cold turkey was key, she said. She said, for her, using Suboxone or Methadone would have created the potential for another addiction.
"You're just putting that stuff back in your body. You're better off totally stopping and doing it cold turkey by yourself," she said. "A lot of people are scared of the withdrawal, but three to five days compared to the rest of your life. It's totally worth it."
Kayla said she and her fiance are clean of all drugs now, and they have really enjoyed spending time with their children.
Another child is on the way, too.
"We lost everything but our kids," she said of their addiction.
"My kids, before, would strive to go with other people. It's been two times now that family members wanted to keep them and they don't want to go," she said. "We feel like we're actually doing the jobs of being parents now."
Kayla said she and her fiance are glad they were able to overcome the addiction before their kids could fully realize what was going on, and said in the future, she hopes they will look at their parents' struggle in a different light.
"I hope my kids can look at it as me being a strong person and overcoming it, and that me and their dad did it for them."
* Kayla's name has been changed to protect her identity.


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Meredith Minkler talks about working with communities to guide research projects.
Published September 26, 2013
UB and community sponsors including the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York will present a public lecture next week by pioneering public health advocate Meredith Minkler, professor of health and social behavior in the School of Public Health, Division of Community Health and Human Development, at the University of California, Berkeley.
Her talk, "Building Healthy Environments in Diverse Settings: The Value Added by Community-Engaged Research," will take place from 9-11 a.m. Oct. 2 at UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center, 875 Ellicott St., fifth floor, Buffalo.
Registration and coffee service will begin at 8:30 a.m.
The event is free, but an RSVP is requested to email@example.com. Parking will be available on the street or in the ramp adjacent to the building.
Minkler will explore the value and challenges of scientific studies that engage communities in the research process, and the role this work plays in developing healthy environments, particularly for communities that often are overlooked. Among these are communities of disability, non-English speaking communities and environmental justice communities with the greatest need of protection from environmental and health hazards.
Following her talk, Minkler will meet with graduate students and faculty in the UB School of Public Health and Health Professions. She also will take part in a working dinner with faculty and community stakeholders to discuss funded research that includes community-based partnerships in the broad areas of public health, environmental health and justice, and public policy.
Minkler is a noted scholar and public health expert who co-authored the first major U.S. study on community-based participatory research in the health field. She has more than 30 years of experience in developing and implementing community partnerships, community organizing and community-based participatory research that engages with diverse community groups, including the low-income elderly, people with disabilities, youth and women of color.
The talk is sponsored by the Peter and Elizabeth Tower Foundation, the School of Public Health and Health Professions, UB Civic Engagement and Public Policy Research Initiative (which supports community-engaged research), UB schools of Nursing and Social Work, UB Department of Family Medicine, the Clinical and Translational Research Center and Roswell Park Cancer Institute's Office of Cancer Health Disparities Research. Co-sponsors are the Partnership for the Public Good and the UB Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab.
For more information, contact Laura Mangan at email@example.com or call 645-5376.


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Platte County prosecutor says man charged with hate crime
Albert L. Strutton Jr. charged with domestic assault, 3rd-degree assault
Published 11:30 AM CST Mar 07, 2013
Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said a Northmoor man was charged with a hate crime for punching another man during a fight with his father.
Albert L. Strutton Jr., 27, was charged with domestic assault and third-degree assault.
Zahnd said Strutton was at a cookout on Feb. 16 to celebrate his recent parole from prison and became upset when his father praised the work ethic of a man at the gathering.
Investigators said Strutton punched his father three times. When another man tried to help Strutton's father, Strutton yelled a racial epithet and punched the man, according to court records.
Strutton was taken into custody.
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Lifelong Durango resident John Paul Morris died Monday, July 16, 2012, at his home. He was 96.
Known as �Johnny,� he and his twin brother, Vincent, were born to Mike and Julia Morris on Jan. 21, 1916, in the family cabin in Durango. The family doctor charged two chickens rather than the customary one chicken for delivering the twins.
