Hobart and William Smith Colleges

President Mark D. Gearan makes the opening remarks during Saturday's ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Members of the platform party celebrate as they cut the ribbon, officially opening the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday afternoon.

Trustee Craig R. '81 and Kathy Hay Stine P'17, Nozomi Hilayama Williams L.H.D.'14 and Mary Herlihy Gearan prepare to cut the ribbon.

Judy Melly honors her husband, L. Thomas Melly '52, L.H.D.'02, during the opening remarks of Saturday's ribbon-cutting ceremony.

L. Thomas Melly '52, L.H.D.'02 shows off the custom, Gearan Center scissors used during Saturday's ribbon-cutting ceremony.

The Bartlett Theatre is transformed for the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts opening weekend celebration dinner on Friday.

On Thursday afternoon, Merritt Hall is surrounded by snow.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Tarah Rowse and Town of Geneva representative Joe Bracko give a tour of the municipal solid waste transfer station for the Town of Geneva to students in the class Sustainable Community Development Methods and Tools taught by Rowse and Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Robin Lewis.

Assistant Professor of Music Mark Olivieri plays the grand piano in Bartlett Theatre during the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts celebration dinner on Friday.

Members of the platform party celebrate as they cut the ribbon, officially opening the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday afternoon.

Chair of the Board of Trustees Maureen Collins Zupan ’72, P’09 welcomes members of the HWS community to the ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house at the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday afternoon.

Trustee Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish '82 toasts Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees L. Thomas Melly '52, L.H.D. '02 during the celebration dinner.

Known for her scholarly work on male and white privilege, Peggy McIntosh answers questions from students who filled the Vandervort Room on Wednesday.

Noted scholar, feminist and anti-racism activist Peggy McIntosh speaks with students in the class Art, Memory & Cultural Power of Place taught by Assistant Professor of American Studies Elizabeth Belanger.

Assistant Professor of American Studies Elizabeth Belanger leads a discussion with students in her class Art, Memory & Cultural Power of Place in Gulick Hall.

Micaela Loconte '16 and Morgan Onorato '16 study for biology classes in Eaton Hall.