Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Director of Student Activities Kristen Tobey and her golden retriever Hadley show off a few tricks during Paws for a Break on the second floor of Scandling Campus Center, one of a number of stress-relieving activities offered during finals.

A busy Wednesday afternoon in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Serving up a range of delicious fare, food trucks visited campus throughout the week to make sure students are well-fed during reading days and finals.

Students place their orders at the Silo food truck parked in front of Scanding Campus Center on Monday.

A standing room only crowd gathers in the Vandervort Room for the Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest on Thursday.

President Mark D. Gearan welcomes the audience and the four alum judges to the fifth installment of the Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest.

The judges included Sabrina Horn ’83, managing partner and technology practice leader at Finn Partners; Dan Chessin ’84, co-president and CEO of Hahn Automotive Warehouse; Amy Ziff ’92, CEO and founder of Nontoxic Certified; and Chris Desino ’94, founder and owner of Wellington Equestrian Realty​.

Haley Okun '18, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Erika King (center)​, Casey Coffey '17, Jacque Kane '18 and Tess Lohr '18 gather for a photo after attending the 18th annual Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics.

Students walk past the Quad on Wednesday afternoon.

Members of the upcoming performance of Duchess, a modern adaption of John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi, take part in the first read-through with Playwright Johnny Drago on Skype. The production is being directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May and will run April 14 - 16.

Almamy Conde ’18 pitches “SmartHunter,” a real estate website and app for renters and agents, at the annual Stu Leiblein ’90 Pitch Contest. Conde was one of four finalists to compete in the contest.

Jeffrey Rizza ’16 is presented with the top prize, a $10,000 grant, by President Mark D. Gearan, Stu Lieblen ’90, and Sabrina Horn ’83. Rizza will use the money to fund the start-up costs of “Future Farms.”

Dan Chessin ’84, Chris Desino ’94, Sabrina Horn ’83, Jeffrey Rizza ’16, Stu Lieblein ’90, Amy Ziff ’92 and President Mark D. Gearan pose for a photo following the competition on Thursday night.

Teach for America's Nick Diaz and City Year's Mike Cohen host a screening of the Academy Award-nominated documentary All The Difference in the Fish Screening Room in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Elizabeth Weingast ’18 takes a question from Amy Ziff ’92, CEO and founder of Nontoxic Certified, after pitching “Band Together,” a customizable headband business.

Comparing his idea to a “Fitbit for your car,” Matthew Benton ’18 describes his proposal for EfficienAuto, an automobile statistics tool, universal app and service.