Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Inside his Smith Hall office, Hobart Dean of Studies Rocco L. “Chip” Capraro holds an advising meeting with Peter Banks '18. This summer, Banks was the field coordinator for the Higher Education Opportunity Program.

Functioning as the Colleges’ library from 1885 – 1976, Demarest Hall is now home to the religious studies, philosophy, English and comparative literature departments as well as the Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men.

A member of Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey's summer research team, Sophia Melvin '18 works on potential anti-cancer compounds in Rosenberg Hall. The products of her experiments will be tested using cell lines by Associate Professor of Biology Patricia Mowery's research team.

Rosenberg Hall and the Napier Classroom Center are a hub of activity during the summer as students and faculty use the space to conduct research.

The Blackwell Room in Demarest Hall is a peaceful area for students to work and study.

Dedicated to connecting students with cross-cultural opportunities, the Intercultural Affairs house is a major hub for cultural, social justice and global awareness events throughout the academic year.

Led by Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May, students in the social justice performance group Mosaic NY perform an environment building exercise in the McDonald Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

The new Gearan Center for the Performing Arts provides a state-of-the-art academic space for theatre, dance, music and media & society. The building opened in January 2016.

John Pallera '17, co-founder of The Executives Dance Team, practices in the fitness studio of Bristol Field House.

Built in 1901 by New York City architecture firm Clinton and Russell, Coxe Hall is named for the second Bishop of the Episcopal Church of Western New York State, who had a close familial connection to Hobart College. Located at the heart of campus, Coxe Hall hosts classrooms, administrative offices, the Cellar Pub dining area and Bartlett Theatre.

This summer, Lesley Rivero '17 worked with the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning to help run the HWS Summer Academy which offers students from Geneva High School guidance and skills to prepare them for the next step of their educational journeys. In this photo, Rivero delivers a presentation on her work.

Overlooking Seneca Lake, Trinity Hall was constructed in 1837 under the leadership of Benjamin Hale (President of Hobart College from 1836-1856). Trinity Hall is now home to the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education, the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning and the Center for Global Education.

Also in Coxe is the Office of Diversity and Inclusion which includes Interim Chief Diversity Officer Solomé Rose and Afrika Owes ’16, who is interning for the Office through the fall semester before she heads to South Africa as part of the Fulbright program.

Adjacent to the Bristol Field House, Boswell Field is home to lacrosse and football. Overlooking the field, the Caird Center for Sports and Recreation, made possible by the generosity of James F. ’56 and Cynthia L. Caird, unites several key features of the Colleges’ athletics complex.

Professor of Political Science Kevin Dunn poses for a photo in his Stern Hall office. In 2016, Dunn published three books that address, from three vastly different perspectives, political and social realities and how global citizens can engage with them. Here he holds one of those books – Global Punk.

Participants in the HWS Kids College summer camp enjoy an afternoon on the lawn in front of Stern Hall. The building was named for principal donor Herbert J. Stern '58, LL.D. '74, P '03, and houses the departments of economics, political science, anthropology & sociology and Asian languages and cultures.