Hobart and William Smith Colleges

In this edition of This Week In Photos, we take an inside look at a variety of internships, jobs and positions held by HWS students this summer. Above, Molly Englert '19 poses for a photo at Harvard Business Publishing in Boston, Mass., where she works as a global delivery intern with the Corporate Learning Group.

Adrian Colmenares ’18 stands outside the Chicago, Ill.-based financial services firm Envestnet, where he has a summer internship.

Monika von Brauchitsch ’18 is an editorial intern at the luxury lifestyle magazine Serendipity.

Luke Ruddy ’18 stands outside the National Weather Service Office in Missoula, Mt. Ruddy, the recipient of a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Hollings Scholarship, is working with the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory to conduct wildfire research that will improve safety for firefighters.

Taylor Gorycki '18 gathers with children in Tamale, Ghana. A recipient of the HWS Centennial Center for Leadership's Cohen Fellowship, Gorycki is working at the clean water organization Saha Global.

An intern with the Philadelphia Phillies organization, Mia Morrison '19 poses for a photo after a press conference.

Ben Marr '18 and Evan Mextorf '18 are both summer interns at the Albany County Executive's Office in Albany, N.Y.

This summer, Therese Mandrachia '19 has a highly competitive internships at the Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab at Dover Air Force Base.

As part of his invasive species focused research project at the Finger Lakes Institute, Colin Marker '18 gives a thumbs down to being surrounded by water chestnut (T. natans) on the Seneca River.

Drawing from her experiences as a writing and rhetoric major and public policy minor, Madison Maher ’19 is interning at Geneva City Hall this summer, assisting in the creation and execution of various events for the City of Geneva, N.Y.

Matthew DiCostanzo ’19 takes a selfie outside Sony Music Entertainment’s headquarters in New York City. DiCostanzo is a summer intern in the royalty department.

William Samayoa ’19 is a communication intern at FreemantleMedia, a global media company that produces shows like “America's Got Talent,” “American Gods” and “American Idol.”

Sales and marketing intern for The Bozzuto Group, Natasha Patel '18 poses on the roof of her Bozzuto community, Twenty|20 in Cambridge, Mass.

This summer, Arsalan Haider ’18 and Craig “CJ” Tattan ’19 are working on their software development skills as they intern for Sea Street Technologies, a cloud technology company based in Boston, Mass.

On campus, Josh Wasserman ’20 and Peter Banks ’18 conduct research on the clustering properties of thiophene and isoprene with water using matrix isolation in Napier Hall. They are working under the direction of Assistant Professor of Chemistry Josh Newby.

Alexandra LaMonte ’17 is working at the New York State Association of Counties in Albany, N.Y., where she is analyzing how state laws impact New York’s 62 counties.

Tyler Fuller '18 is conducting research on nano-sized drug delivery systems at the University of Puerto Rico’s campus in Río Piedras as part of a program funded by the National Science Foundation.

Student Researchers Magdy Gad '19, Zhiyi “Ben” Chen '19 and Avery Wickersham '19 gather for a photo during physics research led by Assistant Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb.

Bethany Kharrazi '21 sits on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building. Over the the summer, Kharrazi made six trips to Washington, D.C. to advocate for those with Cystic Fibrosis, including her brother.

Copywriting intern Jonah Salita '19 poses for a photo at the office of the Red Circle Agency in Minneapolis, Minn.

Alana Overstreet Gibson '14 and Phil Yoo '19 stand in front of the Geneva Community Center. Yoo is working as a summer coordinator at the Geneva Boys and Girls Club where Gibson serves as assistant program director and site supervisor.

An intern for HHR Asset Management L.L.C, Grace Robillard '20 snaps a photo while researching financials and projections of new companies.

Maxwell Harris '20 keeps the ball alive while working as a counselor for Kinder Camp at HWS.

Elisabeth Oliver '18 (second from right) and fellow students with Peace Action NY gather for a photo in front of the United Nations Building in New York, N.Y. This summer, Oliver shadowed Peace Advocate and Researcher Kate Alexander of Peace Action New York.

Sara Burstein '19 (left) and Taylor Coursey of Hamilton College pose for a photo in Guilick hall. As part of her research led by Associate Professor of Psychology Jamie Bodenlos, Burstein is exploring topics such as problematic internet use and the role of mindfulness.​

A web development intern for the City of Geneva, Richie Ramrati '18 works on a project in City Hall.

In addition to interning at the Fred L. Emerson Foundation in Auburn, N.Y., Rebecca McDonald '18 is working in the Office of Advancement this summer as a stewardship fellow.

Shaamar Samuel ’19, Jesse Singleton ’19 and Christopher Williams ’19 pose for a photo in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. The three Hobart students recently debuted their monologue show “From the Ground Up” as part of a theatrical scholarship funded by the Sills Family Endowed Fellowship.

A fellow for the New Six Liberal Arts Consortium, Sarah Walters '19 works on a project titled Refugees On The Move with the Hamilton College Department of Economics and the Levitt Center.

Gabe Pietrorazio '20 gathers for a photo with fellow interns in U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal's Office where he serves as a case study and staffing intern.

Sally Boynton '19 works at the Office of the State Attorney Superior Court in Milford, Conn., reviewing arrest warrants, case files and protective orders.

Jake Burnias ’18 and Linden Bascom ’20 pose for a photo in Napier Hall. Both Burnias and Bascom are working for the Colleges’ First Generation Initiative and Pre-Orientation Adventure Program.

Cort Williams '19 poses for a photo in Wales while taking part in a study abroad program led by Hobart Assistant Dean David Mapstone ’93.

Chad Tokowicz '18 holds up a striped bass. After working on campus during the month of June, Tokowicz is at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute to work on a project concerning underwater renewable energy generation and use.


In the second week of his presidency of the Colleges, President Gregory J. Vincent '83 signs his first diploma in Coxe Hall.

President Vincent throws the first pitch at the Geneva Red Wings game on Thursday.

President Vincent speaks with Professor of Environmental Studies John Halfman and summer research students on Friday morning.