Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Jeff Rizza '16, MAT '17 discusses how to use drones to collect spatial data with students in Environmental Science with Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Kristen Brubaker. Rizza is using the drones to take measurements in different forest communities and comparing that data with data collected by students on the ground.

Assistant Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz uses a Watchdog portable weather station on the Quad. The devise measures air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, rainfall and solar radiation.

Professor Emeritus of Political Science Tom Millington meets with Dominique DeRubeis '18 about his work regarding the National Census. Millington has proposed a new way of approaching the demographic question for the upcoming 2020 National Census.

Physics Lab Technician Peter Spacher Ph.D., Christopher Demas ’17 and Assistant Professor of Physics Ileana Dumitriu gather after presenting their research on harmful algae blooms at the winter conference for the American Association of Physics Teachers.

President Mark D. Gearan meets with Amy Feda '17 and Cydney Conley '17 in the Maney Room on Thursday. In their first year at the Colleges, Feda and Conley asked Gearan to lunch to discuss campus life and the three have gathered for lunch every year since to catch up.

Meredith Steinfeldt ’20 and Ryan Montbleau ‘19 share a laugh while working on the second floor of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Morgan Gaudet '18 works on a welding project in the Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center.

Alexander Kerai '17 poses for a photo in the Fish Screening Room of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Kerai recently completed his film First Light as part of a capstone project for his media and society and theatre double major.

In Warren Hunting Smith Library, Gabrielle Eure '17 works on a project for her class Introduction to Architectural Design II with Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Blankenship.

In the atrium of the Warren Hunting Smith library, signs publicize next week’s Senior Symposium. Encapsulating a wide range of disciplines, more than 130 students will present on their academic experiences from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 14.

Amelia Zhao '17, Jake Myers (visiting from Manchester University) and Camile Applegate '17 study in the Warren Hunting Smith Library on Wednesday.

Professor of Dance Cadence Whittier leads prospective students in morning stretches to begin HWS Scholar Day on Saturday.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Darrin Magee speaks to prospective students during the HWS Scholar Day event on Saturday.

Assistant Director of Admissions Rose Cherubin ’15 (front, left) and Director of Campus Safety Marty Corbett (back, right) gather for a photo with members of HWS Posse 5 in front of the Scandling Campus Center during HWS Scholar Day.

Students walk to class on Tuesday afternoon.

Casey Kania '18, Mackenzie Sage '17, Jenny Norris '17 and Andrew Herrmann '19 break down the nutrition facts label during a Food Busters public information campaign designed by students in the Bonding with Food class taught by Associate Professor of Chemistry Justin Miller.

Sponsored by the German Area Studies Program, Professor Hinrich C. Seeba from the University of California at Berkeley discusses the significance of addresses in social topography during the Spaces Re-Membered, Cultures Re-Written event in the Bartlett Theatre on Saturday.

Students gather for a group photo during the First-Year Writing Awards Ceremony sponsored resented by the HWS Writing Colleagues Program and the Center for Teaching and Learning in the Blackwell Room.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus introduces speaker Kelly Craig '16 as part of the HWS First Generation Initiative’s event in the Geneva Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Blocker Teaching Fellow Friederike Jandewerth (left) and Elena Ludwig '20 enjoy abendbrot, a German dinner mainly consisting of bread, cheeses and a variety of spreads and cold beverages in the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Film Director Michael Stresissguth discusses his movie Nighthawks on the Blue Highway, an award-winning documentary about a blues band, in the Fish Screening Room of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Joshua Martin ’18 discusses the Tango and Capoiera dancing styles during Cross-Cultural Coffee Hour in the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Professor Robin D.G. Kelley from the University of California at Los Angeles gives his talk, A Time to Break Silence: Remembering and Reviving Dr. King's Call for Revolution, as part of the inaugural Scholarship & Social Justice Lecture series in the Geneva Room on Tuesday.

Program Coordinator for Literacy Volunteers of Yates and Ontario Counties Donna Cotter (left) pauses for a photo with Carolin Martinez Diaz ’19, Yesica Bello ’18, Arlin Fernandez '19 and volunteer for Literacy Volunteers Kaylee Stephenson during an English as a Second Language training course.

Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs Darline Polanco Wattles '09 talks with Tanisha Genao ‘19, Shaamar Samuel ’19, Pamela Icyeza ’19, Carolin Martinez Diaz ’19 and Nimer Farhood ’18 during a meeting for student workers for the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Students gather for a photo during the International Student Dinner at the Ramada Geneva Lakefront Hotel on Friday.

The Hip~NotiQs Step and Dance Team perfom during the International Student Dinner on Friday.

Colby Chase ’20 leads the Hobartones in song during a performance during the International Student Dinner.

During the annual Julius G. Blocker '53 Cultural Showcase, Zachary Grattan '17 presents on his project, Döner Diplomacy, and discusses his experience studying in Leipzig, Germany that was supported through the Julius G. Blocker '53 Endowed Fund.

Students perform Internal Logic during the annual Junior and Senior Choreographers Concert in the Deming Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. The piece was choreographed by Maryn Paul '17 and Addison Brearton '18.

Students perform A Square of Your Own Design,” choreographed by Drew Scammell '18 during the Junior and Senior Choreographers Concert in Deming Theatre.

Alexandra Bilodeau '18 performs Here in Nowhere during the Junior and Senior Choreographers Concert. The piece was choreographed by BeckyShawn Geisinger '18.

Students hit the dance floor during the annual Charity Ball dinner hosted by Sankofa at the Geneva Country Club on Saturday evening.

Students gather for a photo during Sankofa's annual Charity Ball on Saturday at the Geneva Country Club.

Geneva City Manager Matt Horn, Geneva City School Superintendent Trina Newton and President Mark D. Gearan discuss Geneva 2020, the community initiative to increase graduation rates, improve literacy, boost college and career readiness, and ensure every child enters school ready to learn, on WXXI’s “Connections with Evan Dawson” in the WEOS/WHWS radio station.

Volunteer Katie Rogan '17 works with guests from Adapt Community Network during the 8th Annual Arts Experience, a week-long festival that celebrates inclusivity through creative expression.

Participants in the Arts Experience Festival pack balls of seeds to plant this spring during a workshop in the Vandervort Room.

HWS students and Arts Experience Festival participants explore various types of movement during the gala in the Vandervort Room on Thursday.

Carolyn joins members of the William Smith a capella group Three Miles Lost for a performance during the the Arts Experience Gala in the Vandervort Room on Thursday.

Ranata DeGennaro ’15 and Meghan Greco ’18 pose for a photo after presenting on their work with the NY6 Instructional Technology Apprenticeship Program at the Ithaca Ed Tech Day Conference on Thursday.

The sun sets over Boswell Field during the Hobart lacrosse game against Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Frank Brown '17 (left) evades a cross-check during Hobart's game against Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Bryan Hancock '19 leaps for a goal during Hobart's game against Syracuse University on Wednesday.

Students fill the stands to cheer on the Statesmen during Wednesday’s game.

Allie Flaherty '17 breaks through the defense during William Smith's 10-8 victory over Ithaca College on Tuesday. Flahery scored a season-high five goals to lead the No. 14/5 William Smith College lacrosse team to its sixth straight win.

Melissa Moore ’18 fires a shot on goal during the Heron's 10-8 win over the Ithaca College Bombers on Tuesday.

Aubrey Phillips '18 carries the ball downfield during William Smith Club Rugby's match against Niagara University on Saturday,

Emilie Whittington '19 bowls over a defender for a try during William Smith Club Rugby's match against the State Uniiversity of New York at Oswego on Saturday,

HWS Equestrian Captain Gabby Steinhardt '17 poses for a photo after placing first in the region for Intermediate Flat at IHSA Regionals, hosted by Alfred University this past weekend. Steinhardt will represent HWS Equestrian at Zones, hosted at Skidmore College, for a chance to compete at Nationals.

Siblings Ryan Moore '17 and Elizabeth Moore '17 take a photo during the intramural badminton finals in the Robert A. Bristol Fieldhouse.