Hobart and William Smith Colleges

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

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

A clothesline blows in the wind on a farm in Lyons, N.Y. Wayne County and the surrounding region is home to many Mennonite and Amish families. The first Amish settlers to New York arrived in the 1830s.

This week, we highlight the beauty of summer in the Finger Lakes region through a selection of works by HWS Chief Photographer Kevin Colton. Here, the sun sets over the city of Geneva, N.Y. and Seneca Lake.

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

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

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.

Allie Seminer 20 (right) earned honors for her work Mercury Bioaccumulation in Fish Food Webs of New York State Finger Lakes Tributaries. The research was advised by Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories Susan Cushman '98.

Brian Schaumloffel 20 earned Honors for his research Beyond Industrialization: An Alternative Approach for Transitioning of the East Asia Growth Model advised by Professor of Economics William Waller.

Shannon Smith 20 earned Honors with her creative project Exploring and Abstracting Intimacy in the Female Form advised by Professor of Art and Architecture Philla Yi.

Liam Sullivan 20 and his debate partner Sreyan Kanungo '23 celebrate their victory at the Bard IV Tournament. Sullivan earned Honors for his project Faith in a Deeper World: The Vision and Praxis of Deep Ecology in Buddhism and Islam advised by Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Shalahudin Kafrawi.

Meredith Steinfeldt 20 earned Honors for her research Becoming Empathetic: An Exploration of Empathetic Masculinities on Campus advised by Associate Professor of Sociology James Sutton.

Kaitlynn Sockett 20 earned Honors with her project The Synthesis of Novel 3,4-Bisindole Furanone Analogs of Staurosporinone advised by Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey. Here, she participates in the Summer Research Symposium at Homecoming and Family Weekend.

Ara McCorkle 20 visits office hours with her adviser Associate Professor of Sociology James Sutton. McCorkle earned Honors with her research Professionalization of Past Criminality and Addiction: How Former Prisoners and Addicts Manage a Professional Ex Identity.

Alexandra Curtis 20 (middle, sitting) earned Honors for her project Cherednichenko and the Circus: A First Translation into English and Contextualization Analysis advised by Associate Professor of Russian Studies Kristen Welsh. Here, she volunteers at an ESL program.