Hobart and William Smith Colleges

A fresh snowfall blankets campus.

Students in the First Year Seminar Build Your Own Westeros, taught by Associate Professor of German Area Studies Eric Klaus, present their final projects. The students showcased the fictional cultures they created over the course of the semester.

Associate Professor of German Eric Klaus asks Cameron Miguel '22 and Casey Hochheimer '22 questions about their final projects in his First-Year Seminar Build Your Own Westeros. As part of the course, students create their own fictional worlds in order to explore cultural differences.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Angelique Szymanek talks with students in her Performance and Installation Art class in Houghton House.

Students walk to class along Pulteney Street.

In Trinity Hall, students discuss the origins of memory and meaning during Racial Regimes and Antiracisms with Assistant Professor of American Studies Ani Mukherji.

Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird works with Carly Pruitt 20, Darby Johnson 19 and Richie Andes 19 in the Rosensweig Learning Commons of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Noah Kilmer '21 and Colby Poerio '21 collaborate on a lab report in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

In the Rosensweig Learning Commons, Alexander Kerai '19 works on his Honors project, exploring memory and recall in literature. Through his project, he examines the creative writing of modernist authors Virginia Woolf, Marcel Proust and Mohsin Hamid.

Djeneba Ballo '20 studies for Biostatistics with Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown.

An aerial view over William Smith Hill.

Applied Instructor of Guitar Studies and Director of Jazz Guitar Ensemble Greg Wachala and Aleem Mohammad '19 rehearse in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Taylor Szatko '21 writes early decision applications to medical school in Napier Hall.

Campus Safety Officer Gerry Glasso helps students shovel before Thanksgiving Break. Campus Safety Officers dug out more than 50 student vehicles after an early snowstorm in Geneva.

During the First-Year Seminar Symposium, Raja Hammad Mehmood '22 and Hannah Patterson '22 discuss their project Challenging Gender Norms and Body Image: Disney Princesses as part of Russians Discover America: Imaginers, Observers, Immigrants with Associate Professor of Russian Studies Kristen Welsh.

Morgan Willis '22 breaks down how semiotics determines cultural phenomenon using an imaginary world as an example. The project is part of the Build Your Own Westeros course taught by Associate Professor of German Area Studies Eric Klaus.

Michael Patterson '22 explains how consumerism has disrupted cultural norms and economic activity in the United Arab Emirates as part of his course Facets of Islam taught by Associate Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar.

Students in Metacognition and Social Justice pose with Dean for Teaching, Learning and Assessment & Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Susan Pliner at the First-Year Symposium.

James Monaco '20, Kevin Cervantes '21 and Divya Tewari '20 discuss current events while reading The New York Times in the Scandling Campus Center.

Participants in Koshare 2018 gather for a group photo during dress rehearsal in the Smith Opera House. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and will showcase a variety of dance styles, including Afro-Caribbean traditions, Irish step-dance, hip-hop, ballet and many more.

Snow settles on the Quad.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade, Sophie Shaw '21, Kelsey Pierce '20, Charmaine Chung '19 and Professor of Chemistry Walter Bowyer gather for a photo after presenting research at the Undergraduate Chemistry Conference at Binghamton University.

Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey and students pose at the Undergraduate Chemistry Conference at Binghamton University.

Sophie Shaw 21, Kelsey Pierce 20, Charmaine Chung 19 and Associate Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade stand in front of their winning poster Effects of Macromolecular Crowding on Enzyme Kinetics at the Undergraduate Chemistry Conference.

William Smith Assistant Dean Kelly Payne discusses the importance of gratitude with students as part of Tea with the Deans in the Hirshson Ballroom.

Students write thank you notes to members of the campus community during Tea with the Deans in the Hirshson Ballroom.

While planning for their annual Ugly Sweater event, members of the Stewardson Society gather for a photo in the Scandling Campus Center.

Members of the HWS Community Chorus perform at their winter concert in the Presbyterian Church.

Gabriel Pietrorazio 20 takes a photo of the William Smith statue after a light snowfall.

Whitesboro High School and HWS alums Drake Woodard '12, Colleen O'Hara '12, Kyle Tritten '12, Andrew Donovan '12, Christina Mauro Lounsbury '13 and Megan Colburn Gymburch '13 gather for a photo at Wakley's on Varick in Utica, N.Y.

James F. Grandolfo Jr. '91 and Sabrina Grandolfo pose for a photo with Associate Vice President of Advancement Jared Weeden '91 in Hong Kong.

The members of the new Faculty Mindfulness cohort Associate Professor of Psychology Julie Kingery, Professor of Dance Donna Davenport, Associate Professor of Psychology Jamie Bodenlos, Associate Professor of English Laurence Erussard and Associate Professor of Dance Michelle Iklé pose for a photo while attending a teaching workshop titled Contemplative Practices in Higher Education at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y.

Kate Foley '20, Nate Ruffle-Deignan '20, Dhiraj Mukkamala '20 and Brianna Hurysz '20 meet in Barcelona, Spain. All are studying abroad in different European programs this semester.

Kate Foley '20 and Allison Scumaci '20 paraglide in Interlaken, Switzerland.

Dhiraj Mukkamala '20 (left), Joseph Teresi '20 (second from left) and Jason Feinberg '20 (second from right) pose with Lino Chimienti 16 and Benjamin Greiner 18 after a hockey game. Chimienti and Grenier play in the French Ice Hockey Federation Division 1 league in France.

Elizabeth Houston '19 poses for a photo while studying abroad in New Zealand.

Emma Gallagher 19 and Amy Dooley 22 reach for the ball during William Smith s 83-70 win over Brockport.

Olivia Parisi '22 drives to the basket during the Herons' win over Brockport.

Travis Schneider '21 attempts a backhand shot during Hobart's 6-1 win over Southern Maine.

Joe Halstrom 22 makes a glove save during Hobart's win against Southern Maine.

Goalkeeper Amanda Kesler 22 makes a save during the tie breaker penalty kick against Williams.

Forward Julia Keogh 21 gets past the Williams defense in the second half the NCAA 4th round game.

Merilyn Hinrichs 21 looks to make a pass downfield during in the NCAA 4th round game against Williams.