Hobart and William Smith Colleges

An aerial view of Hobart and William Smith Colleges on the shore of Seneca Lake.

Ryan Willcox ’23 interns with the Dove Block Project in Geneva, N.Y. The restored building will one day house a museum and community art gallery dedicated in honor of Arthur Dove, an impressionist painter and member of the Hobart class of 1903.

Taylor Wilkie ’22 volunteers with Geneva Reads. As a Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning intern, Wilkie is focused on literacy initiatives.

Senior Associate Provost Joe Rusinko talks with students during a barbecue held for all students working on campus this summer.

Victoria “Tory” Mileti '22 also interns with the Dove Block Project. Part of the FLX Internship program through the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education, Mileti and her cohort have weekly professional development meetings to support their career journeys.

Former U.S. Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen ’69, L.H.D. ’01, Associate Vice President for Advancement Jared Weeden ’91, Associate Director of Employer Development Briana Costello ’15 and U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal ’62 begin planning the annual Day on the Hill event that occurs in Washington, D.C. in January.

Over coffee, Professor of Biology Patricia Mowery talks with former student Katrin Ayer ’16, who just defended her Ph.D. in plant pathology at Cornell University.

Julia McCormack ’23 interns at the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y.

A student asks a question during the Summer Institute on Thursday morning.

Jake Leaverton ’23 works in the lab of Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories Susan Cushman.

Blueprint Geneva Interns Juniper Asaro-Niederlitz ’22 and Katerina Yacoub ’23 work in the State Street Public Garden, as part of the nonprofit's urban garden initiative.

As part of the Summer Institute, Associate Professor Ben Ristow leads a writing and rhetoric class in the Geneva Room.

Classes of 2025 enjoy the President’s Welcome Ceremony on Stern Lawn.

“I extend my gratitude to the parents and family members of our incoming students who have guided them to this point,” says HWS Trustee Michael E. Rawlins ’80, P’16 during the President’s Welcome ceremony. Rawlins introduced Student Trustees Gib Shea ’22 and Nuzhat Wahid ’22 (seated right).

An Orientation Mentor takes a photo of Kaya Bedeau ’25 and her family following the President’s Welcome event on Stern Lawn.

President Joyce P. Jacobsen has fun singing her rendition of “Let It Go” from Disney’s Frozen.