Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Education Mary Kelly works with students in her class Children with Disabilities as they create posters for the Spread the Word to End the 'R' Word campaign with students from the College Experience Program.

Caroline Conboy 17 (center) works with Daniel DePasquale (right) and Johnny Waddell (left) from the College Experience Program to create a poster for the Spread the Word to End the 'R' Word campaign. The campaign asks people to pledge to stop saying the R word as a starting point toward creating more accepting attitudes and communities for all people.

Lacey Jackson and Lucie Mendelson '17 table in the Scandling Campus Center as part of the Spread the Word to End the 'R' Word campaign as Rachel Evans '18 signs the pledge in support.

Professor of Education Charlie Temple (left) hosts children's authors Bruce Coville, Ellen Stoll Walsh, Cynthia DeFelice '73 and Vivian Vande Velde during Temple's class, Creating Children's Literature in Merritt Hall.

Haley Okun '18, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Erika King (center), Casey Coffey '17, Jacque Kane '18 and Tess Lohr '18 gather for a photo after attending the 18th annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics.

Students walk past the Quad on Wednesday afternoon.

Members of the upcoming performance of Duchess, a modern adaption of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, take part in the first read-through with Playwright Johnny Drago on Skype. The production is being directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May and will run April 14 - 16.

A standing room only crowd gathers in the Vandervort Room for the Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest on Thursday.

President Mark D. Gearan welcomes the audience and the four alum judges to the fifth installment of the Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest.

The judges included Sabrina Horn 83, managing partner and technology practice leader at Finn Partners; Dan Chessin 84, co-president and CEO of Hahn Automotive Warehouse; Amy Ziff 92, CEO and founder of Nontoxic Certified; and Chris Desino 94, founder and owner of Wellington Equestrian Realty.

Almamy Conde 18 pitches SmartHunter, a real estate website and app for renters and agents, at the annual Stu Leiblein 90 Pitch Contest. Conde was one of four finalists to compete in the contest.

Elizabeth Weingast 18 takes a question from Amy Ziff 92, CEO and founder of Nontoxic Certified, after pitching Band Together, a customizable headband business.

Comparing his idea to a Fitbit for your car, Matthew Benton 18 describes his proposal for EfficienAuto, an automobile statistics tool, universal app and service.

Winner of the 2016 Stu Lieblein 90 Pitch Contest Jeffrey Rizza 16 listens to the judges feedback after his presentation. Rizza's proposal was for Future Farms, an energy-efficient greenhouse that combines vertical growing techniques with aquaponics.

Jeffrey Rizza 16 is presented with the top prize, a $10,000 grant, by President Mark D. Gearan, Stu Lieblen 90, and Sabrina Horn 83. Rizza will use the money to fund the start-up costs of Future Farms.

Dan Chessin 84, Chris Desino 94, Sabrina Horn 83, Jeffrey Rizza 16, Stu Lieblein 90, Amy Ziff 92 and President Mark D. Gearan pose for a photo following the competition on Thursday night.

Teach for America's Nick Diaz and City Year's Mike Cohen host a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary All The Difference in the Fish Screening Room in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Dan Denose '10 speaks to students in Professor of Education Jim MaKinster's Educational Leadership class about his experiences as a student and his non-profit startup, Leaders of the 21st Century.

Assistant Professor of Music Katherine Walker meets with her Honors advisee Colleen Moore '16 in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Moore's project, Conflict Transformation and Music in the Israel/Palestine Conflict, investigates how music can be incorporated into achieving peace in Israel and Palestine.

Guitar Instructor Benjamin Ellis works with Nicholas Liverio '16 in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

President Mark D. Gearan hosts a panel discussion with former Peace Corps members including Professor of Economics Alan Frishman P'00 and co-owners of Billsboro Winery Vinny and Kim Aliperti as part of the event Pizza with the Peace Corps in Trinity Hall. Gearan served as director of the Peace Corps from 1995- 1999.

Angel Salas-Espana '18 poses for a photo in Stern Hall. Salas-Espana will be interning with Bank of America this summer.

Registrar Peter Sarratori leads a discussion during the LGBTQ & Allies group meeting in the Creedon Room of the Scandling Campus Center. LGBTQ & Allies group is composed of faculty and staff who are working toward improving the campus culture around LGBTQ issues.

Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Biology at SUNY Brockport Clay Williams discusses the impact of human activities on freshwater ecosystems. The event was part of the Aquatic 2016 Spring Seminar Series hosted by the Finger Lakes Institute.

As a guest of College Democrats, Geneva City Councilor At-Large Mark Gramling and host Dan Bristol '17 have a conversation about the relationship between HWS and Geneva.

Savannah Reed 16, Min Kyung Jeon 16, Xin Xu 18 and Beatrice Barber 16 help Ed Pollack 55 install the Audubon to Warhol: Two Centuries of American Art on Paper exhibition in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House. The collection runs through Friday, April 22.

Nathanyal Truax '17 snapped this photo of Odell's Pond on Thursday morning.

Clare McCormick '17 records an afternoon local newscast for WHWS 105.7 FM in the Colleges' radio station in the Scandling Campus Center. McCormick is the current recipient of the Carol Hayden Warren '60 Scholarship.

Marni Wikoff '17 studies for her microbiology class in the Scandling Campus Center.

Kathryn Yusoff, senior lecturer in the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London, delivers her talk titled Towards the Idea of a Black Anthropocene as part of the Fisher Center lecture series on Wednesday night.

As part of the Human Rights and Genocide lecture series Daniel Schonning '16 discusses the challenges faced by Palestinian refugees fleeing from Syria during the event HWS Students Take Action! in the Vandervort Room.

