Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Grace Robillard '20 gets a helping hand from Bart and the Orientation staff while moving into Hirshson House.

Lilly Shea '20 receives her first charm bracelet from William Smith alumnae at the matriculation tent.

A group Hobart student-athletes from the football team celebrates the completion of pre-season with First-Year Dean David Mapstone 93.

Haille Varenka '20 and William Smith First-Year Dean Lisa Kaenzig share a laugh outside of the William Smith matriculation tent.

Jared Weeden welcomes Noah PIllsbury '20 to campus under the Hobart matriculation tent.

Josh Barnes '20 talks with Chaplain Maurice Charles and Julianne Miller, the Director of the Abbe Center for Jewish Life, at the matriculation table for the Office of Spiritual Engagement.

President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan welcome the fourth cohort of Posse scholars to campus during matriculation. Posse is one of the most comprehensive college access and youth leadership development programs in the United States.

First-year students and their families head to the Hobart and William Smith matriculation tents on the Quad.

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.

Danielle Moyer '18 takes a photo with a child in the Mekong Delta region while studying abroad in Vietnam. The abroad program is being led by Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Sociology Chris Annear.