Hobart and William Smith Colleges - Events News

Bearing Witness to Hope

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In the Spring of 2003, 2006, and 2008, various groups of Hobart and William Smith students joined Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski on trips to Germany and Poland that would forever alter their consciousnesses. "The March: Bearing Witness to Hope," a week-long European excursion focusing on the events of the Holocaust, altered their lives. ...

Free Discusses Civil War Popularity

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Why don't Americans drive around in cars emblazoned with battle streamers from the War of 1812? Or dress up as soldiers to reenact battles from the Spanish-American War? What is it about the Civil War that is still so compelling to Americans that it prompts many to care passionately about its symbols, its moments and its legacies? Laura Free, assistant pr...

Finger Lakes Dance!

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

This fall has been a packed with HWS dance department events: from the performance of Assistant Professor of Dance Missy Pfohl Smith's company BIODANCE in Pittsford, N.Y.; to a master class from dancer and guest artist Jolene Bailie; to the preparations for the upcoming Koshare concert. Now comes Finger Lakes Dance!, presenting the artistic work of profe...

"Histories" Photography Exhibit to Open

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

With two approaches to the use of the photographic image, artists Mary Goodwin and Robert Rainey critically and creatively re-examine the history of place and art. In a new media exhibit, "Histories," which will open in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House on Friday, Nov. 20, Goodwin and Rainey explore new modes of artistic expression through photographic ...

Food Activist Coming to Campus

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Frances Moore Lappé, called the "Mother of the American Food Movement," will visit campus on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The talk will give students a chance to connect with American history, says Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Devparna Roy, who organized the event. "This is a tremendous opportunity for students to hear Lappé tal...

A Career in Commercial Real Estate

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Salisbury Center for Career Services welcomes guest speaker David Contis, president of real estate for Equity Group Investments, L.L.C. (EGI), who will give a talk titled "A Career in Commercial Real Estate" at 8 p.m. in the Geneva Room. Please contact Career Services at ext. 3514 or cso@hws.edu to reserve a seat and/or sign up fo...

Collins Directs in Black Box

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Professor of Education Pat Collins is directing "Mad About Theatre," a series of one-act plays that opens in the new Black Box theatre at the Geneva Community Center on Thursday, Nov. 5. A production of the Geneva Theatre Guild (GTG), the performance brings together people from GTG, a number of Finger Lakes communities, The Boys and Girls Club of Geneva, ...

Women in LAX discussion up next

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

"When you talk about lacrosse, you talk about the lifeblood of the Six Nations. The game is ingrained into our culture and our system and our lives." - Chief Oren Lyons, Jr. Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Office of Intercultural Affairs will host three events as part of a Native American Conference titled, "Lacrosse: The Creator's Game." The confer...

"Works on Paper" in Davis Gallery

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Artist Emily Kenas' exceptional and eye-opening exhibit, "Works on Paper" will be featured in the Davis Gallery beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 16 in Houghton House. "These works on paper are made from fragments of my drawings and paintings which are never intended to be coherent pictures in and of themselves; rather they are the material from which ...

Colleges' FLI Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Finger Lakes Institute will host a conference on water quality, invite a Biofuel expert to speak, recruit volunteers for a beach cleanup and more in recognition of its 5th anniversary. With traditional ribbon-cutting fanfare on Oct. 18, 2004, the doors of the Finger Lakes Institute (FLI) on the Hobart and William Smith Colleges' campus opened, making ...