Mr. Morris served in the Army during World War II. He was stationed in the southern Philippines and was discharged in 1946.
He worked from the time he was 7 on the farm, and when he returned from the war, he became a dairy farmer.
In the early 1950s, he married Thelma Petersen in Durango.
When he was younger, he and his twin brother were in a band. Mr. Morris played the harmonica, accordion, guitar, piano and organ.
�Johnny loved to go to the casino to gamble and visit with friends,� his family said. �In his younger days he loved to dance, and was considered a pretty good dancer. He was a regular at the Wild Horse almost every Saturday night.�
Mr. Morris was preceded in death by his wife of almost 40 years, Thelma Morris, who died in 1991.
He is survived by numerous nephews, nieces, half-nephews, half-nieces and their children.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21, 2012, at Greenmount Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Mercy, 1 Mercado St., Suite 270, Durango, CO 81301.


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The College of Charleston fired embattled basketball coach Doug Wojcik on Tuesday, ending weeks of speculation and turmoil that has engulfed the program.
The move came more than a month after the school launched an investigation into allegations that Wojcik verbally and physically abused his players.
College president Glenn McConnell announced the firing in an email to the campus late Tuesday afternoon.
"I have made the decision to terminate head men's basketball coach Doug Wojcik's employment at the College of Charleston for just cause, pursuant to the terms of his contract, effective immediately," McConnell said in the statement. "I greatly appreciate your patience and understanding while the College works to find the best path forward for the men's basketball program."
Wojcik, 50, was 38-29 in two seasons with the Cougars, but was coming off a disappointing 14-18 campaign in Charleston's first year in the Colonial Athletic Association. It was Charleston's first losing record since going 16-17 during the 2007-08 season in Bobby Cremins' second year as the Cougars' head coach.
Players were informed of the school's decision to fire Wojcik just before the start of a two-hour workout Tuesday, a source confirmed to The Post and Courier.
The players were upbeat at the end of practice, but were not made available for comment.
"They really didn't have much of a reaction," the source said. "I think they were just relieved that it's over."
In firing Wojcik for "just cause," the College is attempting to avoid paying the coach the $1.2 million he's due for the final three years of his contract.
Wojcik could not be reached for comment, but his attorney released a statement saying the firing "will not bring closure to the College."
Scott Tompsett, Wojcik's Kansas City-based attorney, said the College was "desperate to invent a reason" to fire Wojcik, and said the school "did not make a good faith agreement to reach a settlement with Wojcik."
When reached by phone, Tompsett declined to comment on whether Wojcik would file a wrongful termination lawsuit.
"We have attempted several times since president McConnell took office on July 1 to engage the College in discussions to settle this matter amicably," Tompsett said in his statement. "That means a reasonable settlement of the amount owed under Coach Wojcik's contract in return for a full release of litigation claims against the College, its officers and employees."
One of the leading candidates to replace Wojcik is former College of Charleston guard Anthony Johnson.
Johnson, who played for the Cougars from 1992-97, interviewed for the position in 2012 just before Wojcik was hired.
"I'm definitely interested in the job," Johnson, who played in the NBA for 13 seasons, said Tuesday. "I didn't want to comment on the job as long as coach Wojcik was running the program. I have not been contacted by anyone from the College, but I'm hoping to have those conversations in the very near future."
Johnson has been a scout for the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans the last two seasons. The former Stall High School standout has no coaching experience.
"I know I'm ready for this challenge," Johnson said. "If there are any doubts about my qualifications for this job, I think I can put those to rest during the interview process."
Other possible candidates include former Boston College coach Al Skinner, who owns a home on the Isle of Palms; Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant; and Tulane assistant coach Shammond Williams.
While Johnson has never recruited for a college program, he said his vast contacts with the AAU summer basketball circuits will give him an edge.
"I've been around the game of basketball for a long time and know a lot of people involved at the AAU and high school level," Johnson said. "I've had a long relationship with the shoe companies and those representatives, so I'm confident I'll be able to hit the ground running when it comes to recruiting."
The College of Charleston will open the 2014-15 season at Furman on Nov. 15. The Cougars' home opener will be against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 17.
Since the middle of May, the College has launched two investigations into Wojcik's actions during his tenure as the school's basketball coach. The first was completed at the end of June and concluded with a 50-page report that exposed dozens of allegations of Wojcik lashing out at players with obscenities, personal attacks and physical threats.
Hull told players during a meeting on June 30 that he was going to fire Wojcik. However, outgoing president George Benson overruled Hull and suspended Wojcik without pay for the month of August and ordered him to undergo mandatory counseling, multiple sources confirmed.
The College's second investigation, which began in July under McConnell, was an attempt to find cause to fire Wojcik, despite the agreement that was reached between Benson and the coach, sources confirmed.
That second probe was prompted after former Cougars guard Trevonte Dixon claimed he was physically abused by Wojcik twice during the 2012-13 season. Dixon claims to have been assaulted during an exhibition game in Canada during the preseason and again during a road game against Elon in 2012.
Dixon also alleges that Wojcik threw basketballs at players during several practices.
Tompsett, however, provided The Post and Courier with video footage of the Cougars' game with Elon on Dec. 1, 2012, when one of the alleged incidents took place.
Tompsett also provided 30 minutes of practice video that appears to contradict Dixon's claims.
Jeff Hartsell contributed to this report.
Charleston coach Doug Wojcik yells out to his players during their game Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 at TD Arena. File/Paul Zoeller/Staff×
Charleston Cougars head coach Doug Wojcik looks on in the second half of the game between Towson State and the College of Charleston Jan. 19, 2014 at TD Arena . Towson Tigers defeats the Cougars 72-57. (File/Shane Roper/Special to The Post and Courier)×
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Content for briefs is selected from e-mail submissions to Community Editor Amy Edgett at email@example.com. Visit www.sierrasun.com to submit events for the online calendar. Please limit descriptions to 50 words. E-mail for print submissions may be 150-300 words. Items published in the print edition news space permitting.
Tahoe Donner to celebrate National Ski Safety Week
As part of National Ski Safety Week, Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area presents two events this weekend on Jan. 26 and 27.
On Saturday, Jan 26, 9-11 a.m., skiers may learn chairlift safety on Tahoe Donner Downhill's practice chair with a professional. Sunday, Jan. 27 will feature a children's Mountain Safety Scavenger Hunt. Meet on the Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area lodge deck at 10:30 a.m., where the adventure will start. Prizes will be awarded to the groups who collect the most items.
National Ski Safety Week, created by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), occurs each year in January. NSAA ski resort members participate with a variety of initiatives to held educate skiers and snowboarders on safety and common sense issues while on the slopes. Tahoe Donner's safety events offer families an opportunity to learn basic tips on how to be safe while skiing or riding.
Visit www.tahoedonner.com or call 530-587-9400. "Like" Tahoe Donner on Facebook at www.facebook.com/tahoedonner and follow Tahoe Donner on Twitter at @tahoedonner.
Truckee High School Band Telethon Jan. 26
On Saturday, Jan. 26, 3-9 p.m., the Truckee High School Band will hold their 13th Annual Telethon. Telethon is a fun-filled variety show hosted by band members and broadcast live on local cable channel 6 and 24 and streaming live at www.ttctv.org. The event raises funds to support music in the school, including the purchase and repair of instruments, scholarships to music camps, and band tour - a four-day event where the band plays at veterans homes, children's hospitals, senior centers, and elementary schools in the Truckee-Tahoe area as well as Reno and Sacramento. Donations to the band can be made during the Telethon by calling 530-582-2777 or by going to www.thsbands.com. Donations greater than $25 are eligible for a prize and allow the donator to challenge students to perform live during the event. All donations are tax deductible.
