Hobart and William Smith Colleges

A fresh snowfall blankets the Quad.

Professor of Political Science Kevin Dunn speaks to students during Introduction to International Relations in Stern Hall on Thursday.

Physics Lab Technician Dr. Peter Spacher helps students launch a muon detector on the Quad.

Colin Spencer 19 presents on the 1960 Presidential Election during Writer's Seminar II with Writing and Teaching/Learning Specialist and Assistant Director of the First Year Seminar Program Susan Hess.

Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Geoffrey Babbitt offers feedback to Djeneba Ballo 20 during The Writing Table event at Intercultural Affairs.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Elana Stennett discusses summer research opportunities on campus during the Research Night event in the Geneva Room of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Hamilton College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Max Majireck speaks about his research to students during the Chemistry Seminar in the Geneva Room.

Namita Neerukonda 17 presents her research during the Biology Department's Honors Biology Research Symposium event in the Sanford Room.

Associate Director of Outreach for the Paleontological Research Institution Rob Ross leads HWS Geoscience students on a tour of the museum and the collections department at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, N.Y.

Berkeley Professor of Rhetoric and Gender and Womens Studies Trinh T. Minh-ha delivers the final Fisher Center presentation of the fall semester. The event coincided with a screening and discussion of her 2015 film Forgetting Vietnam.

Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Jeffery Anderson shares his thoughts on the Dakota Access Pipeline following a screening of Mni Wiconi ~ Water is Life in the Fish Screening Room of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. The event constituted this years installment of the Green Tea Connection, a program launched in 2015 by the Office of Intercultural Affairs to link conversations of social justice and environmental sustainability.

Jocelyn Jones, a member of the Wolf Clan, Cattaraugus Territory, speaks to students about the Seneca Nation and Standing Rock during the Mni Wiconi ~ Water is Life event in the Fish Screening Room.

Sunny Aslam, a psychiatrist at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse N.Y., discusses strategies for navigating the fragmented system of mental health care in the U.S. during a talk on Friday.

Students leave Trinity Hall on a chilly December afternoon.

Sam Bilinski 20 (right) chats about her First-Year Seminar Sustainable Living and Learning during the First-Year Seminar Symposium in the Vandervort Room. Each fall, the FSEM Symposium gives first-year students the opportunity to share their research and work from the semester.

Members of the Leadership League of Women gather in the Blackwell Room for a peaceful afternoon of yoga on Sunday.

Students in the Senior Independent Entrepreneurship Seminar with Visiting Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Craig Talmage gather for a photo at Climbing Bines Hop Farm and Brewery during the final class of the semester.

As part of the HWS Genocide and Human Rights Symposium, Sarah Walters 19, Ryan Montbleau 19, Elleanor Smith 18 and Soren Anders-Macleod 18 speak to students and faculty about their experience in Nuremberg, Germany for the 10th International Humanitarian Law Dialogs in memorial of the 70th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials.

Members of the HWS social justice theatre company Mosaic NY perform in Albright Auditorium on Tuesday.

John Camara 19 speaks about his experience as the son of Filipino immigrants during the Immigration: Voices and Identities discussion in the Bartlett Theatre. Panelists included Camara, Director of Intercultural Affairs Alejandra Molina, Nagina Ahmadi 20, Kely Amejecor 18, Sergio Perez 19 and Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Ervin Kosta. Closing remarks were provided by Alejandra Castillo 20.

Students walk to class on Friday afternoon.

Alyssa Kelly '19 presents on the HWS Real Food Challenge during Food Perspectives in Coxe Hall.

Professor of Political Sciene Jodi Dean, HWS Trias writer-in-residence Jeff Vandermeer and Harlan Morehouse from the University of Vermont participate in a panel discussion on radical environmentalism in the Fisher Center.

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

Caitriona Carey 18 performs during the HWS String Ensemble concert.

Joseph Escamilla 18 and Evie Manning 17 battle to stay upright while jousting in the Bartlett Theatre as part of Relaxation Week sponsored by the Office of Student Activities.

