This week in photos
HWS Day
In This Week in Photos, we feature highlights from the inaugural HWS Day, a student showcase of academic scholarship. Here, Provost and Dean of Faculty Sarah Kirk kicks off HWS Day at the Community Dinner in the Great Hall of Saga.- Students join an Africana dance performance led by Associate Professor of Dance and Movement Studies Kelly Johnson.
As part of the Senior Symposium, Emily Rourke ’24, Isaiah Cotton ’24 and Britta Wilkerson ’24 offer a talk on their study “The First 1,000 Days Program: Transforming Lives” with Professor of Sociology Jack Harris.
Under the guidance of Professor of International Relations Kevin Dunn, Artem Buzoverya ’24 presents “Interplay between Linguistic Policies, National Identity, and Linguistic Nationalism” during the Senior Symposium.
Jada Smith-Padmore ’24 speaks about her research “Bajan Speech: An Ethnographic and Linguistic Exploration of Barbados Speech Varieties” done with Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Maggie Werner.
With the assistance of Associate Professor of Geoscience David Finkelstein, MaryBridget Horvath ’24 discusses the research she conducted last summer in Alaska, titled “Welcome to the Tundra: Field Work, Climate Change and Trace Gas Production in Permafrost Lakes.”
Cameron Guan ’23 presents his research titled “Public Health Case Study: Battling Cancer in an Undergraduate Laboratory” conducted with Associate Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade and Lab Technician David Slade.
With guidance from Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Beth Kinne, Erin Howe ’24, Jackson Mischler ’24, Tarang Malhotra ’26, Madeleine Buck ’26 and Owen Hotaling ’24 present their proposal for the EPA Campus Rainworks Challenge Project.
Sean Kalinchenko-Pesin ’24 presents his research “Social Motivation: Is Socially Explicit Content Connected to Socialization Behavior?” conducted under the direction of Associate Professor of Psychological Science Emily Fisher
Daniel Sappia ’27, Anthony Zontini ’27 and Samuel Boxer ’27 walk to the Scandling Campus Center passing signs that celebrate alumni, parents and friends who have created named scholarships.
During the Scholarship Day of Donors celebration, students write personal thank you notes to faculty and staff on campus.
Sean Mucheru ’26 hangs his thank you note to Director of Multimedia Production Brett Williams.
Students line up for some tasty treats provided by The Dainty Donut outside the Scandling Campus Center.
During the Community Engaged Scholarship Forum, Emma VanGorder ’24 presents her work titled “Mindful Classrooms for Equity” to Associate Professor of Anthropology Chris Annear and Professor of Psychological Science Julie Kingery.
At the annual Student Art Exhibition Reception, students examine the work of their peers in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House.
Tim Trakhachov ’26 explains his artwork to Alexandria Lacoste ’26 and Keira Potvin ’26.