12th Annual Truckee Bingo Night
and Spaghetti Dinner
Celebrate with Sierra Senior Services at the 12th Annual Truckee Bingo Night and Spaghetti Dinner - a perfect evening out for the family. This event benefits Truckee and North Tahoe area seniors, homebound, and disabled adults who rely on freshly cooked meals seven days a week provided by the area's Meals on Wheels volunteers.
Join the fun-filled social event Saturday, Jan. 26 at the Truckee Community Recreation Center. Tickets are $20 each in advance. A no-host bar opens at 5 p.m. Dinner is served at 6 p.m. Enjoy a delicious Italian feast with dessert and coffee.
After dinner, bingo balls are poppin' 7-9 p.m. with 10 games for $10, followed by a $10 blackout game. Raffle prizes and a silent auction keep the evening stirring. Raffle prizes include a Calistoga Spa Package, Southwest Airlines tickets (two). Cost is $10 each or three for $20.
Tickets are available online at www.sierraseniors.org or at Sierra Senior Services, Plumas Bank and at the Community Recreation Center.
For more information, call 530-550-7600.
Rotary to host Valentine Party and Crab Feed
Valentine Party and Crab Feed announced for Feb. 15, 6-8 p.m. The Rotary Club of Tahoe City will host an all-you-can eat crab feed Friday night at the North Tahoe Event Center in Kings Beach. Dinner will include fresh Bay Area Dungeness Crab, pasta, salad, bread and dessert. Cost is $45 adults and $20 children 14 and under. For tickets (limited) mail check made out to Rotary to Mike Baffone, P.O. Box 218, Kings Beach, CA, 96143 or call 530-546-0378.
Ski and ride for $35 or less to benefit local schools
Downhill resort tickets may be pre-purchased the week prior to the designated dates at Porters Sports in Truckee and Tahoe Dave's in Tahoe City, Truckee and Kings Beach. Cross-country resort tickets may be purchased the week prior to the designated dates at Paco's in Truckee and Alpenglow in Tahoe City. A limited number of tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis and will not be available at the resorts the day of the event. Check and cash are accepted at all store outlets and credit cards are accepted at Tahoe Dave's outlets. Tickets are not refundable.
Tahoe Donner Ski Area, $25 lift ticket valid any one day, Jan. 27-Feb. 1; Tahoe Cross County, $15 trail pass valid any one day Jan. 27-Feb. 1; Resort at Squaw Creek, $15 trail pass valid any one day, Feb. 3 -9; Sugar Bowl, $35 lift ticket valid any one day, March 23-29; Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows, $35 lift ticket valid any one day at either resort from April 7 through end of season.
Proceeds from each lift ticket purchase goes directly to the Excellence in Education Foundation. For more information and updates, visit www.exined.org.
Valentine call to artists
Art Obsessions Gallery is having a Valentine Art Show, Feb. 1-20. They invite all artists and crafters to participate. The theme is "love." All media types are encouraged. Works should be submitted by Monday, Jan. 28. Submissions will be limited to the gallery space available so don't delay. There is no formal application or exhibit fee. There will be a 20 percent gallery commission. Please submit your name, phone, email address and media type to Art Obsessions. Art opening will be held Feb. 1 during First Friday. Art Obsessions will also have a "Valentine Special Event" on Feb. 14. Email Jane Lufkin at the gallery about your interest and questions at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 530-550-9688.
North Lake Tahoe Visitor Center announces First Friday
First Friday at the Visitor Center to feature "Love is in the Air" - stories of true love in the Sierra, Friday, Feb. 1, 5-7 p.m. at the North Lake Tahoe Visitor Center, 100 North Lake Blvd., Tahoe City. This free event will feature Mark McLaughlin, the Storm King. The North Lake Tahoe Visitor Information Center is getting in the mood to celebrate Valentine's Day with this fun free event. Mix and mingle at 5 p.m. while tasting fine wines provided by Petra Wine Bar. At 5:30 p.m., McLaughlin will weave tales of love in the Sierra like only he can do. Sponsored by Petra Wine Bar at Northstar. For information call Kym Fabel, NLT Visitor Center Manager at 530-581-6900 or e-mail email@example.com. First Friday, March 1, will showcase the rescue dogs of Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows.
First Friday and Fiber Arts
On Feb. 1, TPAC and the Downtown Merchants Association are teaming to make Art first on First Friday. The Fiber Arts opening reception will be from 5-7 p.m. at the TDRPD Community Center, 8924 Donner Pass Road. The Fiber Arts show will feature regional artists' creations, as well as wine, food and live music. Visitors to the Fiber Arts show will receive a coupon for 10 percent off participating downtown merchants on First Friday. Need another reason to go out on First Friday? Try the Joe Craven show sponsored by Arts for the Schools.
Dads in Drag Fundraiser
Complimentary food, drink specials, live music by the King Steppers, a beautiful location at the Big Water Grille, and the best entertainment you'll find in Incline Village on Tuesday, Feb. 5. It's the annual Dads in Drag Fashion Show, a fundraiser for the Kings Beach Parents' Co-op. Take part in the Retro Prom Theme by coming dressed for the prom of your favorite era from the 1950s to the present - and beyond. The fun starts at 7 p.m. and continues until 10 p.m., with a silent auction and the not-to-be-missed fashion show. Cost is $50 per person or $90 per couple. Contact the Kings Beach Parents Co-op for more information and tickets at 530-546-7519, www.kingsbeachparentscoop.org.
Legal update seminar Feb. 8 in Truckee
The North Lake Tahoe Chamber/CVB/Resort Association and the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Sierra Human Resources Association (SHRA) are offering "Legal Update for California Business Leaders and Managers" Friday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m.-noon at Cedar House Sport Hotel, 10918 Brockway Road, Truckee.
Registration is $55/person for chamber and SHRA members and $65/person for non-members. Walk-in registration is $60/person for chamber and SHRA members and $70/person for non-members.
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Snee Farm swim team returned to championship form in dominant fashion last weekend to capture the 2014 Coastal Carolina Aquatic Association (CCAA) City Meet championship.
Chasing its first title in four years, Snee Farm turned in a commanding performance, leading the 22-team field from start to finish through the three-day event at the Crowfield Golf and Country Club in Goose Creek.
Despite a spirited day-three effort Sunday from three-time defending champion Coosaw Creek, Snee Farms 2,949.5 total points outpaced the Crocs by 369 points, the largest margin of victory at City Meet since 2006.
Im happy for everybody, Snee Farm coach Jason Kreutner said. Everybody in the league respects everyone else. We all make each other better. Thats the best part of competing at meets like this. We make each other better.
Coosaw racked up more than 1,260 points through the 13-14 and 15-18 year-old events of day three to make the late jump two positions into second place in the championship standings.
Swimming in the last CCAA meet of their careers, Coosaws brother-sister tandem Jeremiah and Micah Bohon both became the first five-event winners in City Meet history. Jeremiah won the boys 15-18 butterfly, breaststroke, individual medley and freestyle relay, while Micah won the girls 15-18 butterfly, backstroke, individual medley and freestyle relay. The two were both on Coosaws champion 15-18 mixed medley relay team.
Snee Farm and Coosaw finished in the top two slots at City Meet for the seventh consecutive season. Daniel Island finished third overall for the sixth straight season. Northbridge Terrace took fourth, followed by Shadowmoss, Hobcaw and Dunes West.
Our league is full of vibrant and growing competition, Kreutner said. Its a nice sign of the health of the league to see everyone competing this weekend.
Jack Story won the boys 15-18 backstroke for Snee Farm and took second in the butterfly and individual medley. Northbridges Abigail Boling took second in the girls 15-18 butterfly and breaststroke. Daniel Islands Malek Varner won the boys 15-18 freestyle, and Hobcaws Julia Zimlich won the girls 13-14 backstroke.
CCAA awarded college scholarship money to 65 graduating seniors who together totaled 614 years of summer swimming. Brickyards Trace Hall was awarded the Carolyn Y. Keller Memorial Scholarship for academics. Shadowmoss, Sha-Mel-Lon and the Jewish Community Center were awarded the CCAA sportsmanship awards.
