Mission

The Adams Intercultural CENTER

288 Pulteney Street
Geneva, N.Y. 14456
Email: ic@hws.edu
Phone: 315-781-3319
Fax: 315-781-3888

Office Hours
Mon. – Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Center Hours
Mon. – Fri.: 8:30 a.m. - 12 a.m.
Sat. – Sun.: 10 a.m. - 12 a.m.

The Adams Intercultural Center is a welcoming space that fosters an environment where students find support and grounding for their personal growth, academic success and the development of their leadership skills. Our programs and collaborative initiatives broaden cross-cultural understanding, foster an appreciation of diversity, inclusion and social justice, and strengthen community bonds.

the rev. dr. alger l. adams 

The Rev. Dr. Alger Leroy Adams '32, D.D.'83, the first African-American graduate of Hobart College, rose above major societal obstacles to attend and excel at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The Center is named in his honor to ensure that his life and legacy will be celebrated for years to come. 

the adams Intercultural center News

  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    Belonging-Diversity-&-EquityMeet the AIC Graduate Student Assistants

    Two students in the Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership program have graduate assistantships in the Adams Intercultural Center.

  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    AlumsHome Away From Home

    For Rafael Rodriguez ’07, the Alger Adams ’32 Intercultural Center at HWS (or the IC, as it’s commonly known on campus) was an essential part of his college experience, his “home away from home.”

  • Hobart and William Smith Colleges

    AlumsAnnouncing the Alger Adams '32 Intercultural Center

    Thanks to Chair of the Board of Trustees Craig Stine ’81, P’17 and his wife, Kathy, the Colleges’ new Intercultural Center will bear the name of the Rev. Dr. Alger L. Adams ’32, the first Black man to graduate from Hobart College.

 

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