Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Margarita Ramos ’85, global head of human resources compliance at Merrill Lynch, moderates a panel featuring Alexis Santi ’99, coordinator of travel safety at Cornell University; Xiomara Hall ’96, associate director of admissions at The George School; Ludwig Gaines ’88, vice president and general counsel at The Euille Group LLC; and Akilah Brown ’11, pro bono coordinator at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP.

Alum speakers and panelists who returned to campus for the Multicultural Career and Networking Conference pose for a photo in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Sankofa partnered with the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education, the African and Latino Alumni Association, and others to host the event.

In remembrance of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell's 195th birthday, her statue is adorned with decorations on Feb. 3.

Representatives from various cultural clubs meet with Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs Darline Polanco Wattles '09 and Student Activities Program Coordinator Denise Polanco '11 in the Seneca Room.

Associate Professor of Russian Studies Kristen Welsh and her students watch a live stream feed of “The Closing of the Russian Mind? Freedom of Expression in Putin’s Russia” at it takes place in Washington, D.C. The event was sponsored by PEN American Center.

Ashley Harling '16 and Susannah Berry '16 study for classes in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

In celebration of Tu B'Shevat (Jewish Arbor Day), students gather at the Abbe Center for Jewish Life.

Tzipora Glaser '18 lights a candle during the celebration of Tu B'Shevat (Jewish Arbor Day) at the Abbe Center for Jewish Life on Friday. The event was hosted in conjunction with HWS Eco Reps to discuss ways to live more sustainable lives.

The sun sets over Smith Hall.

Elizabeth Dunne '19 and Owen Beal '17 study for classes in the Cellar Pub on Tuesday evening.

Master drummer and dance instructor Ezra Barnett leads an introductory-level Jamaican dance workshop in the Barn on Friday night.

Master drummer and dance instructor Ezra Barnett leads a Jamaican Dancehall workshop during Assistant Professor of Dance Kelly Johnson's class in the Deming Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Students study in the L. Thomas Melly '52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Three Miles Lost, a William Smith a cappella group, meets in the L. Thomas Melly '52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts to discuss an upcoming video shoot that will occur on the steps of Coxe Hall on Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:50 p.m. The video is in support of sexual violence awareness.

Siblings Ren Workman '18 and Devyn Workman '16 enjoy the unseasonably warm February weather on the Quad on Thursday.

Madeline Amsterdam '17 sits on the patio outside of the Warren Hunting Smith Library as the sun sets on Wednesday evening.