Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Professor of Economics Thomas Drennen and Entrepreneurial Fellow Ed Bizari co-teach in the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship.

Semi-finalists in the HWS Pitch Contest meet in the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship with Entrepreneurial Fellow Ed Bizari.

Students present their market research as part of their senior capstone course in the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship at 22 Castle Street.

Members of the Colleges' Masters of Teaching degree program, Hugh McKenny '20, MAT '21, Shannon Murphy '20, MAT '21 and Brandi Taylor '19, MAT '21 present their research on technology and education at the 2021 Senior Symposium.

A view of the western shore of Seneca Lake.

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, students share their favorite spots on campus. Allie Feder ’22 (right) loves to sit on the South Main Street benches and take in the view of Seneca Lake. “This view is actually right outside my house and it makes me so happy I get to see it every morning. This is one of favorite places on campus because it is so unique to HWS, and it’s a quiet place to do work and spend time by the lake.” She is joined by Olivia Badertscher ‘22.

During the Locale panel at the 2021 Senior Symposium, students present research in anthropology, aquatic biology, design and conservation, and political science. The showcase of academic research and capstone experiences is organized by the Center for Teaching and Learning.

Professor of Anthropology Jeff Anderson leads a discussion on how Native American languages are dying out and community efforts to bring them back during North American Indians. Anderson also spoke about his experience working with the Northern Arapaho tribe on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.

After being restored, the original Greek Doric columns are returned to the President's House on South Main Street. The columns are almost 200 years old.

During Christianity and Culture, Professor of Religious Studies Richard Salter '86, P'15 leads a discussion on Christian athletes.

Hobart Football player Blake Hansen ’23 enjoys training in the Thomas B. Poole '61 and Family Sports Dome. “The dome is totally state of the art. I love waking up and not having to practice in the cold or the rain. When I walk in, I’m ready to practice and get to work.”

Cyclist, cross country runner and mathematics major, Jonathan Garcia '23 has explored the greater Geneva, N.Y. area by bike. I've developed a strong connection to the Geneva community, he says.

Bethany Kharrazi '21, a Geoscience major, stands in her favorite place, the Geoscience Department in Lansing Hall. She has conducted research on Finger Lakes water quality and blue green algae with Professor John Halfman.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Elana Stennett and Noah Kilmer '21 discuss results he gathered from studying the biofouling of membranes. Kilmer is developing experiments to see how this changes when a pharmaceutical drug is also present in the sample to more accurately mimic a sample of wastewater.

John Maloney '24 and Jesse Whelan Small '24 collaborate in the Warren Hunting Smith Library. Their favorite place to study is a carrel they call “Marvin’s Room,” named in honor of Professor Emeritus of History Marvin Bram.

Mimi Smith ’21, a STEM Scholar at the Colleges, has found a second home in the lab at the Finger Lakes Institute. The FLI is a special place on campus for me, marking both the beginning and end of my research career at HWS. I studied aquatic biology in the lab as a first year and now I am conducting my honors research.”