Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Philosophy Karen Frost-Arnold holds her Experiencing & Knowing class on the steps of Trinity Hall on Monday.

Maryum Raheem '16, Amelia Zhao '17 and Kathryn Yochim '16 engage in a conversation during Associate Professor of Philosophy Karen Frost-Arnold’s class.

As part of a final project for their class with Professor of Education James MaKinster, Peter Budmen '15, MAT '16 and Devyn Workman '15, MAT '16 discuss the ways in which students experience microaggressions related to sexual orientation in classrooms.

Spring is in bloom at HWS.

Students watch their classmates perform a hip-hop dance routine with guest dance instructor Kimberly Trimlett '10, MAT’11 in the Dance Studio of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Guest dance instructor Caitlyn Schrader '10 leads a modern dance class in the Dance Studio of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Assistant Professor of Economics Gul Unal takes advantage of the beautiful weather, holding her Principles of Economics class on the Quad.

As part of Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis’ class, Rachael Best '18, Katie Rogan '17 and Jeff Rizza '16 explain the inner workings of a soilless agricultural system during the workshop titled Food without Dirt: An Introduction to Aquaponics in the Environmental Studies house.

Lucie Mendelson '17 and Matalin Carville '17 talk outside Demarest Hall on Monday afternoon.

Saoirse Scott '19 poses for a photo in front of the Scandling Campus Center. Scott was recently named one of Campus Compact's 2016 Newman Civic Fellows, a prestigious national honor awarded to students who have worked to find solutions for challenges facing their communities.

Professor of Media and Society Linda Robertson discusses her documentary, Daughters of the New Republic: Harriet Tubman and Sarah Bradford, in the Vandervort Room.

Members of the HWS community fill the Vandervort Room for the screening of Daughters of the New Republic: Harriet Tubman and Sarah Bradford, directed by Professor of Media and Society Linda Robertson.

In Chi Phi Fraternity, College Democrats’ President Dan Bristol '18 opens the 2016 Presidential election panel discussion featuring Associate Professor of Political Science DeWayne Lucas, Mayor of Ithaca and HWS Presidential Fellow Svante Myrick and President Mark D. Gearan. The event was sponsored by HWS Votes, Chi Phi, College Republicans and College Democrats.

Jenny Gottstein, director of games at The Go Game, presents a talk titled Don't Leave School Without It: Millennial Innovators Speak For the Role of the Arts & Humanities in the Transformation of Society to members of the NY6 Think Tank in the Hilayama-Williams Family Ensemble Hall.

Poet Timothy O'Keefe reads from his works during the Trias Reading Series in Hirshson Ballroom on Monday.

Sam Solomon '17, a sociology major and entrepreneurial studies minor, will join Chegg as a marketing generalist intern this summer.

Fulbright Teaching Fellow Lin-Yu Chen, of Taiwan, shares information about her home country during the Fulbright Farewell in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center on Wednesday.

Fulbright Teaching Fellows Yvonne Brieger, of Germany, speaks with students about her experience as a Fulbright in small group discussions in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center.

The signage on Smith Hall promotes Moving Up Day, a ceremony that celebrates the achievements of William Smith students.

Craig Phillip '18 and Tamira Jackson-Lofton '19 enjoy the local goods offered at the HWS Farmers Market on Friday.

On Earth Day, Senior Project Manager Chris Button gives a tour of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts highlighting the areas in the building that contribute to the facility's LEED green building certification.

Ryan Saunders '16 and Zoe Jackson-Gibson '16 check out the animals at the petting zoo. The event was sponsored by the Campus Activities Board as part of Relaxation Week.

Sidi Diop '19 and Rachel Irizarry '19 head back to their residence hall rooms with bamboo plants given to them by the Campus Activities Board, part of Relaxation Week.

Natalie Bishop '18 (left) and Annie 0'Brien '18 enjoy the sun outside of Coxe Hall on Wednesday.

Ryan Montbleau '19 celebrates an internship he received with the Sindh Foundation, a non-governmental organization for human rights in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education.

Brianna Moore '18 promotes an internship she received at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, N.Y. The tabling event was sponsored by the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education.

Members of the Sustainable Foods Club, including Francesca Bodnar '19, Vice President Sarah Kloss '18 and Treasurer Soren Anvers-Macleod '18, make granola to sell at the Farmers Market on Friday.

Mosaic NY celebrates the end of the 2015-2016 season with a final performance in the McDonald Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Associate Professor of Theatre and Founder of Mosaic NY Heather May presents this year's company with roses following their year-end performance in the McDonald Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology James Sutton leads a discussion following the screening of the award-winning documentary First Degree that examines a college program at Sing Sing Prison.

