Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Community News

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...

Seneca Society Donor Wall Dedicated

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This weekend, President Mark D. Gearan, along with alumni, alumnae, students, faculty and staff, gathered at the Scandling Campus Center for the dedication of the Seneca Society Donor Wall to recognize the inaugural members of the Seneca Society and, as Gearan said, "To create a lasting tribute to the important difference they have made." The Seneca Socie...

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...

Colleges Graded on Sustainability

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card released this month, Hobart and William Smith Colleges received an A rating in the individually evaluated areas of 'administration,' 'climate change and energy,' 'student involvement' and 'investment priorities.' Additional areas of 'food and recycling' and 'transportation' each earned a B grade. The "College...

The Courage to Think Critically

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

At the inaugural President's Forum lecture of the 2009 academic year, Dr. Cornel West began on "a Socratic note." "Everywhere I go I try to say something that unnerves people," he told the audience that filled the Smith Opera House to capacity, because, as Socrates said, "an unexamined life is not worth living." Throughout the speech, the controversial au...

FLI Working to Control Water Chestnuts

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A recent article in the Finger Lakes Times explained the potential harm that may come to Keuka Lake from water chestnuts, a recently discovered invasive species. The Finger Lakes Institute at Hobart and William Smith Colleges has been involved in the effort to control the water chestnuts in the Penn Yan Marsh where they were discovered, with an eye to con...

Shadowing a health care administrator

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This summer, Adriane Klein '12 had the opportunity to experience the workings of a nursing home through the eyes of the CEO. Klein interned with Scott Dickinson, the CEO of Nevins Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Methuen, Massachusetts. Klein's main project for the summer was planning a golf fundraiser to be held this weekend. This is only the s...

An insider's view of drug trafficking

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A "typical" day in the life of an intern at the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) at the Department of State in Washington, D.C., is actually far from typical. Sure, there are commonplace duties: photocopying, note-taking, and e-mailing. But when you're at the INL, even photocopying is a matter of national security. And, ...

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...