Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Leah Connerty '17 and Madeline Devereaux '17 use optogenetics to trigger neural circuits in the brains of larval fruit flies during class with Professor of Biology James Ryan.

Hannah Wood '18 sweeps the ball past a diving Union College goalkeeper during William Smith field hockey's 7-2 win on Friday.

Evie Manning ’17 puts a shot on goal at the close of the second half of William Smith soccer’s 4-0 victory over the Vassar College Brewers. Manning finished the game with one goal and one assist.

Members of the William Smith swimming and diving team wear pink swim caps during practice to show their support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

William Smith field hockey alums join members of the 2016-2017 team for a group photo following the annual alumnae game on McCooey Field.

Eva Gurian ’19 keeps pace for the Herons on the 6-kilometer course at the Cross Country Only Conference Championship, finishing 10th out of 131 runners. William Smith finished third overall on Saturday.

William Fletcher ’20, of Hobart cross country, leads the Statesmen across the finish line, placing 15th of 145 runners at the Cross Country Only Conference Championship at Seneca Lake State Park.

Elizabeth Moore ’20 goes head-to-head with a Vassar defender during the Heron's 4-0 Liberty League victory at home on Saturday.

John Della Volpe, director of polling at Harvard University's Institute of Politics and founder and CEO of SocialSphere, Inc., speaks about the election and the role and influence of polling during the President's Forum in the Geneva Room on Tuesday.

Prevention and Education Coordinator for the Office of Title IX Programs and Compliance Katie Stiffler speaks with students during a session on healthy relationships as part of the Red Flag Campaign and Dating Violence Awareness Month.

Students clear the banks of Seneca Lake during October Day of Service on Saturday.

Chancellor of the State University of New York Nancy L. Zimpher discusses community building strategies with Geneva 2020 Program Coordinator Amy Sellers, HWS President MarK D. Gearan and members of the Geneva community at Finger Lakes Community College. Zimpher was a guest of the President’s Forum Series in 2015.

Students, faculty and staff meet with the Strategic Diversity Planning Committee in Stern Hall.

Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Dean of Faculty DeWayne Lucas (left), Harvard University’s Institute of Politics Director John Della Volpe and President Mark D. Gearan discuss millennial attitudes toward politics after dinner in the President’s House.

Julia Schwartz ’19, Meghan Moore ’18 and Sarah Walters ’19 volunteer at the Geneva Women's Club.

During the October Day of Service, Jonathan Hartnett ’19 and Ryan Montbleau ’19 help carve and decorate pumpkins at Gulvin Park in Geneva.