Hobart and William Smith Colleges

The students pause for a group photo during their Sense of Place hike through the Preseli Hills.

Students investigate a burial mound within what is thought to be an ancient community in the Preseli Hills. A small henge at this location is thought to be the resting place for the legendary King Arthur.

Surrounded by Music Department faculty members in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, Dr. Robert H. Gilman ’70 and his wife, Christine Gilman, cut the ribbon on the new music classroom donated by Gilman ’70 and Craig M. Stevens ’85.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown meets Dr. Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, UN Messenger of Peace and the world’s leading expert on chimpanzees, while presenting at the 31st International Congress of Psychology in Yokohama, Japan.

Construction begins on the new café in the Melly Academic Center at the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Using materials donated from the New York State Cornell Agricultural Experiment Station, Audrey English ’17 and Sarah Pullman ’18 put together a structure of willow boughs for the new playground. The playground will be built from natural materials and is intended to create a play-space for children in the Geneva Garden apartments.

Local builders Kurt Martin and Scott Kanehl assist with the construction of a new play park adjacent to campus and the Geneva Garden apartments in the South Lake neighborhood. Scheduled for completion in May 2017, the playground will include swings, climbing structures, a kickball field and a community garden.

Faculty members participate in the inaugural Pop-Up Writing Day organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning on Monday.

Houghton House viewed through a sculpture on campus.

Under the guidance of Assistant Professor of Psychology Daniel Graham, Nina Prescott ’17 is spending her summer performing background research, measurements and statistical analysis in order to better understand how people interpret and respond to masks.

Kenan Williams ’17 stands outside of City Hall in downtown Geneva where he is spending his summer shadowing City Councilor Mark Gramling.

Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Montrose Streeter addresses attendees of HWS Campus Safety’s collegiate campus safety supervisor training academy. The gathering was held on campus in late July.

A summer intern for The Bucks County Herald, Juliana Heffern ’17 holds up her first published article on water contamination issues in Pennsylvania.

Experts from the University of Wales offer an introduction to Carreg Cennen Castle. Just outside of the Brecon Beacons National Park, the location has been described as spectacular, due to its position above a limestone precipice.

Students listen to a lecture from Hobart Assistant Dean David Mapstone '93 on the Trinity Saint David campus of the University of Wales in Carmarthen.

Richie Andes '19 does a flip to celebrate his first day in Wales in front of Llansteffan Castle, a 10th century Norman structure situated at the mouth of the Tywi River.