Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hurray for Homecoming

In October, Homecoming and Family Weekend brought the HWS community together to reconnect with old friends, celebrate student research, honor outstanding faculty and cheer on the Statesmen and Herons.

Friday saw a fun-filled evening with Quad-a-Palooza festivities, music and dinner. On Saturday, President Mark D. Gearan delivered the State of the Colleges address, reviewing the 2023 year and highlighting strategic goals as well as recent national recognitions, campus upgrades, new academic programs and historic fundraising. HWS fans cheered teams to victory, with wins for Herons field hockey, Statesmen football, and men’s and women’s soccer and ice hockey. Meanwhile, student research filled the Gearan Center, community service was on the agenda in the Adams Intercultural Center, and esteemed retired faculty returned to campus for recognition.

“Homecoming and Family Weekend is one of my favorite times of the fall,” says Executive Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations Chevanne DeVaney ’95, P’21, P’23. “Beautiful weather, great company, all the academic and athletic highlights — it’s a really special time, and I am so grateful to our alums, families and friends who joined the campus community to make it so much fun.”