Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Dr. Stephen L. Cohen ’67 talks to students who are majoring or minoring in psychology or entrepreneurial studies on Friday afternoon.

Following an informal discussion with faculty and students, President Mark D. Gearan and Stern Family Forum committee members join with Honorary Trustee Herbert J. Stern ’58, P’03, LL.D. ’74 and Trustee Sam Stern ’03 for a photo with political strategist James Carville LL.D. ’13, P’17 and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Moderated by 60 Minutes Correspondent and HWS Trustee Bill Whitaker ’73, L.H.D.’97 (center), political strategist James Carville LL.D. ’13, P’17 and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie discuss politics at the Smith Opera House.

Kate Equinozzi ’23 and Samari Brown ’24 share details of their efforts as leaders of HWS Votes at the start of the Stern Family Forum.

The Stern Family Forum kicks off to a full house at the Smith Opera House on Friday night.

The Hobart Bicentennial flag is raised on South Main Street on Friday afternoon.

Fall foliage graces the campus.

Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Peter Grayson P’18 and Associate at Macquarie Group Bowen Wang ’14 share insights from their careers in finance. The event was hosted by the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education.

Led by Associate Professor of Dance Kelly Johnson, students perform a Guinea Style West African Dance.

Board Vice Chair Cassandra Naylor Brooks ’89 and Board Chair Craig R. Stine ’81, P’17 present President Mark D. Gearan with the Colleges’ seals during the official presidential investiture by the Board of Trustees.

Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations Chevanne DeVaney '95, P'21, P'23 welcomes the crowd to the celebration. Professor of Anthropology Jeffrey Anderson, at right, offered a land acknowledgement. Hobart College is on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Peter Grayson P’18 discusses the current stock market with students in Associate Professor of Economics Warren Hamilton’s class on Friday.

Assistant Professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University Dr. Augusta Williams ’13 speaks to students in Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird’s First Year Seminar “Climate, Weather and Health.”

Faculty, students, staff and alums toast Michael Opell ’59 after unveiling a bookshelf exhibit created by Madison Kaenzig de Denus ’22 (left) in his honor in the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship.

Lt. Col. John Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02 and Col. C.R. “Dick” Anderegg ’67 present Librarian Sara Greenleaf with copies of their individually authored books and their joint work Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Legacy of Military Service to include in the Colleges’ archives.

Associate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science Yan Hao teaches calculus in Coxe Hall on Friday.