Your first year at the Colleges will be a time of learning, discovery and growth. Each step of the way, you'll have the support of our award-winning faculty and staff. Leading up to your arrival on campus, you’ll have opportunities to engage with our community virtually, preparing for the transition to college-level coursework and life at HWS. Once you arrive, you'll familiarize yourself with HWS and the greater Geneva community through Orientation, First-Year Seminars, Spark! projects and peer mentorship. You’ll start on your path to creating a life of consequence.
Join us for a series of 20-minute virtual discussions designed to introduce you to our community and help you learn more about the topics that are most important to you. Hear from faculty and staff on everything from life on campus to First-Year Seminars, the athletic experience to career preparation programs and more.
Monsters in American history. The chemistry of food. Birding. Archaeological mysteries. These are some of the interesting topics you can explore in your First-Year Seminar. Each course provides a foundation to develop your critical thinking and communication skills while helping you get familiar with academic expectations at HWS. The only course required of all students, you’ll create community among a cohort of peers, guided by a professor and supported by an upper level student mentor.
Orientation programming for incoming students spans the week leading up to the first day of classes.
Your college experience awaits you. Make sure you have all you need to be successful.
Are you the first in your family to go to college? This program provides resources, programming and support for first-generation students and their families.
You have questions, we have answers.
Learn more about the I-20 process and meet the International Student Coordinator.
Do you have an IEP or 504 Plan? Do you receive accommodations? Learn more about Disability Services and the support available to you as you transition from high school to higher education.
Spend time on campus this summer investigating environmental issues with HWS faculty.
Review the billing process and payment options before your first bill is due on Aug. 1.
Thanks to course work in economics and an internship experience, Sofia Pattillo ’24 is ready for the asset management team at Northern Trust.
Dominic Provenzano '72, P'04 was thanked for the impact the new student art gallery provides to the heart of campus.
Hobart Club Hockey President Oliver Tauscher ’25 is looking for current and incoming students ready to engage in competitive ice hockey.
