Hobart and William Smith Colleges

John Hillenbrand '17, Kendra Manning '17 and Ian Pattison '17 find a spot in Stern Hall to work on their class project for Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology James Sutton's Criminology class.

Through the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning, HWS Civic Leaders Juliet Holme ’16 and Molly Gorelick ’19 prepare nearly 200 appreciation treats for HWS students who are involved as weekly volunteers in programs such as America Reads, America Counts, Geneva 2020, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Geneva Heroes. The effort is part of National Volunteer Week sponsored by the Points of Light Foundation.

Students perform in a rehearsal of the world premiere of Duchess, directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May.

Luis Figueroa '18 and Natalie Young '18 rehearse for the upcoming performance of Duchess in the McDonald Theatre.

Cast members of Duchess, a modern adaptation of John Webster's Duchess of Malfi,” rehearse in McDonald Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Duchess” was written for HWS by award-winning playwright Johnny Drago. Performances run Thursday and Friday, April 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday, April 16, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Isabel Terres '16 poses for a photo in the Warren Hunting Smith Library. Terres recently accepted a position in a sales training program with Yelp, a leading online guide for crowd-sourced reviews of local restaurants and businesses.

Lester Spence, an associate professor of political science and Africana studies at Johns Hopkins University, delivers his talk “Water Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink: Flint, the Neoliberal Turn, and the Failure of Black Politics” in the Sanford Room on Thursday evening.

Christopher Demas '17 participates in the Albert Holland Physics Lecture competition on Thursday evening. During the competition students are given 15 minutes to explain a significant principle or application of physics. The winner receives a check for $1,000. The Albert Holland Physics Lecture competition and prize were conceived and endowed by Professor Emeritus of Physics Allan M. Russell P'81, P'86.

The Bozzuto Boathouse on a calm Thursday morning.

Members of the Jazz Ensemble, led by Assistant Professor of Music Mark Olivieri (center), gather for a group photo during a practice in the Hilayama-Williams Family Ensemble Hall of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

HWS and Geneva community members dance as the band FLAME! performs during the 7th Annual Arts Experience Festival in the Vandervort Room on Friday night.

President of Collaborative of the Finger Lakes Barb Wale speaks with guests of the 7th Annual Arts Experience Festival Gala in the Vandervort Room.

Visiting Instructor of Media and Society Iskandar Zulkarnain presents the “Workshop 19: Shooting Beauty Documentary & the 100 Cameras Project” to the Arc of Livingston-Wyoming photographers as part of the 7th Annual Arts Experience Festival. The session was held in the Fish Screening Room of the Gearan Center for Performing Arts.

New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia speaks to members of the Education Department, student teachers, school teachers, principals and staff from schools in the greater Geneva community.

West Street School special education teacher Marni McCarthy, student teacher Carolyn Schultz '16 and West Street Elementary School Principal Tricia Budgar converse at the Education Department's dinner reception honoring their student teachers.

Shannon Beatty '16 talks with teachers from her student teaching placement during the Education Department's reception in the Common Room.