Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Professor of Art and Architecture Phillia Yi speaks with students in the Katherine D. Elliott ’66 Studio Arts Center during “Introduction to Drawing.”

President Mark D. Gearan looks on as The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry ’75 delivers a President’s Forum address coinciding with his Medal of Excellence ceremony. A former member of the HWS Board of Trustees, Curry gave an engaging talk in the Vandervort Room that received a standing ovation.

Sophia Catania '17 listens during Making Connections: Identifying Critical Pathways to Conservation in Trinity Hall.

Assistant Professor of Spanish and Director of Latin American Studies at Niagara University Esteban Mayorga delivers a lecture on the Galapagos Islands during Evolution by textual selection: Melville and Darwin in the Galápagos in the Sanford Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Dan Boysen ’11, the fundraising manager at Everytown for Gun Safety, talks about his national work around gun safety laws with Ithaca Mayor and Presidential Fellow Svante L. Myrick and President Mark D. Gearan during a President’s Forum on Thursday night.

During his President’s Forum address, Curry quoted the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., saying “‘We shall learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish together as fools.’” Curry added: “But be not dismayed. Do not give up. The choice is actually ours. The fates have not determined it. We can choose chaos or community. And I’m here, and you’re here, because we’ve chosen community.”

The benches on South Main Street glow in the morning light.

Wildlife Adaptation Coordinator for the National Wildlife Foundation Melissa Gaydos '09 speaks about special careers in different fields of biology during Making Connections: Identifying Critical Pathways to Conservation in Trinity Hall.

Student experiments are underway in Microbiology with Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology Amara Dunn.

Students taking Introduction to Geology with Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens examine the natural landscape during a visit to Chimney Bluffs State Park in Huron, N.Y.

Professor of Art and Architecture Phillia Yi speaks with students in the Katherine D. Elliott 66 Studio Arts Center during Introduction to Drawing.

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth gives feedback to students in Color and Composition outside the Katherine D. Elliott '66 Studio Arts Center.

President Mark D. Gearan looks on as The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry 75 delivers a Presidents Forum address coinciding with his Medal of Excellence ceremony. A former member of the HWS Board of Trustees, Curry gave an engaging talk in the Vandervort Room that received a standing ovation.

In recognition of his lifetime dedicated to serving others, Michael B. Curry 75, the 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, was bestowed the Hobart Medal of Excellence on Friday during a ceremony coinciding with a Presidents Forum. Curry (center) stands with Trustee Dr. Jeremy Cushman 96, immediate past president of the Hobart Alumni Association; President Mark D. Gearan; Hobart Dean Eugen Baer P95, P97; and Jared Weeden 91, assistant vice president for advancement and director of alumni relations.

Ellie Cook 18 and Rachel Evans 18 study outside Demarest Hall on Thursday afternoon.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Craig Talmage discusses project ideas with students during Social Innovation for the Entrepreneur in Coxe Hall.