Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Community News

Mug Shot Program Launches

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This year, Campus Greens has created a new activity called "Mug Shots" to help encourage the "green" lifestyle on campus. The Mug Shot program is similar to "Get Caught Green Handed," the prize program that ran last year. Expanding the reach of the program beyond the physical boundaries of campus, the program will have components on the Colleges Web site...

Changing the System by Serving Others

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In her President's Forum Series lecture, "The Kennedy Legacy: Volunteerism and Service," Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland, told the crowd in the Vandervort Room that "it's advocacy that changes the system." As President Mark D. Gearan said in his introduction, Townsend's personal and professional background makes her "...

Five Years of Finger Lakes Preservation

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

To celebrate the fifth anniversary and the recent ENERGY STAR award from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Finger Lakes Institute (FLI) welcomed students, faculty, staff, community members and friends to an afternoon ceremony on Tuesday. During the event, President Mark D. Gearan expressed his gratitude to the people who helped make the FLI what it...

High School Students Explore Seneca Lake

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Juniors and seniors from Fabius-Pompey High School and their science teacher Peter Wilder recently spent a day onboard HWS's William Scandling research vessel exploring and analyzing different aspects of Seneca Lake. The students are enrolled in a Global Environment class, part of a college credit course offered by SUNY College of Environmental Science an...

Students Take Women's History Tour

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Making the most of the Colleges' location within an historic region of upstate N.Y., a group of about 20 students spent a day in October visiting a number of notable sites relating to the women's rights movement in the neighboring towns of Seneca Falls, Waterloo and Auburn. Organized by the Colleges English Department and the Office of Intercultural Affa...

Sailors Launch Relay for Life Efforts

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Hobart and William Smith Sailing team is working alongside Relay for Life and Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) to support cancer awareness and research. This year the team is involved with various activities and fundraising initiatives to support this worthy cause. For the month of October, the team has supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month and raise...

STEP-ing Into College Life

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

More than 20 middle and high school-aged young women from Syracuse area schools visited the Hobart and William Smith campus on Monday to get a taste of college life, through Syracuse University's Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP). STEP participants attend schools within the urban Syracuse area, four of the five suburban communities, charter scho...

HWS Among Best Neighbors

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart and William Smith Colleges were recently named to the Honor Roll of the "Best Neighbor" colleges and universities by Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, President of Westfield State College, during a presentation, "Saviors of Our Cities: A Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships." The Honor Roll category included only 100 national institutions "T...

HWS Students and Special Olympics

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Kristopher Ruppersberger, the first student to complete the ARC College Experience program at Hobart and William Smith, was recently included in an article in the Finger Lakes Times about the recent Special Olympics New York Fall Games. Ruppersberger was a competitor. The article also notes Hobart and William Smith Colleges students were among the volunte...

Piltch Commits $7.5M to Scholarships

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Hobart and William Smith Colleges have received a pledge of $7.5 million from HWS Trustee Stuart Piltch '82, P'11 and his wife Sari Feldman P'11 in memory of Stuart's parents, Maurice "Roy" and Charlotte "Mildred" Piltch. The gift will establish an endowment to support scholarships for students who otherwise would not be able to attend HWS. Recipients wil...