Samantha Sasse '16 speaks with students in her class at Lafayette Intermediate School in Waterloo, N.Y. Sasse is currently student teaching with small groups of students at the intermediate school.

Associate Professor and Chair of Russian Area Studies Kristen Welsh introduces the film The Babushkas of Chernobyl during a screening at the Smith Center for the Arts marking the 30th anniversary of the meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.

Farmers Austin Copenhaver (back left) and Garret Eiholzer (back, center) pose for a photo with Natalie Schoetz '16, Ren Workman '19, Alyssa Kelly '19, Jake Vanderlinde '18 and Finger Lakes Institute Community Outreach Coordinator Sarah Meyer during a tour of Ivy Lakes Dairy farm as part of Earth Week celebrations.

Hannah Connolly '16 (left), Amy Blanchard '17 and Emily Stratton '16 package food for the Backpack Program with the Geneva City School District. HWS Athletics raised nearly $400 for the program which provides weekend meals for 100 students every two weeks.

Members of Women's Collective and William Smith College students pose for a photo while attending attending the Civil Liberties and Public Policy conference held in Amherst, Mass.

French Foreign Language Instructor Mathias Valiente leads a discussion at the Office of Intercultural Affairs during the event Speaking Images: A Conversation on the Media, Memory and Freedom of Thought.

Kaylyn O'Brien ’12, coordinator of Title IX programming and coordinator of leadership programs for the Centennial Center of Leadership, and Sandy Gerlach, administrative assistant for the Office of Title IX and Compliance, hand out teal ribbons for sexual assault awareness day.

Members of the HWS Jazz Guitar Ensemble perform in the Cellar Pub as part of the “Jazz ’n Guitar” music series sponsored by the Music Department.

Prospective students and their families check in for the Junior Visit Day at the L. Thomas Melly '52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday.

Dave King ’87 and Sarah Strain King ’87 pose with their twins, Olivia and Nicholas, during the Junior Visit Day hosted by the Office of Admissions.

At the Finger Lakes Community College campus in Geneva, Stephanie Aliquo '16, Joy Gitter '16 and Sarah Friedman '16 present the research they completed for their sociology senior seminar to members of the Geneva 2020 Committee. The research investigates post-graduation plans of Geneva high school students.

Peter Budmen '15 MAT '16, Assistant Director of Admissions Caitlin Moran '15, Avery Share '15, Associate Director of Admissions Ellie Blase '13, Associate Director of Admissions Claire Criniti '13, Michaela Criniti '15 and Taylor Jones '13 pose for a photo after running a combined 77.7 miles during the Seneca7 race around Seneca Lake.

Members of the HWS Running Club Raymond Ma '16, Franchesca Bodnar '19, Daniel Magin '18, Mariah Ward '16, Nina Prescott '17, Sarah Friedman '16 and Conor Quinlan '16 pose for a photo after participating in the Seneca7 road race around Seneca Lake on Saturday morning.

Sara Volo '17, Amy Feda '17, Madeleine Popp '17, Rebecca Sloane '17, Bridget Nishimura '17 and Malorie Maher '17 visit the Pantheon in Rome. The students are currently participating in the Italy study abroad program.

David Lahmani '17 poses for a photo in front of the world's tallest statue of Murugan, a Hindu deity, while visiting Batu Caves in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. Lahmani is participating in the Hong Kong study abroad program.

While participating in the Copenhagen Abroad program, Halle Burns '17 hikes through Andorra in the Pyrenees Mountains.

Hobart hockey team members speak with students in a fourth grade class at Lafayette Intermediate School in Waterloo, N.Y. The Hobart students discussed what it means to be a member of a team. Megan Whelan's '16 is student teaching in the classroom.

Director of Athletics Michael J. Hanna '68 welcomes student athletes to the annual Block H Awards Dinner on Monday in Bristol Gym.

Lacrosse midfielder Cooper Stefaniak '16, hockey forward Mac Olson '16 and hockey center Ben Gamache '16 pose for a photo after receiving awards during the Block H Awards Dinner.

Greiner Hobbs ’18 is congratulated by John Moore P’07 after receiving the Trevor Oakley Moore ’07 Memorial Award by HWS.

Geneva Waite '17 runs on the field as the William Smith lacrosse team prepares to take on Union College on Boswell Field on Sunday.

Alexandra Bird '17 fires a shot on goal as the Herons hand Union College its first Liberty League loss, topping the Dutchwomen 11-9 on Boswell Field. Bird notched a team-high five points.

Allie Flaherty '17 outruns the Union defense as William Smith defeats Union College 11-9 on Sunday afternoon.

On Wednesday afternoon members of the HWS Sailing team take to the waters of Seneca Lake for a practice. William Smith College sailors collected a fourth place finish in the Middle Atlantic Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women's Championship on Seneca Lake this past weekend.