Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Jesse Schaffer '17, Associate Professor of Geoscience David Finklestein and Luke Ruddy '17 catch snowflakes.

Demarest Hall at night.

The sun sets over a weeping willow at Seneca Lake State Park.

Taughannock Falls in Trumansburg, N.Y. freezes.

At HWS, student life is shaped by students' wide-ranging interests. Whether it's joining a club, crafting an individual major or going for a swim in Seneca Lake, there's no shortage of ways to get involved on campus. Here, Gianella Marciniak '21 and Carly Shiever '21 play chess in de Cordova Hall, one of many residence hall options on campus.

Students play with faculty dogs on the Quad.

Sunset on a wintery campus.

Students walk by the Cellar Pub.

Seamus Galvin '23, Zaheer Bowen '23, Emily Kahn '23 and Isabel Lunken '23 study on the Quad.

The Christmas Tree at the end of Long Pier in Geneva, N.Y.

Hobart Government and William Smith Congress provide leadership opportunities and student representation for both colleges. Here, student class presidents gather for a photo in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

There are more than 90 student organizations on campus. Members of the Caribbean Student Association Tolulope Arasanyin 21 and Jafet Martinez 22 play Jenga on the Scandling Patio.

Danielle Naimie ’21 reads in the Warren Hunting Smith Library. Her favorite dance quote is from famed Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev: “You live as long as you dance.”

“When I'm moving, I feel good about myself and my accomplishments and the rest of the world melts away as my joy takes over,” says Emma Ibbotson ’21, posing in front of the William Smith statue on William Smith Hill.

“When I’m dancing, I feel passion come to life,” says Bliss Doney ’22, leaping across Pulteney Street.

“Dance has been an integral part of my growth as an individual and as a student by pushing me to think creatively,” says Ruby Verbitsky ’21, in the Blackwell Room in Demarest Hall.