Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Professor of Dance Cadence Whittier lectures on the anatomy of dance during Anatomy and Kinesiology.

In the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Professor of Dance Cadence Whittier, Emma Ibbotson '21, Cameron Faulkner '20 and James Truley '20 use a model skeleton to discuss bone function and performance.

The pond at Odell's Village thaws on Monday.

Kaitlynn Sockett '20 performs manipulations on African clawed frog embryos during Developmental Biology with Professor of Biology Kristy Kenyon.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Alden Gassert explains Euler's Method to students during Differential Equations.

As part of a lab with Professor of Biology Kristy Kenyon, Zahra Arabzada '19 observes specification patterns in the embryonic development of African clawed frogs.

Gianna Gonzalez '20 and Hugh McKenny '20 walk to class on Monday.

Writing Fellow Canieshia Phillips '19 and Isabelle Jeppsen '21 discuss the writing process in the Intercultural Center.

Students in History of the English Language with Associate Professor of English Laurence Erussard evaluate Western-derived conceptions and mythologies about the English language in Demarest Hall.

Amanda Bruha '20 studies in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

After being announced as the next President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen welcomes a standing-room-only audience in the L. Thomas Melly ’52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Jacobsen is the first woman to serve as HWS President.

Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto ’68, L.H.D. '18 welcomes Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen to the podium for her first address as President-Elect. Jacobsen was unanimously and enthusiastically elected to serve as the next president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges by the Board of Trustees. They are joined on stage by Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. ’12, Trustee Aileen Diviney Gleason ’85 and Vice Chair Andrew G. McMaster Jr. ’74, P’09.

Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto ’68 and Vice Chair Andrew G. McMaster Jr. ’74, P’09 congratulate Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen on her appointment to the presidency of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Jacobsen currently serves at Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University.

The newly appointed president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen and her husband Bill Boyd pose for a photo in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Jacobsen will begin her tenure at the Colleges on July 1, 2019.

President-elect Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen answers questions from news media during a press conference following her public introduction as the 29th President of Hobart College and the 18th of William Smith College.

Mercy Sherman '22 and Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment & Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Susan Pliner meet the newly appointed president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen.

The newly appointed president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen speaks with Aaron Hittman '22.

Newly appointed HWS President Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen talks with Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics and Special Assistant to the President on Student Success and Retention Jo-Beth Mertens and Professor of Economics William Waller.

Students, faculty, staff and community members enjoy various art pieces on display at the opening of the exhibit Art and Labor: Works from the Art Collection on Friday.

At the Davis Gallery at Houghton House, students observe artwork on display from the collection Art and Labor: Works from the Art Collection. The exhibit will be on display through March 1.

Visiting Instructor of Education Sherry Gibbon facilitates group discussions on developing curriculums for high school classrooms.

The reflections of Geneva Hall and Trinity Hall shine in front of Gulick Hall.

Author and scholar Cynthia Wu presents When Home is Another Prison: Movement and Stasis in a Draft Register's World War II Diary in the Fisher Center on Wednesday.

Duinya Syed '20, Justas Valciukas '19 and Gizem Hussain '21 participate in Chat and Chew, an evening of conversation and reflection hosted by the Hobart Student Government and William Smith Congress at the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

As part of the HWS Green Lens: Environmental and Social Justice film series, students watch a screening of Not Without Us in the Sanford Room.

Students pose with Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs Darlene Polanco Wattles '09 (second, right) during an orientation to technology services at the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Nicole Wright '20, a volunteer firefighter with the Geneva Fire Department, poses outside of the Hydrant Hose Company in downtown Geneva, N.Y. During the winter storm Harper, Wright helped deliver a baby when inclement weather delayed the arrival of an ambulance to a Geneva family home.

Members of Theta Phi Alpha pose alongside the organization's newest inductees. The sorority welcomed three new members on Wednesday.

Performers in #TheBallentineDays, written by HWS theatre majors in collaboration with Director and Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May, block one of their final scenes. The play opens on Friday, March 1 in McDonald Theatre.

Neuroscience and psychology majors Louise Kehres '22 and Emily Rundlett '22 visit Niagara Falls. Accompanied by Associate Professor of Psychology Ron Gerrard, the William Smith students attended the annual Lake Ontario Visionary Establishment research conference.

A butterfly lands on the shoulder of Paighton Alberts '20 at the Butterfly Conservatory in El Castillo. Alberts is studying abroad in Costa Rica this semester.

Jules Kennedy '21 skates past a defender during the Herons’ 2-1 victory over Utica College.

During the United Collegiate Hockey Conference, the Herons celebrate a 2-1 victory over Utica College on Sunday.