Hobart and William Smith Colleges

John E. Norvell '66, P'99, P'02, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, offers this year’s keynote speaker during the Benjamin Hale Dinner.

New members of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, pose for a photo. They are (back row) Reid Kleinberg '16, Lou Testani '16, Coleen Moore '16, Mary Kubinski '16, Clayton Lyons '16, Dominic Merolla '16 (Front Row) Elliot Gudis '16, Veronica Mann '16, Mason O’Brien '16, Corey Kenny '16, and Michael Ortiz '16.

Students pose for a photo while attending the Benjamin Hale Dinner. The annual dinner honors outstanding academic achievement and social contributions to Hobart College.

Thelma Pinto, former visiting independent scholar in Africana Studies at HWS, offers a presentation on her experience and involvement in activism during apartheid South Africa.

Members of the Leadership League of Women (LLOW) participate in the Relay for Life event in Bristol Gym. LLOW raised more than $1,300 for the American Cancer Society.

The Colleges Jazz Ensemble performs during the Benjamin Hale Dinner in the Vandervort Room.

Award-winning pianist Charisse Baldoria performs in Froelich Hall at the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Professor of Political Science Iva Deutchman hands Melissa O’Brien '16 her academic regalia for Commencement during the Honors dinner for the Chi Phi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.

Students perform in Professor of Dance Cynthia Williams’ ensemble “Absent Presence” during a rehearsal for the 2016 Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Faculty Dance Concert in Deming Theatre.

The HWS Colleges Chorale, directed by Professor of Music Robert Cowles and accompanied by Visiting Instructor of Music Yunn-Shan Ma, perform a concert in Froelich Hall in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

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.

Associate Professor of Dance Michelle Iklé presents her ensemble “Landscapes: Explorations with Fabric and Glass” as part of a rehearsal for the 2016 Faculty Dance Concert. “Landscapes” features nine student dancers and six alumnae dancers moving in an environment of fabric panels and the sonic landscape of Phillip Glass.

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.

Assistant Professor of Dance Kelly Johnson’s ensemble “Back Burner on High” showcases eight William Smith students in a new perspective on the traditionally male-dominated Jamaican dance form.

Kaitley Wozer ’15, Emily Dove ’14 and Assistant Professor of Dance Kelly Johnson present the piece of choreography “Straw Hats and Swiss Cheese.”

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