Hobart and William Smith Colleges

The Classes of 2020 take a tour of downtown Geneva on Sunday morning.

Geneva City Counselor Mark Gramling P’13 speaks about the vibrant Geneva community with first-year students outside of City Hall.

First-year students and Orientation staff cheer enthusiastically for the student performers at the HWS Variety Show.

The traditional Hobart Matriculation began when Hobart was founded in 1822 and has remained a way to honor the shared commitment to each other that resonates between the students, the College, and the more than 13,000 Hobart College alumni.

Members of the Druid Society hold out the Oar of Agayentah, which all new Hobart students touch as their names are called in the official Roll Call of Matriculants.

President Mark D. Gearan joins performers on stage to close out the HWS Variety Show with a cover of Lean on Me.

Hobart Dean Eugen Baer P'95, P'97 speaks to first-year students at the Hobart Matriculation Ceremony.

President Mark D. Gearan offers advice to students for the upcoming academic year during Convocation 2016.

Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science David J. Eck explains the general structure of an operating system during CPSC 431: Operating Systems.

Students from the first-year Sustainable Living and Learning Community listen to community member Jeff Henderson talk about Geneva Peeps, a sustainable community egg co-op in downtown Geneva that he helped to create.

Students greet one another on the staircase of the Napier Classroom Center during the first day of classes.

Emily Knipper ’18 studies for her biochemistry course in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

At the end of their “Love Local” field trip, students in the Sustainable Living and Learning Community gather for a group photo with Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Thomas Drennen.

Professor of Biology Beth Newell's Marine Biology and Ecology class observe Humpback whales off the coast of North Stradbroke Island. The students are studying abroad this semester in Australia under the direction of Newell and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Kristen Brubaker.

Students examine marine organisms with Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Tom Cribb of the University of Queensland on the coast of North Stradbroke Island.

Alexandra Frary ’18 dribbles around a pair of defenders as she enters the 16-yard arc. Frary scored a goal and added two assists in the Herons’ season opening win over Morrisville Thursday night.