Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Trias-Writer-in-Residence Rachel Yoder teaches her advanced writing workshop. As part of her residency, Yoder gave a reading from her novel Nightbitch on Thursday and will host the Trias Reading Series during the academic year.

Aboard the William Scandling research vessel, Professor of Biology Meghan Brown speaks to students about the different organisms found within water samples taken from Seneca Lake.

Ibrahima Amar ’27 and Alexander Geary ’27 take notes during a lab for Professor of Chemistry Walter Bowyer’s class “New Chemistry Meets Old Art.”

Godson Umoren ’26 plays a game of FIFA 23 in his room in Durfee Hall, where he serves as a Community Assistant. Look for an upcoming episode of “HWS Homes” featuring Umoren.

Hannah Mattey ’24 and Nicolas Garcia-Castrillon ’26 collect water samples from different depths of Seneca Lake during a lab for “Ecology” with Professor of Biology Meghan Brown aboard the William Scandling research vessel.

Students examine artwork at the opening reception of the faculty art exhibition.

Brooke Jarvis ’24, Annette Stephens ’24 and Ella Weiss ’24 share a laugh while walking to class.

Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Ben Ristow leads a discussion during “Writing the Journey” in Napier Hall.

Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Michael Tinkler speaks to students in “Ancient to Medieval Art” at the Classes of 1972 Outdoor Classroom.

Assistant Professor of History Janette Gayle holds “Railroad to Freedom: The Underground Railroad in New York” in the Poole Family Admissions Center – the same location where abolitionist Harriet Tubman met with author Sarah Hopkins Bradford, who lived in the home and penned Tubman’s biography in 1869.

Walter Szczebywlok ’27 and Alyssa Hanuscin ’27 jump in the lake.

Representing the HWS EMS club at the Involvement Expo, Alex Davidson ’24 and Jadon Layne ’25 give a CPR demonstration to Haley Levine ’26.

Abby Soika ‘25 watches a monarch butterfly that recently emerged from its chrysalis in Rosenberg Hall. The display was created by Animal and Plant Technician John A. Knouse.

Members of the national championship Hobart Ice Hockey team roll up artificial turf at The Cooler in preparation for hockey season. In the off-season, the Geneva Recreation Complex hosts various indoor sporting events for the community.

Students in Professor of Sociology Jack Harris’ “Sociology of Community” class pose for a photo after watching the sunrise at Taughannock Falls in Ulysses, N.Y.

Ava Ruppersberger ’24 converts on a penalty kick as the seventh-ranked William Smith soccer team rallied to defeat Geneseo 2-1 on Wednesday.