Geneva City School District teacher Don Beckers, Cooking Matters Coordinator Eileen Cooley, Meredith Fennell '20, Alexis Bottern '20 and Kaylee Jacob '20 gather for a photo in St. Peters Church on Monday. Launched earlier this year, Cooking Matters is a program that helps teach children about nutrition and cooking.

Lindsay Brandt 17, Program Coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) Shayne Feinberg, CCESL Associate Director Jeremy Wattles and CCESL Director Katie Flowers deliver warm clothes, toys, books, boots and games to more than 80 children in the Geneva area. The gifts were donated by members of the HWS community as part of the Holiday Gift Project.

Leadership Giving Manager Dulcie Meyer rounds up gifts that will be given to children from Geneva Head Start and Geneva ABCD. This holiday season more than 80 children will receive gifts from HWS employees and students.

The Hobart lacrosse team gathers for a group photo after wrapping presents that will be donated to local Geneva children.

Grant Soucy '17 adds one more gift to the pile as part of the Statesmens present wrapping event to benefit Geneva children.

Director of Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention Brittany Broderick baked 2,500 dog biscuits that were then sold to members of the HWS community. Proceeds from the sales of these canine culinary creations are donated to Animal Behavior Services in Rochester, N.Y., which rehabilitates dogs for adoption.

Members of the Hobart tennis team Patrick Dunk 17 and Danny Kot 17 volunteer with The Salvation Army during the holiday season.

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.

As part of his final Community Empowerment project, Alfred Cam Constants 18 facilitated a kid-friendly workshop on feelings and regulating emotions to the Geneva YMCA After School Program. Constants is a certified Personal Empowerment Student Facilitator, having completed the Personal Empowerment Institute led by Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residential Education Brandon Barile.

Assistant Director of the Annual Fund Chevy DeVaney '95 meets with students in the Media and Library Center at Geneva High School to talk about planning for a college education. Photo courtesy of Spencer Tulis, photographer at The Finger Lakes Times.

Michael Davis '21 (center) poses with Cheshire Academy College Counselor Madeline Bergstrom and Associate Director of Admissions Ellie Blase 13 after being accepted Early Decision to the HWS Classes of 2021.

Students studying abroad in Denmark pose for a group photo onstage during a class trip to the Globe Theatre in London, England.

Hannah Lippincott '17, Leah Jacobs '18, Olivia Naya '18, Livvy K. Milne '18, Bandeja Munir '18 and Ashley De Los Santos '17 climb Mount Victoria in Devonport, New Zealand. The photo was taken by Teianna Chenkovich '18.

Gabbie Grimmett '17 and fellow students pose for a photo before going on a bike ride during her study abroad semester in China.

Natasha Patel '18 stands on the top floor of the Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building, during a visit to Dubai. This fall, Patel is studying abroad in Norwich, England at the University of East Anglia.

Ella Calder '18 (bottom left) gathers for a photo with fellow exchange students on the Lingnan University Warriors women's soccer team. Calder is studying abroad in Hong Kong.

HWS abroad students in Rome stop for a photo while touring different local craft and artisanal shops in the city center as part of their studies at the Gustolab International Institute.

President Mark D. Gearan speaks to alums and parents at the HWS Boston Holiday Gathering at the Boston Exchange Conference Center on Wednesday.

Peter Standish '14, Margaret Manko '14, Casey Crisco '14 and Molly Kietzman '14 gather for a photo during the HWS Boston Holiday Gathering on Wednesday.

Michael J. Schelzi '75, Michele McVay-Crowley '75 and Kurt D. Dossin 75 stop for a photo during the HWS Holiday Gathering at the Boston Exchange Conference Center.

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

Bree von Bradsky '16 meets up with Fulbright recipient Ryan Kertanis '16 during a visit to Mongolia.

Kappa Alpha Fraternity Alumni Jack Slattery '16, John Hoff '77, Christopher McDonald '77, L.H.D.'13, Connor May '16 and Ed Mooney '77 gather for group photo at Sardi's in New York, N.Y. McDonald is currently staring in the Broadway production of The Front Page with Nathan Lane.

Intramural Champions gather for a photo after the final game of the HWS Recreation Indoor Soccer Tournament.