Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Sunrise over Seneca Lake.

President Mark D. Gearan joins students for an Election Day discussion on Tuesday during Modern American Conservatism with Professor of Political Science Iva Deutchman.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Amara Dunn talks to students in a “Microbiology” lab in Eaton Hall. On Wednesday, students conducted the experiments they designed over the course of the semester.

Student experiments are underway in Microbiology with Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Amara Dunn.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Craig Talmage discusses project ideas with students during Social Innovation for the Entrepreneur in Coxe Hall.

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth gives feedback to students in “Color and Composition” outside the Katherine D. Elliott '66 Studio Arts Center.

Professor of Art and Architecture Phillia Yi speaks with students in the Katherine D. Elliott ’66 Studio Arts Center during “Introduction to Drawing.”

Students taking “Introduction to Geology” with Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens examine the natural landscape during a visit to Chimney Bluffs State Park in Huron, N.Y.

Ellie Cook ’18 and Rachel Evans ’18 study outside Demarest Hall on Thursday afternoon.

In recognition of his lifetime dedicated to serving others, Michael B. Curry ’75, the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, was bestowed the Hobart Medal of Excellence on Friday during a ceremony coinciding with a President’s Forum. Curry (center) stands with Trustee Dr. Jeremy Cushman ’96, immediate past president of the Hobart Alumni Association; President Mark D. Gearan; Hobart Dean Eugen Baer P’95, P’97; and Jared Weeden ’91, assistant vice president for advancement and director of alumni relations.

President Mark D. Gearan looks on as The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry ’75 delivers a President’s Forum address coinciding with his Medal of Excellence ceremony. A former member of the HWS Board of Trustees, Curry gave an engaging talk in the Vandervort Room that received a standing ovation.

During his President’s Forum address, Curry quoted the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., saying “‘We shall learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish together as fools.’” Curry added: “But be not dismayed. Do not give up. The choice is actually ours. The fates have not determined it. We can choose chaos or community. And I’m here, and you’re here, because we’ve chosen community.”

The benches on South Main Street glow in the morning light.

Wildlife Adaptation Coordinator for the National Wildlife Foundation Melissa Gaydos '09 speaks about special careers in different fields of biology during Making Connections: Identifying Critical Pathways to Conservation in Trinity Hall.

Sophia Catania '17 listens during Making Connections: Identifying Critical Pathways to Conservation in Trinity Hall.

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Director of Latin American Studies at Niagara University Esteban Mayorga delivers a lecture on the Galapagos Islands during Evolution by textual selection: Melville and Darwin in the Galápagos in the Sanford Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Dan Boysen ’11, the fundraising manager at Everytown for Gun Safety, talks about his national work around gun safety laws with Ithaca Mayor and Presidential Fellow Svante L. Myrick and President Mark D. Gearan during a President’s Forum on Thursday night.

Elizabeth Dunne ’19 poses a question following a President’s Forum with Dan Boysen ’11 addressing local, state and federal issues around gun safety.

Premilla Nadasen, an associate professor of history at Barnard College, gives the lecture, “Labor of Love: Social Reproduction and the Politics of Care” as part of the Fisher Center Lecture Series on Wednesday. The 2016-17 theme is “No Place Like Home.”

During her Fisher Center lecture, Premilla Nadasen, a scholar-activist, examined the concept of the “caring economy,” which has often been used to describe the labor of social reproduction — both paid and unpaid labor in the home.

Austin Letorney '17 leads prospective students and their families on a campus tour.

In the Seneca Room, President Mark D. Gearan and Executive Director of the New York Six Consortium Amy Doonan Cronin gather with representatives from the NY6 which includes HWS, St. Lawrence, Union, Colgate, Hamilton and Skidmore for the 2016 Academic Support Services Summit.

Ryan Densen ’17, Sam Solomon ’17, Alexis Santiago ’18, Chris Gorman ’17 and Matthew Skinner '17 pose for a photo with innovation expert, best-selling author and business journalist Warren Berger (right center) following his talk in the Vandervort Room on Tuesday. The event, A More Beautiful Question was sponsored by the Sigma Chi Fraternity and Student Activities.

Professor of Art Michael Bogin and Sarah Deiseroth ’18 hang a painting for the opening of “Galàpagos,” Bogin’s exhibition of vibrant colors and tropical memories which is on display in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House.

Garth Burke ’17 and Matthew Mancuso ’17 view a painting during the opening of Professor of Art Michael Bogin’s exhibit “Galàpagos.”

In the Davis Gallery at Houghton House, Professor of Art and Architecture Michael Bogin talks to opening night attendees of “Galàpagos.”

The sun rises over Bozzuto Boathouse on Tuesday.

Interim Chief Diversity Officer Solomé Rose facilitates a discussion between students, faculty and staff on Wednesday during a strategic diversity town hall meeting.

Niame Traore ’18 and Tanisha Genao ’18 present at the Strategic Diversity town hall meeting on Wednesday.

Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey speaks to the HWS community during the Strategic Diversity town hall meeting.

Dawn on the docks of Bozzuto Boathouse.

HWS Connect student ambassadors Cody Rivera ’16 and Denzel Degollado ’19 pose for a photo during work in Sherrill Hall.

HWS Connect student callers pose for a photo in the Office of Advancement with Assistant Director of the Annual Fund Chevy DeVaney '95 (left) and President Mark D. Gearan (right).

Leadership Institute Home Group Leaders discuss the plan of action to create a more welcoming environment for those on campus as well as planning their annual conference which will be held in January 2017.

HWS Teacher Education Program (TEP) student teachers, faculty and local teachers gather for a group photo outside the Common Room. Each year, teachers around the Geneva community connect students to hands-on classroom teaching opportunities in schools across the Finger Lakes region.

Senior Associate Director of Admissions William Warder ’96 welcomes a group of Faculty Scholars representing members of the Classes of 2020 during a lunch celebration for them in the Common Room.

Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird chats with students from the Classes of 2020 during the Faculty Scholars Lunch in the Common Room.

The American Flag flies above campus. On Veterans Day, the Colleges paused to honor alums and other members of the Hobart and William Smith community who have dedicated their lives to serving the nation through the United States Armed Forces.

Brandi Taylor '18, Lester Gamez '18 and Danzelear Johnson '18 enjoy dinner during the campus Kwanzaa celebration in The Bartlett.

Members of BlaqueStone, a hip-hop and neo soul duo with a strong nineties era influence, perform in The Bartlett during the campus Kwanzaa celebration on Saturday.

Austin Gallegos '17 captures a stunning autumn sunset over campus.

Patrick O'Connell III '16 helps set up for a picnic during a visit to Happiness House on Tuesday. Each year, the Hobart football team organizes the “Touchdowns and Tackles for Happiness House” fundraiser, which was started in 2010 by former Statesman Jarrid Blades '12.

TJ Adams '18 talks to students during Hobart football's annual visit to Happiness House. Throughout the academic year football players visit Happiness House to assist teachers and meet with students.

During their study abroad to Vietnam led by Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Chris Annear, Cashel McCarthy '18, Katie Storch '18, Danielle Moyer '18 and Natalie Bishop '18 pose for a photo on a trip to Trang An National Park.

Students studying abroad in Vietnam stop for a photo while exploring the market in Tu Lec.

Mallory Stewart '18, Hannah Wenk '18, Annie O'Brien '18, Jonathan Tuttle '18 and Grant Shinagawa '18 make homemade pasta as part of their Food and Culture course at the Gustolab Institute in Rome, Italy.

Bradley Burns '17 cuts through the defense during Hobart football’s 34-18 victory over St. Lawrence University on Saturday.

Brandon Shed '18 breaks downfield on a pass from quarterback Shane Sweeney '18 during his record-breaking performance against St. Lawrence University on Saturday. Catching 12 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns, Shed was recently named to the D3football.com National Team of the Week.

Ella McMackin '17 shields the ball from a defender on Saturday during William Smith soccer’s 4-0 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

The William Smith soccer team celebrates their 10th straight Liberty League Championship following a 4-0 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at home on Cozzens Field.

President Mark D. Gearan joins William Smith Soccer Head Coach Aliceann Wilber P'13 and the Herons soccer team for a group photo following the team’s win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Krista Federow '18 makes a pass during William Smith ice hockey’s 2-1 loss to SUNY Plattsburgh on Saturday.

Lindsay Brown '19 skates by a defender during William Smith's 2-1 loss to SUNY Plattsburgh.

Emma McDowell '15, recipient of a 2016-17 Fulbright, takes a groupie with her students on her first day of teaching at the Ban Tuadthong School in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. In two back-to-back record years, 14 members of the Classes of 2015 and 2016 earned Fulbright fellowships.

Pat Sullivan '89, Joe Tully '88 and Laurence Hale '95 gather for a photo at during a conference in Austin, Texas.

Associate Director of Admissions Kate Beyer '07 (left) runs the second annual Boston Young Alum Panel featuring Eric Clark ’10, a business development representative for LogMeIn; Amanda Walker ’16, a student at Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Emily D’Addario ’13, a speech language pathologist; Augusta Williams ’13, a doctoral student at Harvard University’s School of Public Health; and Nick Honig ’15, a Boston University School of Law student.