Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Orientation Coordinators Katie Pratt ’23, MAT’24 and Alex Cottrell ’20, MHEL’24 urge new students to get to know one another and campus. They are joined by Provost and Dean of Faculty Sarah Kirk and Chaplain Nita Byrd.

President Mark D. Gearan offers an official welcome address to members of the Class of 2027 and their families on Sunday afternoon.

As part of Orientation, students participate in community service activities. Here, they gather for a photo after working in the community garden on State Street.

Dhirren Rajarathinam '27 takes a photo with his home flag of Malaysia following the Welcome Ceremony on Sunday.

Mohammad Yassin ’25 and Aiden Vanek ’25 aid members of the Class of 2027 who are moving into Hirshson Hall.

On the steps of Coxe Hall, President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan greet McKenzie Morris ’27 and her family.

Students enjoy icebreakers to get to know their classmates on Smith Lawn.

In Stern Hall, students in the Spark! course “Fuzz and Fluff in the Finger Lakes” get started with icebreakers. The Spark! was led by Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies Kristen Welsh and Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Jennifer Biermann.

Students spread wood chips at Richards Park playground during community service activities.

Students gather in front of the Declaration of Sentiments wall at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls as part of “Pride in the FLX” with Vice President of Campus Life Becca Barile.

As part of “Going With the Flow: First-Years Learning on the Water,” students enjoy a lesson aboard the William Scandling research vessel with Finger Lakes Institute Associate Director Nadia Harvieux and its Director Lisa Cleckner.

The Class of 2027 poses for the annual Illumination photo on Bristol Lawn.

Associate Professor of Sociology Ervin Kosta introduces students to Geneva as part of “Uniquely Urban? Welcome to Downtown.”