Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Students learn microphone placement and audio capture methods during "Introduction to Music Production and Recording" with Instructor Dennis Mariano in a third-floor music room of the Gearan Center, dedicated by Andreanna A. Doering ’84.

During “Organic Chemistry II,” Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey works with Jacques Watteau ’27 and India Buff ’26 to perform microscale crystallizations of their solid products while investigating whether or not aldol condensation reactions give solid products.

Professor of History Lisa Yoshikawa leads a lesson about the book "Hagakure" by Yamamoto Tsunetomo during “Making of the Samurai.”

Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski and students in "History of East European Jewry" enjoy class on the steps of Coxe Hall.

Postdoctoral Associate at Cornell University KT Wong joins Assistant Professor of Media and Society Iskandar Zulkarnain’s “Global Video Games” class to discuss gaming in Southeast Asia in the Stine Room of the Adams Intercultural Center.

Associate Professor of Chemistry at University of Rochester Michael Ruggiero presents “The Hidden Motion of Atoms” during the Franks Seminar speaker series supported by Dr. Edward Franks '72.

Maggie Farwell '27, Rachel Faust '26, Maya Nichols '27, Eloise Ruberti '27 and Rob Maulucci '26 record the original fiction podcast “Velocity” in the WHWS-FM studio.

Food Recovery Network, a student organization that recovers food waste and supports local food pantries, hosts a sandwich-making drive in Saga.

Emma Famiglietti ’27, Miranda DeMura ’27, Rachel Lee ’27 and Izzy Thors ’27 play spikeball on Smith Lawn.

Led by Director Jonathan Mott, the HWS Chorale hosts a mini recital in Froelich Hall in preparation for their final concert this spring.

Students attend an Alternative Spring Break trip in Pocahontas State Park in Virginia to help assemble new sleeping bunks while gaining insight on how state parks functions.

While studying abroad in Hungary, Tyler Everts ’26 and Callum Letters ’26 (back row, middle) visit the Budapest Opera House with students from other colleges and universities.

Sandeep Tissaaratchy ’25 (left) and friends visit Dhurikhel while studying abroad in Nepal this semester.

Outside the Caird Center for Sports and Recreation, the Hobart lacrosse team poses for a photo with Mary Herlihy Gearan, who brought them homemade brownies during spring break.

At sunrise, the William Smith field hockey team practices on H.J. McCooey Memorial Field.

Following a third-place finish in the skier cross event, the Hobart Alpine skiing team gathers for a photo at the 2025 USCSA National Championships in Oregon.

Marjorie Plants '25 races to the finish line at the 2025 USCSA National Championships; she placed 34th out of 142 racers.