Hobart and William Smith Colleges - alum book

Saperstein '04 Working on Book

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Knowing graduate school was not the answer immediately after college, Jesse Saperstein chose to hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine to raise money for the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation. As Hobart senior, Saperstein served as residential advisor to the AIDS Awareness House and invited DiPaolo to speak on campus. After meeting at this event, Saperstein's offered to hike for the foundation ...

Alumnus Writes "Indispensible Guide"

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

From nonprofit executives to volunteers, fundraising is crucial to professionals across the occupational spectrum. Although raising millions for a new start-up or a worthy non-profit sounds great - how is it done? That's exactly what Lincoln Center President and Hobart Alumnus Dr. Reynold Levy '66 answers in his recently published book, "Yours for the Asking: An Indispensable Guide to Fundraising and ...

Alumna Tells Invincible Stories

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Dr. Kathy Platoni '74 recently published three chapters in a book titled, "We Thought We Were Invincible: The True Story of Invincible Warriors" by Dr. Art F. Schmitt. The book, published by AuthorHouse, is a collection of stories that "…chronicles stories of truly Invincible Warriors." The perspectives range from several Vietnam veterans to Apollo 17 Astronaut Jack Schmitt's instructor. Plat...

The History of Homeruns

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Stored away in private collections across the country is some of the most valuable baseball memorabilia in existence. From Babe Ruth's jersey to the original copy of the first written modern baseball rulebook. For those of us who can't make the trek across the country to see all of these astounding collections, there's a beautiful alternative. It’s the best-selling book Smithsonian Baseball: Ins...

A Contemporary Spin on a Classic

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT

“From Alice to Zen and Everyone In Between” by Elizabeth Atkinson Eames '83 was only recently released (April 1) yet it has already been nominated for the 2008 New Voices Award by the Association of Booksellers for children. This third novel by Eames was inspired by two children she saw walking down the road together. “They looked like exact opposites,” she says. “I was struck at how they seemed to...