Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva Mayor Jim Cecere '91 and Journey Horeis '28 pose for a photo in the City Council chambers. Horeis is interning with the Mayor's office this summer.

Dr. Lowell J. Levine '59 donates personal materials to the HWS archives. Levine is a retired forensic odontologist and Director of the New York State Police Medicolegal Investigations Unit. He investigated the deaths of President John F. Kennedy, Tsar Nicholas II and his family, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Josef Mengele. Pictured are Levine and his wife Cathy Levine, HWS Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Brandon Moblo, India Buff '27 and Presidential Fellow Sophia Mughal '25.

Construction continues on the Fish Center for the Sciences. The state of the art facility will be ready for Fall 2027.

Ella Rhodes '29 and Nora Smith '27 paint a mural, designed by artist Tsioianiio Galban, on Castle Street in downtown Geneva. Rhodes and Smith are working with Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Intersectional Justice Michelle Martin-Baron on PACT, the Public Art for Community Transformation Summer Mural Project.

Director of the Wells Book Arts Center Mary Tasillo observes Director of Teacher Education Program Andie Huskie using a Vandercook proof press during a printing workshop in the Elliot Studio Arts Center.

Mina Fernandes ’29 and Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar discuss the intersection of fashion and artificial intelligence.

Assistant Professor of Psychological Science Elizabeth Belcher discusses human psychophysiological responses during a sustained attention task with her summer research students Alex Ciesielski ‘27, Lilly Andrews-Edwards ‘29 and Alyssa Hanuscin ‘27.

College Advisors from across the world pose for a picture at the Finger Lakes Welcome Center on Seneca Lake after visiting HWS as part of the Upstate NY International Counselor Tour. This annual event gives advisors the opportunity to visit 10 colleges across New York State in 5 days.

HWS Trustee Andy McMaster '74, P’09 welcomes guests to the HWS Summer Gathering on Cape Cod at the Eastward Ho! Country Club in Chatham, Mass. The event was hosted by McMaster and former Trustee Hank Holden '63, P'84, P'89, GP'20.

Mary Herlihy Gearan joins Brandon Chapman ’30, Tim O’Keefe ’30 and Kayla Harris ’30 for a photo at the HWS Summer Gathering on Cape Cod. The three will join HWS as first year students this fall.

Duncan Kipkoech ‘28 and Isabela Davalos ‘27 develop an experiment to measure polyaromatic hydrocarbons using fluorescence, gas chromatography and mass spectrometry while doing summer research with Professor of Chemistry Walter Bowyer.

Associate Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship Craig Talmage and Kirsten Roman ‘26 discuss a support plan for the Latino Festival that is coming to Geneva this Fall.

Andy Dinh '27 poses for a photo during his internship as a Data Analyst at Greater Rochester Enterprise, an economic development organization that supports business growth across the Greater Rochester, New York region. Andy is working with David Grome ’07, Senior Managing Director of Business Development at GRE.

Brianna Lucero '27 visits with children during snack time in Geneva 2030's Students Outside All Summer (SOS) program, which combines outdoor exploration, literacy, STEAM and tutoring for children in grades 1-5 and is hosted at HWS.

During summer research with Professor of Chemistry Kristin Spade, Arielle Newsome ’28 works to purify Malate dehydrogenase, a critical enzyme in the citric acid cycle, which is central to metabolism for humans.

This week, we feature students engaged in research projects while on campus during the summer. Here, Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D’Angelo, Alex McLaughlin '27, Fairooj Suhita '27 and Aryanna Burbas '27 discuss the design for a proposed public pool.