Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Arielle Newsome ’28 is introduced before William Smith volleyball’s opening game victory over Oswego State.

Rowan Berry '28 works on a group assignment during “On Strike!” with Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Hannah Dickinson.

Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Jennifer Biermann leads a lesson during “Math and Metaphor.”

Visiting Associate Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle leads a discussion during “Face to Face: Interrogating Race in the United States and South Africa.”

Quarterback Johnny Colombi ’25 warms up before practice as Hobart football prepares for its home opener against Alfred University on Friday at 7 p.m.

Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning Katie Flowers meets with Mariee Voss ’28 to chat about the upcoming semester.

Pre-Health Advisor Scott MacPhail and Professor of Chemistry Justin Miller lead an information session on Health Professions in Napier Hall.

Students and faculty from the Theatre Department pose for a photo during their ice cream social in McDonald Theatre.

Students check out the eSports club at the Involvement Expo.

Students walk to class on Monday morning.

Kayla Ketchabaw ’25 and Allie Cimis ’26 recruit students to join Best Buddies during the Involvement Expo.

Rebecca Mantione '25 dribbles the ball past midfield during the Herons' field hockey scrimmage against Cortland.

Surrounded by flags from every nation that HWS students hail from and where they study abroad, President Mark D. Gearan officially opens the new academic year on Stern Lawn.

Hannah Goodness ’28, Efehan Huyuk ’28 and Fiona Gibbons ’28 sign their class banner following the Convocation ceremony.

Rachel Lee ’27, Rupert Ramsay ’27 and Annabel Ramsay ’25 walk to class on the first day of the fall semester.

To mark the start of the new academic year, students attend Convocation on Stern Lawn.