Homecoming 2016

During Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016, students, families and alums came together on the Hobart and William Smith campus to celebrate their school pride with an exciting lineup of new and old traditions. On Friday, the annual HWS House Decorating Contest kicked off with unit 18 of the Village at Odell's Pond winning first place for a scene of a heron's nest and HWS décor. Brampton Honors Hous...  More >>

McGuire '83 Talks TV Broadcasting

Hobart and William Smith will welcome Emmy award-winning sports personality Pierre McGuire '83, an NHL "Inside the Glass" analyst for NBC Sports, back to campus to speak with students about careers in television broadcasting. The talk will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16 in Bristol Gymnasium. The event, which will highlight key insights into the field of sports broadcasting, is...  More >>

Dance Alumnae/i Weekend 2016

During the 2016 Homecoming & Family Weekend, the Hobart and William Smith Dance Department will host a Dance Alumnae/i Weekend. Beginning Friday, Sept. 16, three days of classes, lecture presentations, panel discussions and performances will enable HWS alums active in the dance and movement fields to share their work with colleagues and the broader HWS community. In advance of that weekend, t...  More >>

Lavin '95 to Adapt Dickens

JP Lavin '95 and his writing partner Chad Damiani have been tapped to adapt Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" for NBC, with a contemporary update. As the Hollywood Reporter wrote in September, "the drama, which has received a script commitment, is described as a modern take on Dickens' second novel that was originally published as a serial in the 1830s." The novel follows the titular character, an ...  More >>

Blacklock '79 Hosts Screening of "The Congressman"

During Homecoming and Family Weekend 2016, actress and comedian Kim Blacklock '79 returns to Geneva with former U. S. Congressman Robert Mrazek for a screening of "The Congressman," the new independent film written, co-directed, and produced by Mrazek. Nancy Zises P'92, P'93 is executive producer of the film. Blacklock -- who plays Matty Pierce, a female lobster boat captain in "The Congressman" ...  More >>