Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

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

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

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.

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.

President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan welcome Jonathan Stephenson '27 and his family to campus.

The Orientation staff cheers on the newest members of the HWS community as they arrive on campus 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.

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.