Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Nadir Khan ’27 crowd surfs during the Folk Fest concert held in April. Before more than 1,000 students, the indie rock band Arcy Drive headlined Folk Fest. HWS Student Government organized the revival of the cherished tradition held on campus from 1976-2001.

March brought a third consecutive NCAA Division III National Championship to the Hobart Hockey team.

In February, it was announced that L. Thomas Melly ’52, L.H.D. ’02 and Judith Hershey Melly L.H.D. ’16, generously donated $70 million to HWS.

May was all about our graduates. Here, family and friends watch the Commencement ceremony from the hill on the Quad.

Sofia Carney ’29 speaks about “Intersecting Barriers Shaping Social Mobility” which she researched in “Encountering Difference” with Associate Professor of Religious Studies Shalahudin Kafrawi.

Students in “Fish On!” With Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric Ben Ristow present what they learned throughout the semester.

Lilia Mack ’29, Ashley Conde ’29 and Mamie Curran ‘29 speak about their research on The Titanic while in “Unsinkable” with Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies David Galloway.

Hawa Bah Wulu ’29 presents what she worked on during the semester in “Encountering Difference” with Associate Professor of Religious Studies Shalahudin Kafrawi.

In today’s gallery, we feature the First-Year Seminar Symposium that gave students the opportunity to present research, artwork, writing and other projects to the HWS community in a packed Vandervort Room.

Nigel Presume ’29 presents his project as part of the FSEM “Parched: Past, Present and Future of Water” with Associate Professor of Geoscience Tara Curtin.

Charlie Hamilton ’29 talks about what he learned during “Mars!” with Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens.

Nehemiah Wagner ’29, Jair Brown ’29 and Hilton Johnson ’29 present the zines they created during “Face to Face: Interrogating Race in the United States & South Africa” with Visiting Associate Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle ’76, P’20.

Latrell Martin ’29 presents his research findings on “How Sleep Shapes Memory and Performance.” The work was conducted under the direction of Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade.

As part of the “‘Bodies’ Politic” FSEM with Associate Dean Joe Mink, Danielle Braver ’29 speaks about her project on the world of extreme soccer fandom.

Students in “Game Changers: Disease, Cures & Social Change” with Professor of Biology Sigrid Carle ’84 present a board game they created during the class.

Kaileigh Brady ’29 explains the use of coral in medicine that she researched in “CORALations” with Professor of History Lisa Yoshikawa.