Hobart and William Smith Colleges

In today’s gallery, we share photos from the First-Year Seminar Symposium that gave students the opportunity to present research, artwork, writing, videos and other projects to the HWS community. Here, Jay Voica ’28 makes pasta with Associate Professor of Anthropology Christopher Annear as part of “What’s Eating You? Cooking, Cuisine & Me.”

Students in “American Medicine: Justice, Access, Identities, and Culture” pose with their faculty – Provost and Professor of Chemistry Sarah Kirk and Associate Provost Susan Pliner.

Kaleigh McPhail ’28 and Delainy Williams ’28 present their research conducted during “Our Linguistic Identities” taught by Assistant Dean Amy Green and Senior Associate Dean Kelly Payne.

Bella Miller ’28, Bree Lenthall ’28 and Andrew Hanna ’28 gather in front of their projects from “Running Down a Dream” taught by Ruth Shields, the Director for the Center of Teaching and Learning.

Students in “Community Building: Relationships, Happiness, & Service” co-taught by Shelle Basilio, the AVP for Campus Life, gather for a group photo.

Emma Sherwood ’28 explores the significance of birds in ancient civilizations, a topic she studied in “Bird Obsession: Beauty and the Beast” with Professor of Biology Mark Deutschlander.

Melanie Lira Chora ’28 presents her project on women’s reproductive rights, developed as part of her FSEM “Ethical Debates in Medicine” with Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar.

Students in Assistant Professor of Media and Society Iskandar Zulkarnain’s course “Media in Our Life” discuss their work.

First-year students in “Math and Metaphor,” taught by Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Jennifer Biermann, pose for a photo.

Weldon Arner ’28 shares a video about his dog, Macie, that was created while taking Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice Betty Bayer’s FSEM “Pawprints! All Things Dogs.”

Bilal Akeem ’28 discusses his research from “On Strike!” with Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Hannah Dickinson.

Professor of Art and Architecture Lara Blanchard joins students in her “From Comix to Graphix: The Art of Story.”

Students in “The Mindful Body” with Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Donna Davenport perform during the First Year Seminar Symposium.

Julianna Thornburg ’28 shares her suitcase of sentimental items created during “Narratives of Disability” with Associate Professor of Educational Studies Mary Kelly.

First-year students in “Face to Face: Interrogating Race in the United States and South Africa” join Visiting Associate Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle.