Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Dave King ’87 and Sarah Strain King ’87 pose with their twins, Olivia and Nicholas, during the Junior Visit Day hosted by the Office of Admissions.

Members of the HWS Jazz Guitar Ensemble perform in the Cellar Pub as part of the “Jazz ’n Guitar” music series sponsored by the Music Department.

French Foreign Language Instructor Mathias Valiente leads a discussion at the Office of Intercultural Affairs during the event Speaking Images: A Conversation on the Media, Memory and Freedom of Thought.

Kaylyn O'Brien ’12, coordinator of Title IX programming and coordinator of leadership programs for the Centennial Center of Leadership, and Sandy Gerlach, administrative assistant for the Office of Title IX and Compliance, hand out teal ribbons for sexual assault awareness day.

On behalf of the Hobart College Alumni Association, Rick Solomon ’75, P'10 chair of the Alumni Association’s Honors Committee, presents its highest honor, the Medal of Excellence, to Eric D. W. Cohler '81, president of Eric Cohler Design and an adjunct professor of art and architecture at HWS.

Eric D. W. Cohler '81 delivers the Charter Day keynote address in St. John's Chapel. Cohler discussed connectivity, which he called an increasingly important value of a liberal arts education in a digital world. He also shared the story of how HWS inspired him to pursue a career in art and design.​

Dean of First-Year Students David Mapstone ’93 presents Walker Ward ’16 with the Dean's Citizenship Award, given to Hobart men who have had a significant impact on their peers and the institution.

Chair of the Alumni Association’s Honors Committee Rick Solomon ’75, P'10 presents Shaakir Samuel '16 with the Alumni Association Award during Charter Day in St. John's Chapel.

Hobart Dean Eugen Baer P'95, P'97 opens the Charter Day ceremony, which commemorates the founding of Hobart College in 1822.

Professor of Biology Mark Deutschlander discusses academic excellence at the Colleges during the annual Honors Luncheon celebrating Honors Program students in the Vandervort Room with HWS Trustees.

Macy Howarth ’16 offers remarks as one of the Honors student speakers during the annual Honors Luncheon celebrating Honors Program participants. Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird is her adviser for her Honors project “Climatology of Wind Chill Temperatures Across North America.” Howarth is the current recipient of the Thomas S. Bozzuto '68 Endowed Scholarship.

Hobart students and alums process past Demarest Hall to commence the Charter Day ceremony. One of the year's honored celebrations, Charter Day is held each spring to commemorate the granting of Hobart's charter by the State of New York on April 10, 1822.

Maximillian Piersol ’16 addresses fellow Honors students as one of the student speakers during the annual Honors Luncheon to celebrate academic excellence in the Honors Program. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Carol Oberbrunner is Piersol’s adviser for his Honors project “The Force of Art: A New Natural Philosophy.”

John Pallera '17 reacts when his name is called as he is elected to the Druid Honor Society during the Charter Day Ceremony in St. John's Chapel.

Guest artist Kathy Diehl performs in Professor of Dance Donna Davenport’s “Belles of Hell” during a rehearsal for the 2016 Faculty Dance Concert in Deming Theatre.

Sophie Halter '16 leads Professor of Dance Donna Davenport’s ensemble titled “We Are They,” a performance about difference performed by seven HWS students. Halter is the current scholar for the Roderic '52 and Patricia '53 Ross Endowed Centennial Scholarship.