Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Warren Hunting Smith Library occupies the symbolic location on campus which most binds Hobart College and William Smith College together. A pattern found on the side of the L. Thomas Melly Academic Center echoes this sentiment.

Warren Hunting Smith Library was built in 1976 and was named after founder William Smith's grandnephew. In 1998, the facility was expanded with the L. Thomas Melly Academic Center, named in honor of Trustee Chair Emeritus L. Thomas Melly 52, L.H.D.02. The addition uses a Post-modern adaptation of crenellation.

A more recent shape frames many campus entrances. This low, segmental arch is featured at the gate to H.J. McCooey Memorial Field, financed in part through a lead naming gift from the family of Herbert J. McCooey, Sr. P'76 P'78 P'82 P'90 P'92 GP'04 GP'08 GP'09.

This same arch is used on the press box at David J Urick Stadium at the Caird Center for Sports and Recreation. Other locations on campus that use this form include Rosenberg Hall, Sherrill Hall and the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

The 2-D gables that frame the windows of Coxe Hall are echoed across campus. Medbery and Williams Halls share the gables and crenulations.

Facilitated by Career Services, students join Assistant Professor of Media and Society Rebecca Burditt (second from left) behind the scenes of CNN studios in New York City.

Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown assists Amelia Smith '21 and Maddie Ferguson '21 with lab work as part of "Aquatic Biology" at the Hanley Nature Preserve.

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.

Associate Professor of Sociology and faculty adviser to the William Smith Soccer team Ervin Kosta (center) watches carefully during the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer National Championship.

Faculty and student bonds endure after graduation. Here, Ingrid Dehler-Seter '16 and her former adviser Professor of Dance Donna Davenport pose at the awards reception of the National Dance Education Organization. Dehler-Seter accepted a New York State Dance Scholarship from the organization, of which Davenport is a member, in San Diego, Calif.

At the Homecoming and Family Weekend Summer Research Symposium, Jean-Luc Shyaka '21 discusses his research project titled, "Analysis of Multinational Corporations: A Case Study of Rwanda" with Associate Professor of American Studies Beth Belanger.

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.

At the annual welcome dinner for the First Generation Initiative, students have the opportunity to meet first-generation faculty and staff. Kevin Cervantes '21 (center) chats with Director of Elementary Education/Coordinator Jennifer Harris P'21, P'22 and retired Professor of Education Sherry Gibbons.

Students in "Perspectives on Education" listen as Visiting Instructor of Education Suriati Abas introduces a classroom activity in which students observe literacy practices on the HWS campus.

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.

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.