Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Starry skies above St. Mark's Tower.

Led by Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens, Andrew Dines ’16, Emily King ’18, Emma Herbst ’18, Frank Gallo ’18 and Yoko Furuya ’19 study exposed sediments at Chimney Bluffs State Park as part of the Maymester course, Introduction to Geology.

Emily King ’17, Andrew Dines ’16, Emma Herbst ’17, Prof. Nan Crystal Arens and her dog Taz examine an outcrop on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Prof. Nan Crystal Arens and Yoko Furuya ’18 discuss the origin of stripes on the surface of a pebble from the beach at Chimney Bluffs State Park.

Trees are in full bloom on campus.

Vernon Lawson ‘16 and Ryan Davison ’17 research new methods for peptide and protein synthesis, which help develop anticancer drugs. Lawson and Davison are working with Associate Professor of Chemistry Justin Miller this summer.

Frank Oplinger '18 works on this year's HWS RockSat-C project, which will become payload on a NASA rocket launching this June. The year-long project aims to detect changes in subatomic particles as the rocket passes through the Earth's atmosphere.

Fernando Banales-Mejia ’17 is working with Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey to develop a research proposal.

Working with Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Joseph Rusinko, Casey Coffey ’17 and Phoebe Cai ’17 research mathematical phylogenetics in Lansing Hall.

The William Smith College sailing team prepares for the 2016 Intercollegiate Sailing Association Women's National Semifinals in San Diego, May 24-25. The Herons will vie for a spot in the national championship on May 26 and 27.

Kyle Baradzi ’18, a member of Hobart’s Orange Key Honor Society, participates in a week-long Fullbridge financial investment course. Fullbridge is a global educational program that bridges the gap between skills developed in the classroom and skills desired by top companies.

Danielle Ramos '18, an international economics major, attends a week-long Fullbridge financial investment course on campus.

Carl D’Amour-Belizario '17, an economics major, works during the week-long Fullbridge financial investment course.

Students involved in HWS’ Fullbridge financial investment course pose for a group photo.

Demarest Hall and the Blackwell Room.

Sam Vann P'18, Coordinator of Student Services for the Center for Teaching and Learning, practices mandolin in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Edward Zlotkowski, professor emeritus of English and media studies at Bentley University, leads a discussion as the guest speaker at a leadership gathering hosted by the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.

Students, faculty, staff and members of the Geneva community browse at the annual Barn Sale. This year’s sale raised $10,808 for the Geneva 2020 Education Foundation and diverted more than 9.2 tons of materials from landfills. Since 2006, the Barn Sale has raised more than $67,000 for the Geneva community.

Owen Beal ’17 works on an assignment for “Acting I,” a theatre course offered during the Maymester three-week session.

Teams of high school students compete in the New York State Envirothon, a hands-on environmental studies competition, hosted by Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Teams of high school students compete in the New York State Envirothon, a hands-on environmental studies competition, hosted by Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

The Salisbury Center for Career Services hosts professionals from 22 top ranking liberal arts colleges for a conference at the Ramada Geneva Lakefront.

Kelly Mauch ‘17 works on an assignment for her “Digital Rhetoric and Writing with New Technology,” a course offered this Maymester.

Summer tour guides gather for a photo. The Office of Admissions hosts many campus visits during the summer, as well as Open Houses on July 23, Aug. 6 and Aug. 20.

As part of a short-term study abroad program to Guatemala this summer, HWS students dance with students from the Education for the Children Foundation. The program is led by Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown and Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown.

Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown shows teachers from the Education for the Children Foundation how to use microscopes donated by the Colleges’ Biology Department.

A group of HWS students and Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski gather for a photo after traveling across Germany and Poland as part of The March: Bearing Witness to Hope.” The 10-day program leads students on a Holocaust remembrance journey.

Hobart’s second varsity eight practices on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal ahead of the IRA National Championships in West Windsor, N.J. The 2V closed out its regular season with a gold medal at the NIRC Regatta in Worcester, Mass., earlier this month.

The Hobart rowing team trains on Thursday morning on the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. The team is preparing for next week’s IRA National Championships in West Windsor, N.J., where they will race the nation’s top 25 teams.

The William Smith rowing teams makes its final preparations on Seneca Lake before departing for the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships, which begin May 27 in Gold River, Calif.

Coxswain Susan Tuvell ’16 motivates William Smith’s first varsity boat ahead of the NCAA Division III Rowing Championships, which begin May 27 in Gold River, Calif.

Emily Davidowitz '14 and Emily Hamburger '13 pose for a photo following Columbia University’s Commencement in New York City. Davidowitz and Hamburger earned their Master of Arts degrees in early childhood education from Teachers College.

Trent Perrine '15 (right) recently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps. He’s pictured here with a Cameroonian officer through the Marine Corps Foreign Personnel Exchange Program.