Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science John Vaughn P’08 discusses Arduino electronic prototyping platforms with Dominique DeRubeis '18 during Vaughn’s class “Embedded Computing.”

Duncan Lilley ’17 discusses a problem with Susan Tuvell ’16 during the class “Embedded Computing” with Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science John Vaughn P’08.

Associate Professor of English Elisabeth Lyon holds a discussion with her class Film Histories II (1930-1950) in Albright Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon.

Students walk past Demarest Hall on Wednesday morning.

Professor of Education James MaKinster snapped this photo of Assistant Professor of Education Khuram Hussain in his Merritt Hall office as he prepared for an upcoming class.

In the Blackwell Room, award-winning novelist Jess Row and Associate Professor of English Melanie Conroy-Goldman host a master class in fiction writing titled, “Knowing Your Name, Knowing Mine: An Exercise in Interpersonal Fiction.”

Jess Row, author of “Your Face in Mine,” reads excerpts from his work in Hirshson Ballroom as part of the Trias Residency for Writers program.

Assistant Professor of English at New York University Sonya Posmentier, presents her talk titled Black Reading: A talk with NYU Critic Sonya Posmentier” in the Hirshson Ballroom as part of the Trias Residency for Writers program.

Garrett Janssen ’16 and his Honors adviser, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Vinita Prabhakar, meet in the Blackwell Room to discuss the novel Janssen is writing for his English Honors project.

Snow blankets the campus on Wednesday afternoon.

Natalie Young ’18, Luis Figueroa ’18, Mimi Scott ’16 and Presidential Fellow Nick Stewart ’15 perform in McDonald Theatre during a rehearsal for “Twelfth Night,” the inaugural theatre production in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Devyn Workman ’15, MAT ’16 plays Duke Orsino and Casey Cady ’18 portrays Viola/Cesario in “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare's romantic comedy directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Hatch.

Rick Yackel ’16, as Sir Toby Belch, is flanked by Isabel Ingram ’19, as Maria, and Mariana Bell ’16, as Fabian, during “Twelfth Night.” The play runs Friday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Olivia, played by Mimi Scott ’16, is a wealthy countess who becomes entangled in a relationship as part of the romantic comedy’s storyline.

Assistant Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb poses for a photo with the telescope that will be installed in the new Richard S. Perkin Observatory, a teaching and outreach facility that will provide students with opportunities to observe and photograph objects trillions of miles from Earth.

St. John’s Chapel and Geneva Hall create a picturesque scene as students walk between classes.

In the Seneca Room, Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Co-director of the Writing Colleagues Program Ben Ristow delivers introductory remarks to students and faculty at a welcoming reception for Writing Colleagues.

Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric and Co-director of the Writing Colleagues Program Hannah Dickinson gives an introduction to new Writing Colleague William Samayoa ’19 during the spring reception.

New members of the Writing Colleagues Program pose for a photo during the welcome reception on Thursday evening in the Seneca Room.

Davis Moffly '18, Haleigh Quigg '18 and Sarah Deiseroth '18 walk past Coxe Hall on their way to classes.

Nate Gliedman ’17 recently landed a highly-competitive summer analyst internship position with J.P. Morgan in Chicago.

Ali Ware ’16, Margaret Cameron ’17 and Grant Soucy ’17 will head to Wall Street this summer to join J.P. Morgan’s New York City headquarters. Ware was hired as a first-year analyst and Cameron and Soucy as summer interns.

Olivia Hughes ’19 works with John Creatura ’19 on his resume during a career workshop in the Sanford Room.

Teaganne Finn '16 poses for a photo with members of the Rural and Migrant Ministry in the Centennial Center for Leadership on Tuesday. Finn arranged the visit to campus for the children of migrant families in the area.

Film and music professional Richard S. Abramson discusses the screening of the 1920 Douglas Fairbank’s silent film, “The Mark of Zorro,” which was accompanied by an original score by Assistant Professor of Music Mark Olivieri in Froelich Hall of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Students examine a film strip before a screening of the 1920 Douglas Fairbank’s silent film, The Mark of Zorro.” The event was the first in a series sponsored by the Richard S. Abramson Special Performance Fund.

Professor of Media and Society Lester Friedman leads a discussion before a screening of the silent film “The Mark of Zorro.”

The Society for New Music, conducted by Travis Newton, perform during a live screening of the 1920 Douglas Fairbanks' silent film, The Mark of Zorro. The original score accompanying the film was composed by Assistant Professor of Music Mark Olivieri.

Matthew Skinner ’17 recently landed a summer internship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He will be researching domestic and international agricultural policy and investigating the climate change response plans of foreign countries.

A student walks down the stairs outside of Demarest Hall on Tuesday.

Members of the HWS Jazz Ensemble perform in the L. Thomas Melly ’52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Students attending the Lunar New Year dinner at the Ramada Geneva Lakefront Banquet Hall pose for a photo.

Traditional Chinese Lion dancers from Cornell University perform at the Lunar New Year dinner hosted by the Asian Student Union.

