Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Alana Sharp ’26, of Newport Beach, Calif., says goodbye to her mother following the President’s Welcome.

From Hillsborough, N.J., Rithik Adiani’s ’26 father takes a photo of his family with President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan.

Director of Admissions Alan Paynter takes a selfie with Sydney Campbell ’26, of Glenside, Pa., and her family.

The Classes of 2026 take the traditional illumination photo on Thursday night.

Laura Therien ’26, of Montreal, Quebec, shakes hands with Mary Herlihy Gearan.

Liam Davidson ’26, a transfer student from Sayville, N.Y., gathers with his family under the tent on the Quad.

Andrew D’Amato ’26, of Clyde, N.Y., gathers for a photo with Orientation staff before moving into JPR residence hall.

Orientation coordinators pose for a quick photo while helping new students move in.

Leah Halsey ’26, of Arcade, N.Y., rests on her refrigerator on St. Clair Street.

Elijah Goldman ’26 and his family, of Snowmass Village, Colo., unpack their truck.

Claudia Kalina ’23, Malak Fadlou-Allah ’24 and Erika Sipos ’23 work on their summer research of plant phylogenomics; they used DNA sequence data to understand evolutionary relationships among plant species.

Daena Ford from Braddock Bay Raptor Research holds a Great Horned Owl while talking to ornithology students who are studying local raptors.

Using a similar setup as Nobel Laureate J.J. Thomson, Owen Hotaling ’24 measures the ratio of an electron’s charge to its mass.

Jenna Hyman ’23 and Haley Sax ’23 perform tests to determine the identity of an unknown bacteria during their microbiology lab with Professor of Biology Patricia Mowery.

In the lab of Associate Professor of Geoscience David Finkelstein, Natalie Maiorano ’24 evaluates a core pulled from the wetlands at Mendon Ponds.

Under the direction of Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Kristen Brubaker, students measure trees to calculate the amount of carbon stored in Coopers’ Woods.