Hobart and William Smith Colleges

​In this special edition of This Week In Photos, we share some of the Best of HWS from 2016. In the photo above, the Orientation Mentor Spirit Squad celebrates the arrival of the HWS Classes of 2020.

Opening the Convocation ceremony, students carry more than 100 flags across Stern Lawn to represent the nations of origin of current students, staff or faculty members, or where students and faculty are studying abroad. ​

Assistant Professor of Architectural Studies Gabriella D’Angelo instructs students on how to use AutoCAD to transfer their hand drawn designs to the computer.

Students enjoy a late summer day as they walk to class in front of Coxe Hall.

Yuxi Liu ’18 prepares to test fly moths in a flight tunnel as part of her summer internship at the New York State Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y.

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science David J. Eck explains the general structure of an operating system during CPSC 431: Operating Systems.

Associate Professor of Dance Michelle Iklé discusses the anatomical and kinesiological aspects of movement during “Knowing Bodies,” a First-Year Seminar held in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Keshihito Murphy '16 performs spectroscopic and computational studies of thiophene clusters as part of Assistant Professor of Chemistry Josh Newby's summer research group.

Professor of Geoscience John Halfman and Briana “Breezy” Swete '17 show off a camera drone they are using to track blue green algae over the Finger Lakes. A portion of a grant from the Fred L. Emerson Foundation is helping to fund the project.

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth gives feedback to students in “Color and Composition” outside the Katherine D. Elliott '66 Studio Arts Center.

First-year students participating in the Pre-Orientation Adventure Program take to the water near the Seneca Lake Yacht Club for a lesson.

HWS Dance alums join together to form a movement choir during the “Dance Alumnae/i Weekend” performance in the Deming Dance Theatre.

Students in “Invasion Ecology” traverse a field at Ganondagan State Historic Site where they observe the restoration effort to remove invasive Pale Swallow Wort and return the native grasslands for bird habitat. The class is taught by Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown.

Kenan Williams ’17 stands outside City Hall in Geneva, where he spent the summer shadowing City Councilor Mark Gramling.

Professor of Education Charlie Temple brings his “Comparative and International Education” class outside for a discussion of Amanda Ripley's book, “The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way.”

Students from Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis' Senior Integrative Experience class join Hobart alum Victor Pultinas '08 harvesting crab apples at the Cornell Agricultural Research Station.

Dusk falls over the Scandling Campus Center.

Dan Klementowski '17 plays the violin during the HWS String Ensemble concert in Froelich Hall of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

POAP guides relax around the fire at the farm of Dean of First-Year Students David Mapstone ’93, who leads the annual adventure program.

A group of first-year students help build a home for Habitiat for Humanity as part of Orientation Day of Service.

Connor Simon '17 leads a team huddle on the ice at the Hockey Youth Clinic for local students at the Geneva Recreation Complex.

In memory of the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Kappa Alpha Society placed American flags near Trinity Hall overlooking the Quad as part of the annual day of remembrance. The HWS community lost three alumni in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001: Andrew H. Golkin ’93, Scott W. Rohner ’01 and Michael J. Simon ’83, P’11, P’13.

Members of the HWS community gather in solidarity for the Black Lives Matter vigil.

President Mark D. Gearan looks on as Retired Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) delivers his lecture titled, “Looking Forward: The ADA, Election, and You as part of the President's Forum in the Vandervort Room of the Scandling Campus Center.

Assisting members of the Geneva City School District, Ellis Linsmith ’20 distributes pencils and other school supplies to local children during a Day of Service.

Sean Burke '18 and Clint Hodnett (a visiting prospective student) capture a fall drone view of the HWS campus.

Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Woodworth and written by playwright Qui Nguyen, “She Kills Monsters” explores the world of role-playing before the technology boom, through the narration of a geek heroine.

Frank Brown '17 speaks to students about Native American culture after learning the students were in the midst of a Native American history unit. Brown, a member of the Seneca Nation, discussed life on a reservation and the misperceptions and challenges faced by Native Americans today.

Josiah Bramble '19 shares his experience as a student with members of the HWS community during HWS Impact.

William Fletcher '20 helps a student with his homework during Read for the Record at Lafayette Intermediate School in Waterloo, N.Y.

Demarest Hall on a beautiful autumn afternoon.

Riggs Alosa ’17 and Mary Kubinski ’17 help a late Fall Nationals entry “sniff out” the competition.

Professor of Art Ted Aub works on a model of famed local bassist Scott LaFaro, which will serve as reference for a full-scale sculpture that will be cast in bronze. Geneva City Council recently named April 3 'Scott LaFaro Day' in honor of his legacy.

Poet Claudia Rankine gives a reading of her work “Citizen: An American Lyric” at the Smith Center for the Arts. The book was this year’s Common Read for the first year experience at HWS and has inspired campus dialogue around issues of race and racism.

The HWS Geoscience Club gathers for a photo during a trip to Watkins Glen State Park.

Early morning on William Smith Hill.

Dublin Gearan discusses squirrels, treats and tennis balls during “Kibbles and Bytes on WEOS 89.5FM and 90.3FM.

A photo by Kristine Vann ’18 of the Hobart and William Smith campus and Bozzuto Boathouse from the waters of Seneca Lake on a beautiful summer day.

Students traverse stage during a performance of “One Last Time.”

Taylor Murray ’17, editor of the Herald and President of the HWS Debate Team, interviews Lucy E. Kaylin '81 in The Bartlett. The Editor-in-Chief of O, The Oprah Magazine, Kaylin spent nearly two decades working at the men’s magazine GQ.

In the Blackwell Room, students taking “Foundations of Africana Studies” with Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Elana Jefferson-Tatum present a portion of their final projects during the Africana Studies mini-conference #BlackStudiesMatter.

Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Kirin Makker snaps a group photo of HWS students studying abroad in New Zealand.

HWS summer abroad students explore the Pacaya Volcano in Guatemala. The short term summer program was led by Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown and Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown.

Richie Andes '19 does a flip to celebrate his first day in Wales in front of Llansteffan Castle, a 10th century Norman structure situated at the mouth of the Tywi River.

Gavin Gross '19 stands in Memorial Park, in Taibei, Taiwan, with Lin-Yu Viola Chen, who served as his Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant on campus.

Colleen Moore ’16 (left) completes a fellowship with the Global Aliya Foundation in Indonesia. Moore was accompanied by Associate Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar (center standing), co-founder of the foundation.

Caitlin Lasher '19 jumps for joy on 90 Mile Beach. Lasher was part of a group of HWS students studying abroad in New Zealand led by Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Kirin Makker.

Led by Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Christopher Annear, a group of HWS students studying abroad in Vietnam for the fall semester pose for a photo in front of the Theravada Buddhist Temple in Can Tho, Vietnam.

Hobart football alums pose for a photo with former teammate Ali Marpet ’15 (center) who is now a guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

On behalf of Hobart and William Smith, Chair of the Board of Trustees Thomas S. Bozzuto ’68 throws out the first pitch at an Orioles game at Camden Yards.