Hobart and William Smith Colleges

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we follow along as participants in the Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute (ESSYI) take classes with the Colleges’ top-rated faculty, discuss environmental stewardship and climate action, as well as travel through the Finger Lakes Region and Adirondack Mountains. Above, students pose at the Goodnow Mountain trailhead.

Professor of Education Jim MaKinster, who serves as executive director of ESSYI, leads a class in Merritt Hall.

On their first day, students participate in a team building exercise led by Assistant Vice President and Dean of Student Engagement and Conduct Brandon Barile (right).

Led by Professor of Economics Thomas Drennen, who is the chair of environmental studies and entrepreneurial studies, students visit one of HWS’ solar farms.

Students tour the HWS Solar Farm. The facility features 7,800 panels on a 10-acre site in the Town of Seneca.

Aboard the William Scandling research vessel, students examine water samples with Emma Wilber '21 (middle, left) and Associate Professor of Geoscience Tara Curtin (middle, right) on Seneca Lake.

Alongside Professor of Biology Meghan Brown (right), students use bongo-nets to gather zooplankton. Students then analyze their samples under a microscope.

Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May encourages students to explore environmental issues through movement, acting and dance.

Food Systems Program Manager Sarah Meyer and Summer Farm Intern Loretta Hauslauer ’19 show students how to manage a honeybee hive.

At HWS Fribolin Farm, students learn about community supported agriculture with Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Beth Kinne and Food Systems Program Manager Sarah Meyer.

Professor of Education Paul Kehle asks students to consider how to represent and analyze issues of environmental sustainability.

Students work in groups in the L. Thomas Melly '52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts with Professor of Education Jim MaKinster.

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth leads an art critique with students outside of the Katherine D. Elliott Studio Arts Center.

Students use foraged materials to create art on a fence at the Houghton House Arts Complex.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Darrin Magee leads a class discussion on the geography of garbage in Stern Hall.

Students tour the Material Recovery Facility operated by Casella Waste Systems at the Ontario County Landfill.

Emma Wilber '21 assists students with an energy policy worksheet during “Environmental Economics” with Professor of Economics Thomas Drennen.

Associate Professor of Biology Bradley Cosentino and Assistant Professor of Biology Shannon Straub lead students in a walking tour of Zurich Bog in Arcadia, N.Y.

Associate Professor of Biology Bradley Cosentino discusses the ecosystem that supports life in the quaking bog.

In Stern Hall, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Beth Kinne leads a discussion on environmental law and policy.

Associate Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz leads a discussion on the future meteorological consequences of climate change.

In the Adirondack Mountains, students canoe from Rich Lake to Harris Lake.

Students observe the basin of the Tahawus Mine in the Adirondacks.

Students enjoy the view from the top of Goodnow Mountain in the Adirondack Mountains.

Back on campus, students collaborate outside of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

In the Geneva Room, students compare measurements used in their final project to design an eco-lodge to be built near a lake in the Adirondacks. For the assignment, students collected data on water quality, biodiversity and succession.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Beth Kinne takes notes as students present their final projects in the Geneva Room.

HWS students, who serve as ESSYI staff, discuss student life at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

ESSYI staff Anthony Carella '22, Alyssa Kelly '19, MAT '20, Anna Moreau '20, Avery Wickersham '19, MAT '20, Emma Wilber '21, Hadley Browning '20, Bethany Kharrazi '21 and Noah Ball '21 pose at Seneca Lake State Park.

At their final dinner celebration, the 2019 ESSYI participants and staff gather for a photo at Seneca Lake State Park.