Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis, Rachael Best '18, Katie Rogan '17 and Jeff Rizza '16 pose for a photo with their aquaponics project they are working on at the Environmental Studies House. The students are completing an independent study with Lewis as their adviser.

Treyvon Toney '16 and Jake Russel '17 discuss their plan for a downtown outdoor performance space as part of the class Introduction to Architecture Design: II with Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Blankenship.

During the class Introduction to Architecture Design: II, Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Blankenship discusses a site plan that would pay tribute to Geneva musician Scott LaFaro, an influential American jazz double bassist. The students will come up with a proposal for a performance space or memorial that will be presented to the City of Geneva for approval or for fundraising.

President Mark D. Gearan was interviewed by NBC News Correspondent Hallie Jackson about the vice presidential debate between U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia and Governor Mike Pence of Indiana.

Sarah Walters '19, Elleanor Smith '18, Ryan Montbleau '19 and Soren Anders-Macleod '18 pose for a photo with Attorney General of Sierra Leone Joseph Kamara during their visit to Nuremberg for the 70th anniversary of the international war crimes trial proceedings.

Chad Tokowicz '18 (standing) poses for a photo with fellow Curtin University students in Perth, Australia. The group performed volunteer trail work at Avon Valley National Park in Chattering Valley as part of a John Curtin Weekend trip.

The HWS Geoscience Club gathers for a photo during a trip to Watkins Glen State Park.

Celebrating the Jewish New Year, Leah Segal ’16, Matthew Fox ’19, Samantha Ruthazer ’18, Tzipora Glaser ’18 and Abbe Center for Jewish Life Director Julianne Miller attend the Temple Beth-El Rosh Hashanah Luncheon at the Ramada Inn on Seneca Lake.

Siblings Julia Wasserman '17 and Joshua Wasserman '20 pose for a photo following Rosh Hashanah Services at Temple Beth El in Geneva.

Members of the HWS Model African Union Club including Donovan Hayden '19 (left), Pamela Icyeza '19 and Chalwyn Caulker '17 (second from right) pose with Kennedy Ekezie and Faithfulness Okom from the University of Calabar in Nigeria. The students met in the Cellar Pub​ to discuss African politics and issues.

President Mark D. Gearan talks about the impact of an HWS education with admitted students and their families during one of the Colleges’ spring admitted student days on Saturday morning.

Rajeev Raizada of the University of Rochester presents a talk on his brain imaging work on vision and language processing, as well as his innovative machine learning approaches to data analysis during the spring Psychology Colloquium. The event was sponsored by the Psychology Department, Office of the Provost and the Martin J. Kelly Endowed Discretionary Fund.

Paige Andrews '16 and Taylor Lopez-Balboa '16 prepare for a microeconomics exam in Eaton Hall on Tuesday evening.

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Fernando Rodriguez-Mansilla and Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish and Hispanic Studies Wan Sonya Tang speak with admitted students and their families on Saturday during an admitted student day.

Gathered in the Vandervort Room, 18 teams of students, faculty and staff pose for a photo while participating in the first annual Hackathon. Teams were tasked with developing an idea that addresses a complex local and global issue and were given 24 hours to hack the issue.

Rotimi Adeoye '18, Ryan Montbleau '19 and John Hassett '18 pose for a photo after winning the Centennial Center for Leadership's first annual Hackathon. The Hackathon gives teams of students, faculty and staff 24 hours to generate an idea that addresses or helps solve a local or global issue. This spring marked the inaugural program.