http://www.hws.edu/news/ Daily Updates from Hobart and William Smith Collegesen-usSat, 07 Nov 2009 22:14:04 GMTSat, 07 Nov 2009 22:14:04 GMThttp://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12427Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10598.jpg" alt="" /> The HWS Architecture Department has recently nominated Nick Batson '11 as a recipient of The 'A' Fund scholarship. The 'A' Fund was established by Professor of English Grant Holly, his daughter-actress Lauren Holly-and their family, friends and colleagues in honor of Alexander Holly, son of Grant, brother of Lauren. Alexander tragically passed away as a young man, before he was able to realize ...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12415Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10586.jpg" alt="" /> What happens after graduation from HWS? What kind of graduate programs do students pursue? The William Smith Dean's Office is sponsoring a number of upcoming visits by recent William Smith alums who are now in graduate programs and will return to campus to present academic seminars that address these questions. The first returning William Smith alumna was Alison Singer '07, who, thanks to the org...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12395Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10550.jpg" alt="" /> John Cary, a national leader in the growing field of public-interest design, will be a featured Engaged Citizenship Speaker at the Colleges on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Jointly hosted by the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) and the Department of Art and Architecture, this is the first talk of the year in a series that is meant to "Highlight what engaged citizenship looks lik...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12278Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10314.jpg" alt="" /> This fall, HWS will welcome the talents and experience brought by seven new tenure-track faculty members in the fields of classics, history, economics, English, psychology and philosophy (two new hires). From universities as near as Cornell and as far as British Columbia, each new assistant professor brings something special to HWS. Jamie S. Bodenlos joins the psychology department after a postd...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12238Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10210.jpg" alt="" /> Nick Batson '11 is a member of the Asian Student Union (ASU), a campus tour guide, and a Phi Sigma Kappa brother. Linh Tran '11 plays Hobart club soccer, is a Resident Assistant, and volunteers as an assistant coach for the Geneva U15 boys' soccer team. What do these two students have in common other than their class year? They are both architecture majors and this summer they are both interning ...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=6405Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10613.jpg" alt="" /> Nick Batson '11 is a member of the Asian Student Union (ASU), a campus tour guide, and a Phi Sigma Kappa brother. Linh Tran '11 plays Hobart club soccer, is a Resident Assistant, and volunteers as an assistant coach for the Geneva U15 boys' soccer team. What do these two students have in common other than their class year? They are both architecture majors and this summer they are both interning ...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12216Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10180.jpg" alt="" /> Art history major Meggie Schmidt '10 is making abstract art accessible to children and families at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) this summer, working for the Family and Children's Programs Department through PMA's Museum Studies Internship Program. Schmidt's work often takes place in the Summer Family Studio, which offers revolving art projects based on pieces in the museum's collection. T...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12192Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10142.jpg" alt="" /> Emily Gasperetti '10 has been able to put her skills as a student of architecture and studio art to good use this summer. She is interning with Donna Brown, an architect and proprietor of an architectural firm in Seattle, Washington. Brown primarily works on residential remodeling, which includes projects ranging from designing a back porch to gutting the interior of a building and remodeling the...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=12166Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT<img src="http://www.hws.edu/dailyUpdate/Resources/Res10084.jpg" alt="" /> DFS is known as the leading luxury retailer in the world, catering to international travelers. Marshall Brennan '10, Sarah Cummings '11 and Ruiwan Xu '11 are currently based at DFS in the exciting city of Hong Kong. Brennan is majoring in media and society and finished a six-week internship with DFS on July 3. In that short time, he moved through several areas of the company, completing projects...http://www.hws.edu/dailyupdate/NewsDetails.aspx?aid=11698Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMTAssociate Professor of Architecture Stan Mathews' 2007 book "From Agit-Prop to Free Space: The Architecture of Cedric Price" recently received a positive review in "Leonardo," MIT's prestigious and highly-respected journal of art science and culture. According to the publisher, Black Dog Publishing Ltd., Cedric Price "was one of the most visionary architects of the late 20th century, taking a playful, interactive approach to his projects that was wholly lateral and completely unconventional." Ma...