I feel lucky, Kreutner said. Its great competing in a league like this. If we never win another one, we can still feel good about what we did this weekend.
Final City Meet standings
1. Snee Farm 2,949.5
2. Coosaw 2,580.5
3. Daniel Island 2,517
4. Northbridge 2,403
5. Shadowmoss 2,194.5
6. Hobcaw 1,898
7. Dunes West 1,716
8. Newington 1,572
9. Crowfield 1,382
10. Parkshore 1,320
11. Longpoint 1,246.5
13. James Island 1,115.5
14. Brickyard 1,050.5
15. Sha-Mel-Lon 1,013.5
16. Ashborough 855.5
17. IOn 785.5
18. Legend Oaks 659.5
19. Pine Forest 562
20. Fort Johnson 428
22. Summerville 92.5
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Authorities today identified the body of a man recovered Sunday from the Beaver Island State Park marina and determined he died as a result of suicide, the State Parks Police said.
Officials would only identify him as an adult male from the Town of Tonawanda.
The man's family has been notified.
The body was first spotted Sunday afternoon by fishermen who were in a boat in the west branch of the Niagara River. They notified the U.S. Coast Guard.
The body drifted to the marina where State Parks Police were aided by Grand Island firefighters in retrieving it.
Investigators said the man had left his car at the foot of West Ferry Street in Buffalo with a note inside.


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The Tucker County Board of Education suspended a student for a full year Monday, weeks after being criticized by parents for being too lenient on a disciplinary issue.
Following a brief executive session during Monday's meeting, board members voted unanimously to expel a student for a total of 365 days.
The matter was listed on Monday's agenda as a student disciplinary issue. After the session, board members referred to the student as "X" for confidential purposes, and did not reveal what school the student attended nor what grade the student is in. The nature of the issue was not revealed to the public.
The full-year suspension was the action recommended by Tucker County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Eddie Campbell.
Just weeks ago, the BOE voted Oct. 30 on another student disciplinary issue. That decision prompted some protest from parents, including some keeping their children home from Tucker Valley Elementary-Middle School.
The Inter-Mountain received phone calls at that time from readers saying some parents were not sending their students to the school because they were concerned about safety issues regarding one student.
"Some callers have expressed that they are not pleased with the action our board of education took in the issue," Campbell told The Inter-Mountain Nov. 6. "From an administrative standpoint, the board has addressed the issue and followed the proper procedures in accordance with West Virginia State School Board policy."
Also during Monday's meeting:
Campbell told those present they should have received a voice message from him earlier in the day.
"It was to let you know about the public meetings that will be held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday," Campbell said. "Tomorrow's is at Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School at 6:30 p.m. if you would like to attend. Wednesday is at Canaan Valley (Fire Department) at 6:30 p.m. and our final one will be Thursday at Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School at 6:30 p.m.
"Kelly Stadelman will moderate the discussion for us. We are pleased to have her working with us."
The community meetings are to get input from residents on improvements they would like to see at the schools.
Board Member Tim Turner recognized the Tucker County High School Cheerleaders for capturing the Potomac Valley Conference Championship and for Coach Amber Kyle being named Potomac Valley Conference Coach of the Year.
Two Tucker County Board of Education members offered board committee reports. Board member Bud Parsons reported he will be meeting with the West Virginia University Extension Committee Tuesday.
"Leeann George has resigned and we will be meeting tomorrow," Bud Parsons said.
Board member Jerry DiBacco offered praise for those handling the bomb threat at Tucker County High School.
"Being a member of the Safe Schools Committee, I would like to commend Dr. Campbell, the principal and the staff of Tucker County High School on the action taken during the last two bomb incidents we have had," DiBacco said. "They really took charge. Sooner or later we are going to catch that rascal. But I really appreciate their efforts."
