The Centennial Center for Leadership has created a new opportunity for HWS students to learn about different aspects of leadership and develop their leadership knowledge and ability. A series of Reader's College is being offered that allows students to take an interdisciplinary look at leadership through multiple lenses. Find out more >>
This August, more than 200 students will return to campus early to participate in the first-ever Leadership Institute at the Colleges. The Leadership Institute is an opportunity for students to build upon their existing knowledge about leadership and acquire skills that will help them work more effectively with students from across the campus, transforming the HWS community. The Leadership Insti... More >>
The Centennial Center for Leadership selected three students, Wendi Bacon '12, Lily Farnham '11, and Sam Georgian '10 as the 2010 recipients of the Cohen and Centennial Fellowships. These recipients will implement their service-based leadership projects during the summer and fall of this year.
These fellowships provide financial support for the Colleges' student-leaders. The funding helps student... More >>
In a collaborative, cross-campus effort, the first annual HWS Leadership Institute will be held this August.
A new offering from the HWS Centennial Center for Leadership, the Leadership Institute is a focused and integrated training in foundational leadership theory and practice for invited HWS student leaders. Included in this program is the goal to better define excellence in leadership on cam... More >>
Approximately 90 seniors will showcase their creativity, passion, intellect and effort at the second annual Senior Symposium, presented by the Center for Teaching and Learning, on Friday, April 9. Students are presenting a wide range of topics, including the aesthetic value of the automobile, translations of Chinese poetry, the HWS winter greenhouse gardening project, medieval weddings, positive ... More >>
When it came time for Kelsey Lagana '10 to choose a project required as part of the Colleges' leadership program, she decided to look into the reorganization of North and West Street Elementary Schools in Geneva. Formerly divided into two K-5 schools, West Street is now home to grades K-2; North Street, 3-5. The decision, made in 2008, aimed to increase students' academic achievement during their... More >>
Last Friday, more than 140 students, faculty and staff members braved the frigid December waters of Seneca Lake for HWS' first "Penguin Plunge."
Organized and planned by Hope House co-managers Caroline Dosky '12 and Emily Rogowski '12, the event raised more than $2,000, with participants including the Hope House and the Red Cross House; campus celebrities such as Associate Dean for Teaching, Lear... More >>
During the football team's 33-10 win against St. Lawrence University, Hobart Athletics and the Wounded Warriors Project (WWP) kicked off this year's fundraising events for the WWP with the "Camouflage Contest."
A raffle of memorabilia autographed by some of the biggest names in professional sports was held at an extended halftime show as the final piece of the "Contest," raising more than $7,000 ... More >>
A member of the inaugural Centennial Center for Leadership class and the creator of the new "Leaders of Tomorrow" theme house on the HWS campus, Dan De Nose '10 has spent the past academic year studying leadership skills. This summer, he's translated what he's learned into a leadership curriculum he's teaching at Lake Delaware Boys' Camp in the Catskills. His summer experience was made possible b... More >>
Dee Dee Myers, L.H.D. '05 Offers Keynote Address
During Centennial Weekend, a capacity crowd of William Smith alumnae and members of the HWS community gathered in the Vandervort Room for one purpose: to recognize the importance of women leaders and the efforts of several leaders in the William Smith community. The William Smith Alumnae Association Centennial Luncheon featured an awards ceremony f... More >>
"Since William Smith College began and Hobart and William Smith became coordinate colleges, our alumni and alumnae have pioneered in everything from English to economics to history," said Trustee Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish '82, the lead donor in the Center's construction. "Now, as we cut the ribbon on the Centennial Center, we will become leaders among leadership programs across the United States."
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