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This week in photos
Aug. 17 - Aug. 23
- The Spirit Squad welcomes students and families to kick off Orientation week.
- Mary Herlihy Gearan and President Mark D. Gearan shake hands with Campbell Jacobs ’28 and Bailey Jacobs ’28 in Froelich Hall.
- Members of the Orientation Team assist a family with move-in on William Smith Hill.
- Brooke Donnelly ’27 helps June Worrell ’28 unpack the car before moving into Rees Hall.
- Students check in at Matriculation in the Vandervort Room.
- Students participate in icebreakers on Smith Lawn.
- Student Trustee Anjalee Wanduragala '25 gives remarks at the President’s Welcome.
- Maxine Moore ’26 takes a selfie with her mother Malika Hackett P’26, P’28 and Mia Moore ‘28 following the President’s Welcome.
- Will Holmes ’28 poses for a photo with family before saying goodbye after the President’s Welcome.
- More than 100 Orientation Mentors gather with President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan.
- The Class of 2028 forms their class year on Bristol Lawn.
- Orientation mentors Abe Amir ’27 and Chimee Ezike '25 gather with new first-years during HWS Quad Night.
- Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Donna Davenport meets with Louis Karlovits ’28 in the FSEM “The Mindful Body” to discuss course options for the Fall semester.
- Associate Professor of English and Creative Writing Rob Carson discusses students' reasons for attending college during their FSEM "Twenty Questions."
- President Mark D. Gearan speaks to students about the importance of getting involved in the Geneva community before the start of Day of Service.
- At the Geneva American Legion, students plant flowers during Day of Service.
- Orientation Mentor Nate Morgan '27 (rear), Madison Rivero '28 and Kristen Weight '28 provide a load of mulch to revitalize downtown flower beds during Day of Service.
- Students in the Spark! class “Fun with Integrated Circuit and Robotics” show off the robots they designed, built and coded.
- After gathering locally sourced food, students in the “Farm to Table: Food of the Finger Lakes” Spark! class eat the lunch they prepared in the JPR Kitchen.
- Bilal Akeem ’28, Alberto Garcia ’25, Van Tran ’25, International Student Success Manager Sherri Martin-Baron, Duncan Kipkoech ’28 and Nikola Stanic ’28 enjoy the waterfall on the Watkins Glen Gorge Trail.