Board members voted to hire Joshua Evans as a teacher of mathematics at Davis-Thomas Elementary Middle School effective Jan. 2, 2014, pending certification and CIB check. Campbell introduced Evans. They also voted to accept the resignation of Eda McDowell as a kindergarten teacher at Davis-Thomas Elementary Middle School effective Aug. 1. Campbell said everyone would miss McDowell following her resignation.
"You could hardly have a better introduction to school than Eda McDowell," Janet Preston said. "Both of my kids had her and I was thrilled. She is really nice."
Davis-Thomas Elementary Middle School Principal Daryla Rapp agreed McDowell would be missed.
"She had done an excellent job," Rapp said. "She has the right personality and the right attitude for that and when she dresses up as Old Mother Hubbard, Mother Goose or any of the other characters she does for the children it is pretty amazing."
Campbell said that Don Canfield is transferring from the board office back to Davis-Thomas Elementary Middle School as a custodian III.
In other business, BOE members took the following action:
- Voted to approve job shadow sites for: Stephanie Betler, Timber and Watershed Lab in Parsons; Dusty Conrad, Newlon's in Elkins; Becka Simmons, Courtland Acres Rehab & Therapy in Thomas; Mitchell Mason, Courtland Acres Rehab & Therapy in Thomas; Victoria Friend, Tucker Valley EMS in Hambleton; Joannah Dyer, Garrett Physical Therapy in Oakland, Md.; and Ryan Myers, Savage Industries in Oakland, Md.
- Voted to approve a request for Mike Betler as a volunteer assistant girls basketball coach at Tucker Valley Elementary-Middle School.
- Voted to approve a request for Pam Hoskins to be added as an approved ticket taker.
The next meeting of the Tucker County Board of Education is slated for 6 p.m. Dec. 2 at the Tucker County Board Office.


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DailyTech previously covered startup LS9 Inc.'s efforts to genetically engineer microbes to produce synthetic fuels. After initial efforts to genetically modify both yeast and bacteria to produce long-chain hydrocarbons, they have since focused their efforts on a particular common bacterium -- E. Coli.
E. Coli is commonly found in feces, and the LS9 researchers have succeeded in a rather ironic goal -- genetically modifying the bacteria to excrete diesel fuel. After much research and genetic modification, LS9 says it has used a variety of common sugar metabolic pathways to force E. Coli to convert virtually any sugar-containing substance in part to carbon chains virtually indistinguishable with diesel.
The bacteria "poop" out this black gold, while using part of the sugar to fuel their growth and reproduction as well. The net result is that any carbon source can be turned into synthetic fuel by the economic bacteria.
Biochemist Stephen del Cardayre, LS9 vice president of research and development, says his company has come a long way. He states, "We started in my garage two years ago, and we're producing barrels today, so things are moving pretty quickly."
He explains the process of creating the microbes, stating, "So these are bacteria that have been engineered to produce oil. They started off like regular lab bacteria that didn't produce oil, but we took genes from nature, we engineered them a bit [and] put them into this organism so that we can convert sugar to oil."
While the microbes are currently only producing diesel fuel, they could easily be tuned to produce gasoline or jet fuel according to Mr. Cardayre. Best of all, the bacteria don't have to use simple sugars such as corn, a major criticism of the ethanol infrastructure. The increased demand for corn by the ethanol industry is accused of raising food prices. Instead they can use a variety of "foods" including sugar cane, landscaping waste, wheat straw, and wood chips. The microbes used are a "friendly" noninfectious type of E. Coli that lack the proteins needed to invade the human body, which some strains of E. Coli are capable of doing.
Robert McCormick, principal engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab in Colorado remains skeptical of LS9's claims. He adds, "Scalability is really the critical issue. If you've got something that you can make work in a test tube, that's good, but you've got to be able to make it work on a very large scale to have an impact on our petroleum imports."
LS9 is not only confident they can scale the technology, but they also believe that their oil will be significant to the oil found in fossil fuel deposits. Typical oil deposits contain significant amounts of sulfur that get released into the atmosphere, creating acid rain which destroys forests, limestone, marble, and damages lake ecosystems. It also contains benzene, a carcinogen that can cause cancer even in very small quantities.
The E. Coli produced diesel has none of these unwanted extras, it's just pure black gold. Unlike ethanol, it can be pumped along existing infrastructure, LS9 is quick to point out.
While they hope to be entering commercial level production in the next couple years, they acknowledge that even if they continue their path of unlikely and rapid success, their technology is not a magical solution to the global energy crisis. Mr. Cardayre states, "I think that the answer to reducing our petroleum-import problem and reducing the carbon emissions from transportation is really threefold. It involves replacement fuels like biofuels, it involves using much more efficient vehicles than we use today, and it involves driving less."
He says that LS9's success and continued prospects are only thanks to constant collaboration by a diverse team of experts from many different professions. He continues, "The fun of the challenge from the science perspective is that you do have farmers and biologists and entomologists, and biochemists and chemical engineers, and process engineers and business people and investors all working to solve this, and it ranges anywhere from a political issue to a technical issue."
quote: LS9 has developed a new means of efficiently converting fatty acid intermediates into petroleum replacement products via fermentation of renewable sugars. LS9 has also discovered and engineered a new class of enzymes and their associated genes to efficiently convert fatty acids into hydrocarbons.
quote: Starting from raw, natural sources of sugar such as sugar cane and cellulosic biomass , these renewable fuels will fundamentally change the biofuels landscape and set the stage for widespread product adoption and petroleum displacement.
quote: Fatty acids are merely carboxylic acids with long hydrocarbon chains. The hydrocarbon chain length may vary from 10-30 carbons (most usual is 12-18).
quote: Saturated fatty acids do not contain any double bonds or other functional groups along the chain. The term "saturated" refers to hydrogen, in that all carbons (apart from the carboxylic acid [-COOH] group) contain as many hydrogens as possible. In other words, the omega (?) end contains 3 hydrogens (CH3-), and each carbon within the chain contains 2 hydrogen atoms.
quote: Novel fatty acids sugar esters for food and cosmetics Objectives Within the EC AIR research project AIR-CT94-2291 Production of sugar fatty acid esters from renewable agricultural resources: an integrated optimisation of enzymatic-purification processes and of surfactive properties, INPL developed an efficient enzymatic process for the synthesis of novel sugar esters based on the use of lipases. The carbohydrate surfactants, made of a hydrophilic sugar head group and a lipophilic fatty acid chain, constitute a novel family of non-ionic surfactants that can be used as detergents for washing purposes, as emulsifiers in food products and as active ingredients in personal care products such as shampoos, creams or soaps. Compared to chemically produced surfactants, enzymatically synthesised sugar esters show superiority in terms of product quality and purity, environmental compatibility and toxicological acceptability. Technical Approach The demonstration project aims at scaling up the enzymatic process for the production of the fatty acids sugar esters and to evaluate functional properties of the surfactants as food and cosmetic ingredients. First, the technical viability of the process based on the use of an immobilised lipase will be verified on sugar esters made from different sugars and fatty acids. Second, the physico-chemical and industrial properties of the sugar esters are to be evaluated in three selected application areas: cosmetics, bakery and ice cream. A major objective is to determine how these sugar esters compare with chemically synthesised surfactants, either alone or in combination. The production costs must also be established to further assess their market potential. Expected Results The production of kilogram quantities of sugar esters. In order to cover a wide range of HLB values (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) of industrial interest, sugar esters will be produced, made from different sugars, fatty acids and vegetable oils. The evaluation of the physico-chemical characteristic, the biodegradability and the ecotoxicological properties of the sugar esters. The cost analysis of the new products as a function of composition and purity. The evaluation of the industrial properties of the sugar esters. It will first involve a general screening of the sugar esters as cosmetic, bakery and ice cream ingredients. For the most interesting of them, more extended evaluation of properties will be performed, using pilot plant production facilities and standard test procedures.


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