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Erika King and her children, Phoebe and Malcom, show-off their henna tattoos at the Asian Student Union’s Lunar New Year dinner.

Asian Student Union board members Sara DeVault-Feldman ’17, Danielle Ramos ’18, Yoko Furuya ’18 and Phoebe Rafferty ’17 pose for a photo following the Lunar New Year dinner.

William Smith students perform the “Vagina Monologues” in the Cellar Pub on Valentine's Day. The event was sponsored by the Women’s Collective.

Three couples, including President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan, participate in a “couples challenge” as part of the annual Charity Date Auction hosted by the Caribbean Student Association. The event raised nearly $1,600 for Beverly Animal Shelter in Waterloo, N.Y.

Ammenab-Taner Bennerson ’18 receives bids for a date at the Caribbean Student Association’s annual Charity Date Auction in the Vandervort Room of the Scandling Campus Center on Saturday evening.

A group of attendees at the Charity Date Auction gather for a photo in the Vandervort Room.

Hannah Nichols '17, Mary Herlihy Gearan, and Nicole O'Connell '16 pose for a photo following the Caribbean Student Association’s annual Charity Date Auction in the Vandervort Room.

Afrika Owes '16 and Innis Baah '10 catch up before serving as the keynote speakers during this year’s Rev. Dr. Alger L. Adams ’32 Dinner in the Common Room. The special event is named in honor of Adams, the first African American to graduate from Hobart College. Owes is the current recipient of the Lillian E. Collins Endowed Scholarship Fund.

Director of the Office of Academic Opportunity Programs James Burruto welcomes members of the HWS community to the Alger Adams dinner in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center. The event was sponsored by the Office of Academic Opportunity Programs and the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Current and former students that participated in the HEOP Program pose for a photo with Director of the Office of Academic Opportunity Programs James Burruto (center) following the Alger Adams dinner in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center.

Fulbright Teaching Fellow Yvonne Brieger and exchange students Margarita Zhizhonkova and Tom Walter meet in Intercultural Affairs to discuss all things German during the event titled Kaffestunde sponsored by German Area Studies.

Students make stuffed animals as part of a Valentine’s Day event hosted by Student Activities in the Scandling Campus Center.

Students stop to purchase baked goods at the Hip~NotiQs Step and Dance Team bake sale in the Scandling Campus Center.

Students discuss the Teacher Education Program with Director of Elementary Education Jennifer Harris at the Soup-er Bowl event in Hirshson Ballroom.

Students enjoy an open skate at The Cooler in downtown Geneva as part of the After Dark Series sponsored by the Office of Student Activities.

Evangeline Jones of Om Yoga Studio in Geneva, leads William Smith and Geneva High School students in a self-defense and yoga class in Hirshson Ballroom. The event was sponsored by the Leadership League of Women.

Hobart College Dean Eugen Baer P'95, P'97, HON '07 emcees the Colleges Against Cancer Fraternity Feud Fundraiser, which pitted fraternities against one another in a friendly trivia competition, raising nearly $500.

Members of the HWS Alpine Ski Team take a photo after competing at Gore Mountain Ski Resort last weekend.

Students on the HWS Debate Team gather after competing at a tournament at Cornell University last weekend. Danny Schonning ’16 and Taylor Murray ’17 (center) won the varsity division.

Alessandra Patrizio ’17, Cathryn Pickei ’17 and Audrey Haener ’17 sit at the top of Arthur's Seat, a dormant volcano, to get the best view of Edinburgh, Scotland, where they’re currently studying abroad.

While studying abroad in Scotland, Alessandra Patrizio ’17, Louise Chapman ’17, Geoff Altman ’17, Gyuri Dragomir ’17 and Audrey Haener ’17 take a trip to Edinburgh Castle with their new friends from Germany and Australia.

William Smith athletes play a game of basketball with young members of the community as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Geneva community students prepare to play a game of tennis in Bristol Field House as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Luke Ruddy '18 takes a shot against St. Lawrence University.

Matt Walsh '19 dribbles past the Knights to go for the basket.

Mia Morrison ’19 drives to the basket in the Herons’ game against St. Lawrence University on Saturday.

Melanie Patterson '17 gets a shot off against St. Lawrence in the Herons’ 68-59 victory on Saturday.

Members of the William Smith basketball team sign autographs as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

Ike Babbitt '11, Paul Marshall '11, Sarah Borup '09, James Hollyday '11 and Carl Ranieri '11 gather for a photo during a skiing trip in Utah.

Assistant Vice President for Advancement Jared Weeden '91 visits with 50th Reunion Co-Chair Eric Lax '66, L.H.D. '93 in Los Angeles.

Dave Steigerwald ’83, Lisa Steigerwald, Sandy Scherzer Gross ’85, P’18, Tracy Lilly ’84 and Jim Lilly ’83 pose for a photo last weekend while watching Hobart hockey take on Manhattanville College in Rye, N.Y.

HWS alums and parents gather at Rye Bar & Grill in Rye, N.Y., with Head Hockey Coach Mark Taylor (right) before heading to the rink to watch the team take on Manhattanville College on Saturday.