In the Sanford Room, Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth discusses the documentary Art and Craft that tells the story of con artist Mark Landis. Assistant Professor of Psychology Daniel Graham also spoke at the event.

Area Coordinator Joshua Kolapo, Sydney Gomez '17, Kely Ame-Seshie '18, Assistant Director of Student Activites Christine Lucht and Hailey Dietrich '16 pose for a photo during the 75 days until graduation event in the Scandling Campus Center.

A dusting of snow covers the Quad as students walk to and from classes.

Students make babkallah, a combination of challah and babka, during Hillel's Jewish Cooking 101 session in the Abbe Center for Jewish Life.

During Hillel's Jewish Cooking 101 session, students gather for a group photo in the Abbe Center for Jewish Life.

Students gather for food and fellowship during Pasta Night at the Chaplain's house on Wednesday.

Students attend Staff Matters with Area Coordinator Joshua Kolapo at the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Comedian Alison Grillo entertains the crowd at the Cellar Pub on Friday. Grillo has performed on NBCs Last Comic Standing and has been named by The Advocate as one of Seven LGBT Comics You Should Not Have Missed in 2011.

German Veras '17 archives videos at the Office of Intercultural Affairs. German is a current recipient of the Ida Johnson Anderson Memorial Scholarship.

Assistant Professor of Economics Keoka Grayson, Donovan Hayden '19, Chalwyn Caulker '17, Ato Bentsi-Enchill '17, Oluwaseun Adetola '17 and Pamela Icyeza '19 pose for a photo with Counselor to the Embassy of Djiboti Issa Bouraleh while participating in the Model African Union regional conference at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Assistant winemaker at Shledrake Point Winery Julia Hoyle '11 delivers a talk Where do the grapes go? as part of the Sentiments & Declarations lecture series at the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

Kate Morse '98, co-chair of the upcoming Finger Lakes Pride Festival, hosts an organizational meeting on Monday. The festival is scheduled for Saturday, June 11.

Sisters Geneva Calder '16 and Ella Calder '17, of team Can I Buy a Vowel, participate in the spelling bee at Geneva High School on Sunday. The event was part a fundraiser for Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates.

Executive Director of the Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates Paul Miller poses for a photo with members of team BeePlus comprised of Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Lara Blanchard, Associate Professor of Classics Leah Himmelhoch, her daughter Noa, and Director of the Emerson Society and Parents Fund Ruth Benedict after taking first place at the spelling bee at Geneva High School.

Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski offers his comments during a two-day conference titled Abrahamic Religions: Challenges and Cooperation in the Age of Extremism at Manhattan Colleges Holocaust, Genocide and Interfaith Education Center in Riverdale, N.Y.

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Montrose Streeter (back center right) poses for a photo with Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members during a reception at the University of Rochesters annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Address.

Members of the HWS Alpine Ski teams pose for a photo following a successful weekend at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington, N.Y. Both Hobart College and William Smith College finished second in the regional tournament and both qualified for USCSA nationals.

Gail Quintos 17, Emma Richardson 17 and Chloe Sudduth 17 pose for a photo in front of the Palladian Bridge at the Prior Park Landscape Garden in Bath, England.

Mitch Wager '17, Josh Weinstein '17, Brian Rabasca '17, Ryan Moore '17 and Danny Corren '17 pose for a photo at the Acropolis of Athens in Greece.

Amy Blanchard '17 runs through a practice drill on Boswell Field on Thursday.

William Smith Lacrosse Head Coach Anne Phillips works with members of her team during a practice on Thursday. The Herons home opener against Nazareth College is on Saturday March, 5 at 11 a.m.

Jordan Haskell '17 carries the puck behind the goal during the game against Neumann University. The top-seeded Hobart team will host No. 3 Utica for the ECAC West Tournament championship game on Saturday, March 5 in The Cooler at 7:30 p.m.

Jonas Toupal '19 sends the puck down the ice as the Statesmen shutout No. 4 seed Neumann University during the ECAC West Tournament semifinal game at the Cooler.

Danny Kot '17 fires the ball down the court as the Hobart College tennis team begins its spring season with a pair of wins inside Bristol Field House. The Statesmen posted a 6-3 victory over Oneonta before topping Juniata 8-1.

Harry Nichols '17 celebrates as he wins his match over the Red Dragons in Bristol Field House.

Cynthia L. Caird L.H.D. '12, James F. Caird '56, L.H.D.'12, Vice President for Advancement Bob O'Connor and Scott Anderson pose for a photo before watching the Statesmen lacrosse team take on nationally ranked Cornell University at the LNN Florida Classic in West Palm Beach, Fla.

In Washington, D.C., Kelly Biggs '11 and Morgan Hopkins '10 participate in a rally urging the Supreme Court to uphold health standards for abortion clinics in its decision on Whole Womans Health v. Hellerstedt.

Louisa Rogers 13, Kelsey Hill 13, Augusta Williams 13, Rachel Hinnenkamp 13, Emily DAddario 13, Marissa Potter 13 and Kathleen Ragan 13 celebrate Hinnenkamp earning her masters in public health from Boston University.

Joan Schroeder Breiling '53, P83, P87, Assistant Vice President for Advancement Kathy Killius Regan '82, P'13 and Dorothy Dot Chastney Emer '53 pose for a photo while visiting in Boca Raton, Fla.

Jenny Wu '12 poses for a photo with Janice Race Keith '43. Keith is a resident of the retirement community where Wu works part-time while also painting. Wu recently earned her MFA from American University.