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Students Praised for Cultural Immersion

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

With nearly 60 percent of students studying abroad, the idea of traveling the world to lead a life of consequence is not an unfamiliar concept for students at Hobart and William Smith. However, for Rachel Hinnenkamp '13, Lynn Hu '13, Stephen Mugel '13, Leila Peraro '13 and Casey Sherwin '13 studying abroad in Denmark marked a time to expand their cultural...

Experiences Abound Over Break

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

In the one month that constituted winter break, more than 160 students met with more than 140 alums to network and learn firsthand about fields and specific careers in which they were interested. Traveling to the epicenters of diverse industries, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C., as well as meeting one-on-one with alums near their hometowns, st...

Dallaire to Discuss Genocide

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Best known for having served as the Force Commander for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Rwanda, Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire, a Canadian senator, humanitarian and author will address his work in Rwanda as well as his continued efforts to fight genocide at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 in Albright Auditorium. Dallaire's address is jointly sponsor...

Sustainability Sweep

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

HWS officially kicked-off RecycleMania with the Sustainability Sweep on Monday evening. RecycleMania is an eight-week recycling competition between 500 colleges and universities. Now in its fourth year, the Sweep is a recycling sprint designed to help boost the Colleges' recycling effort and build awareness about the nationwide competition. Teams of up to...

"Seedfolks" for Community Read

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Paul Fleischman's award-winning book, "Seedfolks," has been selected by Geneva Reads for the fourth annual Community Read in March. During the month-long celebration, Geneva Reads will host a series of film screenings, lectures and discussions to address the topics of food, labor issues and community. Fleischman's book, which received the American Library...

International Internships Available

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Available to all rising sophomores, juniors and seniors who are currently enrolled at HWS, the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend Award provides financial support of up to $20,000 for three students interested in pursuing an international internship experience in a location of the student's choice. Applications are currently avai...

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 ...

Activist Solalinde to Speak on Migrants

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Office of Intercultural Affairs will welcome human rights activist Padre Alejandro Solalinde Guerra to campus on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Solalinde, who is also the founder of the Hermanos en el Camino migrant shelter in Oaxaca, Mexico, will give a talk on "Following the Path of the Poor: The Struggle to Protect Central American Migrants," at 4:30 p.m. in ...

Hobart Alums Team Up for Documentary

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

After travelling to Clarksdale, Miss. - a part of the Mississippi Delta region romantically referred to as "the land where the blues were born" - broadcast journalist Erickson S. Blakney '87 returned to New York City, where he met with author Richard Maloof '88 and the idea to co-produce a documentary was born. "We knocked around several story ideas about...

International Round Robin is Back

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the sixth year, the HWS Debate Team has again partnered with the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) to present the Round Robin Invitational at Hobart and William Smith. The event annually brings together an elite and internationally diverse group of debaters and adjudicators for a weekend of debate at the highest level. Previous winners...