Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Community News

Coughlin '13 Works at Animal Shelter

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Moved to action by a love for dogs, James Coughlin '13 decided to spend his winter break volunteering at Helping Hounds, a dog rescue in his hometown of DeWitt, N.Y. "Prior to my first visit, I have to admit that I was a bit naive over what I was getting myself into," says Coughlin. "I originally thought that the shelter would be full of cute puppies look...

Recyclemania Returns

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the fourth consecutive year, Hobart and William Smith Colleges are participating in Recyclemania. An eight-week recycling challenge, the event begins on Monday, Feb. 6 and continues through Saturday, March 31. During this time, students will compete with nearly 500 other college and universities in promoting waste-reducing activities on campus. This ...

Geneva Reads Receives Honorable Mention

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A video featuring the efforts of the Geneva Reads Initiative received honorable mention in the Community Changing Ideas Video contest, which asked community partners to showcase their literacy efforts to build a better future. "AmeriCorps VISTA Kelsey Lagana and I were thrilled that the video won an honorable mention," says Director of the Center for Comm...

Smith '12 Receives MLK Service Award

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

During the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, held on Saturday, Jan. 21, Celeste Smith '12 was awarded the MLK Drum Major for Service award, which recognizes volunteers who perform extraordinary everyday acts of service with reliability and commitment, but who seldom receive recognition. "Celeste stands out for her consistent leadership over a perio...

HWS Leadership Institute in the News

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The HWS Leadership Institute held its second annual conference on Saturday, hosting for the first time local high school students alongside HWS students. An article in the Finger Lakes Times quotes Associate Director of the Centennial Center for Leadership Amy Forbes, "It's been really great to watch our students come back excited and then to have the hig...

Middlebrook Captivates Crowd

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A standing-room-only crowd gathered in the Vandervort Room on Thursday evening to hear the powerful President's Forum address of Rev. Harold Middlebrook, a civil rights activist and friend of Dr. Martin King Luther, Jr. In a week commemorating the immeasurable impression King made on the country and the world, Middlebrook enlivened the HWS and Geneva comm...

HWS Fencing: Hi-Tech but Friendly

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Fencing is a technical sport that requires an understanding and appreciation for precision and focus - and that's just why Wade Perkins '12 likes it. Perkins, who is vice captain of the Colleges fencing club, says to fence successfully, "one must possess speed and accuracy, but also tactical insight into one's opponent's defenses and strategies. As someo...

HWS Reentry Program Inspires

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Colleges' work with digital storytelling as part of the Center for Global Education's study abroad program was recently noted in an article in IIENetworker, the Institute of International Education's magazine. "A big challenge for students returning from study abroad is that, while it's a really pivotal experience for them, the people they want to sha...

O’Brien ’14 Advocating for Cancer Cure

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Margaret O'Brien'14 is a campus advocate for Cancer Mission 2020, a program that aims to find a cure to cancer by 2020. She and the HWS advocacy program were recently the subject of an article in the Finger Lakes Times. "I really just want to help other kids that are in the same position that I was in," said O'Brien, who lost her father to cancer just bef...

Colleges Receive MLK Grant

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) was recently awarded a Martin Luther King Jr. Collegiate Challenge mini-grant in the amount of $1,000. The grant will be used to broaden the impact of Martin Luther King Day of Service, and increase and promote volunteering. "We're thrilled to be included in this national initiative that all...