Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Sandy Weil '84, Andy Giglia '88, Amory Ross '06 and Ted Ruegg '88 pose for a photo during an awards dinner at the American Yacht Club in Rye, N.Y. Ross received the prestigious Seamanship Award from the Storm Trysail Club. Ross and his team helped a competitor after they ran aground on a reef in the Indian Ocean and were forced to abandon ship during the Volvo Ocean Race.

Frank Brown '17 pushes past the Saint Joseph's University defense as the Statemen take on the Hawks on Saturday afternoon.

Jessica Evangelista Balduzzi 05, assistant editor of the Pulteney Street Survey, and family stand in front of the White Houses South Portico during the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday.

Adrienne Blauser Trapani '98 and William Smith Dean and Professor of French and Francophone Studies Catherine Gallouët pose for a photo while visiting in Bénodet, a commune in the Finistère département in Brittany, France. Blauser runs a personal empowerment program for women.

The Venerable Tenzin Yignyen concludes the sacred practice of creating and dismantling a Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala. Mandalas are created in the tradition of selflessness and non-import, and are therefore disassembled upon completion. They are then offered to the closest body of water for the benefit of marine life, the environment and all sentient beings.

Hannah Webster '16, Molly Naef '16 and Sara Elkerm '16 discuss FEM.NET, a website run entirely by students that gives alums, students and feminists a place to reflect and interact critically about important themes that surround women in the world.

The Venerable Tenzin Yignyen, instructor of Asian languages and cultures, discusses the history, meaning and techniques involved in the spiritual art of Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala painting with members of the community in the atrium of the L. Thomas Melly Academic Center.

Students assist the Venerable Tenzin Yignyen during the mandala dismantling ceremony as part the class, Tibetan Mandala Painting, in the L. Thomas Melly Academic Centers atrium.

Friends of Danielle Moyer '18 help her stay cool on the Quad as she finishes her final biology paper for Professor of Biology Elizabeth Newells class.

Jerome Cappadona '17 and Carter Watt '18 take a break from finals to play a game of CanJam on the Quad.

Members of the HWS community gather to discuss plans for a diversity master plan with the Colleges Interim Chief Diversity Officer Solome Rose.

Sarah Friedman '16 speaks with second-grade students in the Youth Leadership College during their graduation ceremony in the Geneva Room.

Michael DeRosa '16 slides down an inflatable splash park on Bristol Gym Lawn during the Senior Splash sponsored by the Office of Student Activities as part of the Senior Week celebrations.

Professor of Geoscience D. Brooks McKinney and geoscience students enjoy lunch on the Lansing Quad on Wednesday.

Audrey Bates '17, Sarah Warren '18, and Dan Bristol '18 play bocce during the Geoscience Departments year-end lunch on Lansing Quad.

Andrew Kane '16, Nicolai Stern '16, Danielle Mueller '16 and Jessica Bishop '16 pose for a photo after cooling off during Senior Splashon the Bristol Gym Lawn.