Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Assistant Professor of Women's Studies Jessica Hayes-Conroy leads a discussion about using food pyramids as a tool for research with her class Food, Feminism and Health outside of Trinity Hall.

Instructor of Economics Jennifer Tessendorf leads her class Principles of Economics in a discussion in Rosenberg Hall on Thursday morning.

Professor of Geoscience D. Brooks McKinney speaks with Jason Constantino '16 about a lab assignment while McKinney's dog Freddy enjoys a nap.

James Hedger '17, Josh Britton '16, Ethan Miller '17 and Jake Russell '17 build a Zen garden at Jefferson Street Park in Geneva as part of their class, Introduction to Architectural Design, taught by Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D'Angelo.

Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D'Angelo (right), Fiona Mulholland '17 and Allison Rubin '17 fill a wheelbarrow as they create a Zen garden for the community at the Jefferson Street Park in Geneva.

Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Michael Tinkler lectures during his Gothic Art & Architecture class in Houghton House.

Students in Assistant Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz 's First-Year Seminar titled Climate Change: Science and Politics take notes during class held outside of Trinity Hall.

Students gather for a late night political science study session in the L. Thomas Melly Atrium of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Members of the William Smith soccer team walk from Bristol Gym after practice.

Recruitment and Admissions Officer of Christie's Education Hilary Smith speaks with students about graduate programs in art history as well as in the art business industry as part of the Professional In Residence series. Christie's Education, a division of Christie's Auction House, has campuses in London, New York and Hong Kong.

Students rehearse in Bartlett Theatre for the Fall production of Good Kids, a new work by award-winning playwright Naomi Iizuka who wrote the play to feature strong roles for women as a way to address gender inequity in theatre.

Luis Figueroa '18, playing the role of Ty, and fellow cast members rehearse for Good Kids. Directed by Assistant Professor of Theatre Chris Woodworth, the show which examines a sexual encounter gone wrong and its public aftermath - will run in Bartlett Theatre on Oct. 22 - 24 at 7:30 p.m.

Contractors continue to add the slate roof to the Performing Arts Center, which is scheduled to open in January.

Joe Bochynski 08 installs his works in the Davis Gallery in preparation of his show titled Everybody is Everybody. The opening reception and gallery talk will be held on Friday, Oct. 16, and the installation will remain on display until Nov. 13.

Superintendent of the Geneva City School District Trina Newton welcomes students from Geneva High School to the HWS campus during the ninth-grade visit on Tuesday. Part of the Geneva 2020 program, the visit provided an informative look at college life.

Hobart and William Smith students speak with ninth graders from Geneva High School during a visit to campus. The students spent the morning learning about the admissions process, financial aid and campus life.

Geneva High School ninth graders take a tour of campus. The visit was part of the Geneva 2020 program that strives to harness the resources within the community to increase graduation rates, career and college readiness and literacy.

Students walk past the statue of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, which was created by Professor of Art and Architecture Ted Aub in 1994. Blackwell graduated from Hobart Colleges precursor, Geneva Medical College, in 1847 and became the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.

Women's Collective holds their annual Take Back the Night event to raise awareness and help eradicate sexual violence.

At the conclusion of the annual Take Back the Night event, community members gather for a vigil that was open to all members of the community on the steps of Coxe Hall.

Outside the Cellar Pub, Quinn Cullum '18 prepares for class.

Gabriella Milano '19 and Laura Rollins '19 talk to Molly Gorelick '19 and Hannah Rosen '19 about the upcoming Day of Service. HWS students will volunteer at nearly 20 sites across the community.

Campus Safety Officer Ashley Dodge and Assistant Director of Student Activities Christine Lucht ask students to write a message of support to members of Umpqua Community College (UCC) in Oregon. The messages will be compiled in a slideshow that will be presented to the UCC community.

Anthony Bannon, director of the Burchfield Penney Art Center at Buffalo State College, discusses Writing about Art in Houghton House.

Sexologist Dr. Jill McDevitt speaks with students in the Vandervort Room during her talk titled Virgins and Sluts sponsored by the Women's Collective.

Jennie Seidewand '09 talks to students about job opportunities with EXPLO, an academic summer camp program held on the campuses of Wheaton College, Wellesley College and Yale University.

Students relax on the steps of Coxe Hall on Wednesday afternoon.

Rotimi Adeoye '18, Josh Weinstein '17 and Allison Magnarelli '18 greet constituents during Candidates Night at West Street Elementary School. Candidates running for Geneva City Council spent the night taking questions and participating in discussions.

Assistant Professor of Education Khuram Hussain presents his opening remarks during Candidates Night at West Street Elementary.

Members of the HWS and Geneva communities gather at SpaceVinyl for a business-after-hours networking mixer hosted by company creators Zach Lerman '13 and Andrew King '14.

Maddie Sutton '17 examines the skull of a warbler to help determine the age of the bird at Braddock Bay Bird Observatory in Hilton, N.Y. as part of an independent study she is doing with Professor of Biology Mark Deutschlander.

Maddie Sutton '17 releases a wood thrush after banding the bird at Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, as part of an independent study she is doing under the direction of Professor of Biology Mark Deutschlander.

Photographer Greg Searles '13 captures a photo of a northern saw-whet owl, a small owl native to North America, while visiting the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory in Hilton, N.Y.

Associate Professor of Philosophy Karen Frost-Arnold, Molly Doris-Pierce '15 and Carly Petroski '15 gather for a photo after presenting their paper, titled Silencing the Silencers: The Ethics of Feminist Trolling to Combat Online Hate Speech, at the Feminist Ethics and Social Theory Conference in Clearwater Beach, Fla.

Assistant Professor of Music Mark Olivieri participates in the selection process of a new Steinway piano for the Performing Arts Center at Steinway & Sons in New York, N.Y.

Lucy Carr 17, Stacy Mayes 17, Namita Neerukonda 17 and Alta Markley 17 pose for a photo at Ponta de Sagres during a visit to Lagos, Portugal.

Grant Soucy 17 (front, left) poses with his lacrosse team in Asturias, Spain following the Spanish Lacrosse Cup. Soucy is participating in the the Colleges abroad program in Seville.

Justine Monthony of Union College, and Jerlin Garo '17 pose for a photo while hiking Mount Ngungun in Queensland, Australia.

Individual boats are called back at the start of a race at the David Lee Arnoff Regatta on Seneca Lake as the HWS Sailing team takes to the water.

Members of the HWS sailing team compete for the David Lee Arnoff Trophy on Seneca Lake on Sunday.

Members of the HWS Sailing team enjoy near perfect conditions as they compete for the David Lee Arnoff Trophy on Seneca Lake on Sunday afternoon.

Wes Traub '14 and Bree von Bradsky '16 pose for a photo after completing the Boston half marathon in Jamacia Plain in Boston, Mass.

Associate Business Analyst Subin Nepal '15 poses outside of the Markit North America office where he recently joined the ranks of nearly a dozen alums. HWS Trustee Calvin Chip R. Carver Jr. '81 and HWS alum Adam Kansler '90 run the information division of Markit.

Michael Dick '70, P'09 and Lindsey Dick Riter '09, MAT '10 represent Hobart and William Smith Colleges during the inauguration of Laurie L. Patton as Middlebury Colleges' 17th president on Sunday.