Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Summer research opportunities allow students to work one-on-one with faculty to conduct and publish cutting-edge research. Yalemwork Teferra '21 and Associate Professor of Economics Keoka Grayson discuss black identity formation and the criminalization of black individuals.

Instructor of History Virgil Slade listens as Jack Polentes ‘21 discusses his research on German cuisine that he conducted while studying abroad through the Blocker Fellowship.

Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories Susan Flanders Cushman ’98 (left) and Kate Foley '20 discuss findings on Foley's research on the Round Goby Fish. Foley, who accepted a position in Big Sky, Montana with AmeriCorps, completed an Honors project on invasive species in New York State parks.

Faculty often use a co-teaching model to draw upon the work of scholars from a variety of subjects and disciplines. Professor of Art and Architecture A.E. Ted Aub (left) and Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D'Angelo (center) review students' projects in "Introduction to 3D Design."

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we highlight the special faculty student bonds that flourish at the Colleges. Here, Associate Professor of Sociology James Sutton and Ara McCorkle ’20 discuss her Honors project research titled, “Professionalization of Past Criminality and Addiction: How Former Prisoners and Addicts Manage a “Professional Ex” Identity.”

In the Bozzuto Center for Entrepreneurship, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies Craig Talmage works with students on a marketing proposal as part of their senior capstone project.

Through the First-Year Seminar (FSEM), students gain a foundation for critical thinking and communication skills. FSEM professors are also students’ first adviser. Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle ’76, P’20 leads a discussion during “Interrogating Race in the United States and South Africa.”

With a 10:1 student-teacher ratio, students receive individualized attention from professors who are experts in their field. In the photo above, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kanate Dahouda brings his “Introduction to Francophone Cultures” class outside.

The waterfall at Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, N.Y.

The sun sets over Chimney Bluffs State Park on the shore of Lake Ontario.

First United Methodist Church through cherry blossoms on Seneca Street.

A star trail over Seneca Lake from the docks of the Bozzuto Boathouse.

The sun sets over the Seneca Lake boathouse in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

The sun sets over a sunflower farm in Phelps, N.Y.

A wooden cask rests on a hill overlooking Seneca Lake in Dundee, N.Y. The Finger Lakes are home to a flourishing wine industry. On Seneca Lake alone, there are more than 90 wineries.

Dusk at the New York State Fingerlakes Welcome Center in Geneva., N.Y. In 2016, The City of Geneva received a $10 million investment through the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council as part of a $100 